Analysis & Commentary
US Senators Seek to Block Iran From Billion-Dollar Reserves
Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves in the latest congressional...
Senate Bill Aims to Toughen Iran Sanctions
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties...
Senate Bill Would Halt Iran’s Access to an Estimated $100 Billion in Cash
Seeking to escalate pressure on Iran, a bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would deny the Iranian government access to its foreign exchange reserves...
FDD Welcomes Bipartisan Sanctions Bill Targeting Iran’s Foreign Exchange Reserves
In a strong sign of bipartisan support for intensified pressure on the Iranian regime, United States Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act.
Lessons From Israel’s Response to Syria-Hezbollah Aggression
Israel’s military strikes against Syrian weapons facilities and rockets over the last week (and in January) represent a kind of one-two punch against Hezbollah and its main weapons supplier...
Power & Politics
FDD's Clifford May joins a discussion on the use of chemical weapons in Syria and Israel's recent airstrike inside the country.
Iran Faces Fresh Trade Heat as More Shipping Firms Exit
Foreign container shipping lines are giving up on Iranian business ahead of new U.S. sanctions in July, dealing a further blow to Tehran's vital seaborne trade.
Report Finds Iran Among Worst Violators of Religious Freedom
Religious freedom is in short supply in the Middle East, according to the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which has issued a report finding Iran chief...
Contemplating Syria, Hezbollah Retaliation
The alleged attacks by Israel against Syria, supposedly targeting an arms facility and advanced Iranian surface-to-surface missiles believed to be headed for Hezbollah...
Seyyed Shamseddin Hosseini
Almost a year after the United States and the European Union imposed unprecedentedly harsh sanctions against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons...
News Update
FDD's Clifford D. May says the Israelis aren't terribly worried of retaliation from Syria, but it is possible.
News Update
FDD's Tony Badran discusses Israel and their tactics to keep weapons from the hands of Hezbollah and its allies.
Trade Allies Throw Lifeline to Iran’s Steel Sector
China, Russia and Kazakhstan are among the few trade allies still providing a lifeline to Iran's vital steel and iron ore sector after most Western suppliers and buyers have cut ties...
The John Batchelor Show
Iran at the United Nations and UNESCO.
The Problem with Iran Sanctions
In Today’s National Post, Sara Akrami and Saeed Ghasseminejad highlight the challenge of Western sanctions policy–those in charge in Tehran are still largely getting away with murder:...
Connecting the Dots: Hezbollah, Iran’s Web of Plots
As the European Union grapples with a ban of the Lebanese Shi’ite organization Hezbollah within its territory, reports emerged last week of foiled Iranian and Hezbollah...
Bosnia Expels Two Iranian Diplomats
The government of Bosnia ordered two Iranian diplomats to leave the Balkan country by the end of the month because they violated diplomatic protocol.
Details Emerge on Suspects in Canadian Terror Plot
On April 22, Canadian officials said the plotting of Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser to destroy a passenger train traveling between the United States and Canada...
HuffPost Live
FDD's Tony Badran joins a discussion on whether or not the drone reported over Israel was in fact a PR stunt.
News Update
The suspected al-Qaeda plot in Canada and Iran connection.
