Both a woman and a dissident, the teller of this tale has two strikes against her in the Islamic Republic of Iran. She writes about a very small but very telling event, when the Men in Black, the Basij enforcers, enter a café in Tehran and warn the owner of what can happen if politics is […]
Iran set become member of BRICS bank in near future
With Iran’s economy in crisis due to the war with the U.S., Iran’s membership in BRICS is a reprieve for the regime, and a blow to America: Ehsan Khandouzi, Iran’s Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, expressed hope for global engagement and for increased trade opportunities with BRICS countries, despite US sanctions. The China-led BRICS aims […]
Iran Is Refusing to Make a Deal Because the Refusal Helps the Dems
If the Dems were patriotic, they would make it clear that our enemies can’t play us against each other The political necessity for doing something doesn’t make it more doable, sometimes it makes it impossible. Iran isn’t going to make an actual deal. And while deals are impossible with terrorists anyway, Iran’s Islamic regime is […]
Pakistan Invites Muslim Nations to Join the New ‘Islamic NATO’
The West needs to take note of a growing threat that could in the longterm prove to be equal to or worse than the threat of the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Pakistan Asks Muslim Nations To Join ‘Islamic NATO,’” NDTV, August 10, 2026: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called for Islamic nations to set […]
Treat Iran Like Terrorists, Not a State
We can defeat enemies who are not afraid to die. But we have to be willing to kill them. Treating Iran like a state has been a policy failure. Both diplomatic and military efforts to either engage or pressure Iran have all rested on the assumption that its terrorist regime is a state with national […]
Peace In Our Time, Again
How long will this ridiculous charade go on? Here we go again. On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that we are once again on the verge of a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran that will finally make the lion lie down with the lamb, and that consequently he was calling off the next planned round […]
Iran Sowing Discord in Jordan
With its latest missile attacks on an American base in Jordan, Iran is hoping to sow discord in the Hashemite kingdom between those who continue to see an American military presence as useful protection and those who see the American base as a target for Iranian missiles that, if they go astray, can cause damage […]
Trump calls off another Iran offensive, ‘the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to’
How many times will he go through this ridiculous charade? Doesn’t he realize that whenever the rulers of the Islamic Republic need to buy time to gather their strength, they tell Trump they’re ready to negotiate? Doesn’t anyone around him have the sense and honesty to explain to him that the Islamic Republic will […]
Robert Spencer Speaks at YAF on Iran: Is Peace Possible?
Thursday at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California.
Zelensky says Russia is aiding Iran’s Islamic regime as Iran threatens Ukraine with missile attacks
Zelensky’s claim is not at all implausible, as Russia has been working with the Islamic Republic of Iran for years. Like numerous other non-Muslim rulers throughout history, Putin apparently thinks that he can use the jihadis for his own purposes, and then rein them in if they begin to threaten his own power. Like numerous […]