JOHN SPENCER

John Spencer is the executive director of the Urban Warfare Institute. He is the coauthor of Understanding Urban Warfare. Learn more at www.johnspenceronline.com. Substack: https://substack.com/@spencerguard

A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025

This is the bunker-buster Israel needs from the US to quickly destroy Fordow - opinion

To date, the US military has never confirmed operational use of the GBU-57A/B in combat. It is a strategic weapon held in reserve for the highest-value, hardest-to-reach targets.

JUNE 19, 2025

IAF fighter jets taking off to intercept the UAVs launched from Iran, June 13, 2025.

Redefining shock and awe: Lessons from Israel's opening strikes on Iran - opinion

Israel didn’t just strike Iran. It disarmed, disoriented, and destabilized a much larger adversary before the war had even begun in earnest.

JUNE 16, 2025

Activist Greta Thunberg and crew stand aboard the aid ship Madleen, which left the Italian port of Catania on June 1 to travel to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, in this picture released on June 2, 2025 on social media.

The selfie flotilla: Greta Thunberg’s Gaza stunt and the weaponization of activism - opinion

Their objective is clear: generate headlines, provoke confrontation, and frame Israel as the aggressor, while ignoring the reality on the ground.

JUNE 8, 2025

No one should want ceasefire in Gaza until clear defeat of Hamas - opinion

The goal for Hamas has never been a two-state solution or co-existence. Its charter,still unchanged,calls for the annihilation of Israel.

JUNE 1, 2025

Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion, near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, May 29, 2025.