Communications

"The Haniyeh assassination was at an even higher level than the pager operation. We penetrated the inside and outside of the most guarded Iranian facility," Iran expert Beni Sabti of the Institute for National Security Studies told N12.

“Haitham appointed a successor. He already has a designated, heir, providing him with a certain stability” says Dr. Yoel Guzansky, senior researcher and head of the Gulf Program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). “In the meantime, he’s doing good things for Oman that have contributed to stability, most importantly turning Oman into a dynastic monarchy -...

Iran’s Middle East “axis of resistance” and the Eurasian axis it shares with China, Russia, and North Korea are increasingly challenging the global and regional order, highlighting the need for more partnerships and a comprehensive counterstrategy with special efforts focusing on Tehran.

Sima Shine is a former Mossad analyst and current director of the Iran and the Shi'ite Axis research program at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. She told 60 Minutes that Hezbollah has been "defeated to a certain degree" and that the assassination of its head Nasrallah, and other leadership figures, was a devastating blow. "They are a completely...

Analysis: Iran intensely studying reasons behind Syrian leader's ouster amid fears of brewing revolution against Islamic regime; those looking for a sliver of hope for social and political reforms won't find it in Khamenei's rhetoric

"It's clear that Trump will try to re-impose his 'maximum pressure' strategy on Iran," says Dr Raz Zimmt, senior researcher at the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies and Tel Aviv University. "But I think he'll also try to engage Iran in renewed negotiations trying to convince Iran to roll back its nuclear capabilities."

In February 2013, Mehdi Taeb, a radical Iranian cleric, told a student conference supporting the Iranian regime that “Syria is Iran’s 35th province” and declared it held greater importance than Iran’s Khuzestan Province along the Persian Gulf. While his comments drew criticism in Iran, they reflected a deeply entrenched view within Iran’s leadership: extending influence...

Carmit Valensi, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), a think tank for Israeli security policy based in Tel Aviv, said that - despite the risk of a prolonged period of chaos and violence in Syria - Assad's fall could benefit Israel. "Despite concerns over the rise of extremist elements near the border and the lack of a clear authority in...

The fall of Assad is another nail in the coffin of Iran’s Axis of Resistance, which will prompt Tehran to reconsider its security strategy. In a matter of weeks, Iran lost its pillars in the Axis of Resistance. After the heavy blow that Hezbollah suffered at the hands of Israel, the fall of Assad is a fatal strike on Iran’s influence efforts in the Middle East. There is of...