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A fearful and perilous future lies ahead for Iran's people

Khomeini and Khamenei famously declared, “We will stand until the end!” Whose end? Opinion.

A fearful and perilous future lies ahead for Iran's people

The Left fears regime collapse in Iran

The US elections went Right and the European electorate sees what is happening to their countries under leftist rule. Israel has made its Left almost irrelevant. All that is left is for the Ayatollahs to fall. Opinion

The Left fears regime collapse in Iran

Israel's war is with the world's terrorist Supreme Leader

The fall of the Islamic Republic is more possible now than at any other moment in history. Opinion.

Israel's war is with the world's terrorist Supreme Leader

Khamenei's call for total war against Israel

It must be said that the command of evil in the Middle East lies in Khamenei's hands and that the people of Iran hope Khamenei is Israel’s next target.Opinion.

Khamenei's call for total war against Israel

Middle East shifting sands: Netanyahu's message To Iran

The recent elimination of key terrorists in Iran's "Transnational Terrorist Network," including Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah, has significantly altered the strategic landscape. Netanyahu wants to take advantage of that. Op-ed.

Middle East shifting sands: Netanyahu's message To Iran

An Iran-Israel Cyrus Accord could be next if the world helps us

HRH Pahlevi's speech at the IAC conference was a clarion call for decisive global action against the Islamic Republic, for ending its support for terrorism and violence. The next peace treaty could be the Cyrus Accords. Opinion.

An Iran-Israel Cyrus Accord could be next if the world helps us

The Dark Legacy of Sept 8: Lies and terror and mullah rule

The events of September 8, 1978, known as "Black Friday" or the "September 8 Massacre," were orchestrated by two mullahs with the help of Palestinian Arab and Libyan terrorists, resulting in the deaths of 87 demonstrators in Tehran. The Ayatollah's path was cleared. Op-ed.

The Dark Legacy of Sept 8:  Lies and terror and mullah rule

Israel must surgically remove the Iranian malignant growth

The Islamic Republic's global terror campaign does not elicit a response from the Western world and, in fact, Iranian lobbyists , apologists and stooges operate freely in Washington. Israel may have to act alone as it did against Hamas and Hezbollah. Op-ed.

Israel must surgically remove the Iranian malignant growth

The mirage of reform in Iran's eternal theocracy

The real losers in this political charade are the Iranian people, who continue to suffer under economic strain, social restrictions, and political repression. Op-ed.

The mirage of reform in Iran's eternal theocracy

Haniyeh's Elimination

A turning point in the Middle East

This event demonstrates that Israel's enemies, no matter where they are, even in the heart of the world's terrorism hub, will still be hunted down. His elimination leaves a power vacuum. Opinion.

A turning point in the Middle East

The silent boycott against Iran's authoritarian rule

The election boycott is a critical expression of political maturity and historical consciousness by a society that, despite being shackled by fear and repression, recognizes the futility of participating in a predetermined play. Opinion.

The silent boycott against Iran's authoritarian rule

Countering the IRGC: A global call to action

The infamous case of the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people, is a stark reminder of the deadly reach of the IRGC’s operations, directed and facilitated by its commanders. Opinion.

Countering the IRGC: A global call to action

Behind the Mullah's iron curtain

Propaganda and repression are the Mullahs' most successful weapon. Predicting developments in crisis-stricken Iran is challenging, especially with the election period commencing this Thursday as candidate registrations begin. Op-ed.

Behind the Mullah's iron curtain

Public apathy and the specter of continued oppression in Iran

Tragically, the future president of Iran will not be a true representative of the Iranian people, but a figure trusted by Khamenei and the IRGC—repressive, anti-America, and anti-Israel. Op-ed.

Public apathy and the specter of continued oppression in Iran

Raisi's demise will thrill many Iranians

However, the depth of the tragedy lies in the fact that Iranians can envision no future other than disaster for their depleted and exhausted nation. Opinion.

Raisi's demise will thrill many Iranians

The battle for minds in the US universities

Iran, once a beacon of culture and prosperity, now lies in ruins, a stark testament to the destructive power of radical ideologies. America helped it happen, but if it opens its eyes, it can still save itself. Op-ed.

The battle for minds in the US universities

What now? War rhetoric or the way to regime change in Iran?

The West must make a concerted effort to support opposition groups and civil society initiatives within Iran that align with democratic values and human rights. The mullah's regime must go or the West will be next. Opinion.

What now? War rhetoric or the way to regime change in Iran?

Iran's Global Posture and the International Imperative.

The international posture towards Iran, thus far characterized by reactive measures, requires a strategic recalibration. Opinion.

Iran's Global Posture and the International Imperative.

A nasty Intelligence community of Iran and Separatist groups

Any potential shift towards regime change must be predicated on the principles of unity and integrity, rather than fractious separatism. Op-ed.

A nasty Intelligence community of Iran and Separatist groups

Corruption under the turban:Iran's Religious Octopus

Upon seizing power, Khomeini proclaimed the establishment of God's government on Earth, but founding the most corrupt, bloodthirsty, and infamous divine government known.Opinion.

Corruption under the turban:Iran's Religious Octopus

FBI's Silent Battle: Thwarting Iran's sleeper cells

This multi-layered problem is intertwined with a web of espionage, subterfuge, and the dark arts of intelligence warfare, surveilling charities, religious centers, schools, and healthcare facilities with ties to Tehran's regime. Op-ed.

FBI's Silent Battle: Thwarting Iran's sleeper cells

Carter and Khomeimi's legacy: 45 years of turmoil

The February 11, 1979 revolt let to subsequent MIddle East turmoil, and engulfed in a storm of delusions, superstitions, disillusionment, and rebellion, Iranian society today teeters on the brink of collapse. Op-ed.

Carter and Khomeimi's legacy: 45 years of turmoil

From the ashes of oppression: A democratic Iran

Iran is on the brink of destruction, fueled by the incompetence of its rulers and the hidden anger of its people, and demands a thoughtful approach to governance in the looming post-regime era. America, take note. Russia is already there. Op-ed.

From the ashes of oppression:  A democratic Iran

Unveiling the shadows behind the massacre

'The Black Shabbat: A critical analysis of the October 7th tragedy'. Book Review.

Unveiling the shadows behind the massacre

Iran's Reign of Terror

The revenge of terrorist criminals on innocent Iranian youth. Op-ed.

Iran's Reign of Terror

45 years after the Shah: A predictable threat

America should have not let the Shah fall in 1979, but the CIA and Carter did not even understand the impending danger that the Islamic Shiite caliphate would pose to American interests in the Middle East. Russia was overjoyed. Opinion.

45 years after the Shah: A predictable threat

Four years after the elimination of Qasem Soleimani by the CIA

The U.S. and its allies still must navigate a landscape riddled with sectarian conflicts, power struggles, and extremist ideologies. Op-ed.

Four years after the elimination of Qasem Soleimani by the CIA

The Houthi terrorists: Unpacking Yemen's complex reality

Contextualizing Yemen's conflict: The rise of the Houthi Movement. Op-ed.

The Houthi terrorists: Unpacking Yemen's complex reality

The Middle East's path amid Iran's Shia Islamic Reich

The world is mutely observing the emergence of Iran’s Islamic Reich. If this continues, the current war will lead to a wider one. Op-ed.

The Middle East's path amid Iran's Shia Islamic Reich

Unmasking China's Hamas connection: A global concern

China's economic interests in the Middle East influence its stance on the Israel-Hamas war as do its relations with Russia and Iran. Op-ed.

Unmasking China's Hamas connection: A global concern

Media collusion The shameful alliance with terror

Rasing questions about media complicity in the October 7h massacre. Opinion.

Media collusion  The shameful alliance with terror

Casting a critical eye on the deceptive Ayatollah

The proclamations of this mendacious, deluded, and pseudo-religious cleric, his lies 100% contrary to reality, fan the flames of war. Op-ed.

Casting a critical eye on the deceptive Ayatollah

The threat of Iran's malignant influence

In the complex geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, the Iranian regime's "Axis of Resistance," poses a global threat. Op-ed.

The threat of Iran's malignant influence

IRGC-backed terrorist s: Threat to Israel and the Middle East

Hamas, PIJ, Hezbollah, Ansarullah, Jaish al-Shaabi, and ISIS all function as extensions of Tehran, promoting its nefarious agenda.Op-ed.

IRGC-backed terrorist s: Threat to Israel and the Middle East

Iran's threat to the Israeli-Saudi Peace framework

Iran knows that its ambition to be the major regional power is threatened by a normalization agreement between Israel and the Saudis. Op-ed.

Iran's threat to the Israeli-Saudi Peace framework

Unveiling the stealthy intrusion: Iran's espionage in US policy

This includes academic and scientific centers, commercial institutions, Islamic organizations, think tanks, and gov't media outlets. Op-ed.

Unveiling the stealthy intrusion: Iran's espionage in US policy

Iran's MOIS: a web of oppression and global malevolence

The recent sanctions imposed by the US underscore the imperative to curb MOIS's malevolent reach. Or we in the West will be sorry. Op-ed.

Iran's MOIS: a web of oppression and global malevolence

In memory of Mahsa Amini: Iran and the quest for change

On the web of politics and power dynamics in the Islamic Republic, obliteration of opponents and the yearnings of Iranian youth. Op-ed.

In memory of Mahsa Amini: Iran and the quest for change

Sept. 8, 1978: The shadow of PLO terrorism in Iran's Revolution

It is commonly seen as a popular uprising for freedom, but research reveals a darker side -terrorism, brutality and foreign influence.Op-ed.

Sept. 8, 1978: The shadow of PLO terrorism in Iran's Revolution

Biden turned away from the Iran uprising

Biden demonstrated a worrying naïveté about Iran policy. Perhaps it is time for Democrats to take some lessons from the past on Iran. Op-ed.

Biden turned away from the Iran uprising

The Moment of Truth in Iran has arrived

There is no hope for the nuclear deal revival, while Iran's mullahs are just waiting to crush protests. Op-ed.

The Moment of Truth in Iran has arrived

The Mossad Spymaster, analyzing relations with Saudi Arabia

The strengthening peace in the Middle East is the mullahs' funeral.Op-ed.

The Mossad Spymaster, analyzing relations with Saudi Arabia

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The intricate labyrinth of the political stage in Iran

The political theatre in Iran is unpredictable, as numerous power-hungry figures twist facts and present a skewed picture of events. Op-ed.

The intricate labyrinth of the political stage in Iran

Islamic Jihad thugs are in the IRGC terrorist circle

Although there is no rational relation between their aims, Iran is happy to support PIJ terror against Israel. Op-ed.

Islamic Jihad thugs are in the IRGC terrorist circle

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If they are laughing at Khamenei to his face, change is imminent

Khamenei, with the same ambiitions as Cyrus the Great, is now an object of laughter despite his violent dictatorship based on fear.Op-ed

If they are laughing at Khamenei to his face, change is imminent

The consequences and import of Reza Pahlavi's visit to Israel

The Crown Prince of Iran changed the political theatre in Iran and in its diaspora. Do not let it go to waste. Op-ed.

The consequences and import of Reza Pahlavi's visit to Israel

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Israel, a friend of Iran's historic legacy

A Jewish Iranian expresses the hopes of the anti-mullah Iranian diaspora and the people of Iran from Reza Phalavi's visit to Israel. Op-ed.

Israel, a friend of Iran's historic legacy

Biological terror in Iranian schools

Nobody in Iran trusts officials and religious fundamentalist figures who are opposed to girls' education to find the perpetrators. Op-ed.

Biological terror in Iranian schools

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The boasting of an Iranian thug threatens national security

Idle threats? This man dreams of starting a war with the US and obliterating Israel. Op-ed.

The boasting of an Iranian thug threatens national security

Terrorist Mullahs: quitting NPT and assaulting Israel

There was a period of calm, and then a woman who removed her headscarf at a conference will lead to an uproar of nationwide protests.Op-ed.

Terrorist Mullahs: quitting NPT and assaulting Israel

Antisemitism is a long-cherished value for the mullahs

Ilhan Omar spreads the mullah's lies and antisemitic tropes, equating the US and Israel with terrorist groups. Op-ed.

Antisemitism is a long-cherished value  for the mullahs

Labeling IRGC as a terrorist group - it is the EU and UK's turn

The European Parliament has done so, Biden realized that he cannot whitewash them and the rest of the world must follow suit. Op-ed.

Labeling IRGC as a terrorist group - it is the EU and UK's turn

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Khamenei's new police commander is a lunatic thug

The kangaroo Islamic court of mullahs is ruling to execute young protesters amid crack down on the anti-regime’s nationwide protests. Op-ed.

Khamenei's new police commander is a lunatic thug

First Charlie Hebdo, then the world

IRGC threats against Charlie Hebdo are the tip of the iceberg. Iran is out to control the world and a new government is crucial. Op-ed.

First Charlie Hebdo, then the world

To the mullahs: Will you soon be swinging from lampposts?

The mullahs undoubtedly believe they will be safe after regime change, but there is no guarantee after their present brutality.Op-ed.

To the mullahs: Will you soon be swinging from lampposts?

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When will the Mullahs' regime fall?

The mullahs' regime faces a shrinking economy, internal crisis, devastating environmental disaster, and a succession crisis, Op-ed..

When will the Mullahs' regime fall?

Iranian protesters feel a huge sense of betrayal

The Democrats seem to like to support diplomacy with the mullahs and that means no new Iran, no end to supporting terror, no freedom. Op-ed.

Iranian protesters feel a huge sense of betrayal

The young protesters have sculpted the New Iran

The only chance Iran has is to get rid of these toxic, worthless mullahs and ayatollahs. Op-ed.

The young protesters have sculpted the New Iran

80 days of protests in Iran and still no leader

There is no way diplomacy or dialogue works with Shia’ mullahs, so the rebels need a charismatic leader, but none has appeared. Op-ed.

80 days of protests in Iran and still no leader

The CIA reports about Iran

American diplomacy's attempts to engage in dialogue with the savage mullahs is fruitless. The CIA must act on the real situation.Op-ed.

The CIA reports about Iran