Iranian Protester Partly Paralyzed After London Attack
An Iranian dissident may have permanently lost the ability to walk after Tehran loyalists assaulted him in London, The Jewish Chronicle reported on June 5. Navid Bavi, 32, to whom...
Persian
Maryland Court Issues Restraining Order Against U.S.-Based Iranian Diplomat
A Maryland court issued a temporary restraining order on May 28 against an employee of Iran’s Interests Section in Washington — the Islamic Republic’s de facto consular office...
Flash Briefs
The Azerbaijanis, Not the Azeris, Are Hosting COP29
The Republic of Azerbaijan will host the annual UN Climate Change Conference known as COP29 in November 2024. For many who will attend COP29 and follow the process, this will be their first...
Op-eds
Reading the Tea Leaves on Iran’s Other “Election”
The newly “re-elected” Assembly of Experts will play a large part in determining Iran’s post-Khamenei leadership.
Op-eds
How is Iran exploiting the self-immolation of US airman Aaron Bushnell?
Support for Bushnell’s actions has spread on social media by many people who are either pro-Iran or who claim to be pro-Palestinian.
Op-eds
This man is Israel’s face and voice to the Arabic-speaking world
Avichay Adraee is Israel’s face to the Arab world, as the country seeks to confront Hamas lies with truth.
Op-eds
Iran regime media faked photo with rabbi to justify killing
The report Iran then created fake images of the victim with a rabbi to justify his killing appears to illustrate Iran’s regime lurching into antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Op-eds
Iran’s FM threatens Israel in Turkey, after Doha meeting
This is part of Iran’s full-court press in the region to unite various forces to attack Israel and the US.
Op-eds
Forget the Bomb and Help Iranians Fight Their Regime
All the other options have failed.
Op-eds
Remarks by Behnam Ben Taleblu at FDD Event Promoting Maximum Support for the People of Iran One Year After Mahsa Amini’s Murder
We all have a song. A song whose lyrics resonate not just with us. But beyond us. That’s what “Baraye” or “For” in Persian, by Shervin Hajipour, became just over one year ago to Iranian protestors....
Remarks
Iran Unveils New Combat Drone
Latest Developments The regime in Iran unveiled a new drone on August 22, which it claims can fly higher and farther than other drones in its arsenal. According to Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic...
Flash Briefs
Iranian Air Force Conducts Training Exercise
The Iranian air force began an annual air force drill on July 23, a week after the United States announced it was deploying additional assets around the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s growing...
Flash Briefs
EU, UK Reportedly Say They Will Keep Missile Sanctions on Iran in Place
Latest Developments The European Union and the United Kingdom have told Iran that they do not plan to remove sanctions on entities connected to Tehran’s missile and nuclear programs on October...
Flash Briefs
Israeli Defense Minister: Israel Can Defend Against Iran’s Alleged Hypersonic Missile
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on June 6 that Israel had ways to counter the alleged hypersonic missile unveiled by Iran earlier that day. “I hear our enemies boasting about weapons they...
Flash Briefs
Activist’s Hunger Strike Persists as UK Fails to Designate IRGC as Terrorist Group
Latest Developments An Iranian-British citizen’s hunger strike outside the United Kingdom’s Foreign Office entered its 34th day today as London continues its refusal to designate Iran’s Islamic...
Flash Briefs
How Iran’s Regime Is Threatened by Its Clerics
A new wrinkle in the Islamic Republic’s continuing political crisis
Op-eds
EU, UK Impose New Sanctions on Iran as Protests Surge
The European Union and the United Kingdom on Monday imposed new sanctions to address Tehran’s brutal suppression of protests. The sanctions, which come in the wake of a fresh surge of demonstrations in Iran, target Iranian judges, lawmakers, and commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), among others. The sanctions also follow an announcement on Saturday by Iran International, a Farsi-language news channel, that it would relocate from London to Washington due to threats against its staff by Iranian agents. Nevertheless, the EU and the UK have stopped short of designating the IRGC itself as a terrorist organization, defying demands by the European Parliament and Iranian dissidents.
Flash Briefs
No, Iran didn’t ban morality police — it duped press, and Biden administration
For a few hours this past weekend, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism pulled off a global disinformation operation to undermine a popular revolt, falsely suggesting the regime in Tehran had...
Op-eds
Without Maximum Pressure Biden Has Little Leverage Over Khamenei
Data released by Tehran show the economy has grown more than 4 percent over the last year, driven by high oil prices and loose enforcement of U.S. sanctions. This relatively strong economic growth can...
Op-eds
Protests in Iran Are Surging. The Biden Administration Can Help.
U.S. policy can no longer afford to be limited to seeking a new nuclear deal.