Syrian president meets Syrian Democratic Forces leader to discuss next phase of integration
From left to right: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al Shaibani and Syrian President Ahmad al Sharaa meet with Syrian…
Category: Geopolitics
Generation Jihad | Battle for the Strait
FDD Senior Fellow Edmund Fitton-Brown joins Bill Roggio to assess the current state of the Iran War. From the dual…
Iraq focuses on political appointees, economic challenges amid Iran ceasefire
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani (center) meets with French Ambassador to Iraq Patrick Durrel (left) on April 14.…
Iraqi fundraising drives linked to militias channel support to Iran and Hezbollah
An image originally published at the Iranian state-owned outlet Press TV shows Iraqi children holding a cardboard missile containing bank…
A breakdown of Israel’s heavy bombardment of Beirut on April 8
An image from an animated IDF illustration depicting strikes in Lebanon on April 8, 2026. On the afternoon of April…
Analysis: How to assess America’s 40 days of war against Iran
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine conduct a press…
Syria focuses on diplomacy amid Iran war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) meets with Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa on April 5. (SANA) On April 9, Syrian…
Generation Jihad | Ceasefire or Long Game
FDD Senior Fellow David Daoud and Bill Roggio examine the recent and fragile ceasefire in the ongoing Iran war. Will…
Despite ceasefire, Iran and its militias continue attacking regional states (April 2–8 updates)
An FDD visual tracking Iranian attacks against Arab states shows attacks on April 8. Iran and its allied militias launched…
US, Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire in exchange for reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine conduct a press conference…