Richard Goldberg

At the end of 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran was down to just $4 billion in accessible foreign exchange reserves. Its terrorist mastermind, Qassem Solemani, and the godfather of its nuclear weapons program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, were dead. The regime in Tehran was afraid that its nuclear and missile infrastructure might be targeted at any […]

President Joe Biden and Sen. Chuck Schumer are losing patience with Israel’s defensive war in Gaza. While pressing Israel for “regime change” they are also threatening greater American pressure to achieve an outcome that suits the administration’s political priorities. But the Government of Israel has priorities as well, chiefly to ensure the security of the […]

What is clear is, as Israel’s President said this week, Iran is not pursuing nuclear capability for energy. Just about everything else is an enigma. The loosening of sanctions on Iran provides billions in funding for a regime that hangs its citizens in public and provides military support to Russia against Ukraine. US envoy Rob Malley was […]