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.
Houthis
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.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s economic catastrophe
Decay, damage and the long road back
Op-eds
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,...
Policy Briefs
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
An MOU is not a “peace deal”
The Islamic Republic of Iran remains at war with America
Op-eds
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,...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Insights
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.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
Letter to the POTUS
A few hopefully helpful notes on Iran’s “Islamic Revolutionaries”
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Shabaab spokesman congratulates JNIM, denounces Western powers in Eid message
Yesterday, as part of its annual celebrations for Eid al Adha, Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, released its usual speech for the occasion. Delivered by Shabaab’s official spokesman, Ali...