Bulgaria

April 30, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany outlaws Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah

Germany’s interior ministry on Thursday outlawed all of Hezbollah activities within the Federal Republic, boosting the chances of a European-wide ban on the U.S.-designated Lebanese terrorist entity. “The...

March 30, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir |

Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts Turkey’s Approach to Displaced Syrians

The offensive launched by Russian- and Iranian-backed forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad in February to capture Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region forced almost one million people to flee their homes, causing...

March 7, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, Philip Kowalski

As Erdogan’s reliance on Russia grows, NATO hopes to win back wayward Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow for six hours on Thursday to negotiate a ceasefire deal that intended to end clashes in northwest Syria’s Idlib...

February 8, 2020 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Remember, Iran’s Terror Network Is Global

“They are warriors who have no borders… They are warriors who show their presence wherever needed.” That’s how Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the Qods Force, the special...

January 17, 2020 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Ending Iran’s Fictions

When the United States killed Qassim Soleimani at the Baghdad airport in the early hours of January 3, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was not the only target. With Soleimani...

January 17, 2020 | John Hardie |

Russia Strengthens Hand in Europe, Ukraine with Inauguration of TurkStream Pipeline

Russian, Turkish, Bulgarian, and Serbian leaders gathered last week to inaugurate TurkStream, a pipeline designed to supply Russian natural gas to Turkey and Europe while bypassing Ukraine. The project...

October 18, 2019 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

U.S. Sanctions Spur Dramatic Decline of European Imports from Iran

In the first six months of 2019, the value of European Union imports from Iran decreased by 94 percent in comparison with the same period in 2018, according to Eurostat. The oil trade has suffered the most:...

September 25, 2019 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

New Indictment Adds to Evidence of Hezbollah Terrorist Activities in the U.S.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the indictment last week of U.S. citizen Ali Hassan Saab, a resident of Morristown, New Jersey, and suspected Hezbollah agent....

August 31, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

After ‘Post’ expose, Germany investigates terror in pro-Hezbollah center

Prosecutor opens probes but states pro-terrorism pledge is not criminal

July 4, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Increase of Hezbollah Members in German State, Says Intel Report

Chancellor Merkel refuses to outlaw terrorist entity in Germany.

June 27, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir |

Religious Freedom in Turkey

May 28, 2019 | |

German Jews Demand Ban on Hezbollah After Kippah Warning

Merkel's gov't has refused to outlaw the terrorist entity

May 20, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Hizballah operative convicted of terror charges after surveilling targets in New York City

On May 16, a jury in Manhattan found Ali Kourani guilty of committing various crimes on behalf of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO), which plans terrorist operations around the world. The...

May 1, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

UK to outlaw Hezbollah’s so-called political wing

Home Secretary Sajid Javid is expected to 'proscribe the entire Shia organization as a terrorist group,' according to the report, a move that must be approved by Parliament.

April 29, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Called on to Boycott German Cars Until Hezbollah Banned from Germany

Merkel’s administration is vehemently opposed to banning Hezbollah’s entire organization in Germany, where at least 950 Hezbollah members operate.

April 19, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir |

Scapegoats of Wrath, Subjects of Benevolence: Turkey’s Minorities Under Erdoğan

April 17, 2019 | Varsha Koduvayur, Greg Everett

Russia’s Gas Web Ensnares Europe

New pipeline projects throughout the Middle East could boost Russian influence there while also ensuring the country’s role as the prime supplier of energy to Europe.

April 16, 2019 | Matthew Zweig |

France Bans Iran’s Mahan Air

France last month banned Iran’s Mahan Air from flying in and out of the country, citi...

April 8, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S. to designate IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization

March 11, 2019 | Mark Dubowitz, Benjamin Weinthal

Europe’s delusions on Hezbollah