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.
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
Iran reportedly smuggling weapons to Hezbollah via Beirut port
An unnamed “Western security source” told Al Arabiya and its Al Hadath sister channel that Hezbollah is using the Port of Beirut to smuggle weapons into Lebanon from Iran. The source told...
Op-eds
Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror
Memos
Pro-Iranian Iraqi militia leaders gather in Lebanon for Hezbollah leader’s funeral
Delegations and leaders of pro-Iranian Iraqi militias traveled to Lebanon for the funeral of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on February 23.
Op-eds
The Houthis’ leadership structure
On October 4, the US military said it attacked Iran-backed Houthi military facilities in Yemen. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed...
Op-eds
Israel Kills Most Senior Hezbollah Military Commander in Retaliatory Strike
Latest Developments An Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on July 30 killed the most senior military commander of the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. In a news release...
Flash Briefs
Israeli airstrike kills top Lebanese Hezbollah commander
An Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut killed Lebanese Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on July 30. This retaliatory strike came in...
Op-eds
Strategy for a New Comprehensive U.S. Policy on Iran
Monographs
The Sanctioned Cabinet of Ebrahim Raisi
Visuals
Sanctioning and Rebuilding Venezuela
Memos
Thirty-Five Former U.S. Officials and Policy Experts Ask Treasury Department to Safeguard Global Financial System by Sanctioning New Iran Trade Vehicle
(Washington, DC, July 16, 2019) – A group of 35 policy experts and former U.S. officials – including two former senators, four former officials with rank of ambassador, and a form...
Press Releases
Letter on New Iran Trade Vehicle
We are writing to respectfully request that you examine whether Iran’s counterpart to a new European trade vehicle formed to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran meets the criteria either for designation for being owned or controlled by designated Iranian entities subject to U.S sanctions, or for designation under Executive Order 13846. We believe it does.
Memos
Shock Wave Generator for Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program
More than a Feasibility Study.
Monographs
Hamas Military Wing Crowdfunding Bitcoin
Jihadists are at it again, trying to raise money through Bitcoin. And this time, their efforts may be getting some traction. Last week, the military wing of Hamas, k...
Op-eds
Treasury Re-Imposes Banking Sanctions on Iran, but Gaps Remain
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 50 Iranian banks as well as their foreign and domestic subsidiaries on Monday as part of “its la...
Policy Briefs
EU Parliament Calls On Tehran to End Ballistic Missile Program
The European Parliament, representing 28 member states, on Wednesday urged Tehran not to engage in nuclear missile-related activity that violates Security Council Resolution 2231. The EU...
Op-eds
Why Are These IRGC Figures Not Sanctioned?
The White House promised Congress last summer that the Iran nuclear accord would not prevent the United States from imposing additional non-nuclear sanctions. Yet Ambassador Stephen Mull, the adm...
Policy Briefs
America Risks Another Flawed Deal with Iran
Iran’s ongoing ballistic missile ...
Op-eds
Iran Shipping Sanctions Run Aground?
Officially, the Obama administration remains committed to enforcing sanctions on Iran’s main merchant shipping fleet, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, also known as IRISL. But i...
Op-eds
Iran’s New Central Bank Chief
President Hassan Rouhani this week...