The Guards are the main force behind Iran’s nuclear program, lethal meddling across the Middle East, ballistic missile drive and domestic crackdown. Iran has been dubbed a “de facto Islamic Caliphate” due to increasing domestic crackdown and lethal meddling across the region, especially through the … [Read more...] about To Contain Iran, Blacklist the Revolutionary Guards
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Time to turn up the heat on Iran
By Ali Safavi By testing their ballistic missiles in a provocative act last month, Iran's ayatollahs also tested the resolve of the new U.S. president. National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s promise of swift action should violations continue has turned the Obama administration’s era of … [Read more...] about Time to turn up the heat on Iran
Iran apologists have a misleading narrative on Trump’s policies
By Amir Basiri The Trump administration's decision to put Iran "on notice" for its provocative ballistic missile test and to subsequently slap new sanctions on individuals and entities affiliated with its missile program was a positive break from the previous administration's policy of ignoring … [Read more...] about Iran apologists have a misleading narrative on Trump’s policies
ANALYSIS: Iran feeling US policy shift after Obama
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, known to lead a regime based on a mantra of “Death to America,” has been cautiously silent ever since US President Donald Trump took the helm in the White House. With a recent medium-range ballistic missile test launch backfiring severely, both politically and … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Iran feeling US policy shift after Obama
BLACKLIST IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS
The right signal to Tehran’s mullahs. It is a known historical fact that actions speak louder than words. Iran is beginning to understand this loud and clear with a new administration in Washington. U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, in his first public appearance, issued a stark … [Read more...] about BLACKLIST IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS
Iran’s Doctor Drain
The economic reality of Iranian physicians is so bad they are now forced to live in poverty or leave the country for opportunities abroad. Economic insecurity for physicians in Iran is an increasing problem in the Islamic Republic. After years of college and medical school, one would think that a … [Read more...] about Iran’s Doctor Drain
Analysis: The Iranian regime and evolution of ISIS
By Heshmat Alavi Special to Al Arabiya English Tuesday, 31 January 2017 Support for international terrorism received a major boost the moment the mullahs hijacked Iran’s 1979 revolution. After a very short-lived period of a so-called open political atmosphere, their thugs organized in the … [Read more...] about Analysis: The Iranian regime and evolution of ISIS
A look at Iran’s collapsing industries
At a time when The Wall Street Journal reports the regime in Iran has enjoyed “more than $10 billion in sanctions relief,” policies implemented by Tehran have laid the grounds for the total annihilation of industries across the country. Unemployment is skyrocketing and domestic production lines are … [Read more...] about A look at Iran’s collapsing industries
Donald Trump’s Possible Iran-To-Do List
One year into the highly boasted Iran nuclear deal, the work of the Obama administration dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the world witnessed how Iran returned the favor. Tehran continued to cause havoc across Syria with a conglomerate of Shiite militias rampaging and … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s Possible Iran-To-Do List
Why is Iran, with the 2nd largest reserves, importing natural gas?
By Heshmat Alavi The sheer fact that Iran, sitting on the world’s 2nd largest natural gas reserves, second only to Russia, is forced to import up to 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas each year from Turkmenistan, its northern neighbor, sheds interesting light on the regime’s true economic … [Read more...] about Why is Iran, with the 2nd largest reserves, importing natural gas?