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December 16, 2016 Turkey’s Dubious Case against a U.S. Pastor Turkish courts last week charged U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson with “membership in an armed terrorist organization,” transferring him to a high-security prison after two months in solitary confinement in... December 16, 2016 Turkey’s Dubious Case against a U.S. Pastor Turkish courts last week charged U.S. pastor Andr... December 15, 2016 Iran Concessions Would Erode Anti-Money Laundering Standards The 10-year extension of the Iran Sanction Act (ISA) – a 1996 law imposing sanctions on Tehran’s trade, energy, defense, and banking sectors over its nuclear program, ballistic-missil... December 13, 2016 Pick for Basij Chief is Versed in Repression Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei issued a decree last Wednesday... November 26, 2016 Khamenei Threatens Reprisal Over Sanctions Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei... November 18, 2016 Congress Introduces Bill to Combat BDS Worldwide Congress introduced the Protecting Israel Against Economi... November 18, 2016 Turkey’s Latest Scapegoats: Christians Turkish police on October 7 detained... November 18, 2016 Iran’s First Major Post-Deal Oil Contract Is Risky Business Iran last week struck its first major oil agreement with international firms following the lifting of nuclear-related... November 17, 2016 Iran Tightens Military Ties with China Iranian and Chinese security officials signed a military-cooperation agreement this week to establish a... November 15, 2016 Orange Telecom Mulls Partnership with IRGC-Controlled Firm The French telecom company Orange is in negotiations to buy shares of the Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MTCI... November 15, 2016 Erdogan’s New Target: Secular Education Co-written by Yagmur Menzilcioglu Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) issued a state of emergency decree on October 29 to... November 3, 2016 Erdogan’s Blitz on Turkey’s Republic Day Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued two state-of-emergency decrees last week, dismissing 10,000 civil servants a... October 28, 2016 In the Battle for Mosul and Iraq’s Future, U.S. Must Heed the Iranian Threat With the battle for Mosul underway, and Iraqi, Kurdish, Turkish, American, and Shiite militia&... October 22, 2016 The Hezbollah Threat Sunday marks the 33rd anniversary of the most deadly state-sponsored terrorist attack against American citizens prior to September 11, 2001. On October 23, 1983, Hezbollah killed 241 Americ... October 14, 2016 Exporting Iran’s Revolution to Space Iran is seeking cooperation with NASA, the head of Tehran’s space agency said... October 11, 2016 Supreme Leader’s Conglomerate Poised to Reap Oil Windfall As Iran opens its petroleum sector to the world following last summer’s nuclear deal, business interests under the direct control of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are making sure they are the... October 8, 2016 Obama Loosens Iran Sanctions on Dollars, IRGC The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an update... October 3, 2016 Washington Dismantles the Ballistic Missile Embargo In January, the Obama administration reportedly signed a secret agreement wi... September 22, 2016 What Rouhani Didn’t Say at the UN As Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes his case before the United Nations today that the Islamic Republic merits a place in the comm... September 16, 2016 North Korea’s 5th Nuclear Test – What now? North Korea just heralded the 68th anniversary of its founding by conducting its fifth nuclear test... September 14, 2016 With MOU, U.S. and Israel Cement Strategic Relationship for Next Decade The United States and Israel signed a new 10-year Memorandum of Understandi... September 13, 2016 $1.3 Billion of the Cash to Iran was Taxpayer Money A rancorous partisan debate is raging in Washington over the transfer of $1.7 billion in cash to Iran. The settlement was t... September 9, 2016 What’s Next for Saudi Terrorism Bill? Congress approved the... September 2, 2016 UNIFIL’s Unfulfilled Mandate The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution... September 2, 2016 Understanding Israel’s Humanitarian Efforts in Southern Syria Israel has so far been able to insulate itself from the devastating effects of the civil war in Syria, which has been raging since 2011. However, there is a growing understanding within the Israe... September 1, 2016 Iran Gives Green Light to Direct $1.7 Billion from U.S. to Military A debate has raged in recent weeks over whether the Obama administration’s $400-million payment to Iran in January – part of a $1.7-billion ... September 1, 2016 Understanding Iran’s Deployment of the S-300 System Iranian outlets this week reportedly revealed that components of Iran’s first Russian-made... September 1, 2016 Iran Gives Green Light to Direct $1.7 Billion from U.S. to Military A debate has raged in recent weeks over whether the Obama administration’s $400-million payment to Iran in January – part of a $1.7-billion... August 19, 2016 Coup Attempt Sparks Backlash Against Turkey’s Minorities Turkey’s July 15 abortive coup has produced a show of cross... August 5, 2016 The Iran Money Transfer: Unanswered Questions The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday revealed details of a U.S. cash transfer to... August 3, 2016 Iraq Opens its Gates to Iran’s Trojan Horse The Al-Arabiya satellite station published an Iraqi government... July 28, 2016 Behind the Veneer of Cross-Party Unity, Erdogan Cements Power All three of Turkey’s main opposition parties opposed the coup attempt on July 15, and the government has taken pains to show its gratitude. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has... July 22, 2016 Where U.S. Sees Crisis in Turkey, Iran Sees Opportunity Iran was the first government to fully back Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during Friday&rsqu... July 21, 2016 State of Emergency Risks Undercutting Turkey’s Fragile Democracy Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month-long nationwide state of emer... July 20, 2016 Iran’s Latest Test Shows It Is Doubling Down on Ballistic Missiles Iran reportedly tried to test yet another ballistic missile last week &... July 19, 2016 Hamas Vows to Join Municipal Elections, but Obstacles Remain Hamas announced last week that it would participate in municipal elections across the West Bank and Gaza in October. It is a surprisin... July 18, 2016 Turkey’s Post-Coup Purges by the Numbers Co-written by Yagmur Menzilcioglu A faction of the Turkish military attempted a coup d’état on Friday. Lacking support of the bulk of the armed forces, police, and... July 13, 2016 Turkey’s Illicit Finance Trap Co-written by Yagmur Menzilcioglu While not widely reported in the West, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım last month submitted to parliament a... July 12, 2016 Why Are These IRGC Figures Not Sanctioned? The White House promised Congress last summer that the Iran nuclear accord would not prevent the United States from imposing additional non-nuclear sanctions. Yet Ambassador Stephen Mull, the adm... July 11, 2016 Taxing American Businesses that Partner with Iran American businesses have been looking to break into the Iranian market ever since the signing of last summer’s nuclear agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Major firms... July 8, 2016 Post-JCPOA, Iran Revs Up Nuclear, Missile Procurement in Germany On the eve of the Iran deal’s one-year anniversary, a new report by... July 5, 2016 Attacks Highlight Terrorists’ Goals in Saudi Arabia, but Also Limits Suicide bombers struck three Saudi cities on Monday, detonating themselves near the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, a U.S. diplomatic facility in Jeddah, and a Shiite mosque in the eastern city... July 5, 2016 The John Batchelor Show FDD senior fellows Aykan Erdemir and Jonathan Schanzer joined the John Batchelor show to comment on the Istanbul airport attack and the Iran-Boeing deal. ... June 30, 2016 Istanbul Attack Must Prompt Tougher Turkish IS Policy Three suicide bombers attacked the Istanbul Ataturk international airport Tuesday night, killing 43 people, including... June 30, 2016 Now Is Not The Time To Lift Sanctions On Iran The Islamic Republic of Iran is energetically trying to legitimize its financial sector despite a decades-long rap sheet of illicit financial activities. Since the conclusion of the nuclear deal,... June 24, 2016 Erdoğan’s New Assault on Turkey’s Judiciary Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım submitted to parliament a government bill on June 13 that would redesign Turkey’... June 24, 2016 Iran is Still a Business Risk: Implications of FATF’s Decision Following its plenary meeting this week, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is set to... June 17, 2016 The Iran-Boeing Deal: Rewards and Risks Iran’s minister of transport, Abbas Akhoundi, announced an aircraft deal this week with... June 17, 2016 Protesting Turkish Students Push Back on Erdoğan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won a string of victories last month in his effort to consolidate power, including the... June 13, 2016 Hezbollah’s Incendiary Threat to Lebanon’s Banks On Sunday night, a bomb detonated outside the Banque du Liban et d’Outre-Mer (BLOM), in the...

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