Mohammad Javad Zarif

February 17, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Female Imam: ‘Does German FM have an antisemitism problem?’

The Foreign Ministry on Heiko Maas’s watch has faced allegations of stoking Jew-hatred.

November 5, 2019 | Tzvi Kahn |

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Officials Tied to Iran’s Supreme Leader

The United States on Monday sanctioned Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS) and nine individuals responsible for implementing the extremist policies – both at home and abroad – of Iran’s supreme...

September 18, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

John Bolton would counsel against appeasement

In response to Tehran’s latest attack on Saudi Arabia and threats against the U.S.

September 6, 2019 | Olli Heinonen, Tzvi Kahn

Iran is once again trying to blackmail the world for billions – we can’t give in

Iran is once again trying to blackmail the world for billions of dollars, after announcing that it is beginning work to develop centrifuges to accelerate uranium enrichment – a step needed to start producing nuclear...

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 19, 2019 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

What Trump can expect from Iran’s supreme leader

Iran’s seizure of two oil tankers — one British-owned, the other British-flagged — in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday dram...

July 17, 2019 | Clifford D. May

Getting Human Rights Right

Mike Pompeo is trying – to the chagrin of the human rights establishment.

July 16, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Ohana rips PM of Luxembourg for hyprocisy toward Iran’s execution of gays

Luxembourg prime minister boycotted an Israeli event because of anti-LGBTQ comments made by Peretz but welcomed Iran's FM who defended the execution of gay Iranians.

July 11, 2019 | David Adesnik |

British Warship Foils Iranian Attempt to Take Oil Tanker Hostage

The frigate HMS Montrose trained its guns on three I...

July 5, 2019 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Mullah report

When President Trump withdrew the United States from his predecessor's nuclear deal with Iran last May, he set in motion what he wanted to avoi...

July 1, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Only 5% Of Palestinians and 6% of Lebanese Accept Gay Relationships

Jordan blocked on of the first LGBT magazines.

June 26, 2019 | Mark Dubowitz, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Behnam Ben Taleblu

What “Yes” With Iran Looks Like

June 24, 2019 | Jacob Nagel |

What’s Next on Tehran’s Nuclear File?

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed he would never renegotiate another nuclear deal after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 accord last year. His regime, with encou...

June 21, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Against the Current: Germany’s Iranian-Born MP on the Front Lines for Israel and Jewish Life in Germany

Bijan Djir-Sara came to Germany from Iran at 11 and has become one of the Bundestag’s leading opponents of BDS and champions of the Jewish state

June 18, 2019 | Tzvi Kahn |

Iran Releases a U.S. Resident Taken Hostage

Tehran on June 11 freed...

June 18, 2019 | David Adesnik, LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Burning Bridge: The Iranian Land Corridor to the Mediterranean

May 29, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

Iran’s rulers feel the pain

Talking to Trump may be how they attempt to relieve it

May 22, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

The imperative of deterrence

We invite aggression if our enemies believe “America cannot do a damn thing”

April 30, 2019 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iran’s foreign minister aims to stir Washington divisions on U.S. trip

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has stepped up his public diplomacy to criticize President Trump's foreign policy and amplify ruptures —...

April 8, 2019 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Terrorist designation increases burden on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Secretary Mike Pompeo escalated the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran with his ...