California man imprisoned in Iran is blocked from legal counsel as health worsens, daughter says
The 66-year-old man has been detained by the Iranian government since July 2020
Vienna
Lost at Sea: How Two Iranian Warships Are Testing American Mettle
The Biden administration has tried to deflect anything that could possibly derail negotiations for a new nuclear deal.
Op-eds
How States Can Respond If Biden Lifts Iran Sanctions
Republican governors and legislatures have some effective tools at their disposal.
Op-eds
Why the Coming Iranian Elections Will Challenge the Biden Administration
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei seems inclined to promote a candidate who will quash dissent over someone who could work with the West.
Op-eds
Good time for a timeout in the Iran nuclear talks
The EU and US must take heed of European intelligence that shows Iran’s intention to develop nuclear weapons.
Op-eds
Why America Should Hope the Regime in Iran Collapses
Advancing the collapse of the Islamic Republic will not bog the United States down into another Middle Eastern war or cost further blood and treasure. It can be done by maintaining sanctions on the Islamic Republic and its officials and by beginning a policy of maximum support of the Iranian people.
Op-eds
Despite U.S. Concessions, the IAEA Can Take Tehran to Task
Rafael Grossi, the director general of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is losing patience with Iran’s nuclear duplicity. Last week, he took Tehran to task for failing...
Op-eds
Iran Continues to Extort the International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran agreed on Monday to extend for one month a monitoring agreement that was set to expire over the weekend. The IAEA’s director general, Rafael Grossi,...
Policy Briefs
Israel and Biden administration after Gaza
Israelis, while confronting the Hamas terror organization, are watching the talks in Vienna and the clash between left and right inside Israel that will determine the next leader of the Jewish state.
Op-eds
President Biden Should Refuse to Free Iran’s Proliferation Agents
The Biden administration should condition sanctions relief on Tehran’s termination of hostage-taking. The United States’ European allies, currently negotiating alongside Washington, would be wise to demand the same.
Op-eds
The Conflict in Gaza and the Connection to Tehran and the United States
This war in Gaza began like previous rounds of fighting between Israel and Hamas, but there is a chance – or a risk – of a different ending. Like before, the conflict began because of events on a different...
Insights
The Islamic Republic’s war on Israel
Hamas is a weapon, and the Palestinians are pawns
Op-eds
Joe Biden’s Iran Policy Is One Giant Nuclear Mistake
The United States is at an inflection point. Now is the time to reverse course.
Op-eds
Rescinding the IRGC’s Terror Designation Would Harm American Victims of Terrorism
As part of negotiations in Vienna, Iran’s clerical regime has reportedly requested that the Biden administration rescind the U.S. government’s formal designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
Insights
European intelligence agencies reveal Iran sought nuclear weapons technology in Europe
Four agencies publish reports into Iranian attempts
Op-eds
Darkness falls on Lebanon
Hezbollah and its masters in Tehran are primarily to blame
Op-eds
The Realignment
On Iran, Biden is finishing what Obama started. And his top advisers are all on board.
Op-eds
How Governors and State Legislatures Can Mitigate the White House’s Iran Strategy
A few months ago it seemed that the Biden administration would pursue a more moderate version of Obama’s Iran strategy. Now it’s poised to make even greater concessions.
Op-eds
Iran sought nuclear weapons, technology for WMDs last year, reports find
Findings likely to animate broader discussion about whether US should return to Iran nuclear deal
Op-eds
Flight 752 file and questions that remain unanswered
In a recent report, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies referred to Ukraine’s response to the Islamic Republic’s “non-transparent” actions in connection with the case...