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June 5, 2024 | |

IAEA Members Vote to Censure Iran Over Nuclear Violations

Member states of the 35-nation Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) voted to censure Iran’s nonproliferation violations during a quarterly meeting...

April 17, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

The Despotic Duo

Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests

February 23, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Biden’s Hezbollah Plan Is a Win-Win—for the Terrorists

Israel faces a harsh reality in an election year for the United States.

February 22, 2024 | |

U.S. Defends Israel at International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice “should not find that Israel is legally obligated to immediately and unconditionally withdraw from occupied territory,” a U.S. representative...

January 29, 2024 | |

Iran Bolsters Missile Capacity With Satellite Launches

Iran announced on January 28 that it successfully launched into space three satellites that use technology similar to that of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). The achievement...

November 20, 2023 | |

Clashes with Hezbollah Increase on Israel-Lebanon Border

Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon continued escalating hostilities on Israel’s northern border on November 20, launching dozens of rockets, mortars, and drones into the Jewish state....

November 14, 2023 | |

10 Things to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program

The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to the destruction of the United States and Israel, posing conventional threats worldwide via its terrorist proxies. Back home, Tehran is increasingly poised to...

October 17, 2023 | |

Biden to Visit Israel as Key Policy Questions Loom

President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on October 18 to show American support for the Jewish state as it deals with the aftermath of a brutal terrorist attack by Hamas. Secretary...

October 16, 2023 | |

Expiration of UN Ban on Iran’s Missile Development Will Strengthen U.S. Adversaries

United Nations (UN) prohibitions that seek to constrain Iran’s missile and drone activity are set to expire on October 18. If they do and no snapback of sanctions is initiated...

September 29, 2023 | |

Iran Launches Satellite Using Ballistic Missile Technology

The Biden administration expressed concern on September 28 over Iran’s successful launch of an imaging satellite a day earlier. The Qased rocket that launched Iran’s Noor-3 satellite...

September 20, 2023 | |

Iran and Russia Deepen Ties as Russian Defense Minister Visits Tehran

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Iran on September 19 for high-level meetings with Iranian military officials. Shoigu’s trip came at the invitation of Iranian Armed...

September 9, 2023 | Richard Goldberg |

Can Zelensky Save the UN Missile Embargo on Iran?

In less then two months, Iran is set to be free from a UN-imposed missile embargo that could see it transfer ballistic missiles to Russia.

September 6, 2023 | Tony Badran |

Biden Backdoors Israel in the U.N., Rescinding Trump’s Recognition of Sovereignty over the Golan

In a move from the Obama playbook, the U.S. is advancing a stealth agenda in the Middle East at the expense of its allies

September 1, 2023 | |

UAE Condemns Hezbollah as UNIFIL Mandate Renewed  

Latest Developments  The United Nations Security Council voted to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year on August 31. However, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

June 30, 2023 | |

EU, UK Reportedly Say They Will Keep Missile Sanctions on Iran in Place

Latest Developments  The European Union and the United Kingdom have told Iran that they do not plan to remove sanctions on entities connected to Tehran’s missile and nuclear programs on October...

May 12, 2023 | |

Human Shields Allegedly Used by Iran-Backed Islamic Jihad

Latest Developments The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on May 11 that Israel waited two days to strike an Islamic Jihad commander because he was using his family as human shields. The commander, Ahmad...

April 7, 2023 | Jacob Nagel |

Iran is pushing Israel toward a multi-theater conflagration

A partial nuclear agreement, even a broad one, will buy the world only few weeks or maybe few months, alongside a substantial easing of sanctions, allowing the regime to recover economically and to continue financing and backing terrorism all over the world.

March 29, 2023 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Examining U.S. Sanctions Policy, Implementation, and Enforcement

March 15, 2023 | David Adesnik |

A Strategy to End the Systematic Theft of Humanitarian Aid in Syria

February 16, 2023 | |

Iran’s Provision of Missiles to Russia Remains Distinct Possibility

The European Union (EU) may soon sanction seven entities tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) that are providing drones to Russia, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing two EU officials. The potential targets include the IRGC Aerospace Force and the IRGC Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization, both of which also support Tehran’s ballistic missile program. While Iran has not supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, Moscow seeks to procure them from the Islamic Republic, according to Western officials. Should Iranian missiles reach Russia, they would likely strengthen Moscow’s ability to wreak havoc in Ukraine.