“Operation Rough Rider” in the Red Sea (Image: US Navy)
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On March 15, the United States military launched...
Aid trucks returning to Gaza (Image: Shutterstock)
Behind the News – June 2025
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT Three rockets were launched...
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Houthi deal is a dangerous blow to US credibility and deterrence
On March 20, several days after US President...
Trump, Netanyahu and their teams at their last-minute summit on April 7, which Netanyahu had expected to be focused upon tariffs, but ended up being about Iran (Image: Whitehouse.gov/ Flickr)
Trump’s Iran gambit catches Israel off guard
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington...
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Media Microscope: Deal or dill of the century?
The announcement that Washington and Teheran would engage...
Houthi missile launches towards Israel have continued (Image: Houthi Military Media)
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ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT At least 17 rockets...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (left) may hint at agreeing to nuclear negotiations, but it is Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (right) who will ultimately make the decision (Image: Khamenei.ir)
Iran: Moving beyond diplomatic delusions
US President Donald Trump’s two-month ultimatum to reach...
Despite the ubiquitous public iconography, the majority of Iranians despise the corrupt and autocratic leaders and institutions put in place by the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979 (Image: BalkansCat/ Shutterstock)
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This February, Iran’s revolution turned 46. Middle age...
The US began a wave of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen on March 16 (Image: Press TV)
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ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT In the eight days...
Israel Defence Forces soldiers in operation in the Gaza Strip, March 2025 (Image: IDF)
Editorial: Disruption, uncertainty & opportunity
As the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...
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Military strikes alone won’t stop the Houthis without direct pressure on Iran
The renewed and more expansive US bombing campaign...
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Pressured and wooed by the US, Iran appears to be opting for the bomb
Lens (Monash University) - 13 March 2025  ...
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