U.S. Grants Iran Sanctions Waiver Worth $10 Billion
The Biden administration renewed a sanctions waiver on March 13 that grants Iran access to $10 billion in previously escrowed funds. The waiver, which allows the Islamic Republic...
Saeed Ghasseminejad
Iranian Rial Plunges to Historic Low
The Iranian rial plummeted to a historic all-time low on March 4, trading at about 600,000 to the U.S. dollar in the unregulated market. Amid escalating tensions in the region,...
Flash Briefs
Iran to Hold Parliamentary Elections but May Face Low Turnout
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28 called for mass turnout in Iran’s elections on March 1. Yet even government polling indicates that the majority of...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Should Sanction Tehran’s Central Banker and His Lieutenants
The United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned a Central Bank of Iran (CBI) network on February 14 for smuggling sensitive American technology to Iran. The designation once again emphasizes CBI’s...
Policy Briefs
Why India will face political and trade hurdles as long as Iran’s Islamic regime remains in power
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Op-eds
Iran Reportedly Used UK Banks to Evade U.S. Sanctions
Iran used two banks in the United Kingdom to evade U.S. sanctions via front companies secretly owned by Iran’s Petrochemical Commercial Company (PCC), the Financial Times reported...
Flash Briefs
Bipartisan Coalitions Urge Biden to Resume Enforcement of Iran Oil Sanctions
Bipartisan coalitions in the House and Senate urged President Joe Biden on January 24 to enforce U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil. Biden’s deliberate non-enforcement of sanctions has enabled Iran to earn...
Policy Briefs
Biden won’t acknowledge the failure of Obama’s Iran strategy
Three years into President Biden‘s presidency, the continuation of the Obama administration’s Iran policy — getting money to the mullahs and relaxing sanctions in hopes of friendship — has resulted...
Op-eds
Iran’s Judiciary Poised to Gouge Out Eye of Protestor as Executions Surge
A jailed Iranian has begun a hunger strike to protest Tehran’s plan to gouge out his left eye as a punishment for allegedly blinding a policeman during a 2017 protest. Iran’s...
Flash Briefs
Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at Iraq and Syria
Iran fired ballistic missiles at Iraq and Syria on January 15 at what it described as regime opponents. The strike in Iraq, which killed four civilians, hit a residential area near...
Flash Briefs
Biden Should Get Tough on Tehran to Better Stand with Israel Against Hamas
he Biden administration’s Middle East policy exhibits a troublesome contradiction impeding both its credibility and effectiveness. Despite its continuing support for Israel,...
Op-eds
Biden’s Imaginary Iran
Tehran’s hostility is clear, so why does the White House keep ignoring it?
Op-eds
As Iran’s Economy Grows, Inflation Remains an Achilles’ Heel
The Statistical Centre of Iran on November 27, 2023, reported a 7.1 percent increase in Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) between June and August, almost half of which was due to energy sector growth....
Policy Briefs
Can Tehran Neutralize Its Pension Fund Time Bomb By Raising the Retirement Age?
Iran’s Majlis, its de facto parliament, voted to raise Iran’s retirement age on November 19. This decision comes as the government deals with the potential for pension system default that could both...
Policy Briefs
Israel SitRep: Nov. 8, 2023
Netanyahu Reiterates: No Ceasefire Without Release of Hostages; Qatar-Mediated Deal on Ceasefire-Hostage Exchange Reported to be Underway | IDF: Israel Operating in the ‘Heart of Gaza’; Hamas Retains...
Israel at War Situation Report
How the U.S. Can Slash Tehran’s Oil Revenue
Tehran exported 1.4 million barrels per day of crude oil last month, of which 74 percent went to China. The Biden administration has deliberately relaxed the enforcement of oil sanctions since taking office,...
Policy Briefs
Israel SitRep: Nov. 6, 2023
Israel SitRep Nov. 6, 2023 The IDF Divides Gaza into North and South, Seizes Weapons, and Takes Control of a Hamas Outpost On November 5, IDF forces reached the coastline of the Gaza Strip, segmenting...
Israel at War Situation Report
Exposing Iran’s Proxy Gambit One Proxy At A Time
As Israeli ground forces expand operations in Gaza, Iran’s proxies are steadily ramping up their military involvement. At the heart of their strategy — or more aptly, Tehran’s — is the...
Op-eds
How to Curb Tehran’s Oil Exports
Unhindered oil revenues flowing to Tehran will harm U.S. interests.
Op-eds
Lax U.S. Sanctions Enforcement Yields Windfall for Iran’s Terrorist Proxies
Iran’s foreign minister on October 18 called for an embargo of Israel by oil-producing nations to protest Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also urged...