The deadly Wuhan Coronavirus, dubbed “2019-nCoV” by the World Health Organization (WHO), is spreading farther and faster than the SARS virus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) did at a similar point in its outbreak, although this corona virus’ lethality rate is still lower than for SARS at around 4% so far. The…
Clare Lopez, a member of the CCNS, discusses the aftermath of the killing of Quds Forces leader Qasem Suleymani. She discusses the ideology that drove him, and the “Twelvers.” He set up jihad terror militias all across the Middle East. He was enemy no. 1 for both Israel and the…
In this interview on One America News, CCNS member Clare Lopez discusses the 40 year war that Iran has waged, what doctrine motivates the Iranian government to pursue their goals, and how President Trump is a different kind of president than they have faced before.
In this interview with host Tom Trento, CCNS member Clare Lopez discusses the recent attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad by Iranian proxy forces (this interview took place prior to the killing of Qassem Soleimani). She talks about the recent history and relationship between Iraq and Iran, the various…
There should never have been any doubt that the Iranian regime would return to direct strikes against American targets. It got away with the 1983 Beirut Embassy and Marine Corps barracks bombings; overtly allying with Usama bin Laden in Khartoum in 1990; Khobar Towers (1996), the East Africa Embassy bombings…
CCNS member Clare Lopez appears on the Glazov Gang to discuss the recent attack at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida by Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani. He killed three and eight others were wounded during the jihadist attack. Lopez discusses the behind-the-scenes issues regarding Saudi Arabia…
“I don’t want to comment on that,” President Trump said. “The answer’s ‘no’.” And with those words, the President of the United States dismissed a golden opportunity to offer even a word of encouragement to the courageous Iranian people who have stood up to an enemy regime to demand their…
The Iranian people have been in the streets, protesting against their corrupt, oppressive, tyrannical regime since late December 2017. But since Friday, November 15, 2019, there’s been a violent new outpouring of disgust for the mullahs and their defending thugs in the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), MOIS (Ministry of…
‘Maximum pressure’ has been the crux of Trump administration policy towards the Iranian regime. Withdrawing from the disastrous nuclear deal, reinstating tough sanctions, targeting top leaders of the regime, and forging the closest personal relationship ever between an American President and Israeli Prime Minister have been hallmarks of the “maximum…
President Trump green-lighted the Turkish cross-border assault against the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday 6 October 2019—but the influence operation to prep him for that moment began many months ago. Events in the Middle East have unfolded rapidly…
As is now widely understood, the September 14, 2019, attack on the Saudi oil processing facilities that took out over 5% of the world’s daily oil supply originated from inside Iran. Although Iran’s Houthi rebel proxies in Yemen claimed credit for the drone and cruise missile attack, statements by U.S.…
Roger Aronoff, the Executive Director of the Citizens Commission on National Security, had his second guest on his radio show, former CIA officer and Islam expert Clare Lopez. On “The Aronoff Report,” Roger interviewed Lopez about the Muslim Brotherhood and the 2012 Benghazi attacks. Lopez is an esteemed member of…