Tehran

October 14, 2026 | Jacob Breach |

Bogus Bylines: AI Lets One Iran-Origin Operation Run the Full Influence Playbook

Seven self-described Western journalists, none of whom exist, have placed nearly 100 articles in online outlets since July 2025. On October 8, OpenAI disclosed that it had banned ChatGPT accounts originating...

October 13, 2026 | Bridget Toomey, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Trump must answer Houthis’ airport strike — and punish Iran for its chaos

The death toll from the Houthis’ weekend attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has risen to over 15, including one American — and Iran’s Yemeni partner shows no signs of stopping...

October 13, 2026 | Angela Howard |

Russia’s Leading Sanctions Evasion Tool Is a New Kind of Illicit Finance Threat

In a blow to Russia’s economy and war effort, on October 8, the United Kingdom sanctioned 38 entities that are helping to prop up the Kremlin. That includes two oil companies, 12 ships trafficking...

October 13, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq with new round of drone attacks

Iran conducted a drone attack against the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), a Kurdish Iranian dissident group, in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan Region on October 12, according to the PDKI. The...

October 9, 2026 | Bridget Toomey, Ahmad Sharawi

Iranian Airlines Expand Trips to Iraq Despite U.S. Sanctions

Operation Economic Outcast has disrupted Iranian aviation, prompting major regional hubs, including the United Arab Emirates and Oman, to suspend flights by Iranian carriers for fear of facing U.S. sanctions....

October 8, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Amb. Yusuke Arai

The Iran Dilemma: A View from Tokyo and Jerusalem

October 7, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

The Mecca Pact Won’t Deter Yemen’s Houthis

Less than two months after its signing, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia activated the Mecca Pact for the first time. On October 5, during an emergency meeting held in Riyadh, the three countries...

October 7, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Saudi Arabia Needs a New Yemen Strategy to Defeat the Houthis

Israel’s formidable military and intelligence machines chewed up and spit out two of Iran’s most powerful regional proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. Tehran’s militias in Iraq have proved far less capable...

October 7, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Who still fights the war on terror?

A plumber, a dentist, a farmer, and a wounded pilot

October 2, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Sinan Ciddi

Trump must close this Turkish loophole that allows Iran to skirt sanctions

Washington has done well targeting Tehran’s shipping, banking and financial networks. The regime is increasingly being pushed onto costlier land routes. But some countries are leaving one major artery...

October 2, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Revenge Is a Central Pillar of Iranian Foreign Policy

A diplomatic agreement can’t bring real peace with a regime that has a long history of terrorism.

October 2, 2026 | Clifford D. May, Edmund Fitton-Brown, Bridget Toomey

The Houthis, Tehran, and the Deep Red Sea

October 1, 2026 | David Daoud |

Nasrallah is Dead. Hezbollah’s Social Lifeline is Not.

Two years after Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah is weaker but not finished. WaTaawanou, a crowdfunded charity outside Hezbollah’s formal hierarchy, exemplifies one way Hezbollah endures: outsourcing...

October 1, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Elliot Kaufman, Yonah Jeremy Bob

In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel’s Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis

September 29, 2026 | Miad Maleki |

China Is the Last Major Runway Open to Iran’s Sanctioned Airlines

Mahan Air, which Washington sanctioned in 2011 for ferrying weapons and operatives for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is still landing in China. On September 23, hours after the U.S. Treasury Department’s...

September 28, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Opposing Peace With Israel Helps Preserve Hezbollah’s Power

Lebanese Shia activists claiming to oppose Hezbollah have made their way to Washington, where they met U.S. decision-makers who believed that their guests were advancing peace. The catch is that these...

September 28, 2026 | Keti Korkiya |

Leaked Roadmap Shows How Moscow Is Institutionalizing Ties With Iran

Russia is transforming its partnership with Iran from a series of bilateral projects into a state-managed strategic portfolio. A nonpublic Russian government roadmap, revealed by Fox News Digital on September...

September 27, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Iran at the Epicenter

REVIEW: ‘Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran’ by Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

September 24, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Miad Maleki

Blockade bites hard at Iran’s borders — Trump can’t cave now

To understand the economic devastation Iran is now experiencing, look no further than the trucks choking its borders. Thousands of them have lined up at land crossings into neighboring Turkey and Afghanistan,...

September 24, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Sinan Ciddi

Is Turkey Turning on Tehran or Just Dodging the Treasury Department?

Turkey’s top banking regulator withdrew the operating license of the Istanbul branch of Iran’s Bank Mellat, a major Iranian commercial bank with state ties that has long been subject to U.S. sanctions. While...