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Confronting the Iranian Regime’s Holy War: Will the West Rise to the Challenge?

Diplomatic Impasse and Resumption of War

Iran’s Negotiating Strategy vs. the American Fast-Deal Trader

The Founding of the “House of Abbas” Palestinian Royal Family

As the World Negotiates, Iranians Are Left to Die

On the Way to an Agreement? Iran’s Dilemma and the Real Deadline Facing Trump

Author: Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

IDF Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael (Mickey) Segall, an expert on strategic issues with a focus on Iran, terrorism, and the Middle East, is a senior analyst at Acumen Risk Advisors. He previously served as a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Khamenei Pushes for Arming Palestinians in the West Bank

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ziyad Nakhalah

Israel’s Operation “Shield and Arrow” Exposes Iran’s Weakness and Strengthens Israel’s Regional Ties

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

Iran Is in No Hurry to Sign: “In Two More Months, when Winter Comes to Europe, We Can Get a Better Deal”

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk
Ayatollah feeding a nuclear centrifuge

Iran: There Is No Connection between Signing the Nuclear Deal and Rehabilitating the Economy

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk
Tajzadeh and his wife, Fakhrossadat Mohtashamipour

In Iran: A Wave of Arrests of the Regime’s Sharpest Critics

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
Drones and fast ships on the deck of the Shahid Roudaki

The Revolutionary Guards’ Navy Expands Its Activity in the Red Sea and Mediterranean Region

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
Raisi “operates” on the Iranian economy using “coupons for the people” bandages in a cartoon mocking his economic plan.

The Iranian Protests Continue and Are Shaking the Unity of the Conservative Camp

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk

Iran Is Developing Preemptive-Strike Capabilities with Drones and Cruise Missiles

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk
Cartoon - he Iranian conservatives and the “reformists” ride on the back of the people.

Demonstrations Erupt across Iran amid a Sharp Rise in Food Prices

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani during his meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, May 12, 2022

The Emir of Qatar Went to Iran to Salvage the Nuclear Deal

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
Ali Motahhari

Former Iranian Official Admits “Iran Was Trying to Build Nuclear Weapons”

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk
An Iranian graphic of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and stained Israeli and Bahraini flags

Iran Threatens: We Won’t Hesitate to Fire Missiles at Bahrain

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
The ruins of a residential building in Erbil hit by Iranian missiles

In Response to the Killing of Two IRGC Colonels, Iran Fired Missiles near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk
Iranians demonstrated in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Tehran

Iranian Regime Supports Putin’s “Special Operation” In Ukraine

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk
Successful Iranian test of advanced “Raafe” solid-fueled space engine.

Iran Pushing to Increase Ballistic Missile Range to Cover Europe

Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCFA Iran-Syria Desk

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