Following weeks of intense protests against the ruling regime across Iran’s 31 provinces, Tehran is continuing to flood social media with bots, turning social media into a tool of domestic repression....
Iranian Prosecutor Denies U.S. Claim to Have Prevented 800 Hangings: Iran’s top prosecutor, Mohammad Movahedi, vehemently denied President Donald Trump’s claim that his threats...
Iran, Venezuela, and Ukraine are very different countries, but most Iranians, Venezuelans and Ukrainians want the same thing: to not be ruled by tyrants. They look to America for support – which...
The world, including Israel, went to sleep a few days ago with the understanding and expectation of a significant American strike on Iran, following the brutal suppression of protests, the indiscriminate...
I had a friend, a Soviet-East Europe Division case officer in the Central Intelligence Agency who served in Moscow in the 1980s. He was extremely well-suited to operations behind the Iron Curtain: He had...
The universities, historically the bastions of anti-monarchist Marxism, are now echoing with chants of “Down with the three corrupts! Mullah, leftist, Mujahid.”
Iranians have once again taken to the streets in defiance of their Islamist and authoritarian government. What began as demonstrations triggered by economic grievances — with the rial plummeting...
The human and economic costs of Iran’s poor air quality are an indictment of the Islamic Republic’s corrupt governance.
The Iranian economy is entering a dangerous phase of stagnation and inflation, despite securing revenue streams, signaling the nation's lack of wealth.
Finance Minister Smotrich's 2026 defense budget must exclude US aid and wartime replenishment to ensure readiness against future threats.
On a recent trip to Israel, Mark Walker, President Trump’s nominee to be Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, did not mince words about the administration’s priorities. “We want...
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s president will address the United Nations even as his government silences its citizens with the noose. Masoud Pezeshkian, scheduled to visit New York on September 23 for...
The uprising began because of an Iranian woman’s hair. In September 2022, Iran’s morality police arrested and then killed 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. Her murder...
Reza Pahlavi and his team guarantee renewal. The West must recognize and support it, as the first Iranian-designed road map with broad public support and input.
With water shortages, heat waves and power outages, if the population rises up in protest, Washington must be ready to help.
Romania Pens Deal With Israel Defense Manufacturer: Romania’s Ministry of National Defense announced on July 21 that the country had signed a framework agreement to purchase Israeli-produced...
An Iranian social media operation is instructing its audience how to use AI and create fake accounts on X where they pose as Israelis and post demoralizing messages in Hebrew...
As Israel degrades the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military capabilities, the campaign has also targeted key pillars of repression in the country. Among them are senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...