United States senator

March 2, 2025 | David Daoud |

Lebanon seizes funds bound for Hezbollah at Beirut airport

On February 28, Reuters, quoting three anonymous and unidentified sources, reported that authorities at Lebanon’s Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport seized $2.5 million in cash destined for Hezbollah.

November 21, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

Despite Record of High-Profile Bribery, Qatar to Host Upcoming Anti-Corruption Conference

Qatar, the Gulf emirate tangled up in several high-profile corruption cases, is hosting an international anti-corruption conference from November 26-27. Representatives from more than 50 governments and...

August 14, 2023 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Extend the Pentagon’s ban on China’s consumer drones

The rest of the federal government—and state and local agencies and even private-sector infrastructure companies—should quit using this Chinese technology.

August 8, 2022 | Eric S. Edelman, Franklin Miller

Understanding That Weakness Is Provocative Is Deterrence 101

Biden has canceled yet another test of our ICBM system so as not to cause more tension with China.

November 13, 2019 | Clifford D. May

Justice triumphant

The story of an American who overcame should be told around the world

October 10, 2018 | Mark Dubowitz |

SWIFT Sanctions: Frequently Asked Questions

August 16, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Top German Social Democrat Urges Bank to End Israel Boycott Support

Michaela Engelmeier, a member of the executive board of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, demanded that the Bank for Social Economy stop providing accounts to groups that support the Boycot...

July 26, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Jewish National fund slated to end business with German bank enabling BDS

The German branch of the Jewish National Fund told The Jerusalem Post that it will close its account with the Bank for Social Economy if the financial institution refuses to en...

July 16, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Senators urge German bank to stop enabling antisemitic BDS campaign

Two powerful US Republican senators, both of whom ran significant campaigns for the presidency of America in 2016, weighed in on Thursday against a German bank for aiding the Boycott, Divestment...

June 6, 2018 | Richard Goldberg |

Protecting America from a Bad Deal: Ending U.S. Participation in the Nuclear Agreement with Iran

Subcommittee on National Security

August 8, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

How US states can promote Israeli-Palestinian peace

Co-written by Asaf Romirowsky The growing number of laws and resolutions approved by US states, designed to block anti-Israel boycotts, divestment and sanctions efforts have sen...

August 24, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Analysis: Why Europe is Not Likely to Enforce Iran Deal

With the reopening of the UK’s embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a new wrench has been tossed into the nuclear deal approval process: Britain’s likely reluctance to enforce violations.&nbs...

May 13, 2014 | Mark Dubowitz

Why the West Needs to Open Its Eyes to Iran’s Intentions

Honorable members of this subcommittee, I am privileged to appear before you today to discuss the status of the Iran nuclear negotiations. I will discuss why it’s more urgent than ever for...

April 13, 2014 | Mark Dubowitz |

Why Washington Needs to Open Its Eyes to Iran’s Intentions

Barack Obama does not like to back his diplomacy with military force. He believes there should be a clear sequence of engagement: diplomacy, sanctions, more diplomacy, perhaps more sanctions...

March 26, 2014 | Boris Zilberman FDD Policy Brief |

The Ukrainian Crisis and the Northern Distribution Network

The U.S. Treasury Department levied more sanctions last week against key Russian officials...

January 9, 2014 | Behnam Ben Taleblu FDD Policy Brief |

Iran’s Majles Threatens 60% Enrichment After Obama Administration Enforces Sanctions

Critics are taking aim at 51 U.S. Senators for proposing legislation that would impose additional sanctions on Iran if it vio...

September 24, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

US Senators Urge the EU to Outlaw Hezbollah

A bipartisan group of 76 US senators sent a mid-September letter urging the EU to include Hezbollah on its terror list. The Republican and Democratic senators wrote to Catherine As...

March 26, 2012 |

Don’t Stay the Course

He couldn’t name a single one. In this tense campaign season, al-Qaeda is very much in the front of the Obama administration’s mind. In fact, admini...

February 29, 2012 | Rebeccah Heinrichs The Hill |

Obama Broke Promise to Senate on Defense Spending

In selling his New START treaty with Russia, President Obama promised senators he was committed to improving U.S. missile defenses and modernizing America's aging nuclear arsenal. E...

October 12, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal |

Mastermind of Deadly Raid on American Soldiers Coordinated Plot Against Saudi Ambassador

The US Treasury Department has designated five individuals involved in an alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Ara...