Rostam Ghasemi

April 12, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Inside Iran’s torture prisons: Tehran quick to jail those with pro-Israel ties

Thanks to a rare glimpse inside the Islamic Republic of Iran’s vast penal establishment in Tehran, Fox News has obtained exclusive information about Iranians condemned to harsh sentences for mere contact...

September 30, 2015 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Don’t Let the Revolutionary Guards Join Iran’s Gold Rush

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the regime's top exporter of terrorism and chief enforcer of repression at home. Regrettably, it is the IRGC that will benefit most fr...

July 12, 2012 | Emanuele Ottolenghi The Weekly Standard |

Are Iranian Sanctions Working?

Despite all evidence that sanctions are hurting Iran's economy, four rounds of nuclear talks failed to prove that Iran's regime is now more malleable to a compromise. Diplomacy will con...

January 5, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

How to Punish Iran’s Despots

In a few weeks’ time, the European Union’s foreign ministers will gather in Brussels to discuss a common response to Iran’s ongoing nuclear activities. To its credit, the EU rea...

December 14, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Europe Waives Diplomatic Sanctions Against Iran

Continental Europe's zig-zag course with sanctioned Iranian officials remains a counterproductive leftover vestige to the EU's nearly 30 year failed policy of dialogue with Tehran'...

November 21, 2011 | Laura Grossman Middle East Institute Viewpoints |

Sanctioning Iran’s Military-Industrial Complex

As the United States and its allies have tightened sanctions on Iran, they have sought in particular to isolate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the regime’s most aggressive inst...

November 15, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations |

Progress of the Obama Administration’s Policy Toward Iran

      Opening Remarks Q and A Introduction...

November 15, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz

Progress of the Obama Administration’s Policy Toward Iran

      Opening Remarks Q and A Introduction...

September 20, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz |

Why Isn’t Ahmadinejad on a No-Fly List?

This week, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is making his annual visit to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly. This time, Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran's foreign minister a...

August 10, 2011 | Clifford D. May |

Borrowing From the Communists to Pay the Jihadis

Can you think of a worse policy?

June 15, 2010 | Mark Dubowitz, Emanuele Ottolenghi Forbes

The Dangers Of Doing Business With Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

You won't find Khatam al-Anbiya traded on a public stock exchange, but if you own stock in a company that is developing Iran's energy resources, you may well be doing business with it....

February 24, 2010 | Mark Dubowitz |

The Sanctions on Iran Are Working

After months of fruitless efforts to engage the regime in Tehran, and a raging Washington debate about "targeted" versus "broad-based" sanctions, or "smart sanctions" vs. "crippling sanctions," B...