Another Bold Strike Against Iran
The killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh demonstrates Israel’s capabilities and constrains Biden’s options.
Hassan Rouhani
The Biden Agenda: Eyes on Iran
Look for plans to return the U.S. to the JCPOA while concerns about regional aggression, terrorism, and more are shunted to the side.
Op-eds
What will the elections do to the US-Iran conflict?
As the lessons of the JCPOA suggest, weaponization is very difficult to define and monitor, so it requires a catch-all plan that also focuses on the regime’s past activities.
Op-eds
See No Evil: Europe Supports Genocidal Regime in Iran
Swiss and German economic deals might be aiding Iran’s illicit nuclear weapons program…. The Swiss firm Ceresola TLS reached an agreement [in 2010] with the Rahab Engineering Establishment...
Op-eds
Hassan Rouhani wants the US to surrender, but the pressure is on Tehran
“Surrender.” That’s the only option Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered America during his (now forgotten) virtual address to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...
Op-eds
The IRGC runs for high office in Tehran
It’s not every day that a former hostage-taker and a man essential to the founding of a designated terrorist organization throws his hat into the ring for president, not even in the Islamic Republic of...
Op-eds
Corruption, Not Sanctions, Is Causing Medicine Shortages in Iran
Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian president, says that new sanctions on 18 Iranian banks are part of a deliberate U.S. effort to cause shortages of food and medicine. It’s a claim that the Tehran regime has...
Insights
Will Iran’s past become prologue for Nagorno-Karabakh?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is calling for “stability” and an “end” to the current fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan — but should the conflict between its northern neighbors escalate,...
Op-eds
Trapped in a Pandemic: Iran’s Political Prisoners Face COVID-19 Behind Bars
“Our bodies are ruined,” Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian journalist and human rights advocate, wrote in July. “There are twelve of us in the ward who have come down with the coronavirus,”...
Op-eds
Why The Iran-Iraq War Matters For The Success Of Maximum Pressure
“War, War until victory” was a popular slogan chanted by revolutionaries in Tehran amid the bloody Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). But after years of fighting with no victory in sight, Ayatollah Ruhollah...
Op-eds
The Plight of Iranians in Turkey
Turkish authorities on Monday detained Maryam Shariatmadari, an anti-Hijab activist twice-jailed in Iran, threatening deportation back to her home country. Although an international outcry from...
Op-eds
President Joe Biden would give Iran what it wants most — so Iran hopes he defeats Trump
A Biden victory would prop up the Iranian regime. A Trump victory would weaken it further.
Op-eds
Iran Nuclear Challenge Looms for the Next U.S. President
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reached an agreement with Iran last week for the IAEA to inspect two of Tehran’s alleged nuclear sites. According to the IAEA’s director-general, Rafael...
Insights
Iran Threat Sparks UAE-Israel Deal; US & Israeli F-35s Practice Killing SAMs
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have announced an historic diplomatic agreement catalyzed by the growing security threat posed by Iran. The United States, concerned about Tehran’s regional and nuclear...
Op-eds
China’s Plan To Buy Iran Won’t Go So Smoothly
Yet Washington should be worried about an enhanced Chinese presence in Iran.
Op-eds
Khamenei Doesn’t Trust The Democrats
The Democratic Party’s recently released policy platform was greeted warmly by certain newspapers in Iran. Media outlets associated with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the party’s rejection...
Op-eds
With a Potential Iran-China Deal, Time for Israel to Reassess Its Policy
A recent emerging agreement between China and Iran promises the embattled Islamic Republic a potentially regime-saving economic and security partnership. The Chinese reportedly will invest $400 billion...
Op-eds
Tehran Consolidates Hardline Gains At Home While COVID-19 Spreads
Iran experienced its highest-ever record of coronavirus-related deaths in just one day earlier this month, bringing the official number of reported deaths since late February to more than 13,000. These...
Op-eds
Proliferant States Continue to Rely on China for Nuclear-Related Equipment
A German intelligence report released last month found that Iran and other countries continue their longstanding practice of illicitly importing dual-use goods – items with both civil and military applications...
Policy Briefs
The Regime in Iran Is Struggling. It’s Time for Washington to Exploit Its Weaknesses.
The Islamic Republic has been preparing for more nationwide demonstrations. Under the guidance of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the theocracy’s praetorians,...