Saeed Ghasseminejad

June 18, 2025 | |

Grossi Played ‘Destructive Role’: Iranian Atomic Energy Chief Attacks IAEA Director General Over Israeli Strikes

Grossi Blamed for Israeli Attack: The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency lambasted the United Nations’ nuclear chief, Rafael Grossi, on June 18, saying that the International...

June 16, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Israel cannot settle for a temporary military win, it must topple the Islamic regime

For Israel, this is not a conventional conflict, it is a confrontation with a country that is determined to destroy the Jewish State.

June 16, 2025 | |

Iranian State Broadcaster Dubbed ‘Torture TV’ Struck by IDF

IDF Strikes Iran’s State Media: The Israeli Air Force struck the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran on June 16, stating that the structure was being...

June 16, 2025 | |

‘Topple This Bloodthirsty Government’: Despite Censorship, Some Iranians Express Support for Israel’s Strikes

Iranians Seen Supporting Israeli Strikes: As Israeli forces continue to conduct airstrikes on military and infrastructure targets belonging to the Iranian regime, a steady stream...

June 14, 2025 | |

‘Hit Every Site and Every Target’: IDF Strikes Iran’s Critical Energy Sector

Israel Begins Striking Iranian Oil Industry: Israeli planes began targeting Iran’s critical energy infrastructure in response to Iran’s continued deadly ballistic missile barrages...

June 9, 2025 | |

‘Not Acceptable to Us’: Iran Rejects U.S. Nuclear Proposal; IAEA Prepares to Censure the Regime

Iran Working on Counteroffer: The Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected the Trump administration’s proposal regarding a new nuclear deal on June 9 while stating that it would soon...

June 9, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

How Iran Turned the Houthis Into a Regional Power

Backed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Yemen’s Houthis transformed from tribal insurgents into a regional menace targeting Israel, Saudi Arabia, and global shipping. Discover the five secret pillars of Tehran’s deadly proxy empire.

June 5, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Toby Dershowitz

Keep Tehran on the terror finance blacklist

Less than a year ago, U.S. law enforcement uncovered a plot by the Islamic Republic of Iran to kill President Donald Trump. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been conspiring...

May 30, 2025 | |

‘Stop Suppression and Plundering’: Escalating Iranian Trucker Strikes Garner Support

Support From Unions and Celebrities: Anti-government strikes by truckers across Iran have begun to garner support from prominent Iranian celebrities and other domestic labor unions....

May 30, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Why Iran Must Be Denied Any Uranium Enrichment

Allowing Iran to keep even a civil nuclear program is still too great a risk for regional and international security.

May 24, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Sanctions? Iran’s Secret Oil Network Fuels Its Regime

Iran is exporting 1.6 million barrels of oil every day. Thanks to a shadowy fleet, fake paperwork, and a global network of front companies, Tehran keeps its oil flowing, fueled by China’s backing. The West’s sanctions are failing spectacularly. Find out why and what it will take to finally cut off this illicit lifeline.

May 16, 2025 | |

U.S. Treasury Officials Warn Hong Kong Banks Over Iran Oil Trade With China

Latest Developments Treasury Officials Meet Bank Representatives: Officials from the U.S. Treasury Department met with representatives of Hong Kong’s banking sector in early April to warn them against...

May 14, 2025 | |

Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Military-Affiliated Network Smuggling Oil to China

Iranian Oil Shipped to China: The United States issued fresh sanctions on more than 20 companies accused of shipping sanctioned Iranian oil to China, Tehran’s largest customer....

May 9, 2025 | |

U.S. Imposes Third Round of Sanctions on Chinese ‘Teapot’ Refineries Importing Iranian Oil

Third Round ‘Teapot’ Refinery Sanctions: The U.S. Treasury Department issued sanctions targeting a Chinese “teapot” refinery on May 8 as part of the Trump administration’s...

May 5, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Matthew Zweig

How to Disrupt the China-Iran Oil Trade

To squeeze the Islamic Republic’s oil revenues, U.S. policy must understand that no Chinese company is too big to sanction.

May 1, 2025 | |

‘Stem the Flow of Revenue’: U.S. Sanctions Illicit Traders of Iranian Oil

U.S. Targets Funding of Tehran’s Malign Activities: The State Department announced on April 30 that it had sanctioned seven entities trading in Iranian petroleum and petrochemical...

April 30, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Calibrating US policy to constrain Iranian oil exports

Shortly after President Donald Trump started his second term, his new Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, promised, “We are committed to bringing the Iranians to going back to the...

April 23, 2025 | |

‘Lack of Seriousness’: Iran Recoils at New U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Petroleum Magnate Amid Ongoing Nuclear Talks

Network Shipped Liquified Petroleum Gas: The Treasury Department issued new sanctions targeting the Iranian liquified petroleum gas (LPG) magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh on...

April 23, 2025 | Major General (Ret.) Amir Eshel, Eyal Hulata

Tehran Is Exposed

A Unique Opportunity to Confront the Iranian Nuclear Threat

April 11, 2025 | |

U.S. Levies Sanctions Against Chinese Oil Storage Terminal for Iranian Oil Purchases

State Department Sanctions Chinese Oil Facility: The U.S. State Department has sanctioned a China-based crude oil storage terminal for receiving “at least eight Iranian crude...