For Iran, Hormuz Is More a Weakness Than a Weapon
How a U.S. Blockade Threatens the Regime’s Grip
Chabahar
10 major Iranian naval targets struck in Operation Epic Fury
Head of US Central Command (CENTCOM) Admiral Brad Cooper said on March 16 that the United States has destroyed over 100 Iranian naval vessels. President Trump identified crippling the...
Op-eds
U.S. Should Rescind Sanctions Waiver for Iranian Port at Chabahar
Donald Trump has reignited Washington’s economic war on Tehran, and New Delhi is now caught in the crossfire. India signed a 10-year deal in 2024 to develop and operate the port of Chabahar on Iran’s...
Policy Briefs
Israel strikes Iran: Is deterrence the key to prevent an all-out war?
The ball is now back in Tehran's court - if Iran is not deterred, further escalation may occur.
Op-eds
Recent IDF casualties show deadly drone threat from Iraq, Yemen is increasing
The Iranian-backed drone programs that proliferated in the Middle East in recent years have become increasingly deadly.
Op-eds
U.S. Should Revoke Chabahar’s Sanctions Waiver
India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) and the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran signed a 10-year deal on May 13 that allows New Delhi to develop and operate the Iranian port of Chabahar. Washington issued...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s grasp is loosening on its eastern borders
On April 4, Iranian media reported a series of attacks by the Baluch separatist group Jaish al-Adl in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan Province. The militants claimed they targeted six regime...
Op-eds
Russia, China, and Iran deepen ties with naval drill
Russia, Iran, and China have conducted at least four naval drills in the past. However, this year’s are larger, and they come amidst rising tensions in the Red Sea and off the coast of Yemen.
Op-eds
Can the Iranian initiative in the Middle East be reversed?
The question is not whether the whole Iranian proxy octopus can be dismantled, but whether Israel, the US and others will seize the initiative.
Op-eds
Deploy the Precision Strike Missile to the Middle East
The US Army is about to get its hands on a brand new long-range strike capability. In this op-ed, two FDD analysts have ideas about where it's desperately needed.
Op-eds
Iran, Houthis attack with impunity in Red Sea – analysis
The Houthis have launched drones, cruise missiles, and a ballistic missile at Israel over the last month and a half, believing they are not deterred.
Op-eds
Seven ways China can benefit from the Israel-Hamas war
Serious aggression by China in Taiwan or elsewhere won’t be as shocking to those in the West given what’s going on.
Op-eds
Biden, Congress Should Not Give the Taliban and al-Qaeda a Seaport
Iranian officials announced last week that Tehran would continue to allow road and rail commercial shipping between Afghanistan and Iran’s Chabahar Port following Kabul’s fall to the Taliban. This development...
Policy Briefs
Iran Conducts Major Wave of Executions and Shootings of Ethnic Minorities
Tehran has killed dozens of members of Iran’s ethnic minorities in recent weeks, especially among Iran’s Baluch and Ahwazi Arab communities. Ethnic minorities are increasingly conducting anti-regime...
Policy Briefs
Sanctions Drive Iranian Oil Exports to Historic Lows
Iranian exports of crude oil and condensate plunged rapidly in May to a historic low of less than 500,000 barrels per day and possibly as low as 250,000 barrels. This rapid decrease points to both the...
Policy Briefs
Oman in the Middle
Muscat’s Balancing Act Between Iran and America
Monographs
U.S. Aims Lethal Blow at Tehran’s Finances by Prohibiting Oil Exports
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced yesterday that the U.S. would stop granting the waivers that have allowed select impor...
Policy Briefs
Chabahar Port Deal Threatens to Capsize Iran Sanctions
Afghanistan sent India...
Policy Briefs
India’s Iran Sanctions Exceptions Must Include Safeguards
Iran and India announced last week that New Delhi ho...
Policy Briefs
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...