Posts Tagged: Ayatollah Khamenei
Iranian Navy Expands Operations in Latin American Waters
The presence this week of two Iranian Navy warships docked in Rio de Janeiro reinforces a top commander's pledge that the Islamic Republic wants an...
Iran Descends Into Outright Piracy and Confrontation With the West
Iran's defiance of the norms of international law and its subversion of the West continues with no relenting in its intensity and scope. Now, Iran...
Hamas and Iran Join Forces to Encircle Israel
A senior Hamas delegation that visited Iran in October — and met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei — is the latest sign of the close...
Top Iran Security Official Says Biden Illegally Threatened Tehran
A top Iranian security official accused US President Joe Biden on Saturday of illegally threatening Iran after he said he may consider other options if...
A New Nuclear Deal Would Empower the Iranian Regime
The current, bumpy negotiations aimed at preventing the Iranian regime from developing nuclear weapons are among the Biden administration's highest priorities. The administration lifted sanctions...
Iran Is Using Raisi’s ‘Election’ to Pressure US to Rejoin the Nuclear Deal
The "election" of hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi last month has raised concerns about future moves that the Islamic Republic's real decision-makers -- Supreme Leader...
Iran’s Sham Election
Western media, including in the United States, often portray Iran's presidential elections as a contest between a reformist and a hardline candidate, but US policymakers...
Hamas Courts Iran and Terrorist Allies to Fight Israel — Annexation or Not
Over the past month, Hamas has ramped up its diplomatic efforts to secure additional financial and military support to deter Israel from annexing parts of...
Amid George Floyd Killing, Iran Suddenly Cares About Human Rights
Protests following the police killing of George Floyd have spread from the United States to other Western democracies -- and Iran is loving it. In 2011,...
As Worry Spreads, ISIS Seeks to Exploit Coronavirus Crisis
In last week's Islamic State (ISIS) newsletter, the group referred to the COVID-19 pandemic as divine intervention intended to inflict "painful torment" against "crusader nations,"...
Coronavirus Delivers Another Devastating Blow to the Iranian Regime
The coronavirus pandemic has hit Iran hard, and not only on the health front. The virus has delivered the latest in a succession of blows...
Prominent Iranian Anti-Regime Activist Calls on Twitter to Shut Down Khamenei Accounts After Internet Blackout
A prominent Iranian political activist and journalist called on fellow activists Sunday to put pressure on micro-blogging giant Twitter to block the accounts of Iran’s...
Iran Leader’s Top Aide Dismisses US Meeting Offer as ‘Trump’s Dream’
The top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader on Tuesday rejected a US offer for top-level meetings, as both countries' presidents were due to attend the...
Iran Looks to Seize Opportunity as Rivals Fall
As it approaches victory in Syria with the help of Russia, Iran and its terrorist axis members are turning their attention to Israel -- and trying to...