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Iran’s economy could collapse within three months under naval blockade, experts warn

An expert on Iran's military noted that Iranian authorities have previously declared that if they are denied access to their ports, they will prevent other countries in the region from using theirs.

SCREENSHOT FROM a video released by Iranian media showing an encounter between the IRGC Navy and a US warship in the Strait of Hormuz, which they claim withdrew from the area after receiving a warning.
Mourners wave Hezbollah flags during the funeral of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025.

Iran's IRGC smuggled over $1 billion to Hezbollah through Dubai since January, US says - WSJ

 MARTIN INDYK, serving as US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, speaks with then-secretary of state John Kerry, in Paris, in 2013. Indyk continued to work hard to renew the peace process he had unsuccessfully attempted during the Oslo years, the writer recalls.

Remembering former ambassador Martin Indyk: A legacy of debate and diplomacy - opinion

 Martin Indyk, pictured in 2015.

Martin Indyk, blunt diplomat who longed for Arab-Israeli peace, dies at 73


Is Hamas manipulating Palestinian death figures in Gaza?

Following the ground invasion on October 27, discrepancies became more common with some figures being reduced by 1000 in just five days.

 An injured person is taken into a hospital after an explosion at a hospital, according to Hamas Health Ministry in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, in this screen grab obtained from video, October 17, 2023.

Iraqi militia attempts drone attack on Eilat, drone intercepted over Jordan

This hints that the IRGC is likely coordinating the attacks and "corralling" Iran's proxies which would normally argue over public leadership.

 Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim men from the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah wave the party's flags as they walk along a street painted in the colours of the Israeli flag during a parade marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Baghdad. July 25, 2014

Regional alliance needed against Iran - Defense Minister Gantz

Senior Air Force officers have confirmed regional cooperation against Iranian threats

Defense Minister Benny Gantz patrolling the West Bank with IDF forces on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Rivlin awarded prestigious Washington Institute Scholar-Statesman Medal

The award celebrates outstanding leadership that exemplifies advancing Middle East peace through sound scholarship and a discerning knowledge of history.

President Reuven Rivlin was awarded the Washington Institute Scholar-Statesman Medal

YouTube shuts down Israeli NGO’s channel for showing UNRWA violence videos

Currently, when someone clicks on the channel he gets a 404 error, a picture of a monkey and the message, “This page isn't available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else.”

When one clicks on the Center for Near East Policy's YouTube channel once receives a 404 error.

Former Western defense chiefs warn Hezbollah war ‘a matter of time’

Hezbollah would prioritize bringing the next war onto Israeli soil – potentially holding ground deep inside the country for a period.

ONE OF the groups supplied by Iran is Hezbollah.