Trump’s Threats Against Iran Ignore Middle East Realities
By threatening a devastating war against Iran, President Donald Trump’s recent response to Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani’s benign statement about “the mother of all peace” […] More
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If Iran Responds: What Might Be Their Weapon of Choice?
The U.S. re-imposed sanctions on Iran on Monday after pulling out of the JCPOA Agreement in May. European allies responded by issuing a statement saying […] More
Hezbollah’s Armed Resistance
A recent European Union report offers an EU specific look at terrorism faced by member states in 2017. A part of that report focused on terrorist […] More
Iran’s Next Ayatollah
On July 28, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marked 29 years since a referendum made his election official. Today, at 79 years old, he […] More
Is Iran Defiantly Looking Toward a Deal?
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would meet Iran’s leaders “anytime they want.” The President adding that he would meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani […] More
War of Words Between U.S. and Iran Escalates
Iran’s Quds Force commander, Qassem Soleimani launched a series of verbal attacks against the United States and President Donald Trump during a speech on Thursday […] More
U.S. Should Sanction Iran’s ICT Minister
Days after nationwide protests began in late 2017, Iran’s minister of information and communications technology (ICT) sounded an alarm. “A Telegram channel is encouraging hateful […] More
Tehran’s Path Into Cyber Warfare
Bottom Line: In the past decade, Iran’s cyber capabilities have evolved from a tool used to lash out against domestic opponents of the Islamic Republic […] More
What’s Driving the War of Words Between the U.S. and Iran?
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s comments on Sunday about Iran and its leadership ignited a war of words between the U.S. and Iran with President […] More
Iran’s Dire Straits
In early July, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatened to prevent other countries from exporting oil if U.S. sanctions prevented Iran from selling its oil. Senior Islamic […] More
The Strategic Relationship Between Russia and Iran
The Trump Administration is increasing pressure on Iran since withdrawing from the JCPOA in May. Last month, the U.S. began pressuring other countries to halt […] More
Network of Terror Leads to Charging of Iranian Diplomat
German prosecutors have charged an Iranian diplomat with conspiracy to murder after counterterrorism officials say they averted a planned terrorist attack near Paris last month. […] More
Pushing Back on Iran: A Different Approach
Kenneth M. Pollack is a Resident Scholar of the American Enterprise Institute. It’s not surprising that a great many people would like to push back […] More
The Future of Hodeida – Once a Hotbed of Global Espionage – Hangs in the Balance
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Monday that military action in Yemen will fail. The warning comes as a Saudi-led coalition targeted Houthi rebels aligned with […] More
Iran’s Hegemonic Quest
The Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is putting the IAEA on notice that Tehran is likely to begin producing centrifuges that are used to […] More
Why Talks with the Turks Matter More Than Ever
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is in Washington for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. On the Agenda are a number of important […] More
Are Sanctions the Best Bet for Deterring Iran?
Weeks after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear accord, the Trump Administration ratcheted up pressure on Iran by imposing harsh sanctions on key Iranian figures who […] More
Europe Reacts to U.S. on JCPOA: Keep Calm and Negotiate On
The word ‘resignation’ is being used here in London – not, for once, about the actual or potential departure of yet another of our ministers, […] More