Did Raisi’s outreach to Arab states pave the way for Oct. 7?
Iran sought to derail any Saudi-Israeli normalization deal, which October 7 did; as such, it exploited October 7 to change the regional order.
Ebrahim Raisi
The Death of Iran’s President Does Not Bode Well
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not always seen eye to eye with his country’s presidents. Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani nudged the Islamic Republic too close to the West for the supreme leader’s...
Op-eds
Iran Arrests More Than 260 People at Alleged ‘Satanist’ Gathering
Iranian police announced the arrest of more than 260 people for promoting “satanism and nudity” at a gathering on May 17, Tehran’s state media reported. The detainees, who...
Flash Briefs
Deaths of Iranian president, FM will have no significant change on Israel
The death of Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian will undoubtedly cause great turmoil in Iran.
Op-eds
How Ebrahim Raisi transformed Iran’s role in the region
Regardless of what Western analysts think about Iran's international relations, Iran has secured close ties throughout the Middle East and Asia under President Raisi.
Op-eds
Raisi set the Middle East aflame but his death will not put out the fire
With Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian gone, Iran will fall back on the IRGC which controls much of the country behind the scenes.
Op-eds
Iranian President’s Helicopter Crashes, Condition Unknown
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in Iran on May 19. Iranian personnel are still searching for the aircraft,...
Flash Briefs
Iran’s Raisi joins long list of political leaders involved in mysterious crashes
It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.
Op-eds
Iranian Proxies Wreak Havoc Beyond the Middle East
Azerbaijan and Pakistan are two lesser known victims of Iranian proxy attacks.
Op-eds
From Colombia to Columbia, an unceasing war on Israel
The world’s authoritarians are delighting in the opportunity to wield the language of human rights in the faces of gullible Westerners.
Op-eds
Iranian IRGC Agents Murdered Teen Protestor Whose Death Was Ascribed to ‘Suicide,’ Leaked Document Reveals
A leaked document from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) revealed that a young female protestor whom the Tehran regime claimed had taken her own life in 2022 was...
Flash Briefs
Iran Rebuffs Argentine Request for Extradition of Key Terrorist Mastermind
Tehran on April 24 rejected an Argentine request for the extradition of Iran’s interior minister for his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in...
Flash Briefs
Iran’s president in Sri Lanka, as Argentina seeks arrest of Iran’s interior minister
The AMIA suicide bombing occurred on 18 July 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and targeted the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, a Jewish Community Center.
Op-eds
Iranian President in Pakistan, Pledges to Strengthen Ties
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad on April 22, kicking off a three-day visit to Pakistan. Raisi’s trip comes three months after Iran and Pakistan exchanged airstrikes...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Presidential Elections Loom Over the Iranian Rial
Tehran’s inflation troubles present a critical vulnerability for the clerical regime.
Op-eds
The path that led to Iran’s attack on Israel was one of US appeasement
The Biden administration must begin taking the Islamic Republic’s threat to world peace seriously
Op-eds
Following Failed Onslaught, Iran Threatens Further Attacks
Iranian leaders warned Israel on April 14 that the Jewish state would face “stronger” retaliation if it attacked the Islamic Republic in response to Tehran’s failed onslaught...
Flash Briefs
Israel beefs up air defenses, calls on reservists as Iran vows to avenge IRGC assassinations
On April 3, the Israel Defense Forces said they were increasing manpower for their air defenses by calling up reservists. Israel operates a complex, integrated and multi-layered air defense array that...
Op-eds
Iran’s Supreme Leader Threatens to Punish Israel After Syria Airstrike
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on April 2 threatened to retaliate against Israel for killing Iranian military leaders in an airstrike in Damascus. In a statement...
Flash Briefs
Reading the Tea Leaves on Iran’s Other “Election”
The newly “re-elected” Assembly of Experts will play a large part in determining Iran’s post-Khamenei leadership.