Opinion

“Follow the money” originated as a line from the 1976 film All the President’s Men. It was spoken by the character Deep Throat to Bob Woodward as a guide to solving the Watergate scandal. The principle remains true today. Everyone is focused on Iranian enrichment, and rightly so. But attention must also be placed on

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Two years ago, The Jerusalem Post reported that enormous billboards could be seen across Israel, showing an hourglass set against the flag of the Islamic Republic, along with a promise that the end of the ayatollah regime in Iran is near. It was marked by a mysterious date: October 28, 2028. Some of the billboards

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From whispered conversations in homes to chants in the streets, two names have become symbols of hope for many Iranians: “Uncle Trump” — as he is fondly called by many in Iran and the diaspora — and Bibi. In the hearts of those who long for freedom, these names represent courage, resolve and the possibility of

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Ayatollah Khomeini referred to his 1988 decision to accept a ceasefire ending the eight-year Iran-Iraq War as “drinking the poisoned chalice.” Khomeini said that, facing crippling economic pressure, isolation, and military setbacks, he saw no other choice. The phrase itself echoes Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 7), a moment of reluctant but inevitable decision. Now that

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In the 1930s, Father Charles Coughlin used his massive radio platform to pump toxic antisemitism into American homes. He wrapped his hatred in the language of patriotism and populism, masking bigotry as enlightenment. Today, Tucker Carlson has taken up that same dark mantle. His tactics, his rhetoric, and his fixation on Jewish conspiracy theories follow

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One of the most strategically sophisticated conflicts of the 21st century has unfolded, marked by advanced intelligence and cyberwarfare, and resulting in the removal of key leaders from one of the world’s most dangerous regimes. Those theocratic bullies seized control of Persia and turned life for its people into a living hell, imprisoning them in

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The phrase “Orphan Pearl” was coined in the 1960s by an Iranian author, referring to Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, which is a heavily fortified Iranian oil terminal. It was called the “orphan of the pearl” because of its solitary location. Today, it stands as the heart of Iran’s oil industry. This is not

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If you listen to mainstream media and prominent American commentators such as Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Steve Bannon, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Joe Kent, and others, you might come away convinced that someone persuaded US President Donald Trump to go to war against Iran. In a sense, that conclusion is correct: someone did convince

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For decades, the Iranian regime has financed terrorism, regional militias, and its powerful security apparatus through one primary source: oil. Cut off that revenue, and the regime’s power structure begins to unravel. At the center of that economic lifeline stands a small island in the Persian Gulf: Kharg Island. An island only one-third the size

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More than a million Americans live in the Middle East today. They reside, work and raise families in a region where the Iranian regime has openly threatened the United States for more than four decades. This hostility is not theoretical. It includes the 444-day hostage crisis in Tehran and the murder of 243 U.S. Marines

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