Retaliation

After years of fighting a covert shadow war based on the use of proxies and clandestine operations, Israel and Iran are in a new phase of direct military conflict. This...

In the wake of Iran’s October 1 ballistic missile strike on Israel—the largest such attack in history—there has been a deepening sense of fear within the White House that Israel’s...

On Monday, October 7, The National Interest hosted an expert panel discussion featuring: —Greg Priddy, a Senior Fellow for the Middle East at the Center for the National Interest —Joshua...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched 180 missiles in “Operation True Promise II” in retaliation for recent Israeli attacks that killed the leaders of the Hezbollah and Hamas militant...

On October 1, Iran launched 181 ballistic missiles at Israel. Israel was prepared for the escalation, having learned of it earlier in the day from the United States. Israel’s Home...

After Iran’s second direct missile attack on Israel in less than six months, all eyes are on Israel’s next move. Reports suggest that Jerusalem plans a massive revenge that might...

With Iran’s decision to mount a major missile strike against Israel on October 1 in retaliation for Israel’s strike on Hezbollah’s headquarters near Beirut, which killed longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah...

Israel has promised to retaliate for the Iranian ballistic missile strike on its airfields and cities, which left several people injured, hit a school in Gedera, caused some damage at...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey declared on Saturday that U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield and nine other foreign ambassadors, including the French and German envoys, would be “persona non grata”...

Now that a return to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—the multilateral agreement that restricts Iran’s nuclear program—appears to be back on track though by no means assured,...