Energy industry

July 21, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran renews attacks on Kurdish Iranian opposition groups in Iraq

Iran increased attacks on the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq in mid-July as the US continued to carry out renewed airstrikes on Iran. By July 2, the US had conducted 10...

June 18, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Washington Wants a Relationship With Iraq Focused On Business, but Security Can’t Be Ignored

Amid a tense regional situation, Iraq’s new government is engaged in a high-stakes balancing act. Tom Barrack, the U.S. special presidential envoy for Iraq and Syria, met with Iraq’s new prime minister,...

October 29, 2025 | |

‘Valuable Model’: Taiwan’s President Lauds Israel’s Air Defenses After Announcing Iron Dome Style System

Taiwanese President Says Country Can Learn From Israel: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te praised Israel’s military defenses as a model for his country while speaking to an American...

October 2, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Jiwon Ma

Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications

September 26, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatar Is Knocking on Canada’s Door

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund just took a $500 million bite out of Canada’s mining industry. On September 17, Ivanhoe Mines announced that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) invested that amount...

March 3, 2022 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Iran Approaches the Nuclear Threshold

Washington’s Narrowing Policy Options

January 25, 2021 | Richard Goldberg, Saeed Ghasseminejad, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Matthew Zweig, Mark Dubowitz

Biden, Congress Should Defend Terrorism Sanctions Imposed on Iran

May 10, 2019 | Matthew Zweig |

Energy Sector Waivers Would Undermine the Maximum Pressure Campaign against Iran

The State Department exemptions...

August 19, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz |

Energy is the Key in Syria

President Obama has called finally for Syrian strongman Bashar Assad’s departure. He also has issued an executive order that freezes Syrian government assets in the United States' juri...

February 23, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz |

Killing Iran’s Energy Industry

The Reserve Bank of India has opened up a major new front in the global effort to tighten the economic screws on Tehran. Under pressure from the United States, the Indian central bank last week b...

July 15, 2010 |

FDD Applauds Obama Administration for Targeting Iran’s Energy Industry

Press Release June 16, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948 [email protected]   FDD Applauds Obama Administration for Targeting Iran's...

June 16, 2010 |

FDD Applauds Obama Administration for Targeting Iran’s Energy Industry

Press Release June 16, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka [email protected]   FDD Applauds Obama Administration for Targeting Iran's Energy Industry Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2010) - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

June 9, 2010 | |

Security Council Approves New Iran Sanctions

Press Release June 9, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948 [email protected]   Security Council Approves New Iran Sanctions Congress Set...