Articles by Lewis Palmer

U.S. sanctions Iran for cyberattacks as regime continues attempts to avoid sanctions

December 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

The U.S. indicted two Iranians for their part in launching a major ransomware attack, as well as sanctioning two others for their efforts in exchanging ransom payments into [...]

Regime Dispatches Hit Squads to Iraq as Mullahs’ Future Remains in Limbo

December 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

As the U.S. sanctions begin to bite into Iranian oil revenue, the Iranian regime is fighting back with its military options in an attempt to push back against the Trump [...]

Pressure Grows on Iran As Regime Deals with Continuing Strikes

November 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Iranian regime are now faced with increasing international and domestic pressure. When U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of [...]

Iran Suffers as Insurance Giant Pulls Out to Avoid Sanctions

November 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

Companies have been abandoning Iran in light of the U.S. pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in May. With the threat of sanctions and the potential [...]

Pressure mounts to cut Iran off from SWIFT as next round of sanctions looms

October 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

For the Iranian regime, the fact that European nations want to still make the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) function offers opportunities to create work arounds. [...]

Pressure mounts on Iran as U.S. names Hezbollah as organized crime threat

October 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

As the sanctions continue to exert their pressure on the Iranian regime, the U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced five groups that the Trump administration considers [...]

Iranian regime clamps down on protesters and opposition

October 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Iranian regime continues to use repressive measures against the Iranian people in an attempt to keep them from organizing an uprising. That repression includes actively [...]

Iranian rial took another dive in value against the dollar

October 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at the UN General Assembly. He called for the nations around the world to support him in his efforts to isolate the Iranian [...]

Iranian Resistance Calls Trump’s Iran Policy The Right Approach

September 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

For the Iranian regime, the threat of its nuclear program has been enough to cause the international community to bend over backwards to keep the situation from escalating. [...]

Protesters in Iraq set fire to Iran consulate in Basra

September 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Iranian consulate in Basra, #Iraq, was set on fire by angry protesters as part of ongoing demonstrations. The demonstrations have led to a city-wide curfew, as Iraqi [...]