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Foreign Funding and Influence in America’s K-12 Education System

Bogus Bylines: AI Lets One Iran-Origin Operation Run the Full Influence Playbook

Seven self-described Western journalists, none of whom exist, have placed nearly 100 articles in online outlets since July 2025. On October 8, OpenAI disclosed that it had banned ChatGPT accounts originating...

What the “Voice of Gaza” Chose Not to Tell the World 

In a wide-ranging interview lasting more than three hours with the Arabic-language podcast Taqarob, photographer Motaz Azaiza discussed his work in Gaza and what went on behind the scenes of local media coverage. His admissions about self-censorship, Hamas repression and the withholding of footage from October 7 challenge his image as the “perfect correspondent” and raise questions about the ethics of Western media.

Open-Source Intel Makes U.S. Troops an Easier Target for Iran

Iran is reading American service members’ social media feeds to deadly effect. The fact is that not all intelligence must be gleaned from secret, closed sources for it to be effective, and Tehran...

Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack pledged allegiance to Islamic State, prosecutors say

On July 25, 2026, Abdul Rahman Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent who had recently been released from prison after being convicted of attempting to join the Islamic State, allegedly...

Pro-Iran Hackers Outsmart Meta AI Chatbot, Access High-Profile Accounts

Hackers are coming after those friendly, cheerful chatbots used in customer support roles almost everywhere, and the first week of June told the tale. Attackers used a series of basic questions to exploit...

The underground financial system keeping Iran afloat amid war, sanctions

A man walks into a Dubai currency exchange, intending to send money to Iran. He hands over $50,000 in cash, and provides a name and a location. Hours later, the money reaches a...

Time to Stop the Music: How Terrorists Exploit Music Streaming Platforms

Russia and Iran Build Sovereign, State-Controlled Internets

Iranians are increasingly leaving their country to escape the regime’s internet shutdown. At the same time, in Russia, the Kremlin’s tightening grip on online life is fueling growing...

Using Facial Recognition Tools To Identify October 7 Perpetrators

Qatar Influence Operations: Unmasking a Suspected Network

What the Kremlin fears more than Ukrainian drones

Major banks across Russia on Friday reported major service breakdowns. Their apps crashed, ATMs stopped working, and other capabilities collapsed. The outages caused major complications in everyday...

Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism

The Iranian people deserve better than the procrastination of the Europeans.

Faced with the suffering of the Iranian people, Europe is still hesitating. How long will this diplomatic caution take precedence over our values?

Qatar Is Pushing for ‘Social Justice’ Lessons and Arabic Classes in US K-12 Schools

Federal legislation is needed to expose this influence operation

Lebanon’s Own Laws Require Disarming Muslim Brotherhood Branch Designated by U.S. as Terror Group

The United States took aim at Islamic Group (IG), the Muslim Brotherhood’s Lebanese branch on January 13. The U.S. State Department designated IG as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and designated...

Russia Recruits Young Migrant Women from Latin America to Build Iranian Drones

Iranian Influence Operation Targeting Israeli Arabs Exposed

Iran’s probing of Israeli society for vulnerabilities is expanding beyond the Jewish population. Israeli NGO “FakeReporter” uncovered a multipronged influence operation targeting Israel’s Arab...

5 Ways to Curb Iran’s Oil Exports to China

Better enforcement of the re-imposed snapback sanctions on Iran could have a decisive effect on its oil exports to China.

Freedom for Iran: Learning From U.S. Support for Polish Anti-Communists in the 1980s