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Joint Statement from FDI and ISICRC: A broad array of Iranian opposition groups and leaders have called on Iranians to boycott the upcoming May 19 presidential [s]elections, in which candidates previously selected by the regime are …

By: Amir Taheri / In old Hollywood, the word “chestnut” denoted a formula which though lacking originality could still provide the kernel for a moderately successful B-movie. Anyone following the latest presidential election campaign in the …

BEIRUT — Many don’t speak Arabic and their role in Syria is little known to the outside world, but the Chinese fighters of the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria are organized, battled-hardened and have been instrumental …

By dropping charges against major arms targets, the administration infuriated Justice Department officials — and undermined its own counterproliferation task forces. By Josh Meyer / When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born …

Tehran built equipment to produce ‘hundreds of tons of precursors for VX, sarin and mustard gas. The 59 Tomahawk missiles the US fired at the Shayrat Air Base served to punish dictator Bashar Assad for his …

Since the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential election, a debate has been going on in Tehran among decision makers and foreign policy experts about the direction of U.S. policy with Iran and how the …

A new version of Iran’s ridiculous Qaher F-313 stealth fighter has made an appearance complete with a video of the aircraft performing taxi trials. While Iran’s latest effort shows improvement over the last iteration of the …

By Reuel Gerecht, Ray Takeyh A consensus has developed in Washington for some “push back” against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Democrats and Republicans would be well-advised to learn from the Cold War: Don’t compromise the …

New sanctions on brother of top Iranian official waging war in Syria The Trump administration is leveling new economic sanctions against senior Iranian officials and its prison system for widespread human rights abuses, including the systematic …

A 56-year-old conservative cleric relatively unknown to the outside world is quietly emerging as a frontrunner to be Iran’s next supreme leader. Key Player of 1988 Massacre to Run in Iran “Presidential Elections” Ebrahim Raisi is …

New video of US missiles striking Syrian airbase, aftermath Iran “won’t be quiet” after the U.S. missile attack that hit a number of military targets in central Syria, Iran’s parliament news agency, ICANA.ir, reported Friday. US …

Ebrahim Raisi was born in 1960. He entered the clerical regime’s judiciary from the first years of the regime. He started his work as assistant prosecutor in Karaj (West of Tehran) when he was 18 years …

There are a number of Islamic organizations in the US that are tied to the Iranian regime, disseminate its ideology and attempt to generate support for its political agenda. The vast majority of American Muslims follow …

After enjoying eight years of active appeasement, engagement and rapprochement from the U.S. under the tenure of President Barack Obama, Iran is beginning to feel the heat, significantly to say the least, in the wake of …

Iran is continuing to behave as an exporter of terrorism and still sponsors militant activity, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said in London on Friday. Asked about comments Mattis made in 2012 that the three primary …

After a brief diplomatic honeymoon mostly sustained by propaganda and wishful thinking, relations between Iran and Turkey appear to have hit a new low with Tehran and Ankara trading accusations and threats. Tehran claims that Ankara …

According to Tzuriel, the most important development in Syria of late has been the strengthening of the Iranian- Shi’a axis there. Reports that Iran is building workshops and facilities to make advanced rockets inside Lebanon is …

Investigators: Ring laundered Iranian money, smuggled missile testing technology in violation of U.S. law By Levi Pulkkinen, SeattlePI Thursday, March 30, 2017 An Iranian-born Canadian arrested in a Washington city on the U.S.-Canadian border has been …

Bahrain said on Sunday it had broken an Iranian-linked “terrorist cell” suspected of involvement in a bomb attack on a police bus in February and plotting to assassinate senior officials, state news agency BNA reported. The …

A senior executive at one of Turkey’s most established state-owned banks was arrested in the United States on Monday in connection with a scheme to evade trade sanctions on nuclear Iran — ramping up political strains …

Iran is sending advanced weapons and military advisers to Yemen’s rebel Houthi movement, stepping up support for its Shiite ally in a civil war whose outcome could sway the balance of power in the Middle East, …

A Pakistani man was convicted in Germany on Monday of spying for Iran to search out potential attack targets for the Revolutionary Guards. The defendant, 31-year-old Mustufa Haidar Syed-Naqfi, was sentenced to four years and three …

By Patrick Goodenough (CNSNews.com) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has exclusive control over nearly half of the country’s official shipping docks and uses them to evade sanctions, export arms to proxies in violation of …

Mark Dubowitz 6th March 2017 – Foreign Affairs Co-written by Ray Takeyh. Last month, the Donald Trump administration noted that it was contemplating whether to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist …

By Carol Morello Swift-moving Iranian vessels came dangerously close to a U.S. Navy surveillance ship in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, U.S. officials said Monday. The apparent harassment of the USS Invincible on two …

Iran has launched two ballistic missiles, U.S. officials told Fox News. Iran launched the two short-range ballistic missiles from Revolutionary Guard Corps bases in southeastern Iran over the weekend, according to one official. The first missile …