The Limits of Iranian Power

The Houthi retreat in Yemen counters the notion of an unstoppable Iranian advance across the Middle East.
There’s a Strong Leader Around, and His Name isn’t Obama

US President Barack Obama delivered an impressive speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
The Treachery of the Free World

Half a million children became refugees in the last five months, more than a 100,000 children a month.
Is Syria on the Way to Becoming a ‘Frozen Conflict’?

Neither a grand ‘4+1’ (Russia, Iran, Iraq, Syria plus Hezbollah) war against ‘terror’.
Equal Opportunity Disappointers

By now, most Americans are aware of the tremendous pitfalls of the Iran nuclear deal.
Syria Says Thank You to Hezbollah with Gift of 75 Tanks, Increasing Danger to Israel

Syria sent 75 Soviet tanks to Hezbollah to help them fight Al Quaeda affiliated terror groups.
Why Putin is Coming to Assad’s Rescue

Putin’s motivations are thus not “hard to discern” at all.
Israel’s Enemies in Washington and Moscow

Angry over President Obama’s abandonment of Israel in the Iranian nuclear deal.
Putin to Netanyahu: Russia’s Actions in Mideast Will Always Be Responsible

Israeli PM Netanyahu met with Russian President Putin in Moscow to address the changing security situation near Israel’s northern border.
Russia’s military Presence in Syria

The current increase of the Russian military presence in northwest Syria is a function of the declining military fortunes of the Assad regime.