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Iran’s Massive Missile Strike on Israel Is Just a Fraction of What China Could Do
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The differences between Iran's attack and a potential Chinese missile strike are probably best understood in terms of scale, sophistication, and intent. A Chinese missile stri...
By Tom Shugart
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Ground Offensive Preceded by Year of Secret Raids in Lebanon, Israel Says
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Disclosing the raids as it begins the ground incursion allows Israel to highlight Hezbollah’s buildup of offensive infrastructure for an Oct. 7-style attack, said Jonathan Lor...
By Jonathan Lord
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What Might Come Next for Israel — and the U.S. — in Wake of Iranian Attack
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After Iran rained ballistic missiles on Israel on Tuesday for the second time in sixth months, the focus now turns to the question of what comes next: how Israel will respond,...
By Jonathan Lord
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‘The King Doesn’t Lie Down to Save the Pawn’: Why Iran May Let Hezbollah Face Israel Alone
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Hezbollah has been propped up by Iran all these years to be a threat on Israel’s border that Tehran can activate in case of open conflict between Israel and Iran, according to...
By Jonathan Lord
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Middle East Braces for Iran’s Next Move After Israel’s Killing of Hezbollah Leadership
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Since its involvement in Syria in 2012 to defend Bashar al-Assad’s regime alongside other Iran-backed militias, Hezbollah has built bases and an elaborate network of tunnels i...
By Jonathan Lord
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Israel Scored Major Intelligence Wins in Daring Assassinations of Iranian Proxy Leaders
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Jonathan Lord, formerly a political military analyst at the Pentagon, said the operation to kill Shukr was likely informed by combat intelligence. Israel found where he was at...
By Jonathan Lord
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High-Profile Assassinations Push Iran and Israel to the Brink of War
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Israel has refused to comment on any involvement in Haniyeh’s death, but Netanyahu gave a defiant speech at the IDF’s headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, saying Israel had ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Hezbollah Chief Signals ‘New Phase’ of War with Israel. What Happens Next Is Unclear
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Jonathan Lord, a regional expert with the Center for a New American Security, said that while Nasrallah’s denial of Hezbollah’s role in the Majdal Shams attack is “not credibl...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Shrugs Off ‘All-Out War’ Worries in Middle East
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JONATHAN LORD, director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for a New American Security, said that however Israel responds, “we’ll have to wait and see” what Hez...
By Jonathan Lord
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War with Hezbollah ‘Lies in Israel’s Hands’
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It’s unclear whether Hezbollah would agree to any peace deal with Israel. But Netanyahu doesn’t want to pull out of Gaza: He seemingly rejected the cease-fire proposal that’s ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Senate Dems Stew Over Biden’s Military Sale to Israel
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Supporters of the military sale to Israel say it is important in context that it addresses larger Israeli and American security interests in the region, and they say it also s...
By Jonathan Lord
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Why So Many ‘Day After’ Plans for Gaza Amount to No Plan at All
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Dangers abound in this scenario, said Jonathan Lord, a former Defense Department official who has offered his own “day-after” plan. “They include Hamas succeeding in reconstit...
By Jonathan Lord
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How Biden Is Putting the Heat on Netanyahu
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There’s a fear among many U.S. officials and others caught in the crisis that this could be the last best shot to bring home hostages held by Hamas and wind down the war witho...
By Jonathan Lord
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What to Expect from Israel’s Rafah Offensive
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In other cities where the IDF has fought since this war began, such as Khan Younis, troops were able to move neighborhood by neighborhood, sector by sector, clearing out peopl...
By Jonathan Lord
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After Iran’s Strikes on Israel, Juniper Oak Exercises Seen as a ‘Harbinger’
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“We know Juniper Oak was a bilateral exercise — but what we saw over the course of the weekend also included European partners and Jordan. So in fact, it was more sophisticate...
By Jonathan Lord
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Israel’s Military Risks Being Overstretched
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Given all of this—and a potential hot war with Iran—some analysts are worried about Israel’s troops becoming overextended. “Israel has a significant opportunity cost, and ther...
By Jonathan Lord
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Iran and Israel Dragged Their Shadow War out of the Dark, and It’s Much More Dangerous Now
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Jonathan Lord, formerly a political military analyst at the Pentagon, told Business Insider Israel has found limited tactical success in this space, "so over time, those strik...
By Jonathan Lord
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Lawmakers Still Conflicted About Giving Israel Weapons
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Another factor that could complicate the picture: Lawmakers want to block offensive weapons from going to Israel. But F-15s, often considered to be offensive, were used to sho...
By Jonathan Lord
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After Shooting Down Iranian Munitions, Jordan Defiant in Uncomfortable Spotlight
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In the view of Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, the situation is complicated by the reality of the benefi...
By Jonathan Lord
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3 Ways Israel Could Respond to Iran
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But even as Netanyahu’s war cabinet calls for a rapid response, experts are urging the Israelis not to rush into the decision. “There’s the people who are playing chess, the p...
By Jonathan Lord
