1) The Israel Defense Forces are intensifying offensive intelligence driven maneuvers against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip. 2) The Iranian-proxy Ansar-Allah, dominated by the Houthi tribe in Yemen, continues to launch drones and missiles toward U.S. Naval assets and Israel, respectively. 3) The 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community notes that the Islamic Republic is “not building a nuclear weapon.”

