Ministry of Intelligence

September 21, 2022 | Annie Fixler, Richard Goldberg, Michael Sugden

Washington Punishes Iranian Cyber Actors While Preparing to Enrich Regime

The U.S. Treasury Department issued two sets of sanctions against Iran in mid-September for its malicious cyber operations. While the sanctions and other corresponding U.S. government actions raise awareness...

September 2, 2022 | Bill Roggio |

Rare photo surfaces of top Al Qaeda leaders inside Iran

A recently surfaced photograph of three of Al Qaeda’s top leaders, including Saif al Adel – the man many believe to be the successor to emir Ayman al Zawahiri – shows that they were present in the...

August 24, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Abandoning Afghanistan

The impact of America’s capitulation to the Taliban

March 21, 2022 | Annie Fixler |

Iran’s Hackers Are Opportunistic, Patient, and Fearless

Iranian hackers are dangerous not because they have uniquely sophisticated techniques but because they are increasingly less risk-averse than other cyber actors.

October 6, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

August 15, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal, Ben Evansky

Controversial German politician to head UN agency accused of helping Iran with tech linked to nuclear program

Gerd Müller prepares to outline his plans for UNIDO during the final week of August

July 16, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

How Iranian Intelligence Hunts Down Dissidents While Protecting Al-Qaeda

Court documents show that the regime has long been trying to kidnap an Iranian journalist living in Brooklyn.

February 18, 2021 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Toby Dershowitz

Iran, Terrorism Finance, and Money Laundering: A Status Update Before FATF Meets Next Week

When the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) convenes its plenary next week, while not formally on the agenda, buzz on the sidelines will concern Tehran’s constant push to be removed from the FATF blacklist....

January 25, 2021 | Richard Goldberg, Saeed Ghasseminejad, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Matthew Zweig, Mark Dubowitz

Biden, Congress Should Defend Terrorism Sanctions Imposed on Iran

November 25, 2020 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

The Armenia-Azerbaijan War: Downgrading Iran’s Regional Role

The security architecture emerging in the South Caucasus following the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan led to significant changes for the region’s three main powers:  Russia and Turkey gained increased...

October 1, 2020 | Annie Fixler |

Coordinated U.S. Actions Combat Wide Range of Iran’s Malign Cyber Activities

In a series of coordinated actions in mid-September, the U.S. departments of Justice and the Treasury exposed more than 50 Iranian hackers and took steps in concert with the FBI to thwart their ability...

April 20, 2020 | Alireza Nader |

Regime in Iran Exploits Canada’s Policy of Engagement Without Pressure

Canada has little to show for its government’s conciliatory approach to the Islamic Republic of Iran following the death of 57 Canadian-Iranians on January 8, when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...

April 13, 2020 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Islamic Revolution vs. Donald Trump

Iran and Ayatollah Khamenei are more influential today than at any time since 1979.

April 2, 2020 | Toby Dershowitz, Talia Katz

Khamenei Uses Iran State TV to Turn a Profit Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is profiting during the coronavirus outbreak from contracts with state entities complicit in torture, according to a newly leaked video of a meeting of Iran’s...

March 25, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German court sentences Iranian regime agent to prison for treason

German authorities have conducted criminal investigations into Iran for 22 cases of espionage, second only to Russia.

March 7, 2020 | |

Torture TV: New FDD Report Makes the Case for Sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s State-Run Media

New Report Chronicles State TV’s Forced Confessions

February 27, 2020 | Toby Dershowitz, Talia Katz

Torture TV

The Case for Sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s State-Run Media

November 26, 2019 | Tzvi Kahn |

U.S. Sanctions Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology

The Trump administration sanctioned Iran’s minister of information and communications technology (ICT) on Friday for his longstanding role in suppressing Iranian citizens’ access to the internet. The...

August 29, 2019 | Mark Dubowitz, Reuel Marc Gerecht

Stop Indulging Javad Zarif

There’s nothing ‘moderate’ about the Iranian foreign minister, who is now threatening our think tank.

July 6, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran’s Regime Arrests 8 Christians, Sending Them To Solitary Confinement

The arrest of the eight Christians was first reported on Friday by Article 18, an organization that promotes religious freedom and supports Iran's repressed Christians.