Qom

October 9, 2024 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Israel eliminated Nasrallah’s successor

The Israeli army successfully assassinated Hashem Safieddine, the likely successor to Hezbollah’s veteran Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, whom Israel had also killed just two weeks ago....

October 2, 2024 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

The impact of Israeli operations on Hezbollah’s organizational structure

Israel seems set on liquidating Hezbollah. Beginning with its assassination of the group’s chief of staff, Fuad Shukr, on July 30, the Israelis have been decimating Hezbollah’s senior leadership in...

October 1, 2024 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah c’est moi: The Party of God without Hassan Nasrallah

On September 27, the unimaginable happened. At approximately 5:22 p.m. local time, reports emerged of a massive Israeli strike on the predominantly Shia southern suburbs of Beirut, known colloquially as...

August 4, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

The Islamic Republic prepares to avenge Ismail Haniyeh

“Bloodlust” is a term cascading across the Iranian media space this week: “Bloodlust is commanded,” declared Jam-e Jam newspaper, connected to Iran’s state-sanctioned...

April 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Worried about an Iranian attack? That’s exactly what it wants

Iran's week of threats against Israel prompts social media speculation. Foreign Minister's diplomatic calls precede potential military action, highlighting strategic confusion and psychological war

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...

May 8, 2023 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

President Aliyev: “Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran are at the Lowest Level Ever”

From day one of the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran has been hostile toward Baku and consistently acted to undermine its security and independence. However, over the last year the ties...

May 1, 2023 | |

Iran Denies Schoolgirls Were Poisoned Despite Overwhelming Evidence

Following an investigation, Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence announced on April 28 that no poisoning of schoolgirls has occurred in the country. Instead, the statement blamed unidentified...

April 4, 2023 | |

New Chemical Attacks in Iran Hospitalize Schoolgirls

Latest Developments At least 20 Iranian schoolgirls were hospitalized today in the city of Tabriz after a new wave of chemical attacks, Iranian state media reported. The “vital signs … and the...

March 15, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

How Iran’s Regime Is Threatened by Its Clerics

A new wrinkle in the Islamic Republic’s continuing political crisis

March 13, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Who Is Poisoning Iranian Schoolgirls?

The attacks, which have sickened thousands, are the latest evidence that the regime is losing its grip.

March 7, 2023 | Toby Dershowitz, Kaitlyn Romaine

March Is Women’s History Month, But Not in Iran

Hundreds of Iranian schoolgirls are falling ill from poisonings, suspected to be the work of extremist religious groups trying to instill fear and prevent participation in protests.

March 1, 2023 | |

Poisoning of Schoolgirls in Iran Under Investigation

Latest Developments  After months of ignoring evidence that an unknown toxic gas was poisoning girls’ schools throughout Iran, President Ebrahim Raisi called for the Interior Ministry to investigate...

December 6, 2022 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Time for the Biden Administration to Clip the Wings of Iran’s Propaganda Machine

On December 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Al Mustafa International University in Qom, Iran, the principal institution recruiting, indoctrinating, and training foreign converts...

September 29, 2022 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Women Burning Their Hijabs Want the Iranian Regime to Fall. Does Joe Biden?

The White House is still ardently seeking a nuclear deal that will enrich the men murdering women in the streets.

August 17, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Iran’s policy toward the Caucasus and Central Asia

Excerpt Much of the analysis on Iranian foreign policy focuses on both Iran’s positonality in relation to the Middle East, and its claim to the mantle of Shia Islamic leadership. However, a more detailed...

March 10, 2022 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

How Iran is Making Inroads in South America

Al Mustafa International University in Qom caters to converts in their native language. Some of them come home to run for office.

February 23, 2022 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Soleimani U

A new academic center in Caracas named after the Iranian mass murderer is the latest node in Tehran’s soft power network in Latin America

November 19, 2021 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Helping Iran fail in Iraq

Hours after the failed Nov. 7 assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi, pro-Iran militias in Iraq claimed responsibility but denied that Tehran had ordered the attack. Not only...

June 25, 2021 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

In Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s clerics have groomed and promoted their ruthless enforcer

This month, Iran held the most boring — and most consequential — presidential election in its history. Boring because the election was rigged virtually from the start. What made it consequential is...