President Macron Well-Positioned To Demonstrate Leadership Against Iranian Regime

President Biden will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House today for the first state visit of his administration. Behind the pageantry are serious security challenges to both nations that must be addressed and opportunities for greater alignment in meeting those challenges, particularly vis-à-vis Iran, where President Macron appears to be preparing to take on a position of leadership in confronting the regime.  

What the EU Ban on Russian Oil Could Mean for Iran

On December 5, the European Union will ban Russian crude oil imports EU tankers will also be barred from transporting, insuring, and financing Russian oil shipments.

Iran Reveals ‘Ideal Targets’ to Bomb in Israel

… But despite important differences between these protests and earlier ones, analysts told JNS that the Islamic Republic—totalitarian, bloodthirsty

Iranians cheer USA win at 2022 World Cup as support for protests continues

… Iranian Revolutionary Guards General Amirali Hajizadeh made the announcement about the death toll from the protests on Tuesday.

Iranians Opposed To ‘Murderous Regime’ Celebrate Team’s World Cup Loss To US

… The revelry came during ramped-up government security aimed at preventing  demonstrations after the in-custody death of Mahsa Amini, 22 — wh

Venezuelan oil exports flow using false documents, ships linked to Iran

…The quality certificate was shared with Reuters by advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which tracks shipments potentially violating

ICYMI: UANI Senior Advisor Barry Rosen Featured In PBS Documentary American Experience: Taken Hostage

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Senior Advisor Barry Rosen, a survivor of the Iran Hostage Crisis, was featured earlier this month in a new documentary film, “American Experience: Taken Hostage.”

Beirut vigilantes taking security into their own hands

Lebanese men are taking security into their own hands, wielding batons and torches as they patrol Beirut’s unlit streets in what they consider a wa

Eye on Iran's Protests - November 29, 2022

Entering their 75th day, the protests, strikes, and widespread acts of civil diso

Kraken

Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken (“Kraken”), a Delaware-incorporated virtual currency exchange with operations in the United States and elsewhere, has agreed to pay $362,158.70 to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. Due to Kraken’s failure to timely implement appropriate geolocation tools, including an automated internet protocol (IP) address blocking system, Kraken exported services to users who appeared to be in Iran when they engaged in virtual currency transactions on Kraken’s platform