Iranian hackers are targeting industrial equipment and causing operational disruptions to multiple types of critical infrastructure, warned the U.S. government on April 7. Despite the ceasefire announced...
Iran, under financial isolation, is turning to an old friend: Iraqi cash. Through informal financial channels and networks, currency-filled envelopes are moving across Iraq into Iran under...
Amid the uncertainty caused by the ongoing war with Iran’s clerical regime, the price of oil jumped to $120 on March 9 before crashing back to $95 in a matter of hours. The price swings reflect...
International Energy Policies Threaten U.S. National Security
The United States dealt Russian efforts to evade international sanctions a significant blow by ordering the American bank J.P. Morgan to freeze $2 billion of Russian funds destined for Turkey. The move...
The Chinese fast fashion giant Shein has filed to go public in the U.S., with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley as lead underwriters. The IPO (initial public offering) is projected to...
The immediate path to stopping Vladimir Putin’s brazen and brutal war in Ukraine may not be entirely clear, just yet. But one thing is certain: global supply chain dependencies on Russian oil and natural...
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Iran’s Use of Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this week refused to meet with President Trump at the United Nations. One of the big reasons: He and his European backers are waiting to see whether Trump will force the SWIFT financial-messaging service to disconnect Iranian banks in November.
As the U.S. begins to reimpose tough sanctions on Iran, defenders of the 2015 nuclear deal are peddling myths. They say Russia, China and India will evade sanctions. They claim oil prices will skyrock...
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By reflagging and renaming its ships, Tehran keeps one step ahead of the law.
If you ever find yourself in downtown Tehran, it's hard to miss the five-story-tall mural commemorating Khaled al-Islambouli, the man who assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in October 1981...