Syria appoints new parliament as Israel tensions continue
On July 1, Syria’s government said that the country’s Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections had announced the final list of names for the country’s new parliament. The...
Republic
Christianity Is the Vanguard of Western Civilization—and America Must Protect It Abroad
On Easter Sunday, the White House issued a press release stating that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, “the U.S. is once again a beacon of religious liberty — honoring the biblical...
Op-eds
Naim Qassem delivers defiant speech to mark anniversary of Mahdi Schools
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered a speech on February 3 that marked the 33rd anniversary of the establishment of Hezbollah’s Mahdi School System, which, according to Qassem,...
Op-eds
Syria’s crackdown on smuggling sparks tensions with Hezbollah and Lebanon
The border between Lebanon and Syria has witnessed intense clashes in recent days as the newly formed Syrian army deployed reinforcements to Al Qusayr in the western Homs Governorate.
Op-eds
As Authoritarians Rise Abroad, Who Should Teach Democracy in American K-12 Schools?
Although the United States is a wonderfully diverse country with vast resources and a population of more than 330,000,000 people from virtually every race, religion, and background, the country can’t...
Insights
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
Uniting France
President Macron deserves credit for trying
Op-eds
Biden squanders leverage Trump stockpiled on Iran in pursuit of a defective nuclear deal
The administration’s strategy for getting Iran to play ball clearly involves making upfront concessions to Tehran for nothing in return.
Op-eds
Exile Iranians, Reporters without Borders want cleric arrested for torture
Kaveh Moussavi, an exile Iranian, told the German Die Welt paper that Mansouri was involved in a crime operation that caused “the murder and ultimately the torture of at least one person.”
Op-eds
Iran regime ramps up crackdown on persecuted Christians after US sanctions
U.S. sanctions on Iran have inadvertently led to a crackdown on its persecuted Christian community as the ayatollahs move to consolidate their power in the face of growing unrest across the count...
Op-eds
How Far Is Trump Willing to Go to Change Iran’s Behavior?
"Surrender Dorothy.” That’s the phrase from The Wizard of Oz that I couldn’t quite get out of my head as I read through Secretary of State Mike Pompe...
Op-eds
Iran: The Shi’ite Imperial Power
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Memos
Iran spreads lies claiming America supports terrorists after US-led attack on Syria
Iran has been filling the airwaves and the Internet with anti-American lies, slander and ridiculous conspiracy theories since the U.S., Britain and France launched missile strikes on Syria April...
Op-eds
U.S. Should Sanction Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
In an interview last week with Bloomberg’s Eli Lake, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi...
Policy Briefs
Pulling Out of the Nuclear Deal Won’t Send Iran Rushing to Build a Bomb
As speculation mounts that President Trump will abandon the 2015 agreement to limit the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, the agreement’s defenders have begun predicting tha...
Op-eds
Save Print This Post Send to Kindle Iran Says It Could Enrich Uranium to 20% Within Two Days
On the occasion of its National Nuclear Day, Iran boasted that it could enrich uranium to 20% in just two days’ time, if the United States would withdraw from the deal, the Associated Press...
Op-eds
Why Iran won’t rush to a bomb if Trump pulls out of the nuclear deal
With John Bo...
Op-eds
Austrian bank in Iran freezes business fearing U.S. sanctions
Austria’s Oberbank, which, as a result of the 2015 nuclear deal became the first European bank to enter Iran’s financial system, announced it has not moved forward with business trans...
Op-eds
Russia Can’t Solve Israel’s Security Dilemma
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defe...
Op-eds
Australia must not be duped into softening its stance on Iran
China and North Korea topped the list of mutual security concerns last week when Malcolm Turnbull met US President Donald Trump in Washington. The meetings were widely viewed as positive...