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August 7, 2017 U.S.-Russian Cooperation in Syria Will Fail Without U.S. Leverage Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated last week that the U.S. has “chosen the theater in Syria as a place in which... August 3, 2017 Russian Troops Deploy Near Syria-Israel Border In late July, Russia deployed four military police battalions to monitor a pair of safe zones in Syria, including a southwestern... August 2, 2017 Iran Ramps Up Purchases of Commercial Aircraft from U.S. and Europe Last June, a trio of Iranian airlines announced plans to purchase a total of 83 new planes from Airbus an... August 2, 2017 The U.S. Sanctions Venezuela’s President On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The designation came a... July 31, 2017 Making Sense of Iran’s Latest Satellite-Launch Vehicle Test Late last week, Iran formally inaugurated the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Center by conducting the second test of its “Simorgh” rocke... July 27, 2017 How the Use of Human Shields Violates International Law Hamas, Hezbollah, the Islamic State, and other terrorist groups have a demonstrated propensity to use... July 27, 2017 Congress Moves to Reassert Itself in Iran Policy Oversight This week, Congress moved to sanction Iran, North Korea, and Russia in an attempt to reestablish the utility of financial restraints as a means of challenging the malign behavior of hostile regim... July 21, 2017 Istanbul’s Iconic Synagogue Besieged by Islamist Nationalists An ultranationalist-cum-Islamist group... July 20, 2017 Tehran Sentences U.S. Hostage to 10 Years in Prison Tehran has sentenced another Western national to a lengthy prison term on... July 20, 2017 New Sanctions Highlight the Need to Counter Iran’s Non-Nuclear Threats In a joint effort on Tuesday, the Departments of State,... July 18, 2017 Congress and the Administration Need to Reinvigorate HIFPA On December 18, 2015, the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act (HIFPA) was signed into law by President Obama after yea... July 14, 2017 Turkey Defies Coup, But Not One-Man Rule Last year, on July 15, the Turkish people defied a group of rogue soldiers who attempted a bloody coup d'état, killing... July 14, 2017 Hezbollah Threat to the U.S. Homeland Resurfaces In an explosive filing by the Department of Justice, two suspected Hezbollah operatives were... July 13, 2017 Trump Administration Should Uphold Sanctions on Sudan Tuesday night, President Donald Trump signed an executive order... July 11, 2017 The Ideological Battleground of Iran’s Internet A leading advocate for internet freedom recently began his f... July 11, 2017 Millions Demand Justice in Turkey Turkish citizens rallied in Istanbul on Sunday at the conclusion of the 250-mile “March for Justice&rdqu... July 6, 2017 Lebanon’s New Electoral Law Seeks to Preempt U.S. Sanctions on Hezbollah Congress passed the first round of Hezbollah sanctions in late 2015. Known as the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act (HIFPA), the bill targeted banks used by the group and its membe... July 5, 2017 House Hawks Look to Outbid Trump on Defense Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis hinted in recent congressional testimony that Presi... June 30, 2017 Trump Acts against Chinese Bank for North Korean Money Laundering The Treasury Department took a significant action yesterday naming a Chinese bank, a Chinese company, and two... June 29, 2017 How the Nuclear Deal Boosted Iran’s Economy Last week, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced a staggering 12.5 percent GDP growth rate for the most recent year on the Persian calendar,... June 28, 2017 German-Turkish Relations Continue to Deteriorate The fractured Berlin-Ankara relationship has been hit by perhaps its biggest diplomatic crisis, resulting in Berlin’s... June 21, 2017 Saudi King Ousts His Crown Prince Saudi Arabia’s King Salman dismissed his heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, on Wednesday morning... June 20, 2017 Pyongyang’s Murder of U.S. Student Shows Negotiating is Pointless The death of American student Otto Warmbier was nothing less than a callous murder at the hands of North Korea’s Stalinist dictatorship. This crime should serve as a potent reminder that th... June 19, 2017 Senate Bill Addresses Flaws in Iran Nuclear Deal Late last week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill containing new sanctions against Iran. Entitled the “Countering... June 16, 2017 Mattis Promises Defense Buildup Will Begin Next Year In a February address to the National Governors Association, Pr... June 16, 2017 FATF Leadership and Iranian Accountability Read and download "Risks of Doing Business with Iran" The multi... June 7, 2017 Iran’s Executions Continue After Rouhani’s Reelection Iran has executed at least 20 people since President Hassan Rouhani’s reelection on May 19. This grim statistic offers continuity with his first ter... June 5, 2017 Distinction between Hezbollah and the “Lebanese State” now Meaningless At the conclusion of President Trump’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and the Saudis issued a... June 2, 2017 In New North Korea Sanctions, China Escapes The U.S. Treasury Department yesterday sanctioned nine entities and three individuals. The sanctions cover a w... May 24, 2017 Iran’s Religious War against the Baha’i May 14 marked the ninth anniversary of Iran’s imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders for the crime of practicing their... May 19, 2017 Trump Travels to Saudi Arabia to Tackle Extremism President Donald Trump departs today on his first trip abroad since his inauguration. He will spend the weekend in Saudi Arabia, where his conversations with Muslim leaders are expected to focus... May 19, 2017 New Iran Sanctions Expose Illicit Networks The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated seven persons and entities for ties to Iran’s ballistic m... May 12, 2017 The Ideological Crucible of Iran’s Hunger Strikes Hunger strikes in Iranian prisons are hardly new. But the international attention that accompanied one recent strike has exposed rare cracks in the regime’s theocratic armor, and offers a k... May 8, 2017 North Korea Sanctions Bill Passes First Hurdle The House of Representatives approved the Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act (KIMS) on Thursday.... May 2, 2017 Hamas’s New Document: More of the Same Hamas’s outgoing political leader Khaled Meshaal announced the release of a... April 27, 2017 Turkish Airstrikes Complicate Campaign against IS Turkish jets carried out airstrikes Tuesday and... April 27, 2017 Iran’s Ideological War on Homosexuality Iranian police raided a private party this month,... April 26, 2017 Syria Chemical Weapons Sanctions Send Clear Message The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday des... April 24, 2017 North Korea Takes another American Hostage North Korea detained an American academic on Saturday as he was preparing to leave the country, joining two other Americans already serving harsh sentences there. His capture is part of a pattern... April 24, 2017 Obama Administration Dropped Charges against Iranian Procurement Agents A bombshell article published Monday in Politico describes how the Obama administra... April 21, 2017 Iran’s Presidential Election and the Role of Women More than 130 women and nearly 1,500 men registered to run in the Iranian presidential election next month. But on Thursday, Iran’s Guard... April 18, 2017 U.S. Sanctions Brother of Qassem Soleimani The Treasury Department on Thursday added two Iranian human rights... April 17, 2017 Turkey’s Inconclusive Referendum Turkey held a historic referendum on Sunday to decide whether to grant the country’s authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan his long-standing desire to transform the government from a... April 11, 2017 CEO of Iranian Airline to Buy Boeing Jets Has Ties to IRGC Boeing announced last week it would sell 30 B737 Max aircraft to... April 7, 2017 Hezbollah Tests Lebanon’s Limits with “Drug Raid” Armed, masked Hezbollah units carried out an unprecedented police raid Friday night in the Dahiyeh, the extremist group&rsq... April 7, 2017 Hardline Iranian Cleric Announces Presidential Run A hardline Iranian political coalition... April 6, 2017 Boeing Announces Sale of 30 Aircraft to Iranian Airline Boeing announced this week it would sell 30 B737 Max aircraft to... April 5, 2017 New Legislation Fixes Critical Flaw in Iran Sanctions A group of former Obama administration officials raised concerns... April 5, 2017 Xi’s Visit is Chance to Deliver Tough Message to China China’s President Xi Jinping will travel to Florida on Thursday and Friday for a su... April 5, 2017 Russia Escalates Disinformation Campaign in Western Balkans Russia is entering a new phase in its disinformation campaign in the Western Balkans, escalating disinformation and propaganda, and aggressively pushing messages of inevitable war with the Europe...

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