Seth J. Frantzman

Hezbollah seems to have chosen to aim for a prolonged conflict with Israel, rather than a quick escalation, as the Operation Roaring Lion enters its second week.

In Bahrain’s latest crackdown, five suspects are detained for allegedly collecting and passing intel to Iran’s IRGC, with links to terrorist plots targeting the country.

The US Embassy in Baghdad has been warning US citizens in Iraq about threats for two weeks, since the US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28.

Iran is also targeting Kurdish opposition groups in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.

In the wake of the Cold War, there was a sense that warfare might shift toward smaller joint operations of all forces, known as "littoral operations."

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, who have been targeting the Kurdistan Region with drones and missiles, were likely behind a drone attack that killed a French soldier.

For years, Iranian-backed militias and terror groups attacked countries, and Iran carried out attacks directly, but the regime never seemed to face any censure.

Gulf states are not ready to join the war, but they have gone to the UN to get condemnation for Iran’s actions.

The most recent attacks have targeted a camp of the PMF in Qaim in western Iraq on the border with Syria. Ten members of the group were killed.

Initially, it appeared that former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki would become the new prime minister.