Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Why we have a TSA and a DHS
And the jihadis that make them necessary
Op-eds
America can bankrupt Iran’s insiders — And it should
Tens of billions of dollars have been siphoned out of the Iranian economy by the Islamic Republic’s insiders over the past decade. If the U.S. wasn’t watching then, it is now. “We...
Op-eds
Israel kills Al Manar employee Ali Shuaib, says he was a Hezbollah military operative
On the morning of Saturday, March 28, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted a press-marked vehicle on the Jezzine-Kfarhouna road in south Lebanon. The strike killed Ali Shuaib, an employee of the...
Op-eds
Iran is not Venezuela, President Trump, and this man is no moderate
Seeking a shortcut out of Iran, the administration considers its Venezuela playbook.
Op-eds
Iran intensifies recruitment, repression amid reports of thousands of security deaths, Washington weighs ground operations
Washington has signaled readiness to expand operations, including potential ground options, while continuing strikes on Iran’s military and weapons infrastructure. At the same time, the sustained Israeli...
Op-eds
The Iran war has given Trump his best hand against China — now he shouldn’t fold
President Donald Trump should say the quiet part out loud: China’s years of economic, technological and diplomatic support for Iran did not merely underwrite the regime’s malign activity. It accelerated...
Op-eds
The Strait of Hormuz: The Military, Energy, and Economic Challenges
Media Calls
US-Israeli strikes continue as talks over Strait of Hormuz stall and Iran intensifies internal crackdown
The US and Israel continued strikes across Iran over the last week, including precision hits on military sites, industrial facilities, and urban areas, alongside applying pressure on Tehran over the Strait...
Op-eds
Iranian Cyber Operations Take Advantage of Weakened U.S. Defenses
The agency responsible for defending against Iranian cyberattacks is running at less than half strength, so perhaps cyber strikes against two U.S. healthcare companies in two weeks should not be surprising....
Policy Briefs
Iran Blocks 2 Chinese Vessels From Transiting Strait of Hormuz
2 Chinese-Flagged Vessels Turned Back: Iran blocked two Chinese-flagged container vessels from transiting the Strait of Hormuz on March 27, according to the MarineTraffic tracking...
Flash Briefs
Israel Eliminates Top IRGC Navy Commander Responsible for Closing Strait of Hormuz
Navy Commander Killed: Israel said on March 26 that it had eliminated Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, in the port city of Bandar...
Flash Briefs
Trump’s Oil Waiver Gives Iran a Dangerous Financial Lifeline
Allowing Tehran to sell crude will only strengthen its grip over global energy flows.
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
Iran Is Using Its Citizens As Human Shields
Tehran’s regime is sacrificing ordinary Iranians and calling it "defense."
Op-eds
Trump’s 15-point Iran truce plan would let one terrifying threat slide
Four weeks after the United States and Israel launched their combined assault on Iran’s clerical regime, the war has reached a tipping point. Over the last few days, President Donald Trump has spoken...
Op-eds
8 Key Regime Figures Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran
Insights
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
Iraqi Security Institutions: The Latest Victims of Tehran’s Iraqi Proxies
The Iraqi government may not care about protecting Americans from Tehran’s militias, but it should certainly care about protecting its own citizens. Amidst bombardments against American assets in...
Policy Briefs
Lebanon Declares Iranian Ambassador Persona Non Grata
Tehran’s Envoy Declared ‘Persona Non Grata’: Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said on March 24 that he had “instructed today the Secretary-General of the Ministry...