Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported Wednesday that Russia and Iran have successfully laid the groundwork for what the outlet described as a “strategic partnership aimed at vastly expanding trade and investment,” with observers describing the maneuver as a way for the Iranians to dodge Western sanctions pressure: According to a Western diplomat...

Immediately prior to President Barack Obama’s ISIS speech on Wednesday, Israeli government ministers and senior security officers gathered to discuss the threats posed by Islamist terror organizations in the region. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) head Yoram Cohen, Police Commissioner Yohanan...

Al Monitor’s insidery Congress Pulse on Tuesday conveyed details from the day’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on “Hamas’ benefactors” noting that lawmakers emerged from the panel echoing witnesses who blasted Qatar and Turkey for supporting the Palestinian terror group: Congress delivered its staunchest warning to date on Sept. 9 that Turkey...

This week, The Tower Magazine launched its September issue, featuring the following articles: Where the Shadiest Players Find a Home, by Jonathan Schanzer, Vice President of Research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, goes in-depth on Turkey, whose government funds Hamas, helps Iran evade sanctions, and harbors a financier tied to the 9/11...

Israeli intelligence and satellite imagery is helping the United States and its allies build their campaign against ISIS, the Reuters news agency reported on September 8, citing an unnamed Western diplomat. The Western diplomat said Israeli spy satellites, overflying Iraq at angles and frequencies unavailable from U.S. satellites, had provided...

ISIS is now training members of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, one of the deadliest terror groups operating out of the Sinai Peninsula, according to the Reuters news agency. Confirmation that the militants are extending its influence to Egypt will sound alarm bells in Cairo, where the authorities are already facing a security...