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December 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Assad’s Syria manipulated the region, will the new Syria do the same?

The question now is whether the new Syrian government will seek to try to play countries against each other or work to be a unifying and stabilizing force in the region

January 30, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

Kabul Attack Network commander brags about suicide assaults in TV interview

A co-leader of what the U.S. military called the Kabul Attack Network appeared on Afghan television and bragged about his role in killing thousands of Afghans and hundreds of U.S. and Coalition personnel...

August 12, 2022 | Emanuele Ottolenghi, Ivana Stradner

Time to Sanction the Kremlin’s Ministry of Truth

When media platforms obey their paymasters’ orders to become complicit in their crimes, they are no longer media.

July 29, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Mercedes-Benz Must Crack Down on Antisemitism and Support for Iran

Political leaders in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg have shown no desire to end their promotion of BDS and support for the clerical regime in Tehran.

July 7, 2021 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The US Must Punish Iran’s Regime For Its Lethal Homophobia

As LGBTQ Pride Month concludes in the free and democratic world, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s totalitarian regime continues to violently oppress and eliminate sexual minorities. The existence of the...

May 10, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Lebanese Shi’ite leader may urge decriminalization of homosexuality

Acting US director of national intelligence Richard Grenell says he spoke "with an influential Lebanese Shi'ite leader" who is "close" to coming out publicly in favor of decriminalizing homosexuality

September 8, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Ambassador To ‘Post’ Tehran Mayor Should Be On U.S./EU Sanctions List

Mayor Pirouz Hanachi of Tehran will meet his counterpart Michael Müller in Berlin.

March 31, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany’s ambassador to U.N. compares Israel to Hamas

Germany’s best-selling paper slams UN ambassador for anti-Israel attacks.

March 4, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran’s Regime Charges Woman with ‘Normalizing Same-Sex Relations’

The activist, Rezvaneh Mohammad, could face five years in prison.

February 21, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Trump launches global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality

A report from The Jerusalem Post on death penalty for Iranian gays played a role in ending criminalization of gays.

February 6, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Ambassador Urges Germany to Change Anti-Israel Stance at U.N.

Normally tight-lipped ambassador told 'Post' he holds private discussions with the German government regarding its support for evading US sanctions against Iran

February 5, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Ambassador to Germany: ‘Horrific Actions’ of Iran Equal to ISIS

"The recent press reports that the Iranian regime publicly hanged a 31-year-old man for being gay should be a wake-up call for anyone."

January 30, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Envoy Urgest Condemnation of Iran’s Hanging of Man for Homosexuality

The US envoy, Richard Grenell, wrote on his Twitter feed on Sunday: "Many of our European allies have Embassies in Tehran. This barbaric act must not go unanswered. Speak up."

January 26, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran Publicly Hangs Man on Homosexuality Charges

Iranian media reported that the 31-year-old kidnapped two 15-year-olds.

May 7, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

New U.S. Ambassador to Germany calls on companies to end Iran trade

Richard Grenell, the newly confirmed US ambassador to Germany, said in an exclusive interview with Fox News on Thursday that German companies should stop trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran b...

February 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Germany Sold Technology to Iran for Use in Syrian Chemical Attacks

Germany’s Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control approved a license for a company to sell military applicable technology to Iranian companies that subsequently was used in S...

January 29, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Did Iran’s Supreme Leader Help Acquit a Koran Reader who Raped Boys?

A member of Iran's quasi-parliamentary body, the Majlis, wrote on Twitter on Friday that individuals connected to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei improperly intervened to compel a co...

April 20, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Syria’s chemical program: Rubio ‘gravely concerned’ about Iran & Russia complicity

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio told Fox News he’s “gravely concerned” about Iran’s role in helping Syria develop its chemical warfare program that ended up killing dozens of peo...

April 17, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

How Iran Enables Syria’s Chemical Warfare Against Civilians

The 59 Tomahawk missiles the US fired at the Shayrat Air Base served to punish dictator Bashar Assad for his use of chemical weapons against civilians. The strikes on April 6 also helped...

January 17, 2017 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Terrorists, Insurgents, Something Else? Clarifying and Classifying the “Generational Challenge”

Co-written by Jacob Zenn. The Trump administration’s ...