The following is the Oct. 9, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status. Read More
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HASC Chair, Members Against U.S. Strike Against Iran for Refinery Attack
Oil fields in Eastern Saudi Arabia on Sept. 14, 2019. NASA Photo
Three members of the House Armed Services Committee came down against U.S. armed retaliation against Iran for the attack on Saudi Arabian oil production facilities over the weekend. Read More
U.S. Power to Seize Oiler Grace 1, Now Under Iranian Flag, Is Limited by International Law
As the Adrian Darya 1, formerly the Grace 1, meanders across the Mediterranean Sea, the world is monitoring closely to see where she finally stops to discharge the over two million barrels of Iranian crude oil onboard. Any country or entity aiding the vessel will be deemed by the United States as assisting a foreign terrorist organization. Read More
Report to Congress on Iran’s Internal Politics and U.S. Policy
The following is the Aug. 13, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options. Read More
Report to Congress on Iran’s Nuclear Program
The following is the July 18, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations. Read More
Experts Mull Who Will Lead Iran After Ayatollah Khameneni
Ayatollah Khameneni
With United States-Iran tensions on the rise, the man who is named to succeed Ayatollah Khameneni as supreme leader will signal Tehran’s choice between confrontation or negotiation with Washington and its neighbors, a panel of experts said Monday. Read More
Report to Congress on Iran Sanctions
The following is the July 12, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran Sanctions. Read More
Report to Congress on Saudi Arabia
The following is the June 18, 2019 Congressional Research Service Insight report, Saudi Arabia. Read More
Selva Urges More Nations to Help Maintain Middle East Freedom of Navigation
U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Military Representatives from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during a dinner in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2019. DoD Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although the United States has taken on an international responsibility of maintaining freedom of navigation in the world’s sea lanes, “that doesn’t mean it’s a U.S.-only problem” to counter threats to the movement of oil through the Persian Gulf, the nation’s second highest military officer said. Read More
Analyst: New Photos Are ‘Smoking Gun’ Proving Iranian Involvement in Tanker Attack
Imagery taken from a U.S. Navy MH-60R helicopter of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy removing an unexploded limpet mine from the M/T Kokuka Courageous.
New imagery released by the U.S. on Monday makes the strongest case yet that sectarian Iranian forces attacked at least one petrochemical tanker in the Gulf of Oman, a long-time naval analyst told USNI News on Monday. Read More
