Tensions between the United States and certain Iran-backed factions, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, have been on the rise since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. President Biden and Iran have each engaged in strikes against enemy targets across a host of countries from Pakistan to Yemen. And even as the U.S. and Iran…

After a drone attack claimed the lives of three U.S. troops at an American outpost in Jordan, U.S. forces responded with a series of strikes in Iraq and Syria, killing an Iranian-backed militia leader. President Joe Biden has committed to taking “more action,” while some Republicans are pushing for a direct military response against Iran.…

Last year, the Justice Department unveiled the Disruptive Technology Strike Force, aimed at defending American technology from hostile foreign entities. Since its inception, the initiative has made significant progress, apprehending more than a dozen individuals for attempting to steal sensitive trade secrets. Officials revealed details about their latest arrest Feb. 7. Chenguang Gong, a U.S.…

The British warship HMS Diamond is returning home after playing an integral role in Operation Prosperity Guardian. The Royal Navy already has another ship in the Red Sea to take its place. The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence said the Diamond joined the operation in December, and since then has maintained a near constant presence in…

A Microsoft analysis warns Iranian threats have been lurking online and within tech infrastructure, targeting Israel and its allies more frequently since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war. Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center flagged those threats as Iranian cyber attacks and influence operations, concluding that Iran’s cyber capabilities pose a threat to the 2024 U.S. presidential…

U.S. forces killed a senior leader of an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The U.S. carried out an airstrike in Baghdad, killing a commander of Kata’ib Hezbollah, who officials said was responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on U.S. forces in the region. “At 9:30 p.m. (Baghdad Time) February 7,…

Tensions have been heating up between the U.S. and Iran and across the wider Middle East in the months following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. The United States has launched attacks against Iranian-backed targets while Iran continues to supply Houthi militias with advanced weapons. These skirmishes follow a decades-long conflict over nuclear weapons and…

Skirmishes between U.S. forces and Iran-backed militias continue to increase across the Middle East after the recent deaths of three U.S. service members. American leaders face difficult choices as they debate how to respond to these skirmishes in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and beyond, and about how their choices, in turn, might impact the behavior of…

With the Senate scheduled to hold an initial vote Wednesday, Feb. 7, on a $118 billion bill focusing on border security and aid to Ukraine and Israel, House Republicans are looking to push forward with a standalone bill of their own that would provide aid only to Israel. In response, President Joe Biden has come…

Dearborn, Michigan, is home of the largest Muslim population per capita in the United States. The city was deemed as “America’s Jihad Capital” in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece and controversy has quickly followed. President Joe Biden condemned the article and Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud called it bigoted and Islamophobic, upping the community’s security…