Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

February 2, 2026 | Tzvi Kahn |

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...

September 3, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

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...

July 11, 2025 | Max Lesser, Maria Riofrio

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,...

July 1, 2025 | Max Lesser |

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,...

June 21, 2025 | Leah Siskind |

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...

June 19, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

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...

June 19, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

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...

June 18, 2025 | Bridget Toomey, Toby Dershowitz

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...

June 16, 2025 | |

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...

June 16, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

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...

April 17, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh, Navid Mohebbi

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.

March 7, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

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.

October 10, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

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...

June 28, 2024 | Bradley Bowman |

Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

April 26, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

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...

October 31, 2023 | Emanuele Ottolenghi, Marina Rosenberg

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...

June 21, 2023 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Countering Threats Posed by Nation-State Actors in Latin America to U.S. Homeland Security

Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence

February 15, 2023 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Arsenal

Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

January 10, 2023 | Mark Dubowitz, Orde Kittrie

Strategy for a New Comprehensive U.S. Policy on Iran

October 30, 2022 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Richard Goldberg, Tzvi Kahn, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Maximum Support for the Iranian People: A New Strategy

Introduction U.S. policy since the 2009 election-related uprising in Iran has gradually incorporated a variety of human rights related sanctions and designations to name, shame, penalize, and deter Iranian...