Reuel Marc Gerecht

How Trump Miscalculated in Iran

He followed his Venezuela model, not accounting for the ideological character of the regime in Tehran.

Cracking The Regime

Will Trump Finish the Job in Iran?

The Islamic Republic has been severely degraded, but it will continue to pose a threat to the Gulf.

Trump’s Iran Exceptionalism

His predecessors talked tough about the Islamic Republic, but Trump has done things an ardent hawk would only dream of.

Kicking and Screaming Against America and Israel

REVIEW: ‘Kicking the Hornet’s Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump’ by Daniel E. Zoughbie

A Decisive Moment for Iran

‘Help Is on Its Way’: Trump Urges Iranians To Maintain Protest Momentum After Thousands Killed in Demonstrations

Trump Backs Iranian Protests: President Donald Trump issued a new statement of support for Iranian protestors on January 13, urging the demonstrators to “Keep protesting” and...

Aldrich Ames and the Enemy Within

I had a friend, a Soviet-East Europe Division case officer in the Central Intelligence Agency who served in Moscow in the 1980s. He was extremely well-suited to operations behind the Iron Curtain: He had...

Iranian Protests Escalate as Regime Shuts Down Internet Access

Sweeping Blackouts as Protests Spread: An internet blackout imposed by Tehran’s ruling regime swept across Iran as mass protests entered their 13th day. The demonstrations have...

New Survey Reveals 60 Percent of Americans Approved of U.S. Strikes Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities

Reagan Institute Survey Shows American Support for U.S. Action Against Iran: A new survey released by the Ronald Reagan Institute on December 4 found that 60 percent of Americans...

Terrorism Turns (Back) Toward the Jews?

The greatest threat might be from the West, not the Islamic world.

Covert Action Cover to Cover

REVIEW: ‘The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature’ by Charlie English

What will the Palestine deal unleash?

Regional peace is a bad bet

American Intelligence and Information Power V. Iran

Know Thine Enemy: The Curious Casefile of Reuel Marc Gerecht

Mossad’s Next Challenge

Preempting future Iranian threats will require pitch-perfect Israeli intelligence.

The Right Path to Regime Change in Iran

How America and Israel Can Create the Conditions for the Toppling of the Islamic Republic

Israel’s Mossad Smuggled Drone Parts Ahead of ‘Operation Rising Lion’

Latest Developments Mossad’s Drone Buildup: Ahead of its strikes on Iran, Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency reportedly spent months smuggling parts into Iran for the construction of hundreds...

Israel Confirms Mossad Teams Operating Inside Iran

Iran Leans on Citizens to Report “Suspicious” Activity: Iran’s Intelligence Ministry on June 14 reportedly urged citizens to report any vehicles that might be used “to transport...

‘From Western Iran To Tehran:’ Israel Claims Air Superiority Over Iranian Skies as it Braces For Further Retaliation

Israel Claims Control of Iranian Airspace: The IDF announced on June 14 that it had established air superiority “from western Iran to Tehran,” after an overnight operation...