Iran Touts More Than $15 Billion of Oil Revenue
Iran announced on July 29 that its oil exports exceeded $15 billion between March and July 2024. Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported that Mohammed Rezvanifar, the head...
Baghdad
‘The Neck and the Sword’ is Rashid Khalidi’s distortion of history
The Palestinian intellectual is in denial of the long history of antisemitism in the Muslim world.
Op-eds
Rumors Swirl Over Hamas Move From Qatar to Iraq
Hamas may relocate its political headquarters from Qatar to Iraq, unnamed sources told The National on June 24. The Iran-backed group already opened a political office in Baghdad...
Flash Briefs
State Department Sanctions Iran-Backed Iraqi Militia
The State Department designated an Iran-backed Iraqi militia — Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya (HAAA) — on June 17 as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group. State also...
Flash Briefs
Israel SitRep: June 13, 2024
Today’s Issue: In IDF Operations in Southern and Central Gaza, Soldiers Find Weapons, Eliminate Terrorists | IDF Airstrike Kills Four Senior Hezbollah Nasser Unit Officers | IDF: Hezbollah Response to...
Israel at War Situation Report
Can the Middle East halt the rise of Iran before it’s too late?
Iran has recently reconciled with Saudi Arabia, with China’s backing, and it has been seeking to open a new page of ties with Egypt.
Op-eds
Why the Biden Administration’s Iran Sanctions Waivers Are Futile
The Islamic Republic also has a history of diverting resources intended for humanitarian purposes.
Op-eds
Iranian Proxies Wreak Havoc Beyond the Middle East
Azerbaijan and Pakistan are two lesser known victims of Iranian proxy attacks.
Op-eds
Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias Resume Attacks on U.S. Forces
U.S. forces at Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq shot down approximately two drones on April 22, according to U.S. officials. This was the second attack in 24 hours against U.S. troops, coming...
Flash Briefs
Pressure mounting on U.S. with troops under attack in Syria and Iraq, plus blasts on PMF base
Violent explosions rocked the Kalsu base in Iraq on April 19 , resulting in at least one fatality and eight wounded, but it remains unclear who exactly is responsible as U.S. Forces and Israel...
Op-eds
White House Defends $10 Billion Sanctions Waiver to Iran Following Attack
The White House on April 15 defended Iran sanctions waivers it last extended in March, giving Iran access to $10 billion in funds. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby...
Flash Briefs
The consequences of US weakness in Iraq and Syria
U.S. forces in the Middle East are on high alert after Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, suggested on Monday that Tehran may attack U.S. forces in the region following...
Op-eds
Hezbollah Brigades threatens to train 12,000 Jordanians to battle Israel
Abu Al-Askari, the leader of the powerful Iraq-based Iranian proxy militia, threatened to arm more than 12,000 Jordanians to attack Israel after the latter killed seven officers from Iran’s...
Op-eds
Biden continues Iran’s access to $10 billion just weeks after its proxy killed three American soldiers
Just six weeks after an Iran-backed drone strike killed three American soldiers in Jordan, President Biden has approved a sanctions waiver giving Tehran continued access to more than $10 billion...
Op-eds
U.S. Grants Iran Sanctions Waiver Worth $10 Billion
The Biden administration renewed a sanctions waiver on March 13 that grants Iran access to $10 billion in previously escrowed funds. The waiver, which allows the Islamic Republic...
Flash Briefs
Kurdish solidarity delegation from Germany visits Israel
The visit was to express the Kurdish solidarity with the Jewish people and the Kurdish sentiments that the Jews are not alone.
Op-eds
CBI Revoking Bank Melli’s License Is Unlikely to Curb Iran’s Sanction Evasion in Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) revoked Bank Melli of Iran’s operating license on February 8, following increased U.S. pressure to untangle Iraq’s financial system from Iranian money laundering and...
Policy Briefs
Target: Kataib Hezbollah – why the latest US airstrike is a gamechanger
The killing of an Iranian-backed militia leader in Iraq will likely galvanize Iran’s allies in the country to try to expel the US.
Op-eds
Iranian-backed Bahraini militias eulogize killed Hezbollah Brigades commander
In a joint statement, Saraya al-Ashtar and Saraya Wa’ad Allah, both Iranian-backed militias in the island Kingdom of Bahrain, sent their condolences to the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades – itself an Iranian...
Op-eds
The truth of Biden’s ‘revenge’ on Iran
Airstrikes on the desert sands won't scare the Ayatollah - only an assault on his terror army will teach Tehran not to kill Americans. So, what’s THIS President so afraid of, ask top military analysts.