Saeed Ghasseminejad

Strait of Hormuz should not reopen on Tehran’s terms

Washington should define success not as traffic resumed, but as Tehran stripped of the practical ability to use the strait as a recurring instrument of leverage.

Iran’s economy after the March war: how bad can it get?

Iran’s economy is heading into a period of sharp deterioration following the March war, with mounting pressure from inflation, currency depreciation and damage to key industries raising the risk of a broader crisis.

Finish the job: Why a half war with Iran is the most dangerous outcome

Iran's regime is already shifting tactics, and an unfinished war gives Tehran exactly what it needs: time

Iran at a crossroads: Australia’s opportunities and pitfalls

Over the last few weeks, the Islamist regime in Tehran has expanded the scope of its hostage-taking operation. Not satisfied with only taking Western citizens hostage and then extorting their governments,...

Can Iran’s environment be saved?

Much of the global conversation about Iran revolves around security, conflict, and nuclear risk. What is less discussed is an environmental collapse already unfolding, with consequences that extend well...

Unlocking Iran’s potential: a trillion-dollar opportunity for America in a free Iran

The United States can seize the moment to support regime change and forge a strategic partnership with a democratic Iran that could yield over $1 trillion in revenue for American firms over the next decade. This...

Europe’s Iran Moment

Iran is cracking from within. Europe must decide whether to shape what comes next.

Trump acted militarily, now the US must prevent Iran’s ayatollahs from rebuilding

President Trump went to war with Iran, but success depends on whether Washington ensures the Iranian regime truly ends.

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

‘This Does Not Mean We Will Reach an Agreement Soon:’ U.S. Negotiations With Iran in Geneva End Inconclusively

Geneva Talks End: A further round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran ended in Geneva on February 17 with the Iranian side claiming that agreement had been reached...

A ‘Venezuelan model’ in Iran would be a disaster for Israel, Iranians

Removing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei without dismantling the regime risks betraying the Iranian people and leaving Israel facing the same threats under new leadership.

Why Iranians Support Reza Pahlavi

This month’s mass protests in Iran demonstrated the growing homegrown appeal for the return of the country’s long-exiled crown prince.

As Iran’s uprising intensifies, Israel cannot afford to sit this one out

As Iranians rise against the Islamic Republic amid a brutal crackdown, Israel has both a moral duty and strategic interest to act now, warning that delay risks crushing the uprising and strengthening a regime that remains Israel’s core adversary

Iran Protests Death Toll Soars as Tehran Regime Seeks Talks with U.S.

Casualties Mount During Weekend Protests: Scores of Iranian protestors were reportedly killed throughout January 10 and 11 as the Tehran regime cracked down on demonstrations nationwide,...

How Trump Makes Good on His Threat to Iran

As with Venezuela, he can order the seizure of tankers carrying oil in violation of sanctions.

U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil After Lengthy Pursuit

Tanker Boarded by U.S. Forces: The United States seized the Russian-flagged Bella 1 oil tanker on January 7 after a two-week pursuit across the Atlantic Ocean triggered by its violation...

Not for Gaza, but for Iran: Protesters reject regime’s global proxy wars

The universities, historically the bastions of anti-monarchist Marxism, are now echoing with chants of “Down with the three corrupts! Mullah, leftist, Mujahid.”

U.S. Captures Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro Following Military Operation in Caracas 

U.S. Raid Leads to Venezuelan President’s Arrest: President Donald Trump announced on January 3 that U.S. forces had arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife...

U.S. Blockades Sanctioned Oil Tankers in Venezuela. Iran Deserves the Same Treatment

The waters off the shores of President Nicolas Maduro’s Bolivarian Republic are getting choppy for the dictator. After the U.S. Coast Guard seized the Skipper, a Venezuelan supertanker, on December 10,...

Trump Signs Executive Order Designating Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction 

Executive Order To Designate Deadly Opioid as WMD: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on December 15 to designate the drug fentanyl and “its core precursor chemicals”...