As NATO considers its options to secure its eastern flank, “all options are on the table,” said US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith at an Atlantic Council Front Page event Wednesday. Smith explained that those options include permanently stationing combat forces in NATO territory in Eastern Europe, which the …

Escalating the conflict in Iraq’s Kurdish region, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said that they will immediately respond to attacks by Israel. Hossein Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, issued a warning to Israel against more attacks targeting Iranian forces in the region. Speaking in the …

While European capitals would like to see Israel join the sanctions packages enacted by the West against Russia, they have expressed understanding of Israel’s delicate position. European Union members are expected to adopt a fifth sanctions package against Russia tonight or tomorrow, but Israel is not expected to change its …