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Qatar Is Knocking on Canada’s Door
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund just took a $500 million bite out of Canada’s mining industry. On September 17, Ivanhoe Mines announced that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) invested that amount...
Policy Briefs
UK Government Rejects Determination of Israeli ‘Genocide’ in Gaza
Israel Not Committing Genocide: The United Kingdom has concluded that Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, according to a letter sent by then Foreign Secretary David Lammy...
Flash Briefs
Tensions grow between Damascus and eastern Syria amid continuing efforts to integrate factions
On September 2, the state-controlled Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Damascus intercepted an arms shipment destined for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US-supported military force...
Op-eds
Following Australian Proscription, Time To Tighten the Terrorism Sanctions Noose on the IRGC
It was a decision years in the making. Canberra will now proscribe the entirety of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. On August 25, Australian Foreign Secretary...
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‘Your Aggression Will Not Be Tolerated’: Australia Expels Iranian Ambassador Over Attacks on Jewish Community Targets
2 Attacks Linked to Iran: Australia announced the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador in Canberra as well as its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist...
Flash Briefs
Iran’s web of terror and propaganda: The case of Al Mustafa University
Last July, Israel’s ambassador to Argentina gave an interview to Latin America’s leading news platform, Infobae, where he named Edgardo Ruben (aka Suhail) Assad, Abdallah Cerrilla, and Abdul...
Op-eds
Armenia–Azerbaijan deal worries Iran
Washington brokered an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 8 aimed at opening a transit corridor through the South Caucasus. The new agreement replaces the original Zangezur...
Op-eds
US, UK, EU allies condemn Iranian terror plots
The United States, the United Kingdom, and a dozen other European countries issued a statement on July 31, condemning Iran’s escalating extraterritorial intelligence operations across Western...
Op-eds
Keir Starmer’s empty threat won’t save Gaza, it will reward the terrorists
The U.K.’s Prime Minister tried to make a splash in the Middle East with his announcement that he will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire and commits to a...
Op-eds
UNRWA Forces Refugee Status on Palestinians in Perpetuity — Even Against Their Wishes
A Palestinian walks into a UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) office and asks to be removed from its refugee registry. UNRWA says no. It sounds like the start of a bad joke. But the joke has been going...
Op-eds
China Looks to Expand Its Access to London Infrastructure
A company with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants to control what comes out of the faucets of millions of Londoners. CK Infrastructure Holdings (CKI), a subsidiary of firm CK Hutchison,...
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Iran Executes Alleged Israeli Spy as Regime’s Internet Blackout Persists
A Fraudulent Execution: Iran hanged a 26-year-old man accused of spying for Israel, the Islamic Republic’s state media announced on June 23. According to the Norway-based nonprofit...
Flash Briefs
‘They strike, we dance’ — Iranians damn the regime amid Israeli barrage
Cries of “Death to Khamenei” filled the night air in Tehran on June 15, rising above the thunder of Israeli airstrikes. The same defiant chorus had echoed through the city the night before,...
Op-eds
Israel targets IRGC general and disrupts Iranian banks (June 17 updates)
A sweeping Israeli campaign on June 17 delivered a series of coordinated military strikes and cyber operations that placed the Islamic Republic of Iran under mounting pressure. Israel eliminated the most...
Op-eds
‘Topple This Bloodthirsty Government’: Despite Censorship, Some Iranians Express Support for Israel’s Strikes
Iranians Seen Supporting Israeli Strikes: As Israeli forces continue to conduct airstrikes on military and infrastructure targets belonging to the Iranian regime, a steady stream...
Flash Briefs
Lebanon Is Conceding to Hezbollah’s Post-War Reconstruction Demands
Hezbollah has rejected calls to disarm, and now, Lebanon is conceding its best — if not only — leverage. On June 3, Lebanese television station Al Jadeedrevealed that President Joseph Aoun appointed...
Policy Briefs
Sanctions? Iran’s Secret Oil Network Fuels Its Regime
Iran is exporting 1.6 million barrels of oil every day. Thanks to a shadowy fleet, fake paperwork, and a global network of front companies, Tehran keeps its oil flowing, fueled by China’s backing. The West’s sanctions are failing spectacularly. Find out why and what it will take to finally cut off this illicit lifeline.
Op-eds
Hamas Applauds UK, France, and Canada’s Threat of ‘Concrete Actions’ Against Israel
Latest Developments Hamas Welcomes ‘Concrete Actions’ Against Israel: Hamas lauded the United Kingdom, France, and Canada for threatening “concrete actions” against Israel if the IDF’s military...
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British Police Bust Iranian Terrorist Cells in ‘Major’ Counterterrorism Operations
British Police Snare Alleged Terror Plotters: British counterterrorism police rounded up eight suspects, mostly Iranian nationals, in two separate counterterrorism sweeps on May...