Does Iran Want a Confrontation?

Iran has announced on Monday that it has surpassed the limit of low-enriched uranium it could stockpile under the 2015 nuclear agreement. Although it this is technically not a major escalation, its…

Hanin Ghaddar

When Hezbollah Lost its Sacredness

For Hezbollah to establish itself as the strongest faction in Lebanon, and then transform into a regional arm for Iran, a strategy of popular support had to be carved. The Iranian regime…

Hanin Ghaddar

Iran Arouses Fear in the Arab Gulf

In recent days, the U.S. military has dispatched a carrier group to the Gulf while drafting contingency plans for the deployment of up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East in the event of Iranian…

Joseph Braude