What is unmistakable is the depth of loathing for the Islamic Republic among its long-suffering citizens: At 71%, “dissatisfaction with the Islamic Republic” was the top reason for joining protests, according to a survey.
Despite a lull in fighting between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran broke with its established pattern of portraying direct missile attacks against U.S. forces as retaliation. On...
As U.S. bombs struck Iran’s military, Treasury targeted the financier who helped keep it funded. The U.S. Treasury Department on July 24 sanctioned four individuals and nine entities sustaining...
Yemen’s Houthis have brought the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait into the conflict between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran — blocking millions more barrels of oil from easily...
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran was meant to secure a 60-day ceasefire. Instead, the Islamic Republic has repeatedly attacked commercial vessels operating in...
Just three weeks after it was signed, the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran is on life support. Tehran’s promise to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international...
New analysis of satellite imagery indicates that Iran is continuing construction at the deeply buried nuclear facility known as Pickaxe Mountain, in violation of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding...
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Over the past two years, the Islamic Republic has engaged in at least 15 distinct ballistic missile operations from its territory against foreign targets. These attacks, starting in January 2024, ended...
Abstract This article argues that the Trump Administration’s Memorandum of Understanding with Iran is subject to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) but the administration has not complied...
If you want to understand Iran’s negotiating posture for the new nuclear deal with the United States, listen to what Washington and Tehran said about the nuclear deal of July 2015. At the time, President...
The new US-Iran memorandum offers Tehran sweeping concessions, but raises questions about whether Washington is relinquishing its leverage before securing meaningful restrictions
Will the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog, journey to Iran following the inking of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Tehran and Washington? According to Vice...
Trump took bold actions other presidents never dared, only to end up where they were all along.
The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for a major cash infusion for the Iranian regime. On June 22, the Treasury Department issued General License (GL) X, a 60-day authorization for the...
The Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran hands the terrorist regime the one victory it could never have achieved on the battlefield. Financial reprieve. What is so disconcerting...
The U.S. has reportedly granted Iran sanction waivers for selling oil, with one Iranian supertanker transporting crude oil having already crossed the U.S. naval blockade. This development came one day...
The Islamic Republic of Iran remains at war with America