3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (736+ words) For the second time within a single week, Kuwait has announced the dismantling of a cell and the foiling of terrorist attacks that members of Hezbollah were allegedly planning to carry out. This comes amid ongoing Iranian missile and drone…...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago  (609+ words) The U.S. Department of State said Friday that its diplomatic mission in Baghdad is under "ordered departure" and called on the Iraqi government to take urgent measures to protect U.S. personnel and diplomatic facilities in the country. This week saw an escalation…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (558+ words) The Lebanese front has witnessed significant military escalation in recent weeks. Reports indicate that Israeli forces have intensified their operations in southern Lebanon, with recorded ground incursions and the establishment of military positions inside Lebanese territory, in addition to the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (578+ words) At first glance, military escalation and the possibility of direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon may appear contradictory. Yet this apparent contradiction may, according to political and analytical indicators, be part of a single Israeli strategy. Lebanon's Ministry of Health…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (760+ words) At a complex regional juncture in which military calculations intersect with political pressures and public opinion, Egypt finds itself at the center of a rapidly escalating scene driven by the confrontation between Iran on one side and the United States…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (988+ words) The Israeli army's announcement on Monday that it had launched a "targeted" ground operation in southern Lebanon did not come as a complete surprise. In the few days leading up to it, the southern front appeared to be gradually moving…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (951+ words) Welcome back to a special edition of the MBN Iran Briefing. Today a simple question: How is the Iranian regime still standing? Also make sure to scroll down to the end for links to some useful maps on the conflict....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1261+ words) Two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the Pentagon is counting targets. The Gulf is counting costs. And the coalition Trump needs to secure the Strait of Hormuz does not yet exist. Ghassan Taqi and Sakaina Abdallah contributed reporting to the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1075+ words) Former Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim has called for the creation of a Gulf "military alliance" modeled on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with Saudi Arabia playing the central role because of its geographic, political, and military weight....

1+ week, 23+ min ago  (769+ words) The issue took only a few hours to move from a newspaper headline to the forefront of Lebanon's political scene. A short statement published in a local newspaper close to Hezbollah, attributed to a group calling itself the "National Officers,…...