Author of ‘The Elite Warrior Mindset’

Itamar Hayun wears his many hats with practiced steadiness. At home, he’s the father to four-year-old Yonatan. In uniform, he has served as a reservist combat soldier in the Givati Brigade’s Sapper (Engineering... Read more »

Trump Iran strike risk ahead of 2026 midterms

Washington’s political establishment has been tracking every hint from the White House about a possible strike on Iran. President Donald Trump has signaled he is weighing further military steps, but behind the... Read more »

A democratic Iran could become Israel’s ally, regional power

Governments across the Middle East are watching developments in Iran with mounting unease. The threat of a regional war is not the only issue, nor is the Iranian regime’s threats to attack... Read more »

Israeli Silicon Wadi startups catch attention of global tech giants

Several Israeli companies were bought in multi-billion-dollar deals by big international corporations, such as Google and Apple over the past month, as Israeli innovation continues to capture the world’s attention. The biggest... Read more »

Why has Ramadan become a ‘month of terror’?

Ramadan, which began in recent days, is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and the holiest in Islam. Its central commandment is fasting, one of the Five Pillars of Islam.... Read more »

What if Iran strikes first?

Iran 1. The die appears to have been cast. That assessment stems not only from leaks by associates of President Donald Trump but also from the hard data. As The Wall Street... Read more »

Democratic candidate running for US Senate in Illinois says Israel committed ‘genocide’

JTA — An Illinois congresswoman who is running for US Senate said during a debate Thursday night that she believed Israel committed a genocide in Gaza, in the latest sign of a... Read more »

Jordan walks a tightrope as internal threats mount

King Abdullah II has recently issued unusual directives to reorganize Jordan’s security agencies in light of a new Middle East reality. At the heart of the plan is a new strategy and... Read more »

Partial breakthrough in US-Iran talks, core gaps remain

“One step forward and two hiding behind” is how a Western diplomat involved in the talks between Iran and the US described the meeting held Tuesday in Geneva. According to the diplomat,... Read more »

What to know about key waterway that Iran declared closed as it holds military drill

AP — Iran says it temporarily closed parts of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. The move came as semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported live fire exercises... Read more »