It’s been a month since Israel began its Operation Roaring Lion and America began its Operation Epic Fury, both directed at ending the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threats against them and, as it became clear, against the Gulf Arab states as well. Both President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu have made […]
At the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Command, Houthis Enter the War
The missile strike on Israel on Saturday morning by the Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia in Yemen, marked an escalation in the monthlong U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, bringing in a new actor who has now expanded the war beyond the Gulf to the Red Sea, and raises the possibility that the Houthis will again try to […]
In Iran, ‘People at the Breaking Point’
The economic collapse in the Islamic Republic of Iran has led to widespread despair. For most Iranians, mere survival has become an unendiing daily struggle. A small group — those who belong to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or the Basij, or to the Shia clerisy — have so far not shared the general fate. […]
Canada: Opposition official warns up to 1,000 Iranian ‘sleeper’ agents embedded in country
I indicated in a previous Jihad Watch post, U.S. government sanctions Vancouver company for ties to $100-million network allegedly financing Hizballah, that Canada has a history spanning more than a decade of jihad terror networks building in the country. The cause is related to policies of its Liberal government: In 2020, the Trudeau government ramped […]
Russia Providing Intelligence to Iran on American Bases in Middle East
Russia and Iran are natural allies. They are both dictatorships, both dependent on energy sales to have their economies stay afloat, and both sworn enemies of the United States. And now we learn that the Russians have since the first week of the war been providing Iran with intelligence on American military bases located throughout […]
Iran Shows a Clear Sign of Desperation
The Islamic Republic of Iran has lowered the minimum age to 12 for participation in war-related activities. No, it’s not that boys and girls will be sent off to fight. Instead, children as young as 12 will now be used to help man checkpoints, to go on patrols (presumably to watch out for saboteurs, or […]
Hizballah calls on Iran to bomb Lebanese church, claiming Israeli troops are inside it
Hezbollah media calls on the pro-Iran militia to bomb a Christian church in south Lebanon because “Israeli troops have taken refuge inside of it.” Next time you wonder why the number of non-Muslims in Arabic-speaking countries have been dwindling on the way to vanishing, remember… https://t.co/efNkVdmDsq — Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) March 25, 2026 No Israeli […]
UAE’s Ambassador to the U.S. Issues a Warning
The Gulf Arab states have been increasingly worried that the Americans might stop the war with Iran before that country has been so thoroughly battered that it will not, for a very long time, be able to threaten its neighbors again. Those states have been the object of Iranian ballistic missiles and drones that have […]
Gulf Arab States Coming Closer to Joining the Fight Against Iran
Iran’s ballistic missiles and barrages of drones have hit the Gulf states hard. The Iranians have damaged airports, apartment houses, oil and gas facilities, power plants, and desalination plants. Qatar alone says it has suffered $20 billion in damages to its infrastructure. Now the Gulf states, with the UAE in the lead, have hardened their […]
Iranians Feel ‘Deceived’ by Trump
The apparent eagerness of Trump to make a deal with Iran, leaving in place the current regime, has left many Iranians feeling deceived and disappointed. They are particularly alarmed that his mediators have been talking to the speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. More on Ghalibaf can be found here: “Iranians feel ‘deceived, abandoned’ […]