Tag: Iran

Iran, a country surrounded by hostile neighbors, is wholly invested in ensuring its proxies in the Arab world are up and running. The U.S. and its Arab allies are devoting military and intelligence resources to weakening those same proxies. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Beltway Confidential

Trump must learn the art of the Iran deal

Daniel DePetris · May 2, 2017 4:24 pm

With the May 19 presidential election just around the corner, and memories of the 2009 uprising very clear in the mullahs' minds, the regime seeks to prevent any mentality of these so-called polls resulting in anything even remotely resembling fundamental change in the regime's character. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Beltway Confidential

Why Trump should focus on Iran’s human rights abuses

Washington Examiner · May 2, 2017 4:06 pm

Congress Expected to Shelve Its Russia Sanctions Bill and Focus on Iran

Jenna Lifhits · May 2, 2017 1:22 pm

How has Obama done? He's chalked up his own share of wins and losses. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

National Security

Obama’s first 100 days as ex-president

Todd Shepherd · April 29, 2017 6:10 pm

State Department Report Sheds More Light on Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Jeryl Bier · April 26, 2017 2:02 pm

A similar incident took place in January when USS Mahan fired warning shots at an Iranian warship near the Strait of Hormuz. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File)

Iranian ship came within 1,000 yards of US Navy destroyer

Anna Giaritelli · April 25, 2017 11:41 pm

Iran on Notice

Lee Smith · April 25, 2017 11:51 am

Obama’s Iran Policy: It Was Even Worse Than We Thought

TWS Podcast · April 24, 2017 8:00 pm

Politico: Obama’s Iran Prisoner Swap Angered Prosecutors and Law Enforcement

Jenna Lifhits · April 24, 2017 3:57 pm

The Obama administration dropped charges and ended searches for 14 Iranians in a low-key manner that managed to fly under the radar, and released seven other Iranians in a prisoner swap. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Report: Obama White House downplayed threats posed by released Iranians to protect nuclear deal

Kyle Feldscher · April 24, 2017 2:00 pm

The IRGC will continue its overreach until directly confronted, or until it achieves the regional dominance it clearly seeks. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

President Trump should blacklist Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to reduce the risk of war

alireza-jafarzadeh · April 24, 2017 4:04 am

Washington Secrets

Weekly Trump Report Card: Dismisses 100-day standard as ‘ridiculous’

Paul Bedard · April 22, 2017 12:11 pm