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Articles by Andrew Ghalili
Iran is not Venezuela, President Trump, and this man is no moderate
News of more troop movements and indirect diplomacy notwithstanding, there are signs that the Trump administration is seeking a shortcut out of Iran. According to Politico, the White House is reportedly weighing the speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as a potential partner and future leader.
Iran is not Venezuela, President Trump, and this man is no moderate
Iran is not Venezuela, President Trump, and this man is no moderate (washingtonpost.com) Iran is not Venezuela, President Trump, and this man is no moderate By Behnam Ben Taleblu; Andrew Ghalili 2026033110470300 News of more troop movements and indirect diplomacy notwithstanding, there are signs that the Trump administration is seeking a shortcut out of Iran.
COLUMN: Operation Epic Fury will lead to a safer Middle East
For four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the single greatest source of instability in the Middle East. It armed Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, the Houthis in Yemen, and a constellation of Shia militias in Iraq and Syria. It plotted assassinations and fomented unrest from Beirut to Bahrain. It built an infrastructure of coercion that stretched across five countries and threatened every government in the region.
Andrew Ghalili: A safer Middle East is taking shape
For four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the single greatest source of instability in the Middle East. It armed Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, the Houthis in Yemen, and a constellation of Shia militias in Iraq and Syria. It plotted assassinations and fomented unrest from Beirut to Bahrain. It built an infrastructure of coercion that stretched across five countries and threatened every government in the region.
A Safer Middle East Is Taking Shape – DC Journal - InsideSources
For four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the single greatest source of instability in the Middle East. It armed Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, the Houthis in Yemen, and a constellation of Shia militias in Iraq and Syria. It plotted assassinations and fomented unrest from Beirut to Bahrain. It built an infrastructure of coercion that stretched across five countries and threatened every government in the region.
Iran’s Water Crisis Is Not a Drought Story
For years, Iran’s rivers have thinned to trickles, its lakes have vanished, and the water lines in its reservoirs have sunk like a bathtub with the plug pulled. Lake Urmia, once the Middle East’s largest, has been reduced to a muddy puddle. In Isfahan, the Zayandeh Rud, literally the “life-giving river,” now so often runs dry that the regime has accomplished the bitterly ironic feat of making the River of Life barren. None of this is an accident of fate.
Iran's hijab announcement is a decoy
- OPINION: Foreign coverage of Iran often collapses a national struggle for liberation into a single symbol: the mandatory hijab. A few clips from Tehran show unveiled women, and headlines rush to declare a thaw. Yet when Western audiences hear that the Islamic republic is “done” enforcing compulsory hijab, they hear a convenient narrative for diplomats and apologists eager to claim progress without costs.
Mamdani’s Coalition of Socialists and Islamists Could, Like Tehran’s ‘Red and Black’ Alliance in 1979, Boomerang on Leftists
Modern Iranian history flashes a bright caution sign as America’s far left and Islamist movements converge in our cities and universities. Iranians have seen this movie before, and the American left are playing their role perfectly. It’s only a matter of time until the tragic third act. In the 1960s and 1970s, Marxists and Islamists in Iran joined forces against the Shah, united by anti-imperialist slogans and revolutionary fervor. The Shah called it the “red and black” alliance.
Iran is Not Iraq, Afghanistan, or Libya – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
When a government feels the need to repeatedly shut off the internet to silence its own people, it exposes its most crippling insecurity: citizens who can freely speak to one another and the global community. That, more than drone strikes or foreign armies, terrifies the clerical state in Iran. The United States, therefore, does not need soldiers on Iranian soil to influence Iran’s future.
After strikes, Trump must provide maximum support for Iran’s people
Israel’s stated aim in its war with Iran was to “eliminate” the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. And at this point, this is the only goal that President Trump officially espouses now after U.S. strikes have taken place. And that goal may satisfy the military side of the ledger. But politically, the confrontation ends only with the regime’s collapse.
Opinion - After strikes, Trump must provide maximum support for Iran’s people
Israel’s stated aim in its war with Iran was to “eliminate” the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. And at this point, this is the only goal that President Trump officially espouses now after U.S. strikes have taken place. And that goal may satisfy the military side of the ledger. But politically, the confrontation ends only with the regime’s collapse.
EU must designate IRGC as a terror organization - opinion
The EU must take decisive action to counter the growing threat posed by Iran and the IRGC. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has long been a foundation stone of the Iranian regime’s strategy to destabilize the Middle East and exert global influence. Designated a terrorist organization by the United States in 2019, the IRGC continues to operate with impunity in Europe, where the European Union has yet to take similar action. This inaction has serious implications for global security.
Opinion | Congress Leads on Iran Sanctions
The foreign-aid package includes a series of new sanctions, countering Biden’s accommodation. Aid to Ukraine and Israel got more attention, but the same package of national-security bills contained an important provision expanding sanctions against Iran. Iran’s missile and drone assault on Israel this month solidified support for the measures, which will exact a devastating economic toll on the regime and help thwart the Biden administration’s sanctions-relief effort.
Some opponents of the Islamic Republic are helping it
Calls to help ethnic minorities in Iran are increasing. A casual observer would see this as a good thing, but too often Iranians read separatism between the lines. Sometimes, advocacy of territorial secession by Iran’s ethnic minorities is explicit. Disappointingly, most though not all of these calls come from Israel or those with strong ties to Israeli institutions.
US Concessions Fuel Tehran's Nuclear Ambitions And Internal Oppression
Analysis - The inconsistency of US policy on Iran has enabled Tehran to boost its revenue and rapidly expand its nuclear program, while emboldening it to brutalize the Iranian people. A look at the data on Iran’s oil exports, military revenue, nuclear advancements, and the number of executions in Iran show a trend. When the US posture towards Iran is softer, the regime sells more oil, has more money to spend on terrorism, expands its nuclear program, and brutalizes more Iranians.
The Biden Administration’s Reckless Re-engagement with Iran | National Review
At a time when the Islamic Republic is on the back foot, President Joe Biden seeks to strengthen it by releasing a third of Iran's state budget in cash.
America Should Follow Israel’s Lead on Iran
National Interest | Share: For years, Iran’s rockets, missiles, and drones have terrorized the Middle East and, more recently, Ukraine. With its recent attacks on multiple Iranian military interests, including reportedly targeting a meeting of Iranians and Syrians to discuss drone manufacturing on February 19, Israel appears to be the only country consistently and proactively countering Tehran’s threats to regional and global security.
America Should Follow Israel’s Lead on Iran
For years, Iran’s rockets, missiles, and drones have terrorized the Middle East and, more recently, Ukraine. With its recent attacks on multiple Iranian military interests, including reportedly targeting a meeting of Iranians and Syrians to discuss drone manufacturing on February 19, Israel appears to be the only country consistently and proactively countering Tehran’s threats to regional and global security.
Iran’s Revolution Is Maturing: Is A Free Iran Within Reach?
19FortyFive | Share: There’s a new campaign trending on Persian social media that has many Iranians saying “I delegate” (#وکالت_میدهم). It is a symbolic effort to elevate Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late Shah and former heir apparent, as the leader of the revolution in Iran.
Iran's Revolution Is Maturing: Is a Free Iran Within Reach?
There’s a new campaign trending on Persian social media that has many Iranians saying “I delegate” (#وکالت_میدهم). It is a symbolic effort to elevate Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late Shah and former heir apparent, as the leader of the revolution in Iran.
How the U.S. Can Put an End to Iran’s Brutal Crackdown
Last week, the Islamic Republic executed Mohsen Shekari and Majidreza Rahnavard, two twenty-three-year-old Iranians, for their role in the ongoing revolutionary movement in Iran. Though Shekari and Rahnavard are the first Iranians known to be executed in connection with recent widespread protests, unless the international community steps up and takes immediate, tangible action against the Islamic Republic regime, they will not be the last.
Tanker Troubles: America Needs a Plan B Iran Strategy
One day after Greece seized Iranian oil at the end of May, Iran detained two Greek-flagged tankers in the Persian Gulf. Any doubt as to why vanished when Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed “They steal Iranian oil off the Greek coast ... we took it back.” This highlights the challenges and urgency of stronger enforcement of Iran sanctions, especially with U.S. attention concentrated on Ukraine.
A ‘Disgusting’ Lack of Transparency on the New Iran Nuclear Deal
US President Joe Biden is seen through a curtain hole while congratulating the NASA JPL Perseverance team on the successful Mars landing, inside the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 4, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Tom Brenner JNS.org – With a new Iran nuclear deal potentially just days away, bipartisan concerns remain in Congress about the reported concessions being offered to Iran, and the Biden administration’s highly concerning lack of transparency about negotiations.
A ‘disgusting’ lack of transparency on the new Iran nuclear deal
(March 28, 2022 / JINSA) With a new Iran nuclear deal potentially just days away, bipartisan concerns remain in Congress about the reported concessions being offered to Iran, and the Biden administration’s highly concerning lack of transparency about negotiations. President Biden should submit any agreement to Congress, as required by U.S. law, and also refuse to lift terrorism sanctions on Iran unrelated to its nuclear program.
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