RUSSIA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH IRAN AND NORTH KOREA

KN. The reports from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service that over 1,500 North Korean troops were sent to Russia this month to train for deployment to Ukraine, marking the first…

HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH PREPARING FOR SUSTAINED INSURGENCIES AGAINST ISRAEL

KN. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government has not fully accomplished its core objectives either in Gaza or against Hezbollah. Both groups either resist Israel’s demands and vow to continue…

THE POTENTIAL FOR A DANGEROUS ARMS RACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

KN. CIA Director William Burns was asked about the situation with Iran’s nuclear program. Burns told the assembled crowd, many of whom were veterans of the U.S. intelligence community, that…

IRAN PRESSURES THE GULF STATES TO HELP DETER ISRAEL

KN. Iran has sought to ease tensions with the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, which are grouped in a four-decade partnership, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). With the exception…

THE POTENTIAL RIPPLE EFFECT OF ISRAELI STRIKES ON IRANIAN OIL AND GLOBAL ENERGY MARKETS

KN. As the world braces for Israel’s response to the Iranian missile attack last week, concerns have risen over whether Israel will target Iranian oil fields, impacting global oil prices.…