In between boasts regarding Western collapse, Iranian and Syrian officials have again threatened to lash out against the U.S. and its allies – France is being explicitly named – should Western powers take military action against the Bashar al-Assad regime. Gen. Hossein Salami, acting commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard...

Amid spiking tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean – The Israel Project’s illustrated situation analysis as of Monday is here – Iran has announced the development and deployment of a new warship. The declaration, conveyed by Iranian state media, is unlikely to calm matters: A senior Iranian commander announced on Tuesday...

U.S. officials have been pushing their Hungarian counterparts to robustly condemn the use of chemical weapons by the Bashar al-Assad regime. Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued a statement condemning the use of chemical weapons in general, and welcoming an investigation to find out “who was responsible for this...

Amid multiple and consistent threats of attack from Iran and its Syrian and Hezbollah clients, the Israeli Defense Force overnight deployed an Iron Dome battery near Tel Aviv, the latest in a series of moves by the military to boost security: “We have a clear responsibility to prepare the army for all possibilities. We took a...

Iranian officials today escalated their threats against Israel, with multiple military figures declaring that Israel would be attacked in the event of Western air strikes against the Iranian-allied Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria: “Any military measure against Syria will draw the Zionists deep in the fire [as well],” said Major...

World powers are streaming naval and air assets into the eastern Mediterranean, deepening concerns that the Syrian conflict may further destabilize the Middle East and expand to impact nations from outside the region. The U.S. and Russia, which many have suggested are on a geopolitical collision course for a variety...