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...
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Lebanon declares Iranian ambassador-designate ‘persona non grata’ before Iranian missile explodes over Lebanese airspace
On March 24, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi announced that he had instructed his ministry’s secretary-general “to summon the Iranian Charge d’Affaires in Lebanon,”...
Op-eds
‘They’re Attacking Our Embassies Directly’: Rubio Highlights Iranian Missile Salvos as U.S. Urges Citizens to Leave Middle East
Rubio Defends Strikes, Warns of Iran’s Potential Capabilities: Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters at a March 2 press conference to imagine the capabilities Iran...
Flash Briefs
US-Israeli campaign hits Iranian regime’s military and repression apparatus, regime forms leadership council (March 1 updates)
The joint US and Israeli operation entered its second day, with American forces targeting command-and-control centers, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters, air defense systems, ballistic...
Op-eds
Sanctioned Iranian leader denounces US, but his daughter lives here
Ali Larijani likely regards himself as a principled man. As the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, he remains a loyal foot soldier of the Islamic Republic, boasting a lifetime...
Op-eds
Israel kills 12 top officials in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled government
On August 28, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital of Yemen, killing Prime Minister Ahmed al Rahawi, along with nine ministers and two other top officials...
Op-eds
FDD Unmasks Iranian Man Behind Crowdfunding Bounty for Trump’s Assassination
There’s a crowdfunding effort to encourage the assassination of President Donald Trump, and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has unmasked an Iranian national who helped create it. Thaar[.]ir,...
Policy Briefs
FDD Connects Anti-Israel Network on Social Media to Iranian Website, Pro-Regime Actor
The “Iran Hayom” network posts anti-Israel propaganda, in Hebrew and English, across X, Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, and YouTube. Its name is a play on the widely read Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom,...
Policy Briefs
Iran Flails on the Battlefield but Touts Fake Victories Online
By Leah Siskind A missile slowly streaking across the Tel Aviv skyline smashes into a 13-story residential building, which instantly collapses. A devastating attack that never happened. While signs...
Policy Briefs
5 Oppressive Iranian Institutions Israel has Targeted
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...
Insights
Israel targets nuclear sites, Iran appoints new officials (June 19 updates)
Israel has expanded its military campaign against Iran with targeted strikes on nuclear facilities, missile infrastructure, and security institutions. Leadership changes within Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...
Op-eds
10 Things to Know About Tehran’s Propaganda Network, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Israel struck the Tehran headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on June 16, damaging a key regime media organ. IRIB is far from an independent news channel. Rather, it is a tool...
Insights
Iranian State Broadcaster Dubbed ‘Torture TV’ Struck by IDF
IDF Strikes Iran’s State Media: The Israeli Air Force struck the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran on June 16, stating that the structure was being...
Flash Briefs
Israel widens air campaign, hits Iran’s critical infrastructure, propaganda hubs (June 15–16 updates)
Israel has expanded its precision strikes across Iran. As Iran’s missile stockpile dwindles and top regime officials are either dead or in hiding, the Israeli military has now begun targeting critical...
Op-eds
Time to Reform VOA and Its Iran Programming: Trim the Fat, Keep the Mission
The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate funding for Voice of America (VOA) represents a missed opportunity to reform and enhance the outlet’s capacity to counter adversarial propaganda.
Insights
Targeting Iran’s agents of influence
The British government unveiled an important new measure to combat influence originating from Tehran. Now it has to get to work enforcing it.The British government unveiled an important new measure to combat influence originating from Tehran. Now it has to get to work enforcing it.
Op-eds
Awaiting Israel’s strike, Tehran pushes propaganda to cushion the blow
“Lethal, precise and especially surprising.” That’s how Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant framed Israel’s impending military response to the Islamic Republic’s overt and...
Op-eds
Cognitive Combat
China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans
Monographs
Washington Should Clip Qatar’s Media Wing
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre recently criticized a new Israeli law that allows the government to temporarily shutter Al Jazeera’s Israel operations. “If it’s true, a move like...
Op-eds
HispanTV Is Iran’s Propaganda Arm in Latin America; Why Is It Still Being Broadcast?
On October 7, Hamas terrorists breached the Gaza security fence, entered Israel, and massacred more than 1,400 people — raping, burning, mutilating, and torturing their victims, including infants, children, pregnant women, the elderly, and disabled people. They also took more than 220 hostages back to Gaza...