Missed Milestones
Evaluating The Last Four Years in the EAP Region and Unseized Opportunities Under President Trump
Short-range ballistic missile
Iran’s Ballistic Missile Gift to Russia—And Vice Versa
Iran's missile transfers to Russia could make its missile program a more potent threat to U.S. forces, Israel, and other targets in the Middle East.
Op-eds
Don’t over-concentrate US forces in the Middle East
US military bases in the Persian Gulf confront two problems. The first is the growing missile and drone capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The other is that some Arab partners restrict the Pentagon’s...
Op-eds
The Islamic Republic prepares to avenge Ismail Haniyeh
“Bloodlust” is a term cascading across the Iranian media space this week: “Bloodlust is commanded,” declared Jam-e Jam newspaper, connected to Iran’s state-sanctioned...
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s Missiles And Growing Military Might Are A True Threat
Unpacking the Capability Behind Hezbollah’s Threat to Expand its War: Less than a day after U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut to again meet with Lebanese officials to press for...
Op-eds
The Despotic Duo
Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests
Congressional Testimonies
Biden’s latest weak excuse for not sending ATACMS to Ukraine
NATO’s secretary-general warned on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown “no sign whatsoever” that he’s ready for peace, “sending thousands and thousands of more...
Op-eds
Arsenal
Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
Monographs
Iran May Provide Russia with Short-Range Ballistic Missiles
Iran reportedly may soon provide Russia with short-range ballistic missiles in addition to armed drones for use against Ukraine. The revelation of Iran’s potential missile transfers comes amid growing controversy over whether the U.S. and its allies should formally withdraw all offers of sanctions relief for the regime in Tehran and complete the snapback of United Nations sanctions as provided under UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2231. Without completing the UN snapback, the international arms embargo on Iran will remain expired and UN restrictions on missile transfers will expire next October. The proposed nuclear deal with Iran, which remains on the table for Tehran’s acceptance, would lift sanctions on sectors of Iran’s economy tied to its missile program.
Flash Briefs
Strikes on Iraq Reveal Iran’s Embrace of Missile Operations
The pattern of strikes reveals an important dyad driving Iran toward more missile use: real advancements in its ballistic missile program and sticky perceptions of declining U.S. resolve to counter Iran.
Op-eds
New Iran Nuclear Deal? Same Old Missile Problems.
The U.S. and Europe ignore Iranian missile tech developments at their own peril.
Op-eds
Parsing Iranian Responses to the Killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi
2020 has proven to be a tough year for the Islamic Republic of Iran. It began with the killing of its most important general and terrorist mastermind, Qassem Soleimani, and now appears to be ending...
Op-eds
Technical setback used to herald 41st anniversary of Islamic Revolution in Iran
“We’re UNSTOPPABLE! We have more Upcoming Great Iranian Satellites!” That’s how Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology, heralded his country’s latest...
Op-eds
Iran attack highlights US missile defense vulnerability
The Iranian regime fired 16 ballistic missiles into Iraq on Jan. 8 at bases housing American troops. With no ballistic missile interceptors in range, U.S. forces could only watch and wait for impact....
Op-eds
Continued Iranian Ballistic Missile Activities Require Unified Response
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz identified missile proli...
Policy Briefs
U.S. Backs Saudi Claim about Iranian Missile Support to Yemeni Rebels
Regional tensions escalated as Saudi Arabia blamed Iran for an attempted...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s New Missile Cap Offer Is a Total Sham
Co-authored by Richard Goldberg. Last week, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
Op-eds
What You Should Know About Tehran’s Latest Missile Test
Following the Iranian Regime’s recent unveiling of a previously unseen medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) and their claims to have conducted a successful flight-test of the missile, many...
Op-eds
Should Anyone Care about the Iranian Missile Strikes?
On Sunday June 18, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Aerospace Force (IRGC-AF)...
Op-eds
Off-Target: The Folly of Removing Sanctions on Iran’s Ballistic Missiles
UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which enshrines the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement, st...