Basij

November 26, 2019 | Tzvi Kahn |

U.S. Sanctions Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology

The Trump administration sanctioned Iran’s minister of information and communications technology (ICT) on Friday for his longstanding role in suppressing Iranian citizens’ access to the internet. The...

November 21, 2019 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Towards A Bipartisan Iran Protest Policy Playbook

Once again, Iranians have taken to the streets. Spurred initially by cuts in gas subsidies and an increase in petrol prices, up to 100 cities experienced protests, and over 100 people have been killed....

August 29, 2019 | David May |

Iranian Intelligence Forces Judo Ace to Dodge Israeli Opponent

Iranian intelligence officials coerced judoka Saied Mollaei into deliberately losing his semifinal match on Wednesday to avoid facing an Israeli opponent in the final, according to Israel Judo Association...

July 25, 2019 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Khamenei’s New Appointment Tests White House Sanctions Policy

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed Parviz Fattah on Monday to lead the Mostazafan Founda...

June 28, 2019 | Tzvi Kahn |

New Executive Order Authorizes Sanctions on Key Iranian Human Rights Abusers

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order that authorizes sanctions against any person appointed to office...

May 21, 2019 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Fars News, the Spider Net of Lies and Deception

Part One: The Men Who Built Fars News

May 2, 2019 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

The IRGC Took Over Iran’s Telecoms Industry with a Disinformation Campaign. Then, It Used the Industry to Amplify Its Own Lies

Spreading disinformation is one of the tools that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has used to eliminate rivals since it first entered Iran’s economic arena. Disinformation campaigns are...

April 8, 2019 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

The Revolutionary Guard’s Disinformation Campaign to Dominate Iran’s Economy

hen Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution,[note][1] Mohsen Sazegara, “The Revolutionary Guard and the Three Perversions,” Personal...

January 31, 2019 | Mark Dubowitz |

Midterm Assessment: Iran

January 8, 2019 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Tzvi Kahn

New Iranian Draft Budget Slashes Military Spending

Iran’s military spending will significantly decrease while its domestic security expenditures will modestly increase, according to a draft of the 2019-2020...

November 8, 2018 | Tzvi Kahn |

New Iran Sanctions Include Fresh Human Rights Designations

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Iranian banks on Monday for serving as “financial conduits” on behalf of key Iranian a...

November 8, 2018 | Mark Dubowitz, Saeed Ghasseminejad

New U.S. Sanctions Omit Key Firms Linked to Iran’s Armed Forces

The United States on Monday sanctioned more than 700 Iranian entities and individuals for enabling Tehran’s malign conduct, but it o...

October 29, 2018 | Tzvi Kahn, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Rose Parris Richter, Prof. Irwin Cotler

Profiles of Iranian Repression

Architects of Human Rights Abuse in the Islamic Republic

October 17, 2018 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Annie Fixler

Treasury Expands Pressure on the Iranian Economy

The U.S. Treasury issued a new round of sanctions yesterday against large, publicly traded Ir...

August 28, 2018 | Tzvi Kahn

US should sanction Iran’s brutal Basij commander

An excerpt from the op-ed follows: “Move aside, animal!” the Iranian policewoman ...

August 7, 2018 | Tzvi Kahn |

U.S. Should Sanction Iran’s Interior Minister

In July, Iran’s interior minister issued a veiled threat. The regime, said Abdolreza...

June 20, 2018 | Tzvi Kahn |

Meet the Iranian Police Who Enforce Iran’s Islamist Ideology

In the wake of more than 20 deaths that punctuated the early days of Iran’s nationwide protests, the country’s police chief boldly identified the principal provocateurs. Iranians,&nbs...

February 26, 2018 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

The Mystery Martyr

Death came suddenly for Samer Ibrahim Atoui, a 48-year-old native of the southern Lebanese village of Khiyam. On October 2, 2017, a Syrian opposition social media account posted photographs showi...

January 10, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Forcing the EU to snap out of its cowardice on Iran

To understand Europe’s misguided policy toward the hundreds of thousands of brave Iranians who have blanketed cities across their country to demand the end of the nearly 40-year-old mullah-...

January 5, 2018 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Secular Republic of Iran

Coverage of the recent tumult in the Islamic Republic of Iran has focused on how economic frustration is affecting the country’s politics. But in a theocracy, any political upheaval will in...