IRGC Corruption Continues to Ruin Iran’s Economy
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has no choice but to shrink operations. Some IRGC members have actually been arrested following internal disputes.
Wife of Princeton scholar jailed in Iran calls on U.S. to do more to free him
When Xiyue Wang sleeps in his cell in Iran’s Evin Prison, he sometimes dreams he is back at Princeton University, working in the school’s main library on his dissertation comparing governance systems in Central Asia.
How Iran Is More Dangerous Than North Korea
Iran’s nuclear program even without a bomb as we speak, enjoys the potential of becoming more dangerous than today’s North Korea after a recent hydrogen bomb testing – with new reports showing the blast delivering a far more powerful yield than presumed – and its increasing row with the international community.
Assad Is Selling Syria to Iran, Which Is Bad for the Rest of the World
The short history of the Syrian civil war is that President Bashar Assad killed hundreds of thousands of his people, sent millions fleeing from their homes and turned entire cities into rubble with the sole purpose of keeping himself in power.
Iran will follow Kim Jong-un’s lead in defying the world
While the world watched North Korea’s latest nuclear test — five times more powerful than the bomb on Nagasaki — one country was standing beside the renegade regime, as it always has.
Iran’s ‘land corridors’ to Syria heighten prospect of war with Israel
‘If Iran and Hezbollah were to expand their military presence near the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, Tel Aviv might come to the conclusion that it has no choice but to attack Hezbollah,’ Randa Slim, director of the Track II Dialogues Initiative.
Iran likely helping North Korea, UK fears
British officials fear that Iran may be secretly helping North Korea’s missile programme, according to media reports.
Iranian Kurdistan: Protest Arise Following The Killing Of Two Porters
After two Kurdish kolbars have been killed by Iranian authorities, many people have closed their shops and went onto the streets to protest the killings in the Kurdish city of Baneh. Kolbars – porters carrying goods across the border from Iraqi Kurdistan to Kurdish provinces in Iran – are frequently being killed by Iranian security forces. The work of transporting goods is sometimes the only chance of income people in the border region have, forcing them to risk their lives every day. The killings, as well as the unjust treatment of porters have been an ongoing issue for the people of Iranian Kurdistan.
The Saudi-Qatar Crisis Amounts to a Big Win for Iran
Iran has won another round in the Saudi-Iran cold war that currently dominates the political landscape in the Middle East. This outcome is largely the result of Saudi Arabia’s own folly. Riyadh forced Qatar into a diplomatic corner believing that Doha, in response to the quarantine imposed upon it by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies, will come running back to big brother hat in hand. This supposition was based on the understanding that tiny Qatar was so dependent upon its larger neighbor for trade, air traffic, foodstuff and other goods that it would not be able to withstand Saudi economic and travel embargoes. What has happened is exactly the opposite.
Al Qaeda affiliate mining uranium to send to Iran, Somali official warns US ambassador
An Al Qaeda affiliate has seized control of uranium mines in Africa with the intent of supplying the material to Iran, according to a diplomatic letter from a top Somali official appealing to the U.S. for “immediate military assistance.”
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