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Iran Sanctions: Strategy, Implementation and Enforcement
The topic of my testimony is sanctions relief as the Obama administration approaches the P5+1 talks with Iran over its nuclear weapons program next week in Baghdad. more...
From Tehran to Tahrir Square: Is Freedom Really Sweeping the Middle East?
At the start of the Arab Spring in early 2011, Western nations around the world held their breath and hoped that the chaotic uprisings on the streets of Egypt and neighbouring countries would herald democracy in the Middle East. It’s been a year since the movement began and much has changed – or has it? Real and robust democracy has a long way to go before becoming commonplace in the Middle East. What is really happening behind the scenes and away from the news cameras? And how can the West help this transition? more...
Common Threats, Different Approaches
Israel, the EU and the U.S. confront the challenge of a nuclear Iran more...
Progress of the Obama Administration’s Policy Toward Iran
In my testimony, I will examine three ideas to ramp up the pressure on the Iranian regime through tougher sanctions on Iran’s oil sales. more...
Oil Market Impact of Sanctions Against the Central Bank of Iran
The report assesses the effect of sanctions against the Central Bank of Iran. It should help reduce the concerns of those who fear a slippery slope to a global economic crisis if central bank sanctions hit Tehran's oil sales. more...
Iranian Terror Operations on American Soil
FDD Senior Fellow Reuel Marc Gerecht testified before a joint Homeland Security Counterterrorism & Intelligence and Oversight, Investigations & Management Subcommittee hearing on "Iranian Terror Operations on American Soil." more...
Axis of Abuse: U.S. Human Rights toward Iran and Syria
On behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for inviting me to take part in today’s hearing. I also would like to commend you for holding this hearing at a critical time in the ongoing Syrian uprising against the regime of Bashar Assad. more...
The Pasdaran: Inside Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami) is more commonly known as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), or the Pasadran. Sworn by an oath of loyalty to Iran's Supreme Leader, the IRGC is the regime's Praetorian Guard, the custodian of its nuclear program, and now a juggernaut in Iran's economy. more...
Iranian Tools of Oppression and the Companies that Provide Them
The Iranian regime is regarded as having a brutal record of abuse and oppression when it comes to human rights. more...
The Wave: Man, God, and the Ballot Box in the Middle East
The promise of democracy for Muslims offers something historically unparalleled. Where Islamist groups once dreamed of revolution, quietly developed paramilitary cells, and assassinated their secular opponents, mainstream Islamist groups today see elections as a means for society to maintain akhlaq; the mores that define good Muslims. more...
Iran: The Looming Crisis
Since Iran's illicit nuclear program was first exposed to a stunned world in 2002, Tehran has defied the international community and continued to pursue its nuclear goals. What drives this seemingly apocalyptic quest? Are Iran's aims rational or not? And will the latest sanctions against Iran that were approved by the UN Security Council in June 2010 have any significant effect? more...
Iran’s Chinese Energy Partners
The report highlights the significant business ties that several Chinese companies maintain within Iran's energy sector, which is largely controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an entity designated by the U.S. Treasury for its support of Iran's nuclear program and terrorism. more...
Iran’s Energy Partners
The report highlights the significant business ties that these companies maintain within Iran's energy sector, which is largely controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an entity designated by the U.S. Treasury for its support of Iran's nuclear program and terrorism. more...
Iran Energy Monitor: 1/25/2010
FDD’s records show that British energy giant BP ended its gasoline sales to Iran in November 2008. BP appears to have been motivated by the prospect of looming gasoline sanctions after determining that its billions of dollars in U.S. investments were not worth risking for gasoline profits from Iran. more...
Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War Against the West
Acknowledging the existence and actions of evil enemies means accepting that we are at war, and then designing and conducting a strategy to win. Accomplice to Evil takes a comprehensive look at the errors we have made in the past when dealing with a mounting enemy force, why we’ve refused to acknowledge the implications of a rising evil, and how we can defeat the forces that threaten us today. more...
Iran’s Continuing Threat
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in New York to address the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. At a time when world leaders are meeting to discuss the most pertinent global issues, it is important to remember the threat that Iran poses to international peace and security through its pursuit of nuclear weapons, its support of international terrorism, and its egregious human rights record.
more...The War of Ideas
From Afghanistan and Iraq to Europe and the U.S., we are engaged in one of the most heated wars of all time. In this incisive book, terrorism expert Walid Phares shows that the most important battle of all is taking place in the hearts and minds of people across the world. This is the War of Ideas, where ideology is the most powerful weapon. Phares looks at the two opposing camps, one standing for democracy and human rights, the other rejecting the global community and calling for jihad against the West. He reveals the strategies of both sides, explaining how new technology and the jihadists' media savvy have raised the stakes in the conflict. And most urgently, he warns that we are in danger of losing the war, for while debate and theorizing rarely lead to action, ideas and deeds are inextricably linked for the forces of jihad. more...
The Iranian Time Bomb
This book exposes the radical agenda and terrorist activities of the mullahs who run Iran, and offers an action plan for responding. more...
The Ahmedinijad Circus Continues
With the decision to release the 15 British sailors, the Ahmedinejad three-ring circus and the mullah's propaganda machine have produced a better end to the hostage crisis: Release them quickly and invest heavily in their merciful "liberation." more...
Iran Calls for Israel to “Be Wiped Off the Map”
On October 26th, 2005, the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, spoke at the “World Without Zionism” conference in Tehran. At the conference, Ahmadinejad called for the destruction of the democratic state of Israel, and spoke about the confrontation, as he sees it, between Islam and the West. more...
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