Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

August 13, 2014 | Michael Ledeen |

‘If Only Stalin Knew’

When Comrade Stalin ruled in the Kremlin, his many apologists and admirers could never bring themselves to admit that he was responsible for the many terrible acts of the Soviet Union. Indeed, th...

August 11, 2014 | Mark Dubowitz, Reuel Marc Gerecht

Iran Ignores A Lucrative Deal Over Its Nuclear Activities

Why hasn’t Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, agreed to the offer the West put on the table in Vienna last month ...

July 25, 2014 | Behnam Ben Taleblu FDD Policy Brief |

Quds Day In Iran

Amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Iran’s celebration of...

July 4, 2014 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Man And The Myth

Urbi et Orbi, the city and the world, Tehran and the globe. In his turban and clerical robe, softly speaking of peace, Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, resembles a spiritual guide mor...

June 24, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Don’t Forget Sexual Minorities In Iran

Co-authored by Arsham Parsi While the world powers prepare for a July negotiation session with Iran over its illicit nuclear program, the deteriorating situation for sexual mino...

June 17, 2014 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Why Not Le Pen, Nigel?

With 17 seats, Italian comedian-turned-party leader, Beppe Grillo and his party, the Five-Star Movement, will join the newly elected European Parliament alongside other Eurosceptic parties from l...

June 4, 2014 | FDD Policy Brief |

Iran’s Electoral Fraud, Five Years On

Five years after the June 12, 2009 presidential elections in Iran, which secured Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second presidential term but simultaneously provoked massive country-wide anti-regime demons...

May 21, 2014 | Mark Dubowitz |

Iran: The Psychology of Sanctions

Despite the current impasse in negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iranover the fate of it...

May 15, 2014 | Mark Dubowitz FDD Iran Sanctions Analysis |

New Sentiment Indicator Shows Positive Impact of Sanctions Relief on Iran’s Economy

FDD Iran Sanctions Analysis

April 28, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer FDD Policy Brief |

Mahmoud Abbas and the Holocaust

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, responding to a question posed by a Rabbi, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud A...

April 28, 2014 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Holocaust Denial and the Iranian Regime

Well, we know that there's at least one person who won't be marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday. "Observe that no one in Europe dares to speak about the Holocaust even though it...

April 11, 2014 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Scare Tehran, Please

Is Barack Obama’s threat of preventive military action against the Iranian regime’s nuclear program credible? Would a one-year, six-month, or even three-month nuclear breakout capacit...

April 7, 2014 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Iran’s Nuclear Shadow

During the past decade, Western diplomats have been engaged in protracted negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its nuclear program. Though a deal remains elusive, Western policymak...

March 19, 2014 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Sanctions Against Iran Should Focus On Powerful Revolutionary Guards

Co-authored by Saeed Ghasseminejad Since Hassan Rouhani’s election as the new president of Iran in June 2013, the Islamic Republic has been on a ‘charm offensiv...

March 4, 2014 | Sheryl Saperia

The Human Rights Situation in Iran

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to appear before you today and to address a subject that, in my view, deserves more attention than it currently receives in the international debate over I...

February 10, 2014 | Mark Dubowitz

Negotiations on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, members of the Committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), thank you for inviting me to testify today on the implementation...

February 5, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal |

How Europe is Speed-Dating Iran

European companies were astonishingly quick to seek new business with Iran following the interim nuclear agreement the P5+1 states and Tehran reached in November 2013‫.‬‬‬...

February 3, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany, Inc. Heads to Tehran

As the world's most powerful countries loosen the sanctions regime on Iran, European companies are looking to turn a profit from the international détente. Information uncovered by&nb...

January 28, 2014 | Michael Ledeen |

Hey Stupid! It’s Not About Nukes, It’s About Life and Death

There are none so blind as those who will not see, and hardly anyone wants to see Iran for what it is:  an evil regime bound and determined to dominate and destroy us, our friends and our al...

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 ...