Andrew Ghalili

Apr 28, 2024 | wsj.com | Andrew Ghalili

The foreign-aid package includes a series of new sanctions, countering Biden’s accommodation. Aid to Ukraine and Israel got more attention, but the same package of national-security bills contained an important provision expanding sanctions against Iran. Iran’s missile and drone assault on Israel this month solidified support for the measures, which will exact a devastating economic toll on the regime and help thwart the Biden administration’s sanctions-relief effort.

Apr 8, 2024 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Shay Khatiri |Andrew Ghalili

Calls to help ethnic minorities in Iran are increasing. A casual observer would see this as a good thing, but too often Iranians read separatism between the lines. Sometimes, advocacy of territorial secession by Iran’s ethnic minorities is explicit. Disappointingly, most though not all of these calls come from Israel or those with strong ties to Israeli institutions.

Apr 6, 2024 | iranintl.com | Andrew Ghalili

Analysis - The inconsistency of US policy on Iran has enabled Tehran to boost its revenue and rapidly expand its nuclear program, while emboldening it to brutalize the Iranian people. A look at the data on Iran’s oil exports, military revenue, nuclear advancements, and the number of executions in Iran show a trend. When the US posture towards Iran is softer, the regime sells more oil, has more money to spend on terrorism, expands its nuclear program, and brutalizes more Iranians.

Sep 19, 2023 | nationalreview.com | Shay Khatiri |Andrew Ghalili

Jun 27, 2023 | nationalreview.com | Shay Khatiri |Andrew Ghalili

At a time when the Islamic Republic is on the back foot, President Joe Biden seeks to strengthen it by releasing a third of Iran's state budget in cash.