Iran braces for internal unrest as US and Israeli attacks persist (March 14-16 updates)
An image posted by the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News shows exercises by Iran’s special crowd-control units, with a mounted…
Why Mojtaba Khamenei’s secret amputation reports in Russia could legally end his reign
An amputation alone does not legally disqualify a Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei famously ruled with a paralyzed arm.…
Israel’s defense industry accelerates production amid multi-front war
JERUSALEM — As Israel participates in a multi-front war with Iran and Hezbollah, the country’s Ministry of Defense…
Iran missile strike damages five KC-135 tankers in Saudi Arabia, officials say
An Iranian missile strike damaged five U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft on the ground at Prince…
The Entrenchment of Iran’s Security State
Washington is quickly learning it will take more than a sustained bombing campaign to topple the Iranian regime,…
Iran’s new leader Mojtaba Khamenei secretly flown to Russia for surgery, says report
While Iranian state media initially tried to project an image of invulnerability, diplomatic leaks have confirmed the new…
Israel ‘expanding the scope’ of strikes against Iran: IDF
Israel is expanding the scope of its attacks against Iran’s terror infrastructure, with strikes hitting western and central…
Legal and Operational Issues in the Strait of Hormuz: Transit Passage Under Fire
Iran’s attacks on neutral shipping and potential mining of the Strait of Hormuz violate both the law of…
Iran threatens to ‘pursue and kill’ Netanyahu after prime minister declares Israel, US are crushing regime
Iranian officials threatened to “pursue and kill” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel unleashed a round of…
Trump says Iran wants to end the war – but terms of a potential deal ‘aren’t good enough’
President Trump on Saturday said Iran is begging for an end to the war, but he’s not ready…
Hypothetical Legal Advice to SecDef Hegseth on “No Quarter” Statement (from Office of General Counsel)
The following hypothetical legal memorandum imagines what the General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Defense would advise…
US Embassy in Baghdad hit in missile attack
A missile struck the US Embassy in Baghdad Friday night, hitting a helipad on the sprawling compound that…