How Washington can help Iranians prepare for the next internet blackout
Excerpt As the internet went dark in Iran on Jan. 8, the slaughter began. The regime committed unprecedented violence, killing possibly more than 30,000 Iranians, most during...
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U.S. and Iran Hold Indirect Talks in Oman
Deliberations in Muscat: Delegations from the United States and Iran convened in the Omani capital of Muscat on February 6 for indirect talks addressing the tensions sparked by...
Flash Briefs
Why Helping Iran Would Not Lead the US into a New Quagmire
Iran is already a thoroughly integrated and educated nation-state under the repressive rule of the ayatollahs.
Op-eds
A ‘Venezuelan model’ in Iran would be a disaster for Israel, Iranians
Removing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei without dismantling the regime risks betraying the Iranian people and leaving Israel facing the same threats under new leadership.
Op-eds
Negotiating With Iran Is Wrong. Doing So in Oman Is Worse
The scheduled talks in Muscat between the United States and Iran on February 6 shines much needed light on the regional role of their host, the Sultanate of Oman. Oman cannot be regarded as a trusted...
Policy Briefs
As Iran tensions mount, beware the hidden hand of this two-faced US ‘ally’
While Washington searches for ways to weaken Iran’s murderous rulers, our supposed NATO ally Turkey is working overtime to keep the mullahs alive — and in power. This week’s diplomatic tug-of-war over...
Op-eds
Previewing Talks with Iran
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Iranian regime escalates hostilities with US, hardens negotiating position
Iran has ramped up military provocations against US forces in the Middle East as nuclear negotiations loom, with regime officials sending mixed signals on uranium enrichment while refusing to discuss missile...
Op-eds
The battered Western alliance
Repairing it is essential if we’re to win the current cold war
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
Kicking and Screaming Against America and Israel
REVIEW: ‘Kicking the Hornet’s Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump’ by Daniel E. Zoughbie
Op-eds
‘Repression Cannot Go Unanswered’: EU Designates IRGC as Terrorist Organization
EU Designates IRGC: The European Union (EU) designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization on January 29. The decision was made after the...
Flash Briefs
Iran Is Killing Protestors. Europe Is Issuing Statements.
The EU has the tools to impose real costs on the IRGC’s repression and its operations in Europe. What’s missing is action.
Op-eds
Trump’s noose tightens on Iran — here’s what must come next
Nobody can say President Donald Trump didn’t give Tehran a chance. Even at the11th hour, with massive military assets pouring into the Middle East after Iran’s brutal attacks on its own protesting...
Op-eds
Iran Fuels Repression in Myanmar
Fuel shipments linked to Iran are helping Myanmar’s military regime to intensify air strikes on civilians trapped in the civil war that has raged since it seized power in a coup five years ago. According...
Policy Briefs
Iran Protests Highlight South Africa’s Broken Moral Compass
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Op-eds
‘Next Attack Will Be Far Worse’: Trump Threatens Iran as Regime Denies Negotiations With Washington
Latest Developments Trump Issues New Threats: President Donald Trump issued a renewed threat to Iran’s rulers on January 28, warning the Islamic Republic to “come to the [negotiating] table”...
Flash Briefs
Iran’s Executions Have Not Stopped
Iranians are dying in their thousands, but the anti-regime movement endures nonetheless. The death toll from the latest protest wave is now estimated to have surpassed 36,000. Although the massacre...
Policy Briefs
Iran and its proxies threaten retaliation against US and Israel amid US military buildup
Tehran and its regional proxies are escalating threats against the United States and Israel as Washington moves additional naval forces into the Middle East. The US military buildup follows US President...
Op-eds
Hezbollah: We will not remain neutral if Islamic Republic endangered
Hezbollah is arguably the Islamic Republic of Iran’s primary and central extension, having described itself as such in the 1985 Open Letter, the group’s founding and constitutional document. As...