Mehr News Agency

September 25, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Tehran’s damage control tactics amidst Hezbollah’s setbacks

In light of the significant losses suffered by Hezbollah and the escalating concerns in Tehran regarding a potentially unpredictable Israeli attack, the regime’s current strategy appears to be one of...

September 17, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Large-scale attack targets Hezbollah fighters

In what appears to be the most extensive breach of Hezbollah’s communication system by the State of Israel, pagers assigned to members of the Lebanese group exploded on September 17, injuring...

September 9, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s missile trade with Russia is about changing world order

The story of the transfer of Iranian missiles to Russia is not just about the missiles; it is about the larger symbol.

July 30, 2024 | |

Iran Touts More Than $15 Billion of Oil Revenue

Iran announced on July 29 that its oil exports exceeded $15 billion between March and July 2024. Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported that Mohammed Rezvanifar, the head...

July 18, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh, Ahmad Sharawi

Iran-backed militias target US base in Iraq

Two drones targeted the Ain al-Asad Airbase in Iraq on July 16, a military outpost that hosts American and coalition forces. The drone strikes mark the second attack on American forces in Iraq...

June 21, 2024 | Bill Roggio, Janatan Sayeh

Iran and Taliban discuss “joint action” against Israel

The foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Taliban discussed taking “joint action” against Israel in support of Hamas. The Taliban and Iran have cooperated in the past to oust the...

January 30, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iranian reactions to the Islamic State’s suicide bombings in Kerman

On the anniversary of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Lt. General Qassaem Soleimani’s death on January 3rd, 2024, two explosions occurred in proximity of the Kerman Martyrs...

June 28, 2023 | |

Iran Pledges Support for Putin After Failed Mutiny

The chief of the Iranian armed forces general staff, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, invited Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to visit Iran during a phone call on June 28. According to a readout...

April 22, 2021 | Tony Badran |

Does Israel Lie America Into Wars?

A top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has acknowledged the 2018 Israeli operation that seized Iran’s nuclear archive. “The country has been widely exposed to security violations, and...

February 12, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Adviser to Iran’s Khamenei is looking to ‘raze Tel Aviv to the ground’

In a recent interview, Mohsen Rezaei said that Iran would use any US activity as a pretext to attack Israel.

March 8, 2016 | |

Olli Heinonen, former IAEA head of Safeguards, Joins FDD as Advisor on Science and Nonproliferation

Olli Heinonen, former head of Safeguards and Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies as Advisor on Science a...

August 31, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Analysis: Unrestricted Europe-Iran Trade Will Help Empower Regime’s Oppression of Citizens

The pernicious European companies selling technology to the Islamic Republic are already well known: They range from widespread surveillance of Iranians to the transfer of dual-use equipment that...

July 22, 2015 |

Heading Toward An EMP Catastrophe

For over a decade now, since the Congressional EMP Commission delivered its first report to Congress eleven years ago in July of 2004, various Senate and House committees have heard from numerous scie...

February 23, 2015 | Emanuele Ottolenghi, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Sanctions Relief under the JPOA

FDD Report

August 25, 2014 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Don’t Forget Iran’s Ballistic Missiles

Last month, the P5+1 and Iran arranged for an extension of Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), the interim nuclear deal that was agreed to in Geneva in late 2013 and implemented in January of this year....

November 13, 2013 | Mark Dubowitz |

Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, Members of the Committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for inviting me to testify today on this important topic....

September 26, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

Iran Responds to Obama’s UNGA Speech

Iranian press closely associated with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) mocked President Barack Obama for his...

May 30, 2013 | Mark Dubowitz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Guardians of the Revolution and Violators of Human Rights

Honorable members of this subcommittee, I am privileged to appear before you today to discuss the role of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a vast system of domestic repres...

June 28, 2011 | The Rosett Report |

Ban Ki-Moon Congratulates Iranian Fox for Guarding the Hen House?

Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, Iran is now offering to coordinate counter-terrorism activities for us all. At a two-day “counter-terrorism” conference just hosted...

May 16, 2011 | Press TV (Iran)

Iran Launches First Gas Storage Site

Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Javad Owji has announced the inauguration of the country's first underground natural gas storage facility in the province of Qom. "We predict that during the firs...