Mahdi

August 5, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Mass arrests and conflicting narratives following the Haniyeh assassination

In response to the assassination of former Hamas Political Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, the Islamic Republic has arrested over 20 senior intelligence officers and military officials,...

December 2, 2023 | Emanuele Ottolenghi, Danny Citrinowicz

Latin America’s Hezbollah Problem

Hezbollah's presence in the region merits swift recognition and action.

April 14, 2020 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Iran vs. Trump: Suleimani’s Legacy, and Khamenei’s Ambitions

The supreme leader and Trump may well end the long-running, region-defining clash. We just don't know yet quite how.

December 8, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German police rolled out red carpet for Hezbollah-affiliated group

The US, Israel, the Arab League, and Canada classify all of Hezbollah as a terrorist entity. Germany and the EU have merely proscribed Hezbollah’s so-called military wing a terrorist organization.

October 16, 2018 | Tzvi Kahn

‘America is not the enemy, the enemy is right here’

Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian parliament, has described the United States as a “threat to the entire world.” But his daughter Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani is safe in Ohio, where she recently c...

September 27, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Report: Britain slated to outlaw the entire terrorist entity Hezbollah

Britain banned Hezbollah’s military wing in 2008 because the Lebanese militia attacked UK soldiers in Iraq.

September 12, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Governor Opens Israel Office, Refuses to Ban Hezbollah, Iran Trade

Armin Laschet, the powerful governor of the largest German state North ...

February 26, 2018 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

The Mystery Martyr

Death came suddenly for Samer Ibrahim Atoui, a 48-year-old native of the southern Lebanese village of Khiyam. On October 2, 2017, a Syrian opposition social media account posted photographs showi...

October 24, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Hezbollah-Aligned German Center Declares ‘Resistance’ Against Israel

The chairman of the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic center Al Mahdi in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) urged his supporters to wage “resistance” against Israel on Saturd...

April 24, 2017 | Michael Ledeen |

Tyrants And Their Hollow States

Frankly,  I’m surprised Erdogan had to settle for a photo-finish win at the wire.  Not a great result for a would-be ...

April 24, 2017 | Michael Ledeen |

Tyrants And Their Hollow States

Frankly,  I’m surprised Erdogan had to settle for a photo-finish win at the wire.  Not a great result for a would-be ...

October 16, 2015 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Victory Without Soldiers?

With the war in Syria becoming ever more complex and murderous, it’s worthwhile to revisit a guiding principle of Barack Obama: The use of American military power is likely to do more harm...

January 24, 2014 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

An Iranian Moderate Exposed

“To my esteemed enemy, Mohammad-Javad Zarif.” Iran’s former ambassador to the United Nations remains very proud of this dedication in his copy of Henry Kissinger’s ...

April 22, 2013 |

Bombing Suspects Lauded Jihad

While police in and around Boston hunt for celebrate...

January 15, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

Pilgrims or Mercenaries? Iranian Hostages Freed by Free Syrian Army

The Free Syrian Army last week released forty seven Iranian citizens and their Syrian...

October 4, 2012 | Clifford D. May |

Spinning Ahmadinejad

His UN speech should have raised alarms.

August 3, 2012 | Michael Ledeen Claremont Review of Books |

The New War Against America

Last January, President Obama went over to the Pentagon to announce deep cuts in defense. He took the occasion to proclaim: “Even as our troops continue to fight in Afghanistan, the tide of...

July 9, 2012 | Michael Ledeen Faster, Please! |

Khamenei in Isolation as Revolutionary Guards Threaten Mayhem, Kill Drunks

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei hasn’t been seen in public for a couple of weeks, and he notably missed his annual speech at “Pasdar Day,” devoted to the Revolutionary Guards Corps....

January 6, 2012 | Clifford D. May |

The Historian, the Diplomat, and the Spy

How the experts see the threat posed by Iran’s rulers.

November 16, 2011 | Clifford D. May |

Iran Options

Most are bad. The rest are worse. But actions must be taken.