International sanctions against Iran

June 17, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Gifting Iran Early Concessions Surrenders Washington’s Upper Hand

The U.S. has reportedly granted Iran sanction waivers for selling oil, with one Iranian supertanker transporting crude oil having already crossed the U.S. naval blockade. This development came one day...

June 17, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Why Squander The Greatest Leverage Ever Built Against Iran?

Is the Trump administration is about to surrender a significant portion of its leverage before the hardest phase of negotiations begin?

June 17, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

An MOU is not a “peace deal”

The Islamic Republic of Iran remains at war with America

June 15, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Do not forget the Iranian people who still suffer, President Trump

President Donald Trump has announced that Washington and Tehran have signed an agreement with two pillars: reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring the Islamic Republic cannot develop...

June 12, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Progress: 2008-2025 and Beyond

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June 11, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

Don’t buy Iran’s charade — this regime can’t afford peace at ANY price

For the last two months, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Iran has seesawed between expressing optimism on negotiations and making explicit threats to remove the mullahs from power. This week,...

June 5, 2026 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Trump’s Blockade Is Zeroing Out Iran’s Oil Exports

The Islamic Republic of Iran suffered a devastating blow in May, with the American blockade and sanctions biting deep into the regime’s bottom line. Iran exported zero crude oil in the month and only...

June 3, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Richard Goldberg

Strait Victory: Bypassing Iran’s Hormuz Chokepoint

May 29, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Iran Thinks It Can Still Pull Off One Last Trick

Trump Has Iran on the ropes. Now he must resist the bad deal.

May 26, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Richard Goldberg

The Iran Deal: What Trump Got, What Iran Got, and What Comes Next

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May 22, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

Trump needs to shut down this key Iranian transit artery — ASAP

Iran’s corrupt economy is still bleeding; Washington has a narrow, perishable window to bring the regime to its knees. President Donald Trump has shown admirable resolve. His instinct...

May 5, 2026 | Tzvi Kahn |

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May

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May 1, 2026 | Richard Goldberg |

Here’s how to crush Tehran in three moves

The small group of Islamist regime loyalists now ruling Iran by committee may be able to fool the world with AI-generated propaganda videos, paper statements attributed to an invisible ayatollah and...

May 1, 2026 | Josh Birenbaum, Susan Soh

How Iran’s Leaders Hide Their Billions

The United States and its allies around the world need to coordinate better to uncover Iran’s money laundering schemes.

April 28, 2026 | Max Meizlish, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Trump Strikes at China’s Iranian Oil Trade, but It’s Not Enough

The bombs may have stopped falling on Iran — for now — but that doesn’t mean the regime isn’t still under attack, including its illicit oil trade with China. The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday...

April 26, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

Tick-tock, Tehran — the regime’s escape routes are closing fast

The clock is ticking in Washington and Tehran. With midterm elections approaching, pressure is building on President Donald Trump — from the left and the isolationist right — to wind down...

April 23, 2026 | |

U.S. Forces Interdict Vessel in Indian Ocean Transporting Oil From Iran

Vessel Interdicted: The U.S. Department of Defense announced on April 23 that “overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned...

April 23, 2026 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Navid Mohebbi

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

April 19, 2026 | Jacob Nagel |

Trump cannot settle for uranium removal in efforts to remove Iran’s nuclear threat

The US-Israel campaign against Iran has made progress, but key threats like Iran’s nuclear and missile programs still remain unresolved and require urgent attention.

April 15, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Behnam Ben Taleblu

The Persian Gulf is the First Test for ‘Operation Economic Fury’

With a ceasefire in place and a military blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump administration is now pivoting to economic warfare against the Islamic Republic of Iran. On April 14, the Treasury...