The jihadi-leftist convergence
Carlos the Jackal was an early adopter
Ruhollah Khomeini
U.S. Presidential Elections Loom Over the Iranian Rial
Tehran’s inflation troubles present a critical vulnerability for the clerical regime.
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
Preventing a Ramadan Explosion in the Holy Land
How Israeli self-restraint and American diplomacy can ward off potential escalation during the upcoming Muslim holy month.
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Hezbollah Threatens U.S., Israel 40 Years After Deadly Beirut Blast
October 23 marked the 40th anniversary of the suicide bombing that took the lives of 241 U.S. peacekeepers in Beirut, 58 French servicemembers carrying out the same mission, and...
Flash Briefs
It’s the hidden hand of Khamenei’s regime in Iran that set the Middle East ablaze — and will trigger all-out war.
Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has once again set the Middle East on fire. For as the world watches videos and reads reports of savage Hamas terrorists murdering, raping and kidnapping Israeli civilians,...
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Iran’s New Patrons
Why China and Russia Are Stepping Up Their Support
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Canada Must Recognize Iran’s Role in Gaza Terror
Trudeau has failed to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group pursuant to Canada’s Criminal Code.
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Iran’s Multifront Strategy Against Israel
The war after the ‘campaign between wars’ could soon erupt
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How Iran’s Regime Is Threatened by Its Clerics
A new wrinkle in the Islamic Republic’s continuing political crisis
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DOJ Reveals New Iran-backed Assassination Attempt on Iranian American Journalist
Latest Developments The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Friday that the FBI disrupted another plot to assassinate Brooklyn-based Iranian -American journalist Masih Alinejad. A federal court in...
Flash Briefs
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...
Op-eds
How Iran’s Ethnic Divisions Are Fueling the Revolt
Non-Persian minorities, often overlooked in the West, may hold the key to the uprising’s course.
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Death Toll in Iran Protests Rises to 154 as Khamenei Blames U.S. for Uprising
Iran’s security forces have killed at least 154 protesters since nation-wide demonstrations began in mid-September. On Monday, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, expressed full support for the security forces and blamed the United States and Israel for the unrest: “I say frankly that these incidents were designed by America, the fake Zionist regime, those who are on their payroll and some traitorous Iranians abroad who helped them.” President Joe Biden also issued a statement on Monday, warning, “the United States will be imposing further costs on the perpetrators of violence against peaceful protesters.” However, his administration remains publicly committed to the potential lifting of sanctions on those perpetrators via a new nuclear agreement — a policy contradiction the White House must address.
Flash Briefs
3001 Arabian nights
The Saudi crown prince means to transform the kingdom
Op-eds
Waiting for Thermidor: America’s Foreign Policy Towards Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.
Op-eds
How the Salman Rushdie Fatwa Changed the World
Khomeini’s decree stoked Muslim anger and paralyzed the West’s response to Islamic fundamentalism.
Op-eds
The Republic of Fatwas
Last week, a Shiite American of Lebanese origin, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, attempted to murder the Indian-born British-American author Salman Rushdie. Matar’s social media posts display staunch support...
Op-eds
Rushdie attack reveals — again — true nature of Iranian regime
Excerpt On Feb. 14, 1989, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, condemning author Salman Rushdie to death for blasphemy. Rushdie had recently...
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Totalitarians Inc.
Why is Joe Biden alternately ignoring and funding the ever-closer alliance between Iran and Putin?