The path forward on Iran and its proxy forces

Suzanne Maloney – VP and director of Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution

BROOKINGS     |     March 1, 2024

Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished members, thank you for inviting me to contribute my views on the intensifying threats posed by Iran’s proxy network across the Middle East and how U.S. policy might counter these threats most effectively. It is Continue Reading

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U.S. Middle East Commander Confirms That Iran Was Arming Houthis before Obama Nuclear Deal

National Review     |     By LUTHER RAY ABEL     |     February 18, 2024

Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the deputy commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East, was remarkably blunt when asked by Norah O’Donnell of CBS News the extent of Iran’s aid rendered to the Houthi rebels who’ve fired upon international-shipping vessels in the region. In what has been a Continue Reading

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Sweden has thwarted Iranian attack plots, counterintelligence police say

AP     |     February 8, 2024

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A senior member of the Swedish security police said Thursday that Iran has planned attacks on the country, days after local media reported that two Iranians were deported for a plot to kill three Swedish Jews several years ago.

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To hit Iran, let’s back the democratic opposition, it worked in the Cold War

New York Post     |     Joe Lieberman     |     Feb. 2, 2024

Though many in Washington were slow to recognize it, it’s now clear to all Iran has launched a war in the Middle East against the United States and our closest allies in Israel and the Arab world. Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is directing the war being fought primarily by Continue Reading

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West must pay direct attention to Iran, not its proxies

Politico     |     BY CHUCK WALD     |     JANUARY 19, 2024

Addressing the impact of Houthi actions is a pressing issue, but efforts to resolve the crisis should be focused on the real source behind the conflict — Tehran.

Chuck Wald is a retired U.S. Air Force general and was Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command.

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