September 24, 2019

The Iran crisis and Trump's re-election

As President Trump feels uncertain about his foreign policy achievements, the U.S. 2020 election is fast approaching.  Trump fears that a military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran will provide his domestic foes with an opportunity to...

January 20, 2019

President Trump provides a refreshingly different approach to Iran

Since President Trump moved to the White House, the U.S. policy on Iran has shifted significantly from Obama's passive approach to a firm and effective stance. The world has been challenged by Iran for at least four decades on various issues s...

September 28, 2017

Iran's Rouhani responds with rage – and rockets – to Trump

Although Iran's President Rouhani traveled to New York to market his brand of "moderation" and "openness," his actions since President Trump's speech to the United Nations General Assembly bring immediately to mind the Eng...

September 11, 2017

The Challenges President Trump Faces from Iran's Malign Act

Almost seven months have passed since President Trump received the keys to the White House, which forced him to address a series of wrong policies of past presidents. Dealing with Iran's malign behaviors and destabilizing activities is one of ...

August 3, 2017

What encourages Iranians to rise against the mullahs

A month ago, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggested that the new U.S. policy on Iran embraces an element of regime change in that country. "Our policy towards Iran is ... to work toward support of those elements inside of Iran that w...

July 7, 2017

Have the winds of change started in Iran?

Tens of thousands of supporters of Iran's main opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), gathered in a massive convention hall in Villepinte, Paris over the weekend to call on the international community to back the Ira...

June 13, 2017

Terrorist attack in Tehran: Don't be fooled

Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the Iranian regime's parliament and the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini, in Tehran on Wednesday morning, June 7.  The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) claimed res...