Israel To Seek ‘Advanced’ Tech From US In Case Of New Iran Deal

Israel To Seek ‘Advanced’ Tech From US In Case Of New Iran Deal
Israel To Seek ‘Advanced’ Tech From US In Case Of New Iran Deal

If the US signs a new Iran deal, Israel wants defense technologies it has never before received as compensation.

Israeli Defense Minister Orders Forces Ready For Iran Ops

Israeli Defense Minister Orders Forces Ready For Iran Ops
Israeli Defense Minister Orders Forces Ready For Iran Ops

The DC trip is Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi’s first, and is aimed mainly to present the Americans with intelligence Israeli sources say proves that Iran is cheating on the nuclear agreement.

Israeli Defense Minister To Ask US For $1B For Iron Dome Missiles

Israeli Defense Minister To Ask US For $1B For Iron Dome Missiles
Israeli Defense Minister To Ask US For $1B For Iron Dome Missiles

TEL AVIV: Having depleted much of its stockpiles in the Gaza strikes, Israel is asking the U.S for an emergency $1 billion grant to replenish its stock of the Iron Dome rocket interceptor and some “special air launched weapon systems”, mainly JDAMS. The Israeli air force used a large number of JDAMS in the part…

US-Israel Team To Battle Iran Missiles

US-Israel Team To Battle Iran Missiles
US-Israel Team To Battle Iran Missiles

TEL AVIV: White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Israeli national security adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat have agreed to establish an interagency working group to focus on the threat from Iran’s precision-guided missiles being shared with Hezbollah and other allies. Israeli defense sources told BD that while the Trump Administration focused on how to stop…

Iran Nuke Deal: Will US Troops In Region Be At Risk?

Iran Nuke Deal: Will US Troops In Region Be At Risk?
Iran Nuke Deal: Will US Troops In Region Be At Risk?

Amidst the constant roar of very predictable Republican and Jewish opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, it’s often been difficult to discern intelligent and rational discourse. Rebeccah Heinrichs, who distinguished herself during her time as a Capitol Hill aide as a tough and intelligent partisan who didn’t always abandon the facts, offers this intriguing analysis of the possible effects…

Two Alternatives To The Bad Iran Deal

Two Alternatives To The Bad Iran Deal
Two Alternatives To The Bad Iran Deal

The July nuclear deal concedes far too much to Iran and will increase its capacity to terrorize the Middle East and American interests and allies there. There are at least two diplomatic alternatives to the July deal on Iranian nuclear activity. We can stick with the interim agreement — just extend it — which is…

Dunford Says F-35 Fleet Size Under Review; Supports F-35 Buy

Dunford Says F-35 Fleet Size Under Review; Supports F-35 Buy
Dunford Says F-35 Fleet Size Under Review; Supports F-35 Buy

WASHINGTON: The presumptive Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, has told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the most pressing areas of concern for the US military are its cyber and space capabilities; modernizing its nuclear weapons and their delivery systems; and assuring that American forces can penetrate any set of defenses anywhere in the world. He also…

Requiem For The Obama Doctrine

Requiem For The Obama Doctrine
Requiem For The Obama Doctrine

Mitt Romney recently offered a PowerPoint presentation at his annual ideas festival in Park City, Utah to highlight President Barack Obama’s 20 worst foreign policy mistakes, grist for his argument that Obama is “the worst foreign policy president in history,” and Hillary Clinton a well-traveled but mistake-prone former “Secretary of Schlep.” In this election season…

Corker-Menendez Iran Bill Better Be Just A First Step

Corker-Menendez Iran Bill Better Be Just A First Step
Corker-Menendez Iran Bill Better Be Just A First Step

Supporters of the Obama administration Iran deal have had a rough couple weeks. The bipartisan passage of the Corker-Mendez bill (the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015) out of the Foreign Relations Committee, conveyed in no uncertain terms that Congress is concerned enough about this deal to insist it have a voice. It also raises the question: how…

Michael Adler, Reporter: An Appreciation

Michael Adler, Reporter: An Appreciation
Michael Adler, Reporter: An Appreciation

It is with great sadness I must tell our readers of the untimely death of Michael Adler, our most excellent reporter on the long-running Iranian nuclear crisis. Sigh. Even though we write about war and its relatives here at Breaking Defense, it never really entered my mind that one day I’d have to write about…

Time For Tough Choices In Iran Nuke Talks

Time For Tough Choices In Iran Nuke Talks
Time For Tough Choices In Iran Nuke Talks

It is now clear that differences in negotiations between Iran and six major powers led by the United States remain intractable, despite the conciliatory words and much friendlier atmosphere which have reigned in recent months. When the two sides met in Vienna last week for a first round of hard-core haggling after months of laying…

Eliminate 15K Iranian Centrifuges, Thousands of Kilos of Uranium: Shape Of Nuclear Deal

Eliminate 15K Iranian Centrifuges, Thousands of Kilos of Uranium: Shape Of Nuclear Deal
Eliminate 15K Iranian Centrifuges, Thousands of Kilos of Uranium: Shape Of Nuclear Deal

The outlines of a possible nuclear deal with Iran are now clear. What isn’t known is whether Iran will actually agree to the terms of the six major powers with which it negotiates – the United States, Russia, China, Britain, Germany and France. In the latest round of talks this week in Vienna, both sides are…

Russia Threatens To Derail Iran Talks Over Ukraine

Russia Threatens To Derail Iran Talks Over Ukraine
Russia Threatens To Derail Iran Talks Over Ukraine

Talks this week in Vienna to win guarantees that Iran won’t seek nuclear weapons were workmanlike and “drilled down into details,” diplomats said. But the crisis in Ukraine threatened to change the strategic landscape that has made the negotiations possible. The Russian envoy to the seven-party talks in Vienna said Wednesday that Russia might take…

IAEA Blesses Iran Nuke Actions So Far; Access To Military Sites Key Issue

IAEA Blesses Iran Nuke Actions So Far; Access To Military Sites Key Issue
IAEA Blesses Iran Nuke Actions So Far; Access To Military Sites Key Issue

    Iran’s decision to accept and implement the nuclear deal struck in November has undercut the US Congress’s drive for new sanctions designed to increase the pressure on the Islamic Republic. President Barack Obama said the deal should be given a chance to work and that sanctions could alienate Iran and torpedo the diplomacy. Congress, so…