Tag: Iran

Obama and Kerry wanted an agreement -- any agreement no matter how meaningless -- while European states wanted cover to do business inside Iran. (Carlos Barria, Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

The Iran nuclear deal weakness that even Republicans ignore

Michael Rubin · November 9, 2017 7:55 pm

On Oct. 22, Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif claimed that the U.S. is stealing Iraq from its people. The next day, Zarif claimed that U.S. policy is driven by the arms trade and Iran's policy by the pursuit of mutual understanding. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Beltway Confidential

Iran’s foreign minister is a Twitter troll

Tom Rogan · November 9, 2017 4:14 pm

The abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri was bizarre even by the often twisted standards of Lebanese politics. Hariri made the announcement from the Saudi capital in a pre-recorded message on a Saudi-owned station. Saudi Arabia has told its citizens living in or visiting Lebanon to leave the country "immediately." (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Saudi Arabia tells citizens in Lebanon to leave the country

Melissa Quinn · November 9, 2017 3:16 pm

"You are mistaken if you think Iran is not your friend, but the US and Israel are," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday, per state-run media. "This mentality is a strategic mistake and miscalculation." (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

National Security

Iran to Saudi Arabia: ‘Strategic mistake’ to befriend US, Israel

Joel Gehrke · November 8, 2017 10:30 pm

Lebanese PM’s Resignation Magnifies Congressional Scrutiny of Hezbollah

Jenna Lifhits · November 7, 2017 7:39 pm

Documents from the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound show that Iran retained a close relationship with al Qaeda, proving a safe haven for its officers, plus training and support for its murderers. The Obama administration feared that if voters knew the truth about how Iran worked to support al Qaeda after 9/11, they would oppose his nuclear deal with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

The case for getting tough on Iran grows stronger

Washington Examiner · November 6, 2017 8:47 pm

It won't surprise those who know the true nature that governs all the factions that compete within the theocratic regime ruling Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t let Iranian President Hassan Rouhani trick you — he’s no moderate

Washington Examiner · November 6, 2017 7:10 pm

The CIA has released the bulk of the Osama bin Laden documents, which show just how deep Iran-al Qaeda links are.

Beltway Confidential

The real scandal of the declassified Osama bin Laden trove implicates Obama and the CIA

Michael Rubin · November 2, 2017 3:18 pm

For three months Djalali was kept in a solitary confinement, interrogated daily with no lawyer present, and tortured to extract false confessions. (Twitter)

He refused to spy for Iran’s military, and was sentenced to death for it

Eugene Chudnovsky · November 2, 2017 4:01 am

BREAKING: CIA Releases Hundreds of Thousands of Documents from Osama bin Laden

Jonathan V. Last · November 1, 2017 4:49 pm

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi claimed Sunday that Iran refused to meet with President Trump (pictured) after he denounced the regime as a pariah sponsor of terrorism at the UN General Assembly. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

State Department: Iran declined second Trump administration meeting at UN

Joel Gehrke · October 31, 2017 7:40 pm

Under the direction of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia has adopted an increasingly aggressive strategy toward Iran. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Beltway Confidential

Why Saudi Arabia is doubling down on its nuclear program

Tom Rogan · October 30, 2017 7:53 pm