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The European Parliament recently voted to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group. The EU’s policy chief insists that such a move is not possible until a European court has taken judicial action against the IRGC. This is not the case.
In our assessment, targeted sanctions on Iran are more likely to have an impact than is designating the IRGC as a terrorist entity.
The talks between the regional rivals have yielded little progress because of the countries' disparate goals and regional positions.
How does the alleged plot to kill John Bolton fit within the broader context of Iranian foreign operations?
The failed assassinaton plot against the former U.S. national security adviser has demonstrated the need for plans to deter future attempts on the lives of senior officials while avoiding a spiral of retaliation with Iran.
Shahram Poursafi, the charged individual, allegedly tried to pay several people in the United States $300,000 each to murder Bolton in Washington, D.C. or Maryland.
As Biden heads to the Middle East, there are limits to the potential for diplomatic breakthroughs.
Humanitarian groups often express frustration with U.S. sanctions, which can hinder the deliver of aid during crises and make banks reluctant to work with them, but there are ways to bridge this gap.
There was an opportunity for a more productive relationship between Riyadh and Baghdad.
How can the practitioner actually counter online foreign covert influence operations?