The threat of Iranian proxy militias in Iraq
Supporters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces offer condolences over the deaths of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and others, outside the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad on May 20, 2024. Thaier…
Watch Dr. Mandel discuss American challenges in the Middle East in 2025 and the latest New York Times attack against Israel
Dear MEPIN readers, Please watch my year-end review of the Middle East, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for the United States and Israel in 2025. Will the Trump administration realize…
Israel’s security needs and challenges in 2025
US special envoy Amos Hochstein, who negotiated the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters Before October 7, 2023, Israel was on the verge of a political normalization with Saudi Arabia. Its only…
Watch Dr. Mandel on the i24 News The Rundown discuss the Syrian war and its consequences for the US and Israel
Two weeks ago, the dormant 14-year Syrian civil war was barely on the radar. Just like the Arab Winter was a surprise with unanticipated surprises and dangerous consequences, i.e., ISIS,…
The lost opportunity to deal with Iran’s nuclear program
Israel’s David’s Sling missile-defense system. Photo by Israel Ministry of Defense Spokesperson’s Office. The fact that Iran has not turned the final screw of an active atomic device will likely…
Watch: Dr. Mandel featured on Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces Special Briefing
Dear MEPIN Readers, I was privileged to be featured by the FIDF (Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces) for a special briefing analyzing Israel’s seven-front war, including the prospects for…
Dr. Eric Mandel on Israel Update with Brian Schrauger
Israel, Iran and Trump: What’s Next? | Israel Update with Brian Schrauger Dear MEPIN Readers, Please watch my interview on Israel Update, What’s Next, discussing Israel, the Trump second term,…
Iranian nukes
A satellite image shows the damage caused by Israel’s strike on the Parchin missile complex in Iran. Reuters. What are the choices if Iran sprints to obtain a nuclear weapon?…
Supplying Israel with 30,000-pound bombs could deter Iran’s nuclear threat
Aviation ordonnancemen stand next to JSOW (Joint Standoff Weapon) (left) and JDAM satellite-guided bombs (right) aboard the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the northern Gulf April 9, 2003(photo credit:…
After Hezbollah, is Iran next?
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian meets France’s President Emmanuel Macron inNew York City on September 24, 2024. WANA/REUTERS Last year, veteran Middle East negotiator Dennis Ross said that as someone who…