Posts Tagged: terrorist designations
Iranian Assistance Boosts Venezuela’s Oil Industry, Posing Threat to the US
Iran's malign alliance with Venezuela is growing stronger. After a golden period in which Iran provided $15 billion in loans and investments to Hugo Chávez's...
Why Guatemala Designated Hezbollah a Terrorist Entity
The small Central American nation of Guatemala does not usually come to mind when thinking about Lebanese Hezbollah's operations deep in the heart of South...
Hezbollah Played With the Lives of the Lebanese People
The dramatic, massive explosions at Beirut's port on August 4 damaged 50% of the city's buildings, killing nearly 180 people and injuring 6,000 more. Within...
More Arab Countries Attack the Muslim Brotherhood
For 92 years, the global Muslim Brotherhood (MB) movement has managed to create franchises around the world. Despite a rise in power in several countries...
Hezbollah and Iran Rage Against Germany’s Ban
Iran is not reacting well to last week's decision by the German government to label Hezbollah, Iran's terrorist proxy, as a terror group. The move...
Prison Radicalization Is a Recurring Global Threat
Last month, shortly after the United Nations Security Council conducted a forum on the threat of prison radicalization and terrorism, the United States Attorney's Office...
New Report Exposes Hezbollah’s Terrorist ‘Media Empire’
Hezbollah used its Al-Manar television network on Monday to broadcast footage that it claims shows a missile strike targeting an Israeli military vehicle a day...
The Dangers of a Muslim Brotherhood Terror Designation
Amid reports that the Trump administration is considering designating Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group, several longtime Brotherhood watchdogs and critics are urging caution. The...
Why Iran Objects to a Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation
News that the Trump administration is considering designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization drew objections from Iran despite the religious differences between the...
Hamas’ Shameful Conscription of the Media
Israel on Wednesday formally designated Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas' main media outlet, as a terrorist organization. Israeli authorities revealed last month that Hamas recruiters posing as journalists...
The UK Is Right: Hezbollah Is a Terrorist Organization
The British government revealed on Monday that it plans to outlaw Hezbollah and designate the group a terrorist organization in its entirety. The UK, like most...
US Lawmakers Advance Measures to Block Aid to Hamas
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation on Wednesday targeting the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. The approved measures include the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act (H.R. 2712), which will impose...
Is Venezuela a State Sponsor of Terrorism?
The US intelligence community has long considered Tareck El Aissami to be a key figure in the global narcotics trade, with significant ties to Iran. He has...
CAIR: Ted Cruz’s ‘Discriminatory’ Muslim Brotherhood Bill Not About Terrorism
The leaders of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) recently claimed that Senator's Ted Cruz's bill seeking to classify the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group is discriminatory. "We...
