Iranian Nuclear Crisis Nearing a Critical Tipping Point
by Yaakov Lappin Special to IPT News July 16, 2013 Iran is edging closer toward its goal of nuclear weapons possession and is leading the already deeply unstable Middle East region down a path to a new...
View ArticleAnalysis: The Regional Implications of a U.S. Strike on Syria
by Yaakov Lappin Special to IPT News August 27, 2013 At the time of this writing, the United States appears to be making final preparations for a military strike on Syria in response to a chemical...
View ArticlePatrick Poole: Day One Highlights from the World Summit on Counter Terrorism
By Patrick Poole: As I noted in my previous post, I’m reporting from the 2013 World Summit on Counter Terrorism in Herliya, Israel. The first day’s session was entirely in Hebrew with translation via...
View ArticleIran and US Fighting On Same Side Rattles Israeli Defense Officials
by Yaakov Lappin Special to IPT News December 11, 2014 Confirmation that Iran has joined the air campaign against Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Syria won muted praise from U.S. officials last week....
View ArticleHamas’s International Triangle of Bases: Gaza, Turkey and Qatar
by Yaakov Lappin Special to IPT News December 18, 2014 In recent years, the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas has developed into a truly international entity. Today, it enjoys three territorial...
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