Iran ‘sham’ trial of California resident sparks allegations that world powers have abandoned him
Iranian regime 'scapegoating an innocent man' over bombing allegations, Jamshid Sharmahd's daughter says
Supreme Leader of Iran
Pakistani Taliban’s emir renews allegiance to Afghan Taliban
Noor Wali Mehsud, the emir of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or the Pakistani Taliban), has renewed his oath of allegiance to the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Mehsud also celebrates the...
Op-eds
Hangman-in-chief
Iranian presidential elections have rarely mattered. Both the past victory of the so-called reformists and now the restoration of a tailor made presidency to consolidate the regime, portray something similar...
Op-eds
The Coming Sanctions Battle Over Iran’s New President
What good does it do to feign accountability over Raisi but offer impunity and financial access to a regime that has employed and promoted men like Raisi to the heights of political power?
Op-eds
Redefining Iran’s Role in its Latest ‘Shadow War’ Against Israel
As Iran works to make its proxies more militarily self-sufficient, opportunities for weapons interception will be reduced and claims of attribution against Tehran will become harder.
Op-eds
Iran’s supreme leader releases anti-Israel ‘final solution’ poster
The picture shows a conquered Jerusalem with photos of the late Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani.
Op-eds
Tehran Can Afford to Fight COVID-19 Even Without Sanctions Relief
The Iranian government is leading an international campaign to pressure the United States to lift sanctions. American and European negotiators of the ill-fated Iran nuclear deal, along with dozens of pressure...
Insights
Merkel allows al-Quds Day march amid rising Jew-hatred
Hezbollah participates in event calling for Israel’s destruction.
Op-eds
Iran’s supreme leader torpedoed his country’s best chance to get off the terror financing blacklist
Iran's own Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, may have just torpedoed his own country's campaign to be removed from the blacklist of states who cannot or will not prevent money lau...
Op-eds
Australia must not be duped into softening its stance on Iran
China and North Korea topped the list of mutual security concerns last week when Malcolm Turnbull met US President Donald Trump in Washington. The meetings were widely viewed as positive...
Op-eds
The terrorist A-Team
Fifteen years ago, deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage called Hezbollah the “A-Team of terrorists.” He...
Op-eds
How Canada should respond to the Iranian protests
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians are protesting in cities across the country. At the time of writing, Iranian security forces have killed at least 21 protesters, and hundreds have been arrested....
Op-eds
Has Trump Fixed the ‘Worst Deal Ever’? Kinda, Sorta
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump made a lot of promises: repealing Obamacare, tax cuts for all, and of course this big, beautiful pledge:...
Op-eds
Hezbollah Calls the Shots in Iran’s Syria Policy
President Donald Trump is reportedly about to extend a terrorism designation to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its entirety. The IRGC is both the dominant force inside I...
Op-eds
Risks of Doing Business with Iran
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Memos
Rouhani, the Deceiver
In two months’ time — on May 19, to be exact — Iran will hold presidential elections. As things currently stand, odds are that the incumbent, Hassan Rou...
Op-eds
Unhappy Anniversary
Ayatollah Khamenei, the "Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution," commemorated the end of Ramadan with a lengthy anti-American, antisemitic screed. Khamenei has repeatedly accused the W...
Op-eds
Supreme Leader’s Conglomerate Poised to Reap Oil Windfall
As Iran opens its petroleum sector to the world following last summer’s nuclear deal, business interests under the direct control of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are making sure they are the...
Policy Briefs
Supreme Leader’s Confidant Is Re-elected Parliament Speaker
Iran’s parliament re-elected Ali Larijani as parliamentary speaker on Tuesday. Larijani,...
Policy Briefs
Understanding the Role of Sanctions Under the Iran Deal
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