Houthis

July 9, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Body of slain Iranian leader Khamenei arrives in Iraq for Najaf and Karbala rites

The body of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was taken to the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala on July 8 as part of his funeral procession. Large crowds gathered to mourn the slain leader...

July 9, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

How the Houthis Could Put the World in Double Dire Straits

The terror group could use the lessons it learned from the Iran war to endanger the global community.

July 9, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Why Iran Sanctions Relief Wouldn’t Have Stopped Iran

As the United States and Iran trade blows again, it’s important to remember that sanctions relief would have only allowed the Islamic Republic to finance its war machine.

July 8, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

The time for talk is over — Trump needs to get tough with Iran

Just three weeks after it was signed, the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran is on life support. Tehran’s promise to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international...

July 7, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown, Bridget Toomey

Sanaa-Tehran Direct Air Route Would Aid Iranian Efforts To Arm Houthis in Yemen

Despite an air blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, a delegation of Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen arrived in Tehran on July 3 — marking the first time in roughly a decade that a commercial...

June 26, 2026 | Daniel Swift, Miad Maleki

Iran’s economic catastrophe

Decay, damage and the long road back

June 22, 2026 | Mariam Wahba |

Sudan Turns Away From Iranian Weapons in Hopes of Courting Washington

Sudan’s civil war, now in its fourth year, has become one of Africa’s first drone wars. Yet the drones dominating this battlefield are overwhelmingly foreign. From approximately 3,000 miles away,...

June 19, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Khamenei warily accepts US deal as Tehran eyes rebuilding Hezbollah

On June 18, the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father, issued a statement on the recent memorandum of understanding between Washington...

June 18, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Pirate attacks on ships in the Gulf of Aden are on the rise

The Gulf of Aden and other waters around the Horn of Africa are seeing an increase in maritime attacks. Since late April, Somali pirates have been attacking and seizing vessels at a rate not...

June 17, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

Iran deal tosses a tremendous cash lifeline to terrorist regime

The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran hands the terrorist regime the one victory it could never have achieved on the battlefield. Financial reprieve. What is so disconcerting...

June 17, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Gifting Iran Early Concessions Surrenders Washington’s Upper Hand

The U.S. has reportedly granted Iran sanction waivers for selling oil, with one Iranian supertanker transporting crude oil having already crossed the U.S. naval blockade. This development came one day...

June 17, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

An MOU is not a “peace deal”

The Islamic Republic of Iran remains at war with America

June 11, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

Don’t buy Iran’s charade — this regime can’t afford peace at ANY price

For the last two months, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Iran has seesawed between expressing optimism on negotiations and making explicit threats to remove the mullahs from power. This week,...

June 9, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Houthis attack Israel and announce ban on Israeli vessels in the Red Sea

On June 8, Yemen’s Houthis fired missiles at central Israel as the Jewish state and Iran exchanged fire for the first time since the April 7 ceasefire between the US, Israel, and...

June 9, 2026 | Ari Ben Am, Joe Truzman

VIPs This Way Please: FDD Exposes New Stage in Persistent Iranian Recruitment Operation

While Iran hasn’t enjoyed much success on the battlefield against Israel, its covert efforts to degrade Israel’s resilience have been unrelenting. Since October7, 2023, Iran’s intelligence agencies...

June 8, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Why Is Saudi Arabia Circumventing the Lebanese State?

Saudi Arabia's decision to actively undermine diplomacy between Lebanon and Israel, a pathway to peace and disarming Hezbollah, should not be tolerated by the Lebanese.

June 5, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Houthis emphasize solidarity and coordination with Iran-led Axis of Resistance

In recent speeches, Abdulmalik al Houthi, the leader of the eponymous Yemeni terror group, reiterated his group’s support for its regional partners in the Iran-led “Axis of Resistance” and held out...

June 5, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Understanding Iran’s 3,000-Mile Battlefront

Iran is fighting a regional war, while the United States can focus only on one front at a time.

June 3, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Letter to the POTUS

A few hopefully helpful notes on Iran’s “Islamic Revolutionaries”

June 1, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Muqtada al Sadr announces integration of his militia into the Iraqi state

On May 27, Muqtada al Sadr, the well-known Iraqi Shiite cleric and popular leader, announced the dissolution of his militia, Saraya al Salam (the Peace Brigades). “It has become necessary for...