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…
The departure of National Security Advisor John Bolton from the Trump administration can hardly have come at a worse time. America’s enemies loathed and feared him, because he was clear-sighted, experienced, and tough. While he headed the National Security Council (NSC), from April 2018 to September 2019, those who would…
The Citizens Commission on Benghazi (CCB) was an idea I had while working as the editor of Accuracy in Media (AIM). Following an interview I did with then-retired Admiral James “Ace” Lyons about his views on Benghazi, and a variety of other topics, I had the idea to form a…
The Citizens Commission on Benghazi (CCB) was an idea I had while working as the editor of Accuracy in Media (AIM). Following an interview I did with then-retired Admiral James “Ace” Lyons about his views on Benghazi, and a variety of other topics, I had the idea to form a…
The Center’s Vice President for Research and Analysis, Clare M. Lopez, traveled to Israel in late May-early June 2019 on a fact-finding trip with Tom Trento and the United West team, guided in-country by Roni Wexler and Heritage Tours. With a theme of ‘Borders and How Security is Done,’ the…
Squeezed hard by U.S. sanctions, the Iranian regime is lashing out in every direction. The convivial mask donned by Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to allow Obama administration negotiators the cover they needed to pretend they were curbing Iranian nuclear and terror behavior has slipped badly. The July 31, 2019, sanctions…
CCNS member Clare Lopez appeared on the Gazlov Gang. She discusses how Hamas runs espionage ops in Turkey, and reveals how a Hamas defector exposes Hamas operations inside Turkey — our ‘NATO ally’. Clare also has a 2-Part Series below where she discusses [1] Advice for Trump on Countering Jihadist Subversion and [2] Erdogan’s…
The story of Suheib Yousef, the second son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef to defect from the Islamic terror organization, broke over the Fourth of July holiday weekend — which may be why some of what he told an Israeli TV journalist has been overlooked. Suheib Yousef is the brother…