Iranian Regime Network
Pro-Iran Professor Blames the End of Her Career in the U.S. on Lawdan Bazargan
Iran-Linked Networks Have Exploited Open Borders, Civil Liberties, and Gaps in Counter-Terrorism Coordination to Establish Cells Across the Continent
The Trial of a Hezbollah Suspect in Panama Could Shed New Light on Iranian-Backed Networks Operating Across the Western Hemisphere
The Search for Alternative Mideast Routes Exposes How the Vulnerabilities of a Disrupted Flow of Goods Can Rattle International Economies and Financial Markets
By Exploiting Local Corruption, State Facilitators and Hezbollah Operatives Convert Regional Lawlessness Into Strategic Infrastructure
Appeasing Extremists and Terror Sponsors Seldom Brings Peace
The Greatest Obstacle to a Durable Lebanon/Israel Peace Is the Unresolved Question of Sovereign Authority
Iran’s Ability to Command or at Least Align with Proxy and Client Forces Across the Middle East and Beyond Remains Its Most Significant Tool of Power Projection
Iranian Influence in Iraq Operates Through Overlapping Security, Political, and Militia Networks That Reinforce One Another
If Negotiations Produce an Agreement That Reduces Pressure on Tehran, the Regime Will Prioritize Rebuilding Its Security Capabilities
Because Iraq’s Political System Cannot Police Itself, Washington Should Focus on State Officials Who Enable Sanctioned Networks
Hezbollah Is Still Smuggling Thousands of Rockets and Drones Into Lebanon from Syria and from Iran Through Iraq
If Iran Follows Parts of the Memorandum of Understanding, It Will Not Necessarily Lead to Broader Moderation
But New Rules Could Stop LuaLua TV from Promoting Hamas, Hezbollah
Iran’s Influence Is No Longer Operating Merely Alongside the Iraqi State, but Increasingly Through It
Trump’s Interim Iran Deal Could Give Tehran The Power To Disrupt The 2026 Midterm Elections
Trump May Describe the Agreement as a Sign of Iran’s Absolute Surrender, but Such Spin Has No Resonance in Lebanon
The Movement Presents Itself as a Pragmatic Lebanese Institutional Force, but It Remains Entangled with Hezbollah’s Power
The Problem Is That Hezbollah Continues to Pose an Existential Threat to Israel