The UK has designated Iran's IRGC as a national security threat. Here's what the decision means and why it matters in the fight against terrorism.
Everything You Need To Know About Threats Posed By Iran
American Jewish Committee (AJC) sounds the alarm on, and advocates against, the Iranian regime’s destructive and destabilizing role in the world, which includes repeated calls for the annihilation of Israel; support for terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah; dissemination of antisemitism; violation of the JCPOA (the agreement reached in July 2015 with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany); expansionist interference in the internal affairs of other countries; and pervasive human rights abuses.
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What to Know About the UK's New Action Against Iran's IRGC
What is Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Why is it Designated a Terror Group by the US, EU?
On April 1, an alleged Israeli airstrike near Iran's embassy in Damascus, Syria, reportedly killed seven members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terror organization. Among those killed was a top IRGC commander, Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
The MOU Is Only the Beginning: AJC Global Expert Perspectives on the U.S.-Iran Agreement
Following the announcement of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), AJC has raised questions and concerns about the terms of the MOU, its implementation and long-term implications for regional security. While diplomatic solutions to conflict are always preferred, the agreement's ultimate impact will depend on whether it results in durable and verifiable commitments from the Iranian regime on its nuclear program, as well as broader behavioral changes. Read below for analysis and perspectives from American Jewish Committee (AJC) global experts.
Why American Leadership Is Critical to Bring Peace and Cooperation to the Middle East
As a deal to end the war in Iran may be close at hand, the current environment presents the United States with the opportunity to foster a more connected and integrated Middle East. While Iran continues to hold significant leverage, this moment nonetheless presents a pivotal opening for Washington to pursue long-term policies that weaken the regime’s economic reach and deepen American engagement across the Middle East and beyond.
If Europe Wants to Help with Iran, It Can Target Its Proxies
For nearly five decades, the Iranian regime has exported terror around the world while brutally repressing its citizens at home. Today, Tehran’s rare moment of genuine strategic vulnerability has created an opening for Europe to play a more decisive role.
Ceasefire Update: Extending the Pause, Maintaining the Pressure
Militarily, escalation risks a broader regional war with potentially diminishing returns—drawing in Hezbollah, disrupting global energy markets through the Strait of Hormuz, and stretching U.S. assets across multiple theaters. Economically, the shock to oil markets is already evident even under current conditions. Politically, a prolonged war would be difficult to sustain domestically and internationally.
A Ceasefire Is Not a Strategy: What It Will Take to Turn the Israel–Lebanon Truce into a Turning Point
The direct talks and ceasefire announced last week between Israel and Lebanon present a historic opportunity for welcome de-escalation and a dramatically improved relationship between the two countries; however, as long as Hezbollah retains its weapons, along with the power to decide when war begins and ends, no agreement between the two governments will hold.
Debate Iran War Without Blaming Jews
Across parts of the political spectrum, conspiracy theories about Jewish influence in American foreign policy have resurfaced. Commentators and influencers speak loosely about a “Zionist war machine” or suggest that American policy toward Iran is dictated by Israel or Jewish Americans.
After Islamabad: The Illusion of Easy Options
The latest round of U.S.-Iran negotiations in Islamabad ended without agreement. That outcome is disappointing, but not surprising. The gaps between the two sides were always going to be difficult to bridge, particularly on the two issues that matter most: Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
A Fragile Ceasefire: What Counts as Success
The ceasefire announced this week between the United States and Iran is less a resolution than a pause.
The China–Iran Connection: What It Means for the Current Iran Conflict
Here is what to know about the China–Iran relationship and how it relates to the ongoing U.S.–Israel operation targeting Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran’s Attacks Expose the IRGC Threat Europe Can No Longer Ignore
There should have been no surprise at Iran’s growing willingness to use its missile and drone arsenal to go after these targets directly. In April and October 2024, the regime made history when, for the first time, it directly attacked Israel. But, as is always the case, when Israel is the target, all else is context, easily dismissed or disregarded.
Tough Questions About the Iran War — Answered
For decades, the Iranian regime has destabilized the Middle East, targeting Americans, Israelis, Arabs, and even its own people—while backing terror proxies, advancing a nuclear program in defiance of international commitments, and fueling a global network of terrorism. Now, open conflict has forced urgent questions to the forefront. Find answers to your questions here.
It is Time to Permanently Waive the Cyprus Arms Embargo
In June 2024, then-Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah publicly warned that Cyprus could become “part of the war” if Israel were allowed to use Cypriot territory or infrastructure in a future conflict with Lebanon. It was an extraordinary statement—one that effectively attempted to place an EU member state in the crosshairs of an Iranian regime-backed terrorist group.
Iran War: A Defining Moment for the Middle East—Global Analysis from AJC Experts
Since the coordinated U.S.–Israel military operations launched on February 28—following the Iranian regime’s direct attacks on Israel in 2024—the conflict has escalated dramatically, with the Iranian regime targeting nations and civilians across the Middle East and even parts of Europe. The onslaught underscores how a nuclear-armed Iran would imperil America, Israel, U.S. allies, and the world. Read perspectives from American Jewish Committee experts around the world.
We All Share a Stake in What Happens in Iran
The Supreme Leader and his forces have brought suffering to their own people, chaos to the region, and violence to the world. The blood of American soldiers and innocent civilians from across the globe is on their hands.
Iranian Regime’s War on America: Four Decades of Targeting U.S. Forces and Citizens
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has waged a decades-long campaign of violence against the United States, using terror proxies like Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces to target U.S. troops, diplomats, and civilians across the Middle East and beyond. This ongoing threat includes deadly attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan, as well as missile strikes like the June 23, 2025, assault on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Iran’s continued use of asymmetric warfare and support for regional proxies underscores its persistent goal to expel the U.S. from the region and advance its nuclear and missile programs.
The Iran Strikes, Explained: How We Got Here and What It Means
The United States and Israel launched coordinated military operations against the Iranian regime on February 28, 2026. The action, focused on the regime's nuclear facilities, military infrastructure, and leadership, followed a conclusion reached in Washington and Jerusalem that diplomacy had been exhausted, and that a nuclear-armed Iran posed an unacceptable security threat to America, Israel and America’s Arab allies, and the world. Here is what you need to know.
The Venezuela Crisis and the Case for Global Jewish Engagement in the Americas
While the debate around the short- and long-term implications for Venezuela, the Venezuelan Jewish community, and the Western Hemisphere remains ongoing, what is broadly agreed upon is the profoundly malign activity carried out by Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. Over more than two decades their actions devastated Venezuela, decimated its once-thriving Jewish community, and undermined the well-being and security of the Americas as a whole.
Explained: What to Know About the Protests in Iran
The Iranian regime is facing its most intense pressure in years as anti-government protests enter a third week, the death toll climbs into the hundreds or possibly thousands, and Iranian state media has aired rare footage showing dozens of bodies at a Tehran-area morgue.
