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,...
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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.
Op-eds
Hamas and Iran Celebrate Israel’s Isolation at UN
Senior Iranian officials and the leaders of Iran’s Gaza-based terror proxies met on March 26 in Tehran, where they celebrated the ceasefire resolution that the UN Security Council...
Flash Briefs
Iran believes Gaza war will ‘shape new world order’
Iran doesn’t care that much about the tactics in Gaza, it cares more about the grand strategy.
Op-eds
Friends in Low Places? Behind South Africa’s New Genocide Case Against Israel
Shortly before South Africa accused Israel in the International Court of Justice of committing genocide in its post-Oct. 7 counteroffensive against Hamas, the South African ruling party, the African National...
Iran’s president wants new focus on artificial intelligence
Iran's push into AI sparks intrigue and concerns. President Raisi leads discussions on tech's role in the national economy and security.
Op-eds
South African Foreign Minister Vows to Arrest Returning Israeli Soldiers
South Africa will arrest its nationals who fight alongside the Israeli military, Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said on March 10. Speaking at a Palestine solidarity event, Pandor,...
Flash Briefs
Iranian Citizen Planning to Attack Israeli Arrested in Peru
Police in Peru arrested an Iranian citizen on March 7 suspected of planning to murder an Israeli in the South American country. At least two Peruvian citizens are also implicated...