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August 17, 2015 Turkey’s Terrorism Policies and the Case of Hamas “A terrorist organization is a terrorist organization,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan... August 13, 2015 The IRGC’s Sanctions Relief Bonanza The European Union is slated to delist the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), its c... August 13, 2015 PLO Rapprochement with Iran? The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) sent a high-level delegation to Iran this week, and announced the formation of a joint com... August 13, 2015 The Iran Deal Rewards Airlines that Served as IRGC Terror Fronts Between 2011 and 2013, the U.S. Department of Treasury designated five of the seventeen airlines currently operating in Iran for their support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (... August 12, 2015 Turkey: Coalition or Snap Elections? Two months have passed since Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its parliamentary majority in elections, but the p... August 12, 2015 The IRGC’s Ambivalent Response to the Nuclear Deal With all eyes fixed on the battle between President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress over the nuclear deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s struggle against Iranian critics of the deal... August 11, 2015 Despite their Quiet, Gulf States Remain Uneasy about Iran Deal The Obama administration insists that “99% of the world” supports the Joint Comprehensi... August 3, 2015 Iran’s Majles and the JCPOA In the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed last month, Iran’s concessions on its nuclear activities have sunset clauses that begin expiring in year 10. Beyond year 15, Tehran... July 27, 2015 Under Iran Agreement, U.S. Will Delist All Entities Controlled by Supreme Leader Of all the sanctions to be lifted in last week’s Iran nuclear agreement, few are more significant than those against a shadowy $100-billion network of foundations belonging to the Islamic R... July 27, 2015 EU Delisting of IRGC Construction Giant Will Boost Terror Financing The Iran nuclear deal signed July 14 stipulates that eight years after its implementation, the European Union will delist a construction conglomerate owned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp... July 23, 2015 IRGC Cashes in on EU “Transition Day” After the nuclear agreement signed last week, the United States will maintain most of its sanctions on individuals and entities connected to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)... July 21, 2015 The IRGC Reacts to the Nuclear Deal After more than a week of silence, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has weighed in on the nuclear agreement Tehran signed last week with the P5+1 negotiators. IRGC Commander Major Ge... July 20, 2015 Post-Deal, Khamenei’s Remarks as Belligerent as Ever “Our policy toward the arrogant U.S. government won’t change at all,” Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei assured Iranians in his... July 17, 2015 The Nuclear Deal’s Impact on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards One of the foremost beneficiaries of the Iran nuclear deal sign... July 16, 2015 Iran Reacts to Nuclear Deal with Belligerence, Threats The U.S. administration hopes the Iran nuclear deal signed this week “incenti... July 1, 2015 Egypt’s Bloody Wednesday The Sinai Peninsula experienced its bloodiest attack in a decade on Wednesday, as the Islamic State affil... June 29, 2015 Top Prosecutor’s Death Presages Long, Hot Summer in Egypt Egypt’s top public prosecutor was killed Monday in a car... June 26, 2015 Iran’s Economic Growth and the Nuclear Deal Iran’s central bank published its preliminary annual report last week for the previous Persian year (March 2014 to March 2015), according... June 24, 2015 Khamenei’s Speech Ups the Nuclear Ante Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei set new “red lines” to nuclear negotiations on Tuesday, undercutting many of the principles his representatives had already reached with inter... June 24, 2015 Reactions to Khamenei’s Nuclear Speech Mirror Iran’s Fault Lines Iranian reactions to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s address Tuesday on international nuclear negotiations closely follow the country’s factional fault lines, from relative pragmatists... June 18, 2015 The Fundamental Flaws of the Emerging Nuclear Deal Under the emerging Iran nuclear agreement, there is an inherent asymmetry between an expanding Iranian nuclear program and diminishing economic leverage. Tehran over time will develop an industri... June 17, 2015 Learning from Rafsanjani’s Memoirs Secretary of State John Kerry broke with years of U.S. and international policy on Tuesday, indicating that revealing past... June 16, 2015 South Africa Flubs its Chance at Justice for Bashir Suspected war criminals scored a victory Monday as Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir defied a South African judge’s order and... June 9, 2015 Turkey After the Elections In Turkey’s election on Sunday, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 13 years, and will be unable to form the next government... June 4, 2015 Sanctions Relief and the IRGC OPEC “needs to open space” for the increased Iranian exports that could soon flow due to sanctions relief, Tehran’s oil minister... June 2, 2015 One Year Later, A Unity Government without Palestinian Unity The political reconciliation struck between the two dominant Palestinian factions on the eve of last summer’s 50-day war turns a year old on Tuesday. Then, as now, reconciliation between Fa... May 26, 2015 Defeating the Islamic State’s Suicide Drivers The Pentagon announced last week that it will deliver 2... May 20, 2015 New Hezbollah Legislation In A New Sanctions Environment The House of Representatives last week passed H.R. 2297, the “Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015,” tightening sanctions on the Iranian-sponsored terrorist g... May 19, 2015 Attacks Target Turkey’s Leftist Pro-Kurdish Party – Again Explosions... May 18, 2015 Obama Handing Over Peace Process Portfolio to Europe? Journalist Amir Tibon filed a story Sunday in Israel's Walla! News citing sources who cla... May 18, 2015 Russia and the Illusion of “Snapback” Iran Sanctions President Obama insists that international sanctions... May 6, 2015 Reported Israeli Raid on Sudan Could Reveal Khartoum’s Duplicity Sudan may have joined the Saudi-led fight against Iran-backed p... April 29, 2015 All in the Family: Saudi Clique Takes Over the State Saudi Arabia has the rare distinction of being a nation named after a single family. On Wednesday, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud doubled down on this authoritarian tradition with a bold... April 23, 2015 Hamas Triumphs in Election at Flagship West Bank University The Hamas-dominated Islamist Bloc emerged victorious in student elections at Birzeit University near Ramallah on Wednesday, defeating... April 16, 2015 Saudi Steps on Terror Finance Fall Short The U.S. Treasury Department announced last week that it was taking joint action with the government of Saudi... April 13, 2015 Khamenei’s Choice to Head Powerful Charity Bolsters the IRGC Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Parviz Fattah as the new head of the... April 9, 2015 Pragmatism Trumps Principles on Erdogan’s Iran Visit Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the Iranian capital on Tuesday amidst rising tension between Ankara and Tehran.... April 9, 2015 Khamenei Breaks Silence over Nuclear Framework There is “nothing to congratulate,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Thursday, breaking his silence over a nuclear framework... April 3, 2015 Nonstop: Tehran to Sana’a Iran is delivering arms to Yemen using Pouya Air, an airline previously designated by the United States, according to an Israeli media... March 31, 2015 Nuclear Deal with Jordan is Russia’s Latest Attempt to Woo U.S. Allies Russia’s state-run nuclear-energy company last week signed a $10-billion agreement to... March 30, 2015 Did the Islamic State Exaggerate Its Role in the Bardo Museum Attack? The Tunisian government’s investigation of the devastating March 18 Bardo museum attack in Tunis yielded a surprising result. While the Islamic State (IS) quickly... March 27, 2015 A Fruit Vendor’s Self-Immolation and the Neglect of Arab-Iranians Tragedy struck Iran’s Arab-majority province of Khuzestan on Sunday as a fruit vendor died af... March 27, 2015 Saudi Arabia Tries to Flip Sudan Sudanese President and internationally wanted man Omar al-Bashir landed in Riyadh on Wednesday to kick off his first official vis... March 26, 2015 Iran sanctions relief sparks growing trade with Europe, Asia The Obama administration insists that the November 2013 interim nuclear deal with Iran provides only “... March 25, 2015 Iran Shipping Weapons Across Middle East Reports surfaced last Friday about the arrival o... March 25, 2015 Unanswered Questions Surrounding Tehran-Pyongyang Cooperation With the deadline for nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group drawing near, unanswered questions about the nature of the relationship between Tehran and Pyongyang are taking on new s... March 21, 2015 Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Splits in Two Jordan’s seven-decade-old Muslim Brotherhood wing disbanded this week, leaving behind a... March 18, 2015 Kerry’s Remarks on Assad Widen Gap Between U.S. and Turkey “Collapse of U.S. policy in Syria as Assad continues massacres,” thundered the... March 14, 2015 Bold Plans at Egypt’s Economic Summit, But Challenges Linger Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has a flair for dramatic gestures. In his nine months in office, the Egyptian president has challenged the state’s... March 12, 2015 Erdoğan Consolidates Presidential Power Turkey’s president has significantly less power than the prime minister, according to the country’s constitution. But when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his candi...

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