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While Iran negotiates an agreement with the West on its nuclear program, it holds naval exercises near the Straits of Hormuz, sinking a mock-up of the USS Nimitz, an American aircraft carrier. (AFP Photo/Fars News/Hamed Jafarnejad)

Not the end of the story: why Iran is far from collapse despite ongoing...

Three weeks into the war between Israel and the United States and Iran, the need for caution in assessing the situation has sharpened amid...

Iran’s Ayatollah Writes Islamist Version Of ‘Mein Kampf’

Iran Deal: Not to be outdone by the Fuhrer, the Ayatollah Khamenei has penned a 416-page guide on how to rid Israel of the Jews....

Why Did the US Just Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil?

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,370, March 22, 2026 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On March 20, 2026, the US announced a temporary 30-day lifting of sanctions on the sale and...

‘All about deception,’ says NJ Republican, who can’t get X to remove handle spoofing...

Look up Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, and you see his picture and his letterhead....
The settlement of Yitzhar in Samaria, near Shechem, off Route 60, north of the Tapuach Junction.

False Flags and Real Agendas

In recent years, and not coincidentally, the concept of “settler violence” has begun to seep into the discourse in Israel and around the world....

Israel didn’t drag the US into war with Iran — they enabled us to...

A dangerous lie has taken hold in Washington: that Israel somehow pressured the United States into war with Iran. It’s wrong. And both President Trump...

Mojtaba Khamenei Appointed Iran’s Supreme Leader in Defiance of America and Israel

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran scored a significant political victory, successfully securing the appointment of their ally, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the...
The Chabad House overlooking the Pacific in Playa Venao stands as an unlikely yet essential sanctuary where structure and nature meet to support Israeli combat veterans in recovery. (photo credit: NOAM BEDEIN)

How a Chabad house in Panama built the world’s most critical retreat model for...

For more than a decade, my work as a travel photojournalist has taken me to places where nature strips people down to their essentials....

Iran Thought They Could Hold Out, They’re GRAVELY Mistaken!

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