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Empowering and Destroying Iran’s Nuke Program–A Tale of Two US Presidents June 23, 2025
James Zumwalt
What a difference a real red-line makes.
Choosing sides: Trump’s Israel support and the conservative war online June 24, 2025
Susan D. Harris
Recent events have unwittingly exposed antisemitic voices within the conservative movement and a growing hostility toward Israel.
The Middle East respects strength, loathes weakness June 24, 2025
Sloan Oliver
It’s taken Trump, after multiple failures from other presidents, to do what needed to be done.
A bombing that would make Bob Gibson proud June 23, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
What we did on Saturday night was a lot more than drop bombs: it was a Gibson fastball to your head to remind everyone who’s on the mound.
The Diabolical Reactions to Donald Trump’s Courage June 23, 2025
Paul Krause
Donald Trump’s decision to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend have been greeted by the usual outrage of the mob plagued by Trump Derangement Syndrome.
There’s a good tactic for Democrats worried about ‘sleeper cells’ June 24, 2025
Jonathan Gault
Given that the risk of sleeper cells in American cities arose because of Democrat policies, the tactic is obvious to everyone...except Democrats.
What happened to Trump’s ‘unconditional surrender’ demand to Iran? June 24, 2025
Robin M. Itzler
Given the realities on the ground and Trump’s “America First” stance, unconditional surrender might not mean what many wish it to mean.
Where’s the much-hoped-for organic Iranian regime change? June 24, 2025
Norman Krieg
For now, it seems that those hoping it would happen missed a few essential points.
End game for the Mullahs? June 23, 2025
Kris Larsen
Iran is not only a threat to Israel, but a threat to our entire civilization.
I hope I’m wrong about Trump bombing Iran June 23, 2025
Shawn A. Means
A concerned citizen offers uncomfortable truths.
Trump Is No TACO After All: Surprise Iran Attack Proves He Means What He Says June 23, 2025
Ned Barnett
Trump shows the left that when they whip out the TACO epithet, they are only days away from looking like the idiots they truly are.
Midnight Hammer vs. midnight yammer June 22, 2025
Rick McDowell
You’d hope that just once, our legacy media and the Democrats would take a moment -- just a moment -- to be American instead of partisan.
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department's pro-Iran social media kerfuffle June 23, 2025
Andrea Widburg
The initial social media post was disturbing; the post-post scramble was amusing, but the main message is that many in America don’t side with America.
Peace through strength first requires strength June 23, 2025
Earick Ward
Any potential adversary can plainly see that this is no longer Joe Biden’s America.
There are valid reasons not to race into a war on speculative intelligence June 22, 2025
Robert L. Maginnis
Moreover, while ad hominem attacks may make for colorful writing when aimed at public figures, they weaken arguments and obscure important truths.
Distilling the Week June 21, 2025
Clarice Feldman
Focusing on the Iran conflict, on President Trump’s foreign policy, the pushback from COVID tyranny, and the Supreme Court’s ruling on deference to experts.
Democrats cry about the War Powers Act, and some conservatives worry about a long war June 22, 2025
Andrea Widburg
I know that the Democrats are wrong, and I think that the conservatives are wrong, too (which is the Democrats’ fault).
The Iranian Navy isn’t a match for the U.S. Navy—or an enraged world June 22, 2025
Andrea Widburg
Also, when you cut off a significant percentage of the world’s oil supply, it’s not just the U.S. and Israel that are your enemies.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream About The Israel-Iran War June 21, 2025
Jacob Fraden
It’s impossible to predict how Israel’s (so far) successful war against Iran will affect the future, but sometimes the answers lie in dreams.
Iran: About that two-week deadline... June 21, 2025
Noel S. Williams
I just read one of the most disingenuous articles imaginable about strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Donald Trump will not embroil America in a long war June 22, 2025
Steve Stockman
His actions during his first term prove that Trump will powerfully and resolutely stop problems before they escalate.
Trump’s precise, carefully calibrated strike sends a strong message June 22, 2025
Wendy Kinney
The critics, as usual, are wrong. Trump strongly advanced American interests with the strike against Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
Trump just took back what Obama gave Iran June 22, 2025
M.B. Mathews
While Obama got the Nobel Peace Prize simply for existing, it is Trump who deserves the Prize for being a truly peacemaking president.
More than Iran: Was the U.S. strike a global power signal? June 22, 2025
Matt Rowe
Our geopolitical enemies and rivals were watching closely how Trump intended to handle the Iranian threat.
The Most Important Decision of Trump’s Presidency June 20, 2025
Rovvy Lepor
How should the president handle regime change in Iran?
If You Oppose Donald Trump on Iran, You’re Backing Nukes June 20, 2025
Yassin Fawaz
Trump, unlike his critics, understands what a terrible threat Iran poses to America and the world if it gains nuclear weapons.
46 Years of Economic War: Iran’s Assault on America June 21, 2025
Joseph Ford Cotto
Iran's manipulations in global oil supplies has wrought havoc on the world economy.
The fatal flaws in the America Firsters’ analysis June 21, 2025
Allan J. Feifer
They worry about what will happen if America does a limited strike against Iran, but fail to understand what could happen if America does not make that strike.
Will the Israel-Iran war turn into a boots-on-the-ground fight? June 21, 2025
Molly Slag
It doesn’t have to, but Trump, at least, needs to be very clear about what his endgame is.
Iran's blood-soaked mullahs are unworthy of the Iranian name June 21, 2025
Amil Imani
These miserable pudknockers occupying Iran can't hold a candle to Cyrus the Great. They have desecrated Iran's proud and storied culture.
Israel to the leaders of Iran: What’s my name?! June 21, 2025
Harold Witkov
Israel floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee in its 15-round drubbing of the mullahs.
Israel: From war to rescue June 21, 2025
Matthew G. Andersson
Rescuing Israel from Iran will not only save the U.S., it will save Western civilization.
President Donald Trump to Iran: Bombs away! Fordow is gone! June 21, 2025
Andrea Widburg
The American military dropped a full complement of bombs on all of Iran’s main nuclear sites, including Fordow.
Israel can take out Fordow without bunker busters June 19, 2025
Ted Noel
Sometimes, doing things incrementally is every bit as effective as doing them in a big way, all at once.
Hey, Persians: How are those mullahs working out for you? June 20, 2025
Deborah C. Tyler
What if the Iranians have a better way to run their country already baked in — albeit repressed for the last half-century?
Ayatollah Biden’s regime is already changing June 19, 2025
Frank Friday
Americans just need to provide weapons and money to the millions of Iranians, who will do it themselves.
Limiting our role in Iran June 20, 2025
Bill Ponton
If the Iranian regime does fall, the best strategy is to sit back and observe what emerges in the aftermath of the Ayatollah’s demise.
'Unconditional surrender' June 20, 2025
Peloni
An Israeli view of Trump's attempt to reason with Iran's mullahs, and his final demand.
Saving Persia from Iran June 20, 2025
G. Murphy Donovan
To ignore the Iranian nuclear threat, would be to repeat the Clinton era Pakistan folly.
Surgeons vs. Butchers June 17, 2025
Douglas Schwartz
This is no longer solely an operation to eliminate Iran’s nuclear ambitions, if that ever was the only plan.
Americans Don’t Want Another Regime Change War June 17, 2025
J. Robert Smith
Coordinating with the Israelis in removing or diminishing that threat serves both countries’ national security interests.
Operation Rising Lion and the Judgment of the Elites June 18, 2025
John F. Di Leo
The press refuses to give Prime Minister Netanyahu any credit for the incredible feats he has done.
Now is Not the Time for Unconstrained Isolationism June 18, 2025
Steve McCann
Putting America First means destroying the risk that Iran poses, not pretending that it can’t happen here.
Checkmate! Israel’s brilliant war against Iran June 18, 2025
Andrea Widburg
The point of the game, after all, is to kill the king.
Will We Finally See a Persian Renaissance? June 18, 2025
Alicia Colon
Recalling a meeting many years ago with a mysterious Iranian dissident.
Rock the Casbah June 17, 2025
Bill Ponton
In the middle of scolding the Great Satan (USA), an Israeli ordnance finds its way into an Iranian broadcast studio.
Downfall of the ayatollahs? June 17, 2025
Civis Americanus
When the king runs, the war is over. Khamenei looks as though he's running ...
Who are the Warmongers? June 15, 2025
Douglas Schwartz
Carlson would be an irrelevant crank except for his vast audience -- which makes him dangerous.
The children of Israel have a secret weapon June 16, 2025
Bill Ponton
For those in academia who see the world through the anticolonialism prism, there is an important lesson here:
USAF is deploying for potential action in the Middle East June 16, 2025
Ed Sherdlu
America’s “gas pumps in the sky” are heading for the Gulf.
Iran comes crawling back to the negotiating table -reports June 16, 2025
Monica Showalter
Sounds like Israel has Iran over a barrel ...
The Deep State is done with Iran, and Trump is currently holding the high cards June 16, 2025
Norman Krieg
For the people who gain money and power from having a perpetual enemy in the Middle East, Iran has outlived its usefulness, and Trump is playing a new game.
The Iranian Mullahs are learning Montezuma’s lesson June 15, 2025
Andrea Widburg
Eventually, a bully’s victims will draw together and destroy him.
Peering Through the Fog of War June 14, 2025
Clarice Feldman
The Israelis pulled off the most brilliant offensive in modern military history; the President orchestrated a genius misdirection; Iran’s regime is on its back feet from which it will not recover.
The Iranian people’s thunderous rebellion June 15, 2025
Amil Imani
Israel’s hammer crushes the Islamic Republic’s chains.
Two Trump blunders June 15, 2025
Molly Slag
His well-known passion for making deals may lead America to disaster.
Will Israel turn pigeons into deadly drones? June 13, 2025
Silvio Canto, Jr.
Once again, Israel is miles ahead of their adversaries.
Cold Salami June 13, 2025
Douglas Schwartz
We are witnessing friction between an ascendant American civilization and weak embers of collapsed empires -- a caliphate and imperial China.
With reports that Iran’s senior leaders are fleeing, what comes next? UPDATED June 14, 2025
Andrea Widburg
I have no doubt that Israel will win this war. The big question is whether regime change will follow, and all the indicators are that it will.
On Iran, the Doves and the Hawks Duke It Out June 13, 2025
Allan J. Feifer
The Doves say that we’re watching Israel’s, not America’s war; the Hawks say that Iran holds the whole world hostage and has America in its crosshairs.
This is Not 2003 June 13, 2025
Julian R. Sinclair
The situation in Iran now is very different from that of Iraq in 2003.
Israel’s Rising Lion is a model for the U.S. June 14, 2025
Matthew G. Andersson
For Israel to survive, America must survive, and maybe vice versa, too.
The situation in the Israel-Iran war is kinetic, but we can discern a few things UPDATED June 13, 2025
Andrea Widburg
The most important is that this strike, by cutting the head off the world’s foremost terror sponsor, benefits the world, not just Israel
Re: Iran — Sounds crazy but it’s true June 13, 2025
M. Walter
Barack Obama’s foreign policy nearing full circle.
16,658 days June 13, 2025
Nick Lopez
The Iranian thugs who took American diplomats hostage in 1979 were never punished ... until perhaps now. God bless Israel!
When it comes to movement in the Middle East, you realize this means war (against Iran) June 12, 2025
Andrea Widburg
My current sense is that Israel cannot wait any longer to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities, and that the United States is just getting out of the way.
Reagan’s Heir, or Biden’s Shadow: The quicksand of transactional politics June 12, 2025
Marina Bejarano
The deal-cutting, principle-abandoning, America-last delirium that defined the Biden administration has somehow survived Trump’s 2024 victory, and is still stinking up Washington.
Another Tucker Tantrum June 6, 2025
Douglas Schwartz
Tucker Carlson is apoplectic at talk of using military force to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program.
Drama queen: Christine Amanpour ‘really afraid’ of visiting US, likens it to North Korea June 6, 2025
Olivia Murray
It’s a first world luxury to be such an obnoxious, mentally ill, useful idiot—some might call it “privilege.”
Iran must be smiling at our naivete on the nuclear bomb June 3, 2025
Susan Quinn
President Trump thinks Iran’s leaders may still yet make a deal—perhaps he’s not familiar with the Islamist’s suicide mentality.
Ten nukes? And a June 15 'go' date? June 2, 2025
Molly Slag
Something had better be done very, very fast before everything blows apart.
Iran’s nuclear weapons capability—we are in the bottom of the ninth inning May 26, 2025
James Zumwalt
The question that should be on the mind of every free world leader today is: How close is Iran to having a nuclear weapon?
How do you solve a problem like Iran? May 23, 2025
Andrea Widburg
Joe Biden dumped a terrible, existential problem in Donald Trump’s lap, and Trump may (I hope) be trying an out-of-the-box approach to address it.
Iran and Trump May 17, 2025
Molly Slag
How do you strike a deal with an enemy that’s dedicated to your destruction and considers cheating to be a religious imperative?
Before We Make a Deal with Iran May 13, 2025
Rovvy Lepor
Certain conditions must be met. Without them, there’s no way Donald Trump or the USA can move forward.
The New ‘Baby’ Shah, Same as the Old Shah of Iran May 8, 2025
Gen. Chuck Wald (Ret.)
The narrative that Reza Pahlavi promotes an alternative to the theocratic dictatorship is simply a fiction.
The Trump administration gets India and Pakistan to agree to a ceasefire May 10, 2025
Andrea Widburg
This is very good news, because no one—least of all India and Pakistan—wanted a nuclear war...but it’s different with Iran.
About that renaming of the 'Persian Gulf' ... May 8, 2025
Amil Imani
An anti-mullah Persian-American is furious about President Trump's move to rename the 'Persian Gulf' the 'Arabian Gulf' to please the region's sheiks and spite the Iranian mullahs.
Has Israel finally acknowledged that Iran is in a hot war against it? May 4, 2025
Andrea Widburg
Indeed, Israel may already be waging a covert war against Iran’s traditional infrastructure.
The Time for Talking With Iran is Past May 3, 2025
Al Bienenfeld
It’s naïve to believe that negotiations will work to put the Iranian nuclear and terror juggernaut back in a box.
Can Trump succeed while starting no wars? April 30, 2025
Joseph Puder
One foreign adversary in particular might require more than just deal-making.
About those port explosions in Iran *UPDATED* April 27, 2025
Andrea Widburg
The media aren’t paying much attention to those explosions, but they’ll be devastating to Iran’s economy.
Don’t be fooled by another Iran deal April 18, 2025
Harley Lippman
President Trump has good diplomatic instincts, but Iran needs careful and exceptional treatment.
Iran and the Failure of Collective Security April 16, 2025
Jordan David Sommers
To see the extent of the United Nations’ utter historical failure, look no farther than the rogue nation of Iran.
Peace in our time...with Iran? April 14, 2025
Molly Slag
Given Iran’s values, it doesn’t seem as if even the savviest negotiator can get best the Mullah’s single-minded drive for our demise.
The Maximum Support Act: A bipartisan push for Iranian democracy and human rights April 13, 2025
Amil Imani
Unlike prior acts that punitively targeted the regime itself, this act also seeks to support Iran’s citizens in their fight for liberty.
The Dos and Don's of Negotiating with Iran April 11, 2025
Kenneth R. Timmerman
The Iranians invariably win at negotiations because the other party wants the deal more than they do.
Iran can’t be allowed to build a nuclear weapon...or buy one April 11, 2025
Matthew G. Andersson
It is crucial to remember that Iran doesn’t need to make a nuclear weapon in order to get one.
Iran’s nuclear countdown: Can Trump hold the line? April 1, 2025
M. Ray Evans
A war would unleash chaos—shutting the Strait, igniting an arms race, and rocking the world—but Trump’s resolve could head off disaster if he beats Tehran’s clock.
Iranian Regime’s Nuclear Crisis and Diplomatic Tensions: Negotiation or Confrontation? March 22, 2025
Fara Mahmoudi
The world is finally catching up to the fact that Iran is on the verge of going nuclear, but Iran’s internal agenda makes negotiations almost impossible.
Iran should heed Trump’s warnings March 21, 2025
Kenneth R. Timmerman
Or else things are gonna get ugly in Tehran.
Trump’s message shakes the pillars of Khamenei’s regime March 19, 2025
Hassan Mahmoudi
A very strategic checkmate.
Trump just fired a huge warning shot over Iran’s bow March 17, 2025
Andrea Widburg
If they’re smart, the mullahs will be quaking under their turbans because Trump means what he says.
Sanctions On Pro-Iranian Russian Oligarchs Must Be Upheld March 7, 2025
Janusz Bugajski
Separate from the Ukraine War, many of the oligarchs are supporting one of the U.S.’s major geopolitical enemies.
Time to Hold Iran Accountable for Human Rights Violations March 1, 2025
Ivan Sascha Sheehan
The case of Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani, both on death row for offending the Iranian regime, highlights the need for powerful international condemnation.
Bipartisan congressional resolution supports Iranian resistance and democratic change February 27, 2025
Hassan Mahmoudi
Yesterday, a coalition of over 150 bipartisan U.S. lawmakers introduced House Resolution 166, reaffirming their support for the Iranian people’s struggle for regime change.
Trump to put maximum pressure on Iran, revelation doesn’t drive up the price of oil February 5, 2025
Jack Hellner
Zero Hedge comes in with the data.
Iran: At Least 1,000 Executions in 2024 January 3, 2025
Hamid Enayat
The religious dictator sets a new execution record.
Is Barack Obama Guilty of Mass Murder and Treason? December 19, 2024
Al Bienenfeld
Given that he deliberately allowed Iran to flood America with deadly drugs and grow its nuclear program, it’s easy to argue that he is.
An old Iranian propaganda video intended to outrage prompts slew of funny video takeoffs from ordinary Iranians December 16, 2024
Monica Showalter
Decades ago, Iran's mullahs put out a phony video designed to elicit sympathy for them as victims. Iranians cheered the goons instead.
Biden administration finally admits its policy on Iran has failed December 16, 2024
Jack Hellner
When will they take responsibility for all their other destructive policies?
There’s an increasingly great likelihood that Israel will destroy Iran’s nuclear sites December 15, 2024
Andrea Widburg
It will be a blessing for the world and, speaking of blessings, may get the go-ahead from “president in all but name” Donald Trump.
The biggest loser of the Ukraine war December 6, 2024
Frank Friday
It’s not Ukraine, or Russia, or even the United States.
The Iran Deal the Democrats Killed November 3, 2024
Kenneth R. Timmerman
Did Biden's 2020 campaign team attempt to create an "October Surprise" with the help of the Iranians?
No Ring of Fire and No Endorsements October 26, 2024
Clarice Feldman
A rough week for the enemies of the West: Iran, Harris, LAT, and WaPo all feel the lash.
How Were Crucial Intelligence Documents Leaked to Iran? October 21, 2024
Kenneth R. Timmerman
Americans will be shocked when they learn the full extent of the Biden-Iran file.
Feast of the Cannibals October 11, 2024
Lars Møller
The revolution is the feast of the cannibals. Vanity, lust for power, and deadly rivalry invariably get mixed up with the particulars of ideology. Unyielding conceit appears in the guise of piety or secular altruism as purges degenerate into violent orgies. Sure enough, the outcome is the installment of another tyranny.
The Iranian Mullah’s Mysterious Longevity May Reflect Secret US Support October 11, 2024
Norman Krieg
Perhaps there’s a reason that, despite its myriad bloody attacks directly against America, Iran keeps going and going.
So why did Iran's mullahs declare five days of mourning for dead Hezb'allah boss, and just three for IRGC chieftain Soleimani? October 11, 2024
Hamid Enayat
Iran’s expansionist ambitions and terrorism beyond its borders ensure the survival of its fundamentalist regime.
Democrats fund Iranian terrorism—here’s their rap sheet October 11, 2024
Jack Hellner
The Biden-Harris administration has continued a tradition of funding global villains, and it’s almost 100% supported and protected by an adoring media.
BBC makes Ayatollah Khamenei its Friday star, while Dutch police abandon Jews October 4, 2024
Andrea Widburg
Looking at what’s happening in the UK and Europe, I keep wondering why we bothered during WWI and WWII.
Trump and Biden both laid the groundwork for Israel’s glorious, region-changing military victories October 1, 2024
Andrea Widburg
Israel has long had the ability to take out Iran, but most recently, Trump created the dynamics that allowed Biden (inadvertently) to pull the trigger.
Israel stands alone now, David against Goliath October 1, 2024
Monica Showalter
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have not helped the situation a bit -- and if anything, they have provoked it.
Schadenfreude: Tough times for the big mullah of Iran, who can't stop tweeting about Israel's Hezb'allah terrorist takeout September 28, 2024
Monica Showalter
The big mullah is thrashing and whimpering like a bully with a bloodied nose, and he can't stop tweeting about it.
That darn Israel! September 23, 2024
Jack Hellner
Mainstream media laments the pager explosions as a “blow” to a “beleaguered” Biden-Harris administration.
Keeping Aggression a Bad Idea September 12, 2024
William R. Hawkins
Our policy must not be to sustain “forever wars” but to end them by putting to use the advantages our superior civilization has given us and in so doing, maintaining that civilization.
Democrats bash Israel for striking the people who killed 12 Druze children July 31, 2024
Andrea Widburg
It’s never destabilizing when Iran and her proxies kill Israel’s citizens. It’s only destabilizing when Israel defends against those attacks.
Iranian-backed Hezbollah kills 10 Druze citizens, mostly children July 27, 2024
Andrea Widburg
This is a reminder for those who forget that Iran is using violent proxies to destroy Israel, one resident at a time.
Don’t be fooled by Kamala’s pro-Israel platitudes. She is pro-Iran and pro-Hamas. July 26, 2024
Andrea Widburg
The evidence doesn’t lie only in the events of the last few days. It’s clear from Kamala’s long history of actions and statements regarding Iran, Islam, and Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a magnificent speech to Congress July 24, 2024
Andrea Widburg
The combined session of Congress greeted him rapturously. Also, Bibi subtly shivved the Biden/Harris administration in a devastating way for the election.
Sweden accuses Iran of paying local street gangs to conduct anti-Semitic attacks June 14, 2024
Monica Showalter
Maybe the investigators of antisemitic attacks in the U.S. can look in this direction, too.
Is the Biden administration more supportive of Iran or Israel? May 28, 2024
Jack Hellner
Joe Biden and his minions say they will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons. And yet...!
Iranian Incompetence a Source of Hope May 24, 2024
E. Jeffrey Ludwig
I lived in Iran before the revolution. It’s been a mess for a long time.
No Tehran ‘Moment of Silence’ for US Policy Collapse on Israel May 24, 2024
Richard J. Douglas
During the week of May 20, 2024, the terrorists governing Iran scored big wins—the ICC and UN Security Council debased themselves before Iran, and the Palestinian statehood chimera bagged three more European appeasers.
Good vs. evil? ‘Fake news!’ say leftists May 24, 2024
Eric Utter
The condolences, moments of silence, and thoughts and prayers for the Butcher of Iran were really too much.
About that helicopter crash... May 22, 2024
Mark A. Hewitt
Some odd details have emerged regarding the death of Iran’s president.
A Helicopter Crashes, and an Opportunity is Missed May 22, 2024
John F. Di Leo
What was with all the gushy condolences from the U.S. and the rest of the West upon learning of the Butcher of Tehran's death in a chopper crash?
A clarion call for regime change in Iran May 21, 2024
Gerald McGlothlin
The why might be tricky, but that’s no reason to deny that it needs to happen.
Iran emerges as a hub for international organ-trafficking May 22, 2024
Amil Imani
Organ traffickers exploit vulnerable people in Iran with promises of big bucks for their organs.
The latest Harvard-Harris poll is just chock full of good news May 22, 2024
Andrea Widburg
That is, it’s chock full of good news if you oppose the Democrat party and support Israel.
The condolences about Ebrahim Raisi’s death help identify the world’s bad guys May 20, 2024
Andrea Widburg
Raisi was a tyrant’s tyrant who gleefully participated in the slaughter of his own people. Those who send condolences for his death have revealed their own evil.
With Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian dead, let us sing the Song of Miriam May 20, 2024
Anony Mee
What happened in Iran was not a sad loss of lives but an obliteration of evil.
Rebels without a Clue May 18, 2024
Banafsheh Zand
The woke student-protesters at Ivy League universities should try a year abroad in Tehran.
The Iranian president’s helicopter crashed. God? Bad luck? The Mossad? May 19, 2024
Andrea Widburg
Sometimes things just happen, but when the President of Iran’s helicopter crashes, and his foreign minister was on the copter, too, one wonders if it's more than coincidence.
Joe Biden uses arms as a bargaining chip to force Israel to go soft on Hamas May 10, 2024
Jack Hellner
In keeping with Democrat tradition, Biden backstabs our allies.
Iran's religious dictatorship’s fear of 'Generation 2000' May 8, 2024
Hamid Enayat
Iran's mullahs have stepped up their executions and threatening acts abroad. That's because they are attempting to divert the attention of angry locals at home.
The World’s Leaders, Including Biden, Must Learn The Lesson Of Passover April 21, 2024
Andrea Widburg
Passover commemorates the miracle of God leading the Jews out of slavery, but it also has deeply important things to say about the nature of tyranny and how to end it.
The Biden administration seems to be continuously ‘caught off guard’ as world events unfold April 19, 2024
Jack Hellner
From October 7th to Israel’s retaliatory military operations, Joe Biden and his team of miscreants are always playing catch-up.
Blaming Israel’s response to Iran is the classic abuser’s stance April 19, 2024
Andrea Widburg
It’s pure victim shaming when, in America and abroad, Israel is being blamed for “destabilizing” the world after responding to Iran’s provocation.
The storm before the calm? April 19, 2024
Eric Utter
None of this would be happening if Trump were in office, but Biden and his handlers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
This isn't the Iranian people's war, it's Ali Khamenei's war April 19, 2024
Amil Imani
Iran's ruling mullahs and Iran's people are different.
Israel's strategic restraint: A calculated message to Iran April 19, 2024
Gerald McGlothlin
It's reminiscent of the biblical story of David infiltrating King Saul's camp and taking his spear and water jug without killing him.
The future of Iran and Israel April 17, 2024
James R. Russell
It’s not looking good...but we have to hope.
Saudi Arabia: When it comes to Israel and Iran, the enemy of my enemy is my friend April 16, 2024
Andrea Widburg
In a major break with the past, Saudi Arabia openly defended Israel against Iranian aggression.
David Ignatius notes we’re at the ‘precipice’ of war that ‘no one wants’ but ignores the culprits April 15, 2024
Jack Hellner
The question is, when will the media acknowledge who’s to blame?
The whole ‘Iran versus Israel’ attack has a strange, scripted feel to it April 14, 2024
Lynne Lechter
Is anyone else feeling like they just witnessed a Kabuki Opera?
UPDATE: This post has been corrected since its initial publication.
A Turkish source says Biden green-lit Iran’s attack on Israel April 14, 2024
Andrea Widburg
In an eerie echo of Biden giving Putin permission to invade Ukraine, Biden apparently said the same to Iran…only this time, he’s abandoning Israel after supporting Ukraine.
Trump-hating Biden can now take pointers on dealing with illegal immigration from the world's hellholes November 4, 2023
Monica Showalter
The third world shows Joe how it's done.
When Gaza has Money, Hamas has Rockets October 18, 2023
John F. Di Leo
Someone is buying Hamas all these missiles. Someone provides them with training and gear, intelligence and equipment, rifles and grenades.
The real problem is Iran October 16, 2023
Dimitris Eleas
Hamas is a murderous nightmare that needs to be gotten rid of, but it operates at all only because Iran encourages it.
Iran has got to go October 10, 2023
Bill Hansmann
Iran's role in this savagery against Israel means it's time to put them in the crosshairs.
Bidenites gaslight about where that $6 billion to Iran went -- and get debunked handily October 8, 2023
Monica Showalter
So Iran hasn't gotten its $6 billion yet from Joe Biden? Not a problem...and a former official explains why
Why should opponents of Iran's mullah regime be protected? September 10, 2023
Hassan Mahmoudi
Momentum builds in the many international condemnations of human rights violations that are coming out against Iran's vicious mullah regime.
Coup 53: The Story of How Operation Ajax Killed a Nascent Iranian Democracy April 8, 2023
Janet Levy
Was U.S. CIA involvement in the 1953 coup in Iran really necessary?
Sixth months after it began, Iran's uprising persists March 18, 2023
Hamid Enayat
The West must step up its understanding of Iran's mullah regime.
In Iran, mass demonstrations in Baluchestan -- and beyond February 26, 2023
Hamid Enayat
Day 163 of the Iranian national uprising for democracy was eventful in Iran's provinces.
In Iran, it's the democracy advocates who are standing on the right side of history February 22, 2023
Hamid Enayat
Iran's protests are about democracy, not about installing more royalty and new dictators, as some in the press are promoting.
Why is Iran in such an upheaval? And what is the likely endgame? January 23, 2023
Saeed Abed
Four months of uprisings are strengthening national resolve for a regime change in Iran.
Iran uprising at a glance – Day 121 January 15, 2023
Hamid Enayat
The protests in Iran seem to be multiplying, based on the documented reports coming out of that country.
Iran's people seek democracy and freedom from tyranny January 2, 2023
Saeed Abed
The West should assist them in this quest, because this uprising throughout all of Iran's 31 provinces is different.
From inside Iran, a letter from a political prisoner January 2, 2023
Hamid Enayat
Maryam Akbari Monfared has been a prisoner of Iran's oppressive mullahs for 13 years and remains in that country's most hellish prison.
Photos: In San Diego, the anti-Iran regime signs are going up, and the protests are happening December 21, 2022
Monica Showalter
The Iranian-American community here doesn't usually come out with political statements, but it has now.
In Iran, stonings and beatings create a necropolis for the living November 1, 2022
Nicole Sadighi
Iran's mullah regime still practices the barbaric act of stoning dissidents.
The U.S. Should Not Negotiate With Iran’s Bloodthirsty, Evil, Dictatorship August 25, 2022
E. Jeffrey Ludwig
President Trump understood very well the scurrilous nature of the mullah regime in Tehran. Joe Biden? Not so much.
Iran's mullahs are getting weird — some are openly embracing the Shah now June 20, 2022
F. Mahmoudi & P. Shafiee
Is it a sign that Iran is on the verge of another revolution? Are the mullahs that desperate?
Iran’s inhuman record of persecution revealed: 12 million prisoners since 1981 June 4, 2022
Hamid Enayat
More than 5,000 people have been sentenced to torture and death by the mullah regime. Why does the West deal with this regime?
Iran's upcoming presidential election a legitimacy test of the regime in Tehran June 3, 2021
Hamid Enayat
Low turnout that only gets lower is the indicator to watch for.
In Iran, class resentment boils beneath the surface March 22, 2021
Hamid Enayat
Class warfare, class divisions, and capital flight are stepping up in Iran.
Iran: A 'cat' going for an atomic bomb February 21, 2021
Hamid Enayat
Iran's mullahs are backed into a corner and looking for an easy deal from Joe Biden, given the shambles their regime has become.
So which president will Iran's mullahs put to the test? Look at their threats and take a guess... January 3, 2021
Monica Showalter
Iran's mullahs are railing against and threatening Trump, but snickering to themselves that Biden is a weakling.
Busted: Iranian diplomat who ferried bombs around Europe now goes to trial October 23, 2020
Hamid Enayat
The trial brings to life Iran's use of diplomats for terrorist purposes.
Young Iranians are furious at the mullahs for executing a young wrestler October 16, 2020
Struan Stevenson
The mullahs continue their violence against humanity.
Iran's massacres of political prisoners continue today August 26, 2020
Hamid Enayat
More than 30 years after the infamous 1988 political prisoner massacre, the mullahs are still executing political prisoners today and getting away with it.
Mike Pompeo takes aim at Dianne Feinstein and her meetings with mullahs August 3, 2020
Monica Showalter
"Something is not quite right."
While Iranians protest, some Americans are coming around to the call for regime change July 20, 2020
Hamid Enayat
Not everyone who pays attention to Iran matters thinks regime change is off the table for the mullahs anymore.
Iran loses big against the International Atomic Energy Agency June 29, 2020
Hassan Mahmoudi
Europe is starting to crack down on the mullahs.
Ugly in Iran: Judge's death reveals war within gangs of the regime for the succession of Khamenei June 24, 2020
Hassan Mahmoudi
It's getting nasty among the mullahs as the fight over spoils intensifies.
What's the future for Iran’s economy, post-pandemic? June 14, 2020
Hassan Mahmoudi
With oil revenue plummeting, the result is pretty bad.
Iran: The supreme leader's regional girdle is tearing apart June 12, 2020
Hassan Mahmoudi
Life's tough these days for the mullah regime and its allies in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
Iran's mullahs look to exploit George Floyd's death June 5, 2020
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's mullah regime is dripping with blood, but very very concerned about the death of George Floyd here.
Iran: Who is Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, spokesman for the mullahs' 11th parliament? June 1, 2020
Hassan Mahmoudi
The rise of motorcycle thug to powerful position driven by his loyalty to Iran's worst mullahs.
Iran's dangerous scheme to get out of its coronavirus debacle May 19, 2020
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's mullahs are launching more missiles as discontent over the coronavirus darkens Iran.
Iran's mullahs are purposely forcing political prisoners into coronavirus-plagued cells, rights activists charge March 11, 2020
Hassan Mahmoudi
The coronavirus is serving as an executioner for the malevolent mullahs, killing off those who threaten their regime as efficiently as an executioner.
The Score: US 10, Iran 0 January 14, 2020
Jonathan F. Keiler
If any Democratic president had achieved what President Trump has with Iran, he'd be praised to the high heavens by a fawning press and foreign policy establishment.
Hot pursuit: Trump tells Iran's mullahs to get their dirty mitts off the protestors January 13, 2020
Monica Showalter
Trump has trapped the mullahs into a weak spot and now he's standing by Iran's student protestors.
Iran military weasels in admitting shooting down the Ukrainian plane January 11, 2020
Civis Americanus
No one can "unintentionally" fire a surface-to-air missile at a civilian airliner than he can "unintentionally" shoot an innocent bystander.
Was that ABC Nightline Martha Raddatz report on Iran actually journalism? January 8, 2020
Monica Showalter
Someone should ask ABC News just why the mullahs thought it a great idea to let the network in to film all the mourning. Useful idiots? You decide.
Humoring a Demon: Top six ways Democrats coddled Soleimani January 8, 2020
Monica Showalter
If you wonder how Iranian terrorist chieftain Qassem Soleimani got so powerful, a look at the Democrats' many "services" to this guy over the years will provide a clue.
Gifts of the Magi: A mystical coincidence on Iran January 5, 2020
Monica Showalter
The Feast of the Epiphany can't help but make Christians think of the original Zoroastrian Iran.
Iran's security thugs now targeting the women July 6, 2019
Hassan Mahmoudi
Mullahs are worried about Iranian women's apparent new sense of freedom.
Americans Praising Hezb'allah and Iran are a Security Threat June 17, 2019
Hesham Shehab
Hezb'allah has an unusually sordid history of crime and terrorism.
Democrats' sneaky-pete with Iran is getting out of control June 2, 2019
Monica Showalter
Are Iran's mullahs the guys you go to when you don't get the election result you want? Maybe Ben Rhodes would have an answer for us.
In Iran, the ruling mullahs are dreading Iranians' coming beloved fire festival March 18, 2019
Hassan Mahmoudi
The ancient Iranian tradition of bonfires to recall tribulations and sweep out dirt is bad news for the Iranian mullahs...and they're nervous.
Khamenei renews his Salman Rushdie death fatwa, and gets his tweet deleted February 24, 2019
Hassan Mahmoudi
Twitter smacked the big mullah grandly pronouncing his death sentence fatwa on Rushdie down, same as it does for any noxious Internet troll.
Warsaw summit spells trouble for Iran's mullah regime February 14, 2019
Hassan Mahmoudi
Vice President Mike Pence, who played such a pivotal role in getting the ball rolling on Venezuela's democracy restoration, is now in Warsaw for a conference on...Iran.
An Iranian regime spy is caught in Germany January 20, 2019
Hassan Mahmoudi
It's not very well known, but the Iranian regime has significant espionage operations targeting the West. One was recently revealed in Germany.
Photos: Iran's truck drivers launch a fifth round of strikes December 25, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's fed-up truckers launch a fifth round of strikes against the mullahs - and here are six photos showing what it looked like.
Iran's ancient Yalda night festival, ravaged by mullah economics and repression December 19, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
One of Iran's warmest and most pleasant family holidays, Yalda, is being ravaged by the economic policies of the mullahs.
Iran claims Revolutionary Guard general 'accidentally' shot himself in the head and died December 17, 2018
Thomas Lifson
Color me skeptical.
EU: Loyal ally, or last nail in the coffin for the Iran deal? December 12, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Not even Europe looks ready to save the Obama administration's collapsing Iran deal.
Can Iran's mullah regime keep ignoring international pressure? December 9, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
U.S. statements denouncing Iran for its chemical weapons violations are helpful to Iran's beleaguered democrats.
Photos: New flare-up of strikes from Iran's angry sugar cane workers November 23, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Not only are the Iranian sugar workers paid poorly, inflation snaps away what little they get whenever they eventually get paid.
Iran: Steel Factory Workers protest in oil-rich Ahvaz November 15, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Big strikes are breaking out now in Iran, across new sectors, protesting a failure to pay wages, economic mismanagement, and the corruption and thievery of the mullah regime. See the videos to know what it's like.
With domestic upheaval, U.S. sanctions for Iran's mullahs are going to bite November 3, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
The November deadline is coming for the toughest U.S. sanctions yet on the mullahs. They aren't going to like the timing, either.
Iran's economy is going to hit the wall after Nov. 4 October 26, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
When sanctions bite, they bite hard in Iran's hard pressed economy.
In Iran, retirees join truckers, shopkeepers, teachers on strike against the mullahs October 21, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
The Iranian economy is tanking while the mullahs are shelling out billions for proxy wars.
In Iran, a nationwide teacher strike adds to growing protests against regime October 17, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Is the bell tolling for Iran's mullahs? We are seeing a snowball effect in the numbers of Iranians willing to strike and protest against the detested regime.
Iran's turbulent economic situation is starting to bite October 14, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
As President Trump promises more sanctions, Iran's mullahs are sounding desperate.
Iran's mullah regime has a long kill list October 10, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Today is the World Day against the Death Penalty. For Iran's prisoners of conscience, many of whom face execution by the brutal mullah regime, it is a significant day to look at who they are and remember them.
The fury against Iran's mullahs extends: Bazaar merchants join the truckers' strike October 9, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
In sympathy with Iran's striking truckers, Iran's bazaar merchants are joining their protest.
What's it like to be a teacher in Iran on World Teachers Day? October 6, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
On World Teachers Day, the protests of teachers in Iran offer a glimpse.
Striking truck-drivers crippling Iranian regime October 5, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Gas stations and factories closing with no supplies being delivered.
Iran's 'passports to paradise' found in Iraq September 25, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Protesters in Iraq turned up a cache of Iranian passports, which are used to enable terrorism.
In Iran, the armed revolt is starting July 1, 2018
Monica Showalter
Armed revolution is about all they have left in mullah-oppressed Iran.
Getting rid of mullah tyranny: 'Iran Freedom 2018' conference mulls new alternatives July 1, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
It's happening as Iranian cities have become scenes of major anti-regime protests and demonstrations. Seems that when police agents' and riot guards’ suppression fails and the regime is isolated, the situation gets explosive.
Experts eye prospects for change in Iran at big Paris exile conference, with praise for Trump June 30, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
A top French intelligence official said there's finally a U.S. president who knows what's going on.
Big names turn up for 'Free Iran 2018' mega-event to raise international support June 30, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Freedom-loving Iranians are holding a big fundraiser for their cause in Paris. Here's why it matters.
Photos: Iran's truck-drivers take on the mullahs in indefinite nationwide strike May 24, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
The mullahs' fiscal and monetary mismanagement is catching up to them as truckers shut down supply routes.
Will the Mullahs' Regime See Its 40th Anniversary? May 20, 2018
Boris Gulko
The future of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the light of recent events is extremely bleak.
Iran's mullahs are convinced their problem is social media, not how they run their regime May 7, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
In Iran, the internet remains a battleground between the mullahs and the people.
In Iran, Labor Day didn't exactly have anyone cheering May 2, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
The mullahs shudder as Labor Day beckons, because the regime they run in Iran isn't exactly what anyone would call "worker-friendly."
Iran's mullahs whimper about 'bullying' April 27, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Amid more wrangling about the Iran deal between the U.S. and France, the mullahs are complaining about "bullying." Speaking of bullying...
Iran's mullahs go bonkers after Saudi crown prince's 60 Minutes interview March 21, 2018
Monica Showalter
If the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, managed to cheese off the mullahs, it's one more reason to like him.
Iran's mullahs getting even more nervous about Iran's fire festival March 13, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
The old Persian traditions of Iran aren't going away, and there could be trouble for the ruling mullahs from today's Iranian fire festival.
With Iran’s fire festival, the mullahs have reason to be nervous March 11, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's ancient Fire Festival is coming up in a few days and the mullahs have never been more nervous.
Iran's top mullah pours out the tears and flapdoodle – and then sends goons to beat up the dervishes February 20, 2018
Hassan Mahmoudi
After making a fake apology to the Iranians for all the crimes of the regime, Iran's top mullah got busy attacking the country's dervishes.
Democrats pal it up with Louis Farrakhan and Iran's Hassan Rouhani February 11, 2018
Monica Showalter
These are the same Democrats who would be your rulers in Congress in the supposed blue wave come November.
Much as we loathe Iran's Amadinejad, the mullahs abhor him even more... January 7, 2018
Monica Showalter
With his scraggly beard and Members Only jacket, the former working class buddy of Hugo Chavez has made himself a nuisance to the nervous mullahs.
Would Iranians really bring back the Shah? January 3, 2018
Monica Showalter
Consider the odyssey of a well written book on the Iranian monarchy, The Fall of Heaven, now about to be published in Farsi.
Iran protests as the underhanded connivings of The Jews? ReutersTV gets caught pushing that one January 2, 2018
Monica Showalter
ReutersTV has some explaining to do about its choice of photo describing who's behind the Iranian protests.
Iranian mullahs caught off guard by scale of protests January 1, 2018
Shahriar Kia
The uprisings in Iran are scaring the mullahs and will have a high impact on U.S. foreign policy.
Obama's backseat drivers, John Kerry, Susan Rice, and Ben Rhodes, have lots of advice for Trump on Iran January 1, 2018
Monica Showalter
Having flubbed the original Iranian Green Revolution, former Obama officials now want to tell President Trump to shut up and stay out of this new round of Iranian protests.
More videos from Iran: 'Death to Khamenei' chanted in Isfahan, Shiraz, Qom, Rasht December 31, 2017
Shahriar Kia
Get a sense of what's going on in Iran with these home-brew protest videos that tell so much more than the news.
New videos show Iran's angry people protesting dictatorship well beyond Tehran December 30, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
In Iran, protests against the mullah regime are moving well beyond Tehran. Here are some fresh videos of Iranian protests in Mashhad and Kermanshah.
Mullahs Tremble as Iran's People Honor Cyrus the Great at Pasargad November 5, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iranians defied the mullahs this past week to honor Cyrus the Great, the ancient Persian king known for his tolerance and respect for human rights.
Looted and lied to, Iran's people are protesting October 28, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
In Iran, all is not well with the mullah regime. There have been a large number of popular protests in defiance of the ruling caste just this week.
Spotlight on Iran in marking 'World Day against the Death Penalty' October 10, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's barbaric regime is one of the reasons why the World Day against the Death Penalty was necessary.
Is the Argument for Regime Change in Iran Well Founded? September 30, 2017
Shahriar Kia
Three decades of appeasement toward Tehran has not moderated the behavior of the Iranian regime – it has made it worse.
Iran's Rouhani responds with rage – and rockets – to Trump September 28, 2017
Hamid Bahrami
Iran's president has stepped up the rhetoric and the rockets in the wake of President Trump's U.N. speech. He's following North Korea.
Plundered and looted by the mullahs, Iran's angry people protest September 27, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Fiscal malfeasance and crony capitalism have left Iranians poorer and angrier. Now they are starting to protest.
How to Stop Iran in Its Post-Deal Destabilization Game September 26, 2017
Reza Shafiee
Iran is stepping up its destabilization of the region with its nonstop nuclear program in the wake of the Iran deal it signed off on with the Obama administration.
The Challenges President Trump Faces from Iran's Malign Act September 11, 2017
Hamid Bahrami
In his seven months in office, President Trump must deal with Iran's malign behaviors and destabilizing activities. Here are several of his options.
Iran is bulldozing the mass grave from the mullahs' 1988 massacre September 9, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's ruling mullahs have gotten away with murder, filling a mass grave of 30,000, dating from 1988. They are now trying to cover up the evidence of their crime.
Meeting in Albania, tsunami in Iran August 19, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
A few U.S. senators meet a leading Iranian opposition figure in Tirana, Albania, and Iran's mullahs go bonkers.
Will Rouhani uphold human rights in Iran? August 12, 2017
Reza Shafiee
A look at the Rouhani record doesn't give much cause for optimism.
Iran expands its terrorist sponsorship in the Balkans August 5, 2017
Pejman Amiri
Iran's nefarious activities to support terrorism are hardly confined to the Middle East. In Europe, they have taken a dramatic upswing, too.
How Iran's people get around the mullahs' social media censorship August 3, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's mullahs hate social media just as democracy-minded Iranians eagerly use it. Yes, they try to censor it. But they aren't making much headway.
What encourages Iranians to rise against the mullahs August 3, 2017
Hamid Bahrami
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently suggested regime change as an element of U.S. foreign policy toward Iran. How could this best be done?
The US and EU at the crossroads for Iran's nuclear deal July 19, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
The Iran deal is at the crossroads, and many in Iran are hopeful that President Trump will just scrap that Obama-era fiasco.
Iran's judiciary arrests Rouhani's brother on anniversary of nuclear deal July 18, 2017
Mohammad Amin
What is the meaning behind Iran's supreme leader's arrest of newly re-elected President Rouhani's brother? Let's examine the power struggle.
About France's much hyped Total-Iran deal: Buyer beware July 11, 2017
Mohammad Amin
The celebrations are popping around Iran's first big foreign investment deal since the Iran deal. But they shouldn't get too excited.
Child labor in Iran July 10, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Today in Iran, the common belief is that child labor is "normal."
Freedom-loving Iranians gather in Paris, focused on regime change July 9, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
In an underreported event in Paris, tens of thousands of Iranian dissidents gathered on July 1, 2017 to express their support for regime change in theocratic Iran.
U.S. Should Turn Up the Heat on Iran July 9, 2017
Reza Shafiee
With Iran's mullahs acting as the right-hand men to the increasingly aggressive North Korean regime, it's time to put the heat onto their odious regime, too.
Iran's Paris Grand Convention for Democracy begins June 30, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
A key convention for Iran's freedom campaigners is about to begin in Paris. The Canadians in particular are enthusiastic supporters.
From Iran, Rouhani's first two weeks in office the worst on record June 8, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's newly re-elected president, Hassan Rouhani, has marked two weeks in office. He's failed on every front.
The Dispute over Vote-Rigging in Iran's Election June 1, 2017
Mohammad Amin
Iran's mullahs have long known how to rig elections, and it's in the specifics of this one that the full spectrum of their dirty tricks was on display.
Has anything changed with Rouhani's re-election in Iran? May 29, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Now that Hassan Rouhani has been re-elected in Iran as a reform president, has there been any reform? One guess...
Protests in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver over Iran elections May 23, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
The mainstream media may have hailed Iran's election as some sort of victory for moderates, but Iranians abroad protested in the streets of Canada.
UPDATE: Exclusive photos from Iran's low-turnout election May 19, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
As the mullahs in Iran hold their 12th presidential election, let's remember what this is first: the election of Iran's Number Two.
Iran elections: Rouhani declares, 'I will kiss the supreme leader's hand a dozen times' May 19, 2017
Mohammad Amin
In the last days before Iran's election, the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, tilted his hand. Here are some possibilities as to what he means by it.
A glimpse of Tehran, in video, days ahead of the election May 17, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
These days in Iran, if you walk Tehran's streets or go on social media, you will see many negative posters describing the regime. As Iran goes to elections, this is the mood. (Video)
Iran's ethnic minorities boycott presidential election May 13, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's huge population of ethnic minorities is boycotting the mullahs' rigged election. They know what's going on, and it may have implications for the vote.
How Does Election-Rigging Work in Iran? May 12, 2017
Reza Shafiee
Ever since Iran's mullahs took over in 1979, they've worked on rigging elections. Here are some of their techniques.
Iran, fearing uprisings, holds presidential debate May 10, 2017
Mohammad Amin
The second televised presidential debate in Iran by the six candidates received a warning before it began.
Iran’s Election, a Political Earthquake with Seismic Waves for the Region. May 6, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Want to know what a sham election is? Take a look at the wretched excuse for an election being held in Iran.
An assassination in Istanbul and an election in Iran May 6, 2017
Mohammad Amin
A television director was assassinated in Istanbul last April 29, and all signs point to Iran as culpable. If so, there's an Iran election connection.
The Tale of the Small White Fish in Iran April 12, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Want a sense of what's going on in Iran? Here's an allegory of the small white fish, described by an Iranian democracy activist.
How Trump and Congress can coordinate against Iran April 11, 2017
Heshmat Alavi
Recent developments have once again brought Iran to the top of the congressional agenda.
An effective first step toward containing Iran April 7, 2017
Reza Shafiee
The Iran Deal has only made the mullahs more aggressive. Just look at Syria. It's time to put the IRGC on the U.S. blacklist for terrorist organizations.
From Iran, the Mullahs' Malevolence to the US Grows March 21, 2017
Reza Shafiee
In the wake of the vaunted Iran deal, the mullahs' behavior has grown more aggressive. Start with all their new missile plants in Lebanon.
Iran's mullahs try to spoil the annual Fire Feast – and Iranians ignore them March 20, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
In Iran, the mullahs declared a traditional Persian fire festival "sinful" and tried to ban it. The Iranian public flat-out ignored them.
Iran's New Year: Nowruz's Renewal and Rebirth May Herald the Mullahs' End March 15, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
In Iran, the ancient Persian celebration of Nowruz, or New Year's Day, is near. The renewal may be a cue for regime change, too.
In Iran, A Nationwide Teachers' Demonstration March 13, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran has been engulfed in unrest and one of the most intense areas is in the nationwide teachers' strikes. Here are the details
Time to Call Iran's Revolutionary Guards What They Are: Terrorists March 10, 2017
Reza Shafiee
Iran's Revolutionary Guards are growing in strength and malevolent influence. It's time to put them on the terrorist list.
Mullahs' Nightmare: Huge Demonstration Breaks Out In Tehran March 5, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Iran's mullahs have attempted to end Iran's global isolation, but the effort is being hampered by a huge wave of new protests - and Tehran's barbaric response.
With Obama's Iran deal, Iran's goons get busy again February 27, 2017
Reza Shafiee
Iran's Revolutionary Guard goons are up to their old tricks, daunted not one bit by Obama's Iran deal, which was supposed to tame them.
Missile Launches And Storm Damages Show Failure Of Obama's Iran Deal February 25, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Despite access to new cash in the wake of the Iran Deal, the mullahs aren't aiding their storm-ravaged provinces. They're just shelling out for missiles.
Amid Mideast Turmoil, Look to Iran's Mullahs as the Root of the Problem February 12, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Only ten days after Trump’s inauguration, Iran once again shocked the world by conducting its first ballistic missile test. It signals where the real problem in the region is: the Iranian regime.
Iran's Apologists Still Pushing to Appease Tehran’s Mullahs February 11, 2017
Hassan Mahmoudi
Barack Obama's exit ends his failed policy of appeasement with Iran, one that has plunged the Middle East into chaos. But his legacy leaves President Trump facing tough challenges with regard to U.S. relations with Iran.
How Iran Got Stuck in the Syria Quagmire January 7, 2017
Heshmat Alavi
After decades of appeasement by the West have proven a dismal failure, Tehran must be approached by a determined and firm international community.
How the Iran deal is empowering America's enemies October 28, 2016
Amir Basiri
There are two fundamental mistakes in the current administration's approach toward Iran.
NYT compares life in Iran under the shah with life under the mullahs August 7, 2016
Monica Showalter
They actually wrote that!
What is a ‘Reformist’ in the Context of Iranian Politics? April 15, 2016
Reza Parchizadeh
Why the much-eulogized Nuclear Deal was doomed to failure even before it had been concluded
The Senate Should Vote on the Real Iran August 28, 2015
Michael Curtis
Western leaders have the naïve belief that they have identified some of the misunderstandings of the different positions of Iran and the West.
Textbooks tell the tale: Iran's apocalyptic vision June 12, 2015
Rabbi Daniel M. Zucker
Iran’s educational system is intensively preparing the next generation for self-sacrifice in an apocalyptic jihad against the West.
The Day I RAN from Left to Right June 9, 2015
Ruth Lewis
Any ‘right-minded’ person would consider me far-left of center.
Israel and Saudi Arabia publicly acknowledge secret bilateral talks June 5, 2015
Thomas Lifson
"We discovered we have the same problems and same challenges and some of the same answers."
The usual suspects ride shotgun on Iranian aid ship May 22, 2015
John Smith
A brief profile of the radical leftists who are acting as human shields for the mullahs of Iran.
I Sing of Arms and Iran April 18, 2015
Michael Curtis
The dramatic decision by Russian President Vladimir V. Putin to deliver to Iran the S-300 missile system has come as an unwelcome surprise to the White House.
Obama as Nuclear Arsonist April 15, 2015
James Lewis
The most dangerous president in history is putting our nation at the mercy of a nuclear war cult.
Iran is not cooperating with the deal April 10, 2015
Silvio Canto, Jr.
"Framework" down on paper, but Iran keeps making demands.
NPR: The Deal Struck with Iran Was Not the Deal Announced by President April 5, 2015
Lev Tsitrin
Saving face.
Nuclear Breakout by Iran and North Korea April 4, 2015
James Lewis
This is the price of Obama's blind pursuit of personal glory.
Tehran Hoodwinks Clueless U.S. Negotiators April 3, 2015
James M. Waurishuk
Iran will become an inevitable nuclear threat with the way the Obama administration is carrying on.
GOP senators called 'traitors' over letter to Iran on nuke deal March 10, 2015
Thomas Lifson
Not just the mullahs going nuclear.
Islamic Republic and women's rights in Iran March 9, 2015
Mansour Kashfi
International Women's Day in Iran had nothing to celebrate under the mullahs.
Nukes for Iran: A Legitimate Right of the People? February 3, 2015
Mansour Kashfi
An ironic question from a nation with such a terrible human rights record.
How Will Sanctions against Iran Change under a Republican Congress? January 14, 2015
Mansour Kashfi
We're about to find out – negotiations resume tomorrow.
Past Is Prologue: President Bush's Executive Order against Iran January 7, 2015
Mansour Kashfi
To get a sense of how dangerous Iran’s nuclear program is, it is important to take a look at the Islamic Republic’s history.
Ferguson distracts from the big story: capitulation to Iran November 25, 2014
Thomas Lifson
The suspended sanctions continue to be suspended, amounting to a $700-million-a-month gift to Ayatollah Khamenei.
Obama writes 'Dear Ali' letter to Khamenei on Islamic State November 7, 2014
Rick Moran
What could go wrong?
Obama moves to detente with Iran October 29, 2014
Thomas Lifson
Not content to insult and provoke a crisis with democratic Israel, President Obama has moved toward a de facto détente with homosexual-hanging, demonstrator-slaughtering, Armageddon-threatening, soon-to-be nuclear power
A very, very bad sign on Obama administration Iran nuke policy September 27, 2014
Thomas Lifson
A potent sign Iran's nukes have been accepted as a coming reality.
US asking Iran for direct talks on Iraq June 16, 2014
Thomas Lifson
Asking the mullahs for help? What could go wrong?
Iran's Final Solution for Israel April 3, 2014
Fjordman
Iran’s revolution in 1978-1979 simply returned Iranian society to its longstanding status as a Shiite theocracy.
Iran pokes a finger in Obama's eye March 31, 2014
Thomas Lifson
Behaving like the “strong horse” Osama bin Laden used to talk about
Putin's Iran Threat is good for Israel March 24, 2014
Lauri B. Regan
Linking Ukraine and Iran just might be an Israeli dream come true.
Iran Has the Bomb February 20, 2014
Dr. Peter Vincent Pry
The U.S. developed nuclear weapons in only three years, the North Koreans in eight years. Iran has been working on nuclear weapons for over thirty years.
The Tragic Geneva II Charade February 9, 2014
Alon Ben-Meir
While Syria writhes in agony, the sponsors of the Geneva II talks seem pleased that the rebels and Assad's representatives sat face-to-face and talked.
Winston Churchill answers Obama February 8, 2014
James Lewis
As the Mullahs laugh at Obama and war looms in the Middle East, Churchill's prophecy is worth remembering.
Puffing John Kerry February 7, 2014
Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison
No amount of press puffery can change the brute facts of John Kerry's tenure as Secretary of State.
Time for a New 'New Beginning' February 7, 2014
Frank Scaturro
Geneva is the latest chapter in the administration's "new beginning" that makes the world a more dangerous place.
Selling Out Israel: The Obama-Kerry Plan February 3, 2014
Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison
Historically, the United States' track record in keeping its promises to defend other nations is not exactly stellar. Israel has noticed.
The Debate over the Munich Analogy February 3, 2014
Steven Stotsky
There are a lot more similarities between Muich 1938 and Munich 2013 than the left is willing to admit.
President Costanza and the Nuclear Deal with Iran February 2, 2014
Adam Turner
In return for ending sanctions and rescuing the Iranian economy, Iran has promised precious little of any real value to the West.
Be Angry with the Iranians, Mr. President, and Yourself January 26, 2014
Shoshana Bryen
Rather than throw fits about "Jewish activism in Congress," Barack Obama and John Kerry should be upset with an Iran that flouts them at every turn.
Barack Obama's Foreign Policy: An Utter Failure January 26, 2014
Elise Cooper
Perhaps the best way to summarize the president's foreign policy is that he has failed to achieve his outlined 2008 goals, because he lacks leadership and displays weakness.
Why not a Third Option? January 26, 2014
Manda Zand Ervin
Why has regime change -- the desire of the Iranian people -- been taken off the table?
Another sign Obama is going to blame Jews for his Iran policy failures January 23, 2014
Thomas Lifson
A nugget from Obama's interview with the New Yorker's David Remnick has direct bearing on the Iran debate
Obama's Surrender to Iran January 21, 2014
Shoula Romano Horing
Recent Iranian actions and words underscore Iran's confidence that no matter what they will do and say Obama will not confront them.
Should America Realign with Iran? January 16, 2014
William R. Hawkins
An agreement with Iran which would lead to the lifting of economic sanctions would give the Tehran regime the boost it needs in the Syrian and Iraq battles.
Who Will Obama Blame for his Failed Iran Policy? The Jews, of Course January 13, 2014
Lauri B. Regan
Setting up a fall guy if the mullahs walk away from the table or if they fail to meet their obligations under an interim deal
How Saudi hate propaganda empowered Iran January 11, 2014
James Lewis
The Saudis are now reaping the just harvest of anti-American and anti-Israel hatred they have sown throughout the Middle East and the world
Iran's Arak Plutonium Reactor January 7, 2014
S. Fred Singer
How a successful Israeli strike against Iran's plutonium reactor at Arak would "shuffle the Middle-East deck," and why it might happen soon.
Persecution and Death: Legal Punishment in Islamic Societies January 1, 2014
Michael Curtis
Even the staunchest defender of capital punishment should take umbrage at this.
Yet another Obama bungle: Turkey December 28, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Barack Obama bet big on Turkey becoming an anchor of stability and democracy in the Middle East. He is losing.
Arab Discrimination against Christians Must Stop December 28, 2013
Michael Curtis
The 'human rights' organizations appear to be busy elsewhere.
Congressman Nadler Comes Clean December 23, 2013
Marion DS Dreyfus
For once in his career, concerning Kerry and the Iranians.
Even Mushroom Clouds Have Silver Linings December 19, 2013
Abe Katsman
Iran and America may have inadvertently done more to advance Mideast peace than all previous peace plans, conferences, and initiatives combined.
Geopolitical Winds Shifting in the Levant December 19, 2013
Anthony Tsontakis
Lebanon appears more and more to be the key to dominance of the Middle East.
White House desperation on Iran deal December 13, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Somebody leaned hard on Steny Hoyer, the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives
Obama, Integrity, and Iran December 10, 2013
Shoula Romano Horing
It seems every move Obama has made in the last few months has been calculated to keep the Iranians at the negotiating table.
Dangerous Times: Inspector Clouseau Brings Peace December 7, 2013
James Lewis
For five years Obama's clown troupe has pretended to run the country with complete disregard for the law, precedent, fiscal sanity, or common sense.
The Iranian Agreement and the Strategy of Deterrence December 7, 2013
Abraham H. Miller
Iran wants nuclear weapons for one purpose, and it is not to launch a first strike against Israel.
WaPo Spotlights Netanyahu, Shields Iran and Palestinians December 7, 2013
Leo Rennert
The Post bears down hard on Israel.
Iran's historic imperative December 2, 2013
Greg Richards
You don't have to be Sigmund Freud to see what's going on.
Why Is There So Little Outrage Over The Iran Deal? December 2, 2013
E. Jeffrey Ludwig
Being fooled is first cousin to being weak.
Let's Talk Turkey December 1, 2013
Clarice Feldman
Obama sends his cult members out to pester relatives about ObamaCare over Thanksgiving dinner. Just wait until Christmas.
Obama and the EU push Genocide November 30, 2013
James Lewis
Decades of propaganda have convinced Americans that we are the bad hats and the Third World has all the innocent victims of history. That is the opposite of the truth.
Sellout to Iran at Geneva worse than sellout to Hitler at Munich November 30, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Worst. President. Ever.
The Nuclear Deal: Netanyahu vs. Obama November 29, 2013
Alon Ben-Meir
Whereas the U.S. sees significant advantages in Iranian concessions, Israel and a majority of the Arab states look at these concessions with tremendous skepticism.
America as the Protector of Putin, Assad, and Khamenei November 27, 2013
Shoshana Bryen
How far we've fallen.
Desperately Seeking Obama November 26, 2013
Michael Curtis
Unquestionably, Iran and its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have benefitted from Obama's six-month interim agreement.
War, Peace, and a Nuclear Iran November 25, 2013
Edward Bernard Glick
The just-concluded agreement between Iran and the United States, Rus-sia, China, Britain, France, and Germany raises the question of nuclear war
Valerie Jarrett reportedly dating a Muslim November 25, 2013
Thomas Lifson
At a moment when the United States has caved in to Iran's nuclear program, the Farsi-speaking, reportedly Muslim-dating Jarrett is the most powerful member of an administration led by an absentee president
Would Reagan have Approved the Iran Deal? November 25, 2013
Leo Rennert
We handled things differently once.
Obama Chose Dishonor November 25, 2013
Shoula Romano Horing
President Obama had to choose between dishonor and war and he chose dishonor. Now we will have war.
There Will Be No Peace with Iran without Strength November 24, 2013
Elise Cooper
Our "no nukes president" seems to have no interest in keeping Iran from getting them.
Obama taking a tough stand on Iran deal - with Congress November 24, 2013
Thomas Lifson
President Obama knows how to play hard ball with his enemies. But you have to understand that his definition of an enemy revolves around his personal political interests, not those of the nation
Dangerous Times: A Looming Strategic Disaster in the Middle East. November 23, 2013
James Lewis
Obama is workng to create a fantasy peace, just as with ObamaCare he created a fantasy healthcare program.
Vive la France! November 23, 2013
Michael Curtis
The ties Between France and Israel are strong and the countries are bound by common anxiety regarding Islamic terrorism, and the threat of a nuclear Iran.
Obama's Iran Moves Could Start World War III November 19, 2013
Noah Beck
Catastrophic consequences would directly result from Obama's disastrously weak -- but still reversible -- policies on the Iranian nuclear threat.
Is America no longer a Democracy? November 19, 2013
Manda Zand Ervin
Is American government and political system moving towards a third-world style of a minority ideologues ruling the majority.
The United States Must not Cease to be Vigilant about Iran November 16, 2013
Michael Curtis
The eager pursuit of Iran by Kerry and others is all too reminiscent of events concerning Nazi Germany.
Dangerous Times: Obama and the Crisis of Evil November 13, 2013
James Lewis
With Obama fumbling Iran, we are facing the greatest nuclear danger since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1963.
Iranian Checkmate November 13, 2013
Rob Miller
Why France said no -- and why the Iranians don't care.
A Dangerous Time for Israel November 12, 2013
Jonathan F. Keiler
Forty years ago, Israel faced a decision not at all unlike what confronts her today.
Role reversal: France pre-empts American surrender to Iran's nuke program November 10, 2013
Thomas Lifson
It is a measure of how low American has fallen on the world stage that France was forced to man up and prevent a sell-out deal at the nuclear talks in Geneva
The Source of Assad's Staying Power November 10, 2013
Alon Ben-Meir
There are seven principles that have enabled Bashar Assad to remain in power. The Obama administration is ignorant of every last one of them.
Farewell, 'Death to America!' November 7, 2013
Chriss Street
Iran is low-keying the Islamic revolutionary message -- at least for the moment.
A Post-Obama World November 5, 2013
Glenn Fairman
Does America still retain the moral vision and fortitude to return again to the First Principles of its founding?
U.S. Jews must say No to Obama November 5, 2013
Shoula Romano Horing
The Obama administration is pressuring Jewish organizations in order to appease Iran.
Obama's 'Death to America' Alliance with Iran November 4, 2013
Jeannie DeAngelis
As sinister as it sounds, could it be that Barack Obama secretly concurs with Iran's view of "oppressive and untrustworthy" America?
British Progressives Join the Sunni-Shia War in Syria October 31, 2013
Paul Austin Murphy
British "progressives" (read: Trotskyites) are turning wholesale toward Islamism.
Obama's Circle of Appeasers October 23, 2013
Shoula Romano Horing
Where is today's Winston Churchill?
We're Talking (While They're Acting) October 20, 2013
Shoshana Bryen
The United States has "negotiated" its way into a host of global calamities. But talk about talking continues.
Dangerous Times: Is Rouhani Rolling Obama? October 19, 2013
James Lewis
Liberal "foreign policy is strategically harmful to America and the civilized world.
The New York Times vs. Netanyahu October 17, 2013
Jerold S. Auerbach
The Times continues to be true to its long history of discomfort with Zionism, indifference to the plight of European Jews, and constant criticism of Israel.
Dangerous Times: Obama Bows to the Mullahs October 12, 2013
James Lewis
Under Obama, the United States is letting the world fall into crisis.
Who Lost Egypt? October 12, 2013
Shoula Romano Horing
Obama's cluelessness about Egypt means that the U.S. is in the process of losing its long-time Arab ally.
A Call for Alliance Between Israel and Arab Nations October 8, 2013
Michael Curtis
Hopes for an overarching "Arab State" have faded. It's time for the Arabs -- and Israel -- to move on.
No Appeasement of Iran October 3, 2013
Michael Curtis
On September 29, 1938, Neville Chamberlain sealed an agreement with Hitler that led to inevitable global war. Who will play Chamberlain in today's dealings with Iran?
Obama is Weak and the Mullahs Know It October 3, 2013
Manda Zand Ervin
The mullahs of Iran have been at this sort of thing for a long, long time.
The American Revival of the Persian Empire October 2, 2013
Chriss Street
The Obama Administration is being forced from weakness to negotiate an end to proxy wars and economic sanctions against Iran.
Thank Allah For Democrats October 2, 2013
Jeffrey T. Brown
By the time our Democrats figure out that they were played by Islamists and take the rest of us down with them, it will be too late.
Obama/Rouhani: Peace in Our Time October 1, 2013
Jerrold L. Sobel
The evidence suggests Obama's proposed rapprochement with Iran is an insult to intelligent people.
Empty Handshakes September 30, 2013
Michael Curtis
The non-handshake with Hassan Rouhani may have been the only real break that Obama has had in recent months.
Persian Hokm, Obama -- J Street Hokum September 29, 2013
Clarice Feldman
The diplomatic and domestic game being played by Rouhani and Obama is Persian-American applesauce in which Obama is giving Iran the right to call the trump card and make the first move.
A Chamberlain for our time September 27, 2013
AT Contributor
For more years than I can remember I've read about the run-up to the Second World War and found it astounding how gullible Chamberlain and his cabinet (with the exception of Churchill) were.
Rouhani Outsmarts Obama September 25, 2013
Noah Beck
The more the West appears desperate to welcome Rouhani's new tune, the less Iran has to make any meaningful concessions
Beware Persians Bearing Gifts September 24, 2013
Sarah N. Stern
Hassan Rouhani has got the perfect rug for us.
Dangerous Times: Does Putin want a Nuclear Suicide Cult Next Door? September 21, 2013
James Lewis
Russia, the United States, Israel, the Arab nations, and even Iran can become part of a new long-term state of détente in the Middle East.
WaPo Falls for Iranian President's Charm Offensive September 20, 2013
Leo Rennert
Polishing Rouhani's halo.
Axis Of Obama September 18, 2013
Greg Lewis
Thanks to Obama, Putin is dead right about our not being 'exceptional.'
Whose Iran? September 17, 2013
Paul Austin Murphy
Is it the Guardian's, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb's... or Facebook's?
Obama's Syria Debacle September 15, 2013
Alon Ben-Meir
Obama appears vacillating and unsure, raising serious questions in the minds of America's friends and allies about his leadership and the U.S.'s credibility.
A Comparison of Threats September 12, 2013
Paul Shlichta
I'm a little confused. shouldn't we apply the same tests to WMD holders?
Iran's Press TV on Prince Charles and the Jews September 8, 2013
Paul Austin Murphy
The oldest hatred is still going strong.
The Awful Truth about Obama September 4, 2013
Thomas Lifson
America would be weakened if the president is rebuked? Unfortunately, America already is weakened, and backing Obama won't do anything to help.
Postponing World War III September 4, 2013
Nick Chase
Obama may have -- completely inadvertantly -- made the correct decision for a change.
Mideast Nuclear Holocaust September 2, 2013
Raymond Ibrahim
What would an Iranian-Israeli nuclear exchange be like?
India, Israel, and Iran August 31, 2013
Noah Beck
India's first role as a budding superpower may well involve control of Iranian nuclear ambitions.
Is Iran behind the Syria gas atrocity? August 27, 2013
James Lewis
The Syrian nerve gas attack was a deliberate, brutal, and murderous challenge to Obama's pretensions.
'Dance with the Girl Ya Brung' August 22, 2013
Jim Yardley
While the slaughter in Egypt has been happening, just what has the "leader of the free world", been doing? He's been playing golf while on vacation
Embracing the Costanza Doctrine August 19, 2013
Adam Turner
A quick fix for Obama's bad policies would be for the administration to do the opposite of what it has been doing.
Are Peace Talks Moving Forward? July 25, 2013
C. Hart
Both John Kerry and the Israelis insist that the Washington talks are on schedule. But are they?
Russian Troubles in Syria, and Ours June 29, 2013
Shoshana Bryen
The Bear has gotten stuck in the Syrian tar pit -- along with a number of other states.
Contrasting Strategies, Same Results June 23, 2013
Alon Ben-Meir
If the Middle East is the graveyard of the Obama foreign policy, then Syria is its tombstone.
Nuclear Weapons and Tyranny June 20, 2013
Sierra Rayne
Lessons from China on how we should deal with Iran
The Troubling Timing of Obama's Syria Epiphany June 18, 2013
Noah Beck
Mr. day late and dollar short goes to the rescue.
Hezb'allah's Syrian Quagmire? June 10, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Can a terror network have its own Viet Nam?
Kissing My Daughter Goodbye June 2, 2013
Sarah N. Stern
It's all too easy to forget that it's individual ioves that are the important factor amid chaos and crisis.
Taking the Lead in Syria June 2, 2013
Alon Ben-Meir
What's required to deal with the Syrian crisis is very simple -- but like most simple actions, very difficult to bring off.
Iranian Presidential Election Turning into a Circus May 21, 2013
Reza Kahlili
How a thugocracy handles an election.
Obama-gate and World War III May 20, 2013
Noah Beck
Is this how World War III happens during Obama's second term?
Turkey: Opportunities and Risks Ahead May 12, 2013
Alon Ben-Meir
Turkey is in a position to resume its place as a major player in international politics. But will it fumble the opportunity?
Does an Attack on Iran mean an Attack on South Korea? April 14, 2013
Allen Z. Hertz
The unseen currents roiling Korean waters may run deeper than anyone has so far guessed.
Experts Concerned Iran Nuclear Progress Is Accelerating April 1, 2013
Reza Kahlili
Negotiations and sanctions have failed -- it's time for harsher measures to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat.
Magical Thinking and Iran March 15, 2013
William J. Meisler
"Reality-based" progressivism is much more reliant on primitive ritualism than they'd like the rest of us to know.
Fear and Trembling on the Scimitar's Edge March 9, 2013
Glenn Fairman
To the Iranians, the earth must inexorably submit or face destruction and Muslim hellfire. How has the U.S. chosen to respond? With talk.
Michael Moore, don't do it! March 5, 2013
Reza Kahlili
The wealthy advocate for the oppressed sees no problem in going to Iran and enhancing the legitimacy of a brutal thecracy.
Get Ready for Obama's Impending Economic Free fall February 26, 2013
Neil Snyder
Economic principles don't change because an ideologue is in the Oval Office. History teaches that the laws governing how economies work prevail in the long-run and that nations ignoring them pay the price
Dangerous Times: The Rage of Beppe Grillo. February 23, 2013
James Lewis and Justine Aristea
Nobody knows if Grillo is a fascist pretending to be a comedian, or a comedian pretending to be a fascist. Grillo may not know himself -- but when his party gets into the Italian parliament after this weekend's elections, we will all find out.
Hillary Clinton's Middle East Legacy February 22, 2013
Thomas A. Oakes
Hillary Clinton fans continue to promote the false notion that she was a first-rate Secretary of State despite her four-year string of failures involving Russia, East Asia, and particularly the Middle East.
Will Obama Let Iran Start World War III February 8, 2013
Noah Beck
Toothless pronouncements of disappointment and condemnation by the US and EU have been as ineffective at stopping Iran's nuclear warpath as they've been at halting Assad's daily massacres.
Will John Kerry Stand with the Mullahs of Iran? February 4, 2013
Manda Zand Ervin
Mr. Kerry evidently cares more for scoring a 'diplomatic' goal for his own career's track record over promoting democracy and supporting the people who want to be free by challenging the dictators.
Hagel and a Nuclear Iran -- Perfect Together January 30, 2013
Edward Olshaker
Hagel has argued that any government (even an openly genocidal jihadist regime) possessing nuclear weapons would naturally respond to their new responsibility with common sense, prudence, and sanity.
Unnatural Partners January 14, 2013
C. Hart
Egypt and Iran are shaking hands across the Sunni-Shi'ite divde.
Mounting Tensions Between Turkey and Iran December 22, 2012
Sudhanshu Tripathi
Is Turkey preparing for a move against Syria?
The Five Myths That Empower Hamas December 6, 2012
Noah Beck
The world must move beyond the media-driven myths above and recognize Hamas for what it really is: an Islamist terrorist organization dangerously allied with Iran in its mission to destroy Israel.
Why Treat Sudan Like a Normal Country? November 30, 2012
Shoshana Bryen
From the perspective of American national interests, lack of effective action to remove Omar Hssan al-Bashir and his lieutenants allows Iran to vastly expand its conventional reach and encourage endless warfare in Sudan and neighboring states.
How Not to Deter Hamas (and Iran) November 28, 2012
Jonathan F. Keiler
If Israel can't deter a thuggish terror outfit like Hamas, how is it going deter its larger and infinitely more dangerous sponsor, Iran?
Romney's Loss and Geopolitics November 8, 2012
Bill Schanefelt
After Midway, Japan's fate was sealed, as was Germany's after Stalingrad. Will Romney's defeat seal America's fate?
Politicians Promise to Help Israel: Will It Be Too Little, Too Late? November 5, 2012
Steve Feldman
Defending Israel after the fact is simply no defense at all. Policy must be to pre-empt Israel's enemies and, beyond that, remove the threat to Israel in its entirety.
Osama Martyred, GM Dying, Al-Qaeda Alive October 28, 2012
Anthony J. Ciani
Is Obama exhibiting the Dunning-Kruger effect (in which incompetents are unable to recognize their own incompetence), or is he just putting forth propaganda in the hopes that he receives a second term?
ARGO: Behind the Scenes October 24, 2012
Elise Cooper
ARGO's intense plot will remind Americans about those violent days in 1979, along with conjuring up thoughts on what is happening in the Middle East today.
The October Surprise Has Arrived October 24, 2012
James Simpson
Obama will willingly make concessions -- or promises of the same -- to enemies who have sworn to destroy us, for the short-term benefit of an election.
How Close is the Obama Administration with Israel? October 15, 2012
Clarice Feldman
In the vice-presidential debate, Joe Biden indicated the administration had close ties with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. A video from the Israeli Prime Minister calls that into question.
NY Times hits Romney for supporting a 'bellicose' Israel October 10, 2012
Leo Rennert
Any clear-eyed observer might come to the opposite conclusion -- that it's Iran's bellicose attitude against the Jewish state that threatens the peace of the region
Grasping at Straws October 7, 2012
Leo Rennert
When a reporter wants to gin up a dubious thesis, anything goes.
Wash. Post coverage of Ahmadinejad: Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil September 25, 2012
Leo Rennert
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in New York, using a convenient UN platform to vent his threats to eliminate Israel. But you wouldn't know that by reading the Washington Post's coverage.
Wash. Post plays war games about Israeli attack on Iran (but not vice versa) September 23, 2012
Leo Rennert
Washington Post demonstrates is that Western mainstream media are worried only about possible Israeli moves, while ignoring the larger threat of a nuclear-armed Iran
Predicting Genocide September 22, 2012
Thomas Lifson
Genocide has happened often enough that it is a legitimate field of study, and a very important one at that. Like hurricanes, they can be predicted. Iran is following the pattern leading up to genocide.
It's Time to Get Serious about Iran September 17, 2012
Neil Snyder
Western nations should take out the Iranian regime and/or they should eliminate Iran's capacity to develop nuclear weapons before it's too late.
Middle East a Tinderbox, American Leadership Absent September 13, 2012
Reza Kahlili
The winds of war are blowing stronger in the Middle East, all because President Obama refuses to realize the threat posed by radicals in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Iran Has Obama in a Headlock September 13, 2012
James Lewis
Iran's Armageddon cult now has Obama at its mercy. After appeasing them for almost four years, Obama only has to make it through the next two months without the Middle East blowing up, and he's set for life.
Thinking about an Israeli first strike on Iran September 5, 2012
Thomas Lifson
Israel's largest newspaper starts thinking the unthinkable.
Iran's Latest Scheme to Bolster International Support August 27, 2012
C. Hart
Iran's regime has an opportunity this week to divert international attention away from its nuclear ambitions.
Israel's Nuclear Warning Shot Option August 21, 2012
James Lewis
When America withdraws its military, peace doesn't break out by some magic. No -- what happens is that all the nations feeling threatened by war start making new alliances. The Middle East is no longer a sphere of American influence.
Only the U.S. Can Peacefully End Iranian Nukes August 19, 2012
Noah Beck
As clear as it is today that a nuclear weapon in the hands of the Third Reich would have spelled catastrophe, so should it be clear with the Iranian theocracy.
Even The N.Y. Times Admits It: 'Obama AWOL In Syria' August 13, 2012
Joel J. Sprayregen
Until Obama proves that there is more to his Iran policy than futile negotiations and sanctions, he will be AWOL on Iran as well as Syria.
The Folly of Sanctions on Iran May 23, 2012
Clare M. Lopez
Disastrously misplaced confidence that the West can understand and even influence the behavior of these adversaries in ways that will deter them from acts hostile to U.S., Western, and international interests.
Iran Says New Cyber Warfare Is Attack on Economy May 1, 2012
Reza Kahlili
Iran is blaming the U.S., U.K. and Israel for the new cyber attack that struck the Internet and communications systems of its Oil Ministry and national oil company
Meet The Tarnished Bureaucrat Who Is Running Our Negotiations With Iran April 24, 2012
Joel J. Sprayregen
The mind-boggling background of the person representing the interests of the civilized world in dealing with the nuclear ambitions of the mullahs? The most important person in the world you never heard of.
Iran: Obama Should Avoid Carter's Outcome April 23, 2012
Reza Kahlili
The mullahs claim to have President Obama over a barrel as their press taunts him with Jimmy Carter.
Dissidents Warn Iran's Supreme Leader March 27, 2012
Reza Kahlili
Cracks within the Islamic establishment of Iran have widened to unprecedented levels.
Iran-Hezb'allah: 'They Already Hit the Homeland 10½ Years Ago' March 27, 2012
Clare M. Lopez
The terror team -- Iran, Hezb'allah, and al-Qaeda -- has been at war with the U.S. for decades, despite the inexplicable unwillingness of American leadership to acknowledge that what we face is indeed an enemy alliance.
Why Iran Thinks America Won't Attack March 22, 2012
Reza Kahlili
Iranian agents have successfully infiltrated American think-tanks, universities, and our political system as part of a plot to keep the United States from attacking the Islamic regime.
Obama's Treasury Dept. Trying to Chill Anti-Mullah Group Here in America March 10, 2012
Ed Lasky
One wonders -- not really -- whose side this president is on.
How Iran Could Save America March 9, 2012
William L. Gensert
The coming conflagration will be born of Barack Obama's inability to stand up for the interests of the nation he is supposed to be leading. Obama has created the emergency that will be his undoing.
Mullahs Try Wall Off Iran from the Internet March 8, 2012
Jeff Treesh
Iran's supreme leader announced the creation of a Supreme Council of Cyberspace meant to protect Iranians from online dangers
Mitt Gets Iran March 6, 2012
James Lewis
I don't know if Romney's The One -- I'm not a big fan of messianic politicians. What's important is that Romney has opened up on Obama for clowning around with the most lethal danger to the civilized world
Obama tells the Iranians not to call his bluff - but why shouldn't they? March 2, 2012
Ed Lasky
They have enough times before.
Obama Again Takes a Pass on Trying to Weaken Iran February 29, 2012
Ed Lasky
How terrified can the Iranians be of a military attack from America when Obama refuses to even enforce existing laws and looks for loopholes to escape obligations?
Israeli Deterrence and Dolphins February 10, 2012
Jonathan F. Keiler
Israel appears to be in the process of creating the world's first nuclear counter-strike force based on small conventionally powered submarines armed with long range cruise missiles
Israel to Iran: It's Crunch Time January 31, 2012
James Lewis
President Obama has been tip-toeing away from the Iranian nuclear end-run for three years, playing chicken with Israel on a second Holocaust. That is grossly irresponsible, but it is about to come to an end.
Israel and the US Perspectives on Iran at Odds January 27, 2012
Shoshana Bryen
Where and how the United States and Israel differ in their analysis of the problem posed by Iran's nuclear activity.
Amir Mirzaei Hekmati: Death by False Confessions January 10, 2012
Kerry Patton
The life of U.S. military combat veteran Amir Mirzaei Hekmati is in austere jeopardy from a government well-known for extracting false confessions.
Bonyads: Iran's Greatest Strength against Sanctions January 5, 2012
Kerry Patton
Iran can subvert sanctions via a very secretive economic program that few Westerners understand -- the Bonyads.
Islamists, Dictators, and Bad Choices December 11, 2011
Abraham H. Miller
As the Carter administration created the nightmare of Iran by bringing the mullahs to power, the Obama administration has created a new nightmare by bringing the Islamists to power in Egypt.
Stop Iran's Mullahs and Support the Iranian People December 4, 2011
Amil Imani & Dr. Arash Irandoost
A non-violent campaign to end the reign of terror of a belligerent clerical regime.
Top Iran Missile Chief Reported Killed in Explosion November 20, 2011
James Lewis
Last Monday a huge, double explosion was heard in Tehran
Despite Denial, Iranian Assassination Plot Was Hatched at the Top November 15, 2011
Reza Kahlili
A frantic attempt at damage control over its own plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington grips as Iran prepares its nuclear weapons.
Why Obama Betrayed the Iranian People November 9, 2011
Pamela Geller
History will not be kind to Obama for his siding with evil and brutally aggressive oppression over freedom.
IAEA says Iran on the brink of nukes; Ron Paul says 'offer friendship' November 7, 2011
Thomas Lifson
Mad mullahs getting close to Armageddon dreams. Ron Paul thinks friendship would change their minds.