Tag: Iran

Iran Wants Jordan
By July 1, 2024 Read More →

Iran Wants Jordan

Iran is stirring up anti-government sentiment in Jordan, with the goal of toppling King Abdullah II and replacing his regime with one led by Hamas.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis Target Israel
By March 1, 2024 Read More →

Yemen’s Houthis Target Israel

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have declared war on Israel, launched a barrage of long-range missiles and attack drones at the Jewish state, and hijacked Israeli-linked cargo ships in the Red Sea.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel
By November 1, 2023 Read More →

U.S. Release of Iranian Assets Creates Conundrum for Israel

Critics are accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of succumbing to extortion in its recent decision to give the Islamic Republic of Iran access to some $6 billion in frozen assets in exchange for the release of five Americans wrongfully held in Iranian prisons.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
How the War in Israel Could Reshape the World Order
By October 14, 2023 Read More →

How the War in Israel Could Reshape the World Order

Soeren Kern, a geopolitical analyst and writing fellow for the Middle East Forum, joins us today on the Christian Worldview Radio Program to explain many of the issues surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Understanding the Iran-Saudi Reconciliation Agreement
By July 1, 2023 Read More →

Understanding the Iran-Saudi Reconciliation Agreement

Historical archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia recently agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, ending seven years of bilateral estrangement.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Iranian Drones in Ukraine: Warm-up for Israel?
By March 1, 2023 Read More →

Iranian Drones in Ukraine: Warm-up for Israel?

Russia’s use of Iranian-made unmanned drones in its war against Ukraine is forcing Israel to step up its own defenses against such weapons, as analysts warn that Ukraine is a testing ground for a future Iranian war against Israel.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Germany: Will Iran’s ‘Strategic Outpost’ in Hamburg Finally Be Closed?
By November 18, 2022 Read More →

Germany: Will Iran’s ‘Strategic Outpost’ in Hamburg Finally Be Closed?

Germany’s parliament has called for the permanent closure of a controversial mosque in Hamburg that is used by Iran’s theocratic regime to export its Islamic Revolution to Europe.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Growing Influence in Gaza
By November 1, 2022 Read More →

Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Growing Influence in Gaza

Recent clashes between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) have underscored Iran’s growing influence in the Gaza Strip.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Nuclear Iran Looms Large
By May 1, 2021 Read More →

Nuclear Iran Looms Large

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz estimated that Iran was a year or two away from building a nuclear bomb. His estimate coincided with comments by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said that Iran is just three or four months away from being able to produce enough fissile material to build a nuclear weapon.

Posted in: Geopolitics
The Win-Win Infuriating Iran
By March 1, 2021 Read More →

The Win-Win Infuriating Iran

Morocco recently established full diplomatic relations with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords, an effort by the United States to forge normalization agreements between Israel and Arab states to build a united front against Iran.

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Report Tells Israel, ‘Beware of China’
By September 1, 2020 Read More →

Report Tells Israel, ‘Beware of China’

A recent report by the American think tank RAND warned that China has close ties with Iran, and that “the Chinese government might require Chinese companies doing business in Israel to share insights with the Iranian government in order to win friends and influence in Tehran.”

Posted in: Geopolitics, Middle East
Germany: U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell’s Legacy of Success
By May 28, 2020 Read More →

Germany: U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell’s Legacy of Success

On a wide range of geopolitical issues — from relations with China, Iran and Russia to anti-Semitism, climate change, defense spending (NATO), energy dependence (Nord Stream), globalism, Hezbollah, Huawei and mass migration — U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell embarrassed German leaders by showing that their words and actions do not match.