Irina Tsukerman
Iran’s grand strategy to destroy Israel is proceeding apace
The first Iranian International Hourglass Festival, which took place in 2018, predicted Israel’s destruction by 2040. After the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the hourglass symbol is everywhere.
The festival solicited art and media...
Iran and Armenia: Mutual support is a threat to Israel
The recent attack on Azerbaijan’s residential areas in the territories occupied by Armenia for the last 26 years has quickly spiraled away from the central claims of Baku about its national sovereignty and territorial...
Amnesty International and Qatari information warfare
Amnesty International recently suffered a blow, potentially as much to its reputation as to its operations, when the Tel Aviv District Court ruled to dismiss its complaint against Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group/Q Cyber...
Tel Aviv court decision is a setback to dubious accusations against NSO
Since at least 2018, Amnesty International had gone on a mission trying to expose the Israeli cybersecurity Pegasus software producer NSO Group/Q Cyber Technologies of allegedly playing a role in facilitating human-rights abuses, in...
Ahwazi activists in Europe face spying charges in latest character assassination campaign against the...
Introduction
On February 3, Danish and Dutch authorities arrested four Ahwazi opposition activists, Habib Jabor, Nasser Jabor, Yaqoub Hor Altostari, and Eissa Sawari, an Ahwazna TV presenter, without warning. The Danish activists were accused of...
Qatar is Leaving OPEC – Who Wins?
Cyril Widdershoven wrote a column describe why 2019 is likely to be a tumultuous year for OPEC. It is worth reading in its entirety, but the central theme of the article is that Iran has been...
The Khashoggi Affair and the Specter of the New Nuclear Deal with Iran
The outrage over the missing Washington Post columnist and critic of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Jamal Khashoggi has seemed to have reached with the Saudi Royal Family even allegedly having considered replacing the...
How Everyone Got Played by the Khashoggi Disappearance
The mystery of the ex-Saudi editor and writer Jamal Khashoggi's presumed disappearance from the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago seems to be deepen with each passing day.
The gruesome picture of the writer...
Iran’s Failing Information War
No longer can Tehran claim moderation. Not after plotting terrorist attacks against the opposition in Europe. Not after arresting and torturing hundreds of protesters, who were tired of their money going to foreign wars...
Why Does Qatar Get a Pass on Violating US Sanctions?
Mauritania, a member of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Project (TSCP), is a recipient of US assistance towards counterterrorism and security efforts.
Bangladesh, despite cuts in the financial assistance under the Trump administration, continues receiving millions in aid for humanitarian,...