Stephen Bryen
More Accurate Attacks on Israel Could Lead to War
The rocket attacks on Israel – 190 so far – are being well-handled by the Iron Dome air defense system and by the Israeli Army and Air Force that is attacking the sources of the attacks, including underground rocket-launching bunkers in Gaza. Of the 190 rockets fired, roughly half landed in “open areas” where they didn’t […]
In the Persian Gulf – A New and Fragile Situation
The United States, with support from the United Kingdom and Bahrain, is escorting some oil tankers and other ships in the Persian Gulf to safeguard them from Iranian attacks or hijackings. But the situation is, in many ways, quite different from past encounters in the Gulf. The mid-term prospect is that if a conflict with […]
Saudi Oil Facility Attacks May Have Come from Iraq
It is growing more certain that the attacks on the Khurais oil field and the Abqaiq oil processing center in Saudi Arabia were launched from southern Iraq and not from Yemen by the Houthis. This was made clear by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who said “There is no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.” While Pompeo put the blame squarely […]
