Iranian Revolution

June 24, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Letter to Melania: Beyond the oil and nukes, you can fight for Iranian women

Dear Mrs. Trump, Or may I call you Melania? If that is too familiar, no problem, I understand. But you can certainly call me Cliff! I am a longtime admirer. I have heard you speak out for human rights,...

June 17, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

An MOU is not a “peace deal”

The Islamic Republic of Iran remains at war with America

June 12, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran Wants To Punish Jordan for Hosting U.S. Forces

The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) announced on June 11 that they had intercepted 20 missiles launched from Iran toward Al-Azraq, a town about 50 miles east of Amman that is also home to a major air base...

June 4, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

The U.S. Needs Its Mideast Bases

If America won’t finish the job in Iran, leaving the Gulf Arab states would turn a failure into a rout.

June 3, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Letter to the POTUS

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

May 27, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran conducts new attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq

Iran carried out a new attack on a Kurdish Iranian opposition group in northern Iraq on the evening of May 25, one of several over the past weeks that Kurdish groups have blamed on Iran. Despite...

May 26, 2026 | Sophie McDowall |

The Terrorist Threat Washington Isn’t Hearing

Terrorist groups are exploiting music and audio platforms to spread extremist propaganda, exposing dangerous gaps in online content moderation and counterterrorism coordination.

April 17, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

What Victory Looks Like When Your Foe Won’t Surrender

The U.S. can win without Iran acknowledging it lost

April 15, 2026 | Miad Maleki |

For Iran, Hormuz Is More a Weakness Than a Weapon

How a U.S. Blockade Threatens the Regime’s Grip

April 15, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

The U.S. military can clear mines but not minds

Though Tehran’s capabilities are being degraded, its theology persists

April 14, 2026 | Dr. Reza Arab, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Iran at a crossroads: Australia’s opportunities and pitfalls

Over the last few weeks, the Islamist regime in Tehran has expanded the scope of its hostage-taking operation. Not satisfied with only taking Western citizens hostage and then extorting their governments,...

April 8, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Know thine enemy

The “great, proud people of Iran” are not among them

April 7, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Hezbollah Emerged from Iran’s Revolution, Not “Resistance” to Israel

A false claim, now common in Western media and academia, portrays Hezbollah as having emerged in response to Israel’s 1982 invasion and subsequent occupation of Lebanon. In reality, Hezbollah arose in...

April 1, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, William Doran

Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism

March 30, 2026 | Shannon Walsh, Sean Calabria

Contra Pope Leo, Catholic Just War Doctrine Supports Iran Strikes

Over the weekend, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican by condemning those who “wage war” and insisting that God unequivocally rejects war and the prayers of those who...

March 26, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh, Aaron Goren

Iran’s New Security Chief Marches to the Same Tune as His Predecessors

Regime officials in Tehran are playing musical chairs with vacant positions. Israel’s elimination of Ali Larijani on March 16 has left Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) in the hands of...

March 26, 2026 | Angela Howard |

U.S. Redirects Tehran Regime’s Illicit Wealth to Its Victims

Tehran is getting evicted. For about three decades, the clerical regime has owned prime real estate in Midtown Manhattan. On March 23, the Southern District of New York announced its entry into a settlement...

March 25, 2026 | |

8 Key Regime Figures Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran

March 18, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Strait talk 

American victory passes through Hormuz

March 6, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei?

If chosen to succeed his father as Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei will seal the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ dominance over the Islamic Republic.