Erfan Fard, at The Blogs

Dec 12, 2024, 11:50 PM

Kash Patel, FBI, & Iran’s Regime: A National Threat

The Iranian regime—a volatile nexus of authoritarian governance, ideological extremism, and transnational terrorism—remains one of the most pressing threats to international security in the 21st century. Despite global sanctions and internal dissent, Tehran’s ambitions for regional dominance and its...

Dec 8, 2024, 10:18 AM

Pete Hegseth: Proven Leader for Defense Reform

The Heritage Foundation gathered dozens of signatures from prominent veterans in under 24 hours, endorsing Pete Hegseth's nomination. James Jay Carafano, Rob Greenway, Wilson Beaver, Steve Bucci, and Jeremy Hayes—decorated military veterans and advisers or fellows at the Heritage...

Dec 5, 2024, 8:07 AM

A Fearful and Perilous Future Awaits Iran’s Nation

The current regime in Iran is fundamentally unfit for the time and place it governs. It was founded on a flawed and historically distorted premise, and the political Islam established by Khomeini and the mullahs has caused significant harm...

Nov 29, 2024, 4:00 PM

Iran’s Terrorism: A Threat to Syria’s Stability

The renewed offensive by Syrian rebels in northern provinces, particularly Idlib and Aleppo, underscores the enduring complexity of Syria’s civil war. At the heart of this conflict lies the Iranian regime's expansive and destabilizing role. While Iran's regime justifies...

Nov 23, 2024, 11:04 PM

2nd Briefing for President Trump: Iran’s Threats

The transition and intelligence teams under President Trump must remain acutely aware that the Shiite mullahs ruling Iran are fundamentally deceitful, corrupt, criminal, duplicitous, manipulative, and murderous. It is imperative not to be misled by the signals these occupying...

Nov 23, 2024, 8:44 AM

Trump Transition Team: Iran’s Threats & Challenges

As the Trump transition team prepares for the responsibilities of governance, Iran's regime presents one of the most critical challenges on the global stage. In private discussions with friends on the team, I’ve repeatedly emphasized strategic and operational tasks...

Nov 21, 2024, 3:12 AM

My Briefing for President Trump on Iran’s Threats

Overview: As your administration prepares to assume office, Iran's regime presents one of the most critical and complex challenges on the global stage. The Islamic Republic of mullahs, led by Ali Khamenei, continues to destabilize the Middle East through its...

Nov 14, 2024, 8:31 AM

U.S. Intel Shift: Stand Firm Against Iran’s regime

Time and again in meetings with U.S. Intelligence officials, whether in the Middle East or within America, I have stated bluntly that this outlaw regime in Tehran does not understand the language of diplomacy and dialogue. Their destructive ideology...

Nov 12, 2024, 11:47 AM

Rubio’s Diplomacy Against Terrorist Ayatollahs

Among the U.S. Secretaries of State—both Democrats and Republicans—there were those who dealt with Iran and whose names have remained in the Iranian public consciousness. During the same era, John Foster Dulles was associated with the tasteless joke and...

Nov 9, 2024, 8:51 AM

Khamenei’s Terror Tactics Threaten U.S. Security

Shiite clerics, or mullahs, primarily use one tool to impose their beliefs and outrageous opinions: the display of barbarism, savagery, and murder. Throughout the history of Islamic caliphates, critics and opponents have been systematically slaughtered, poisoned, assassinated through conspiracies,...

About Me

Erfan Fard is a counter-terrorism analyst and Middle East Studies researcher based in Washington, DC. He is in Middle Eastern regional security affairs with a particular focus on Iran, Counter terrorism, IRGC, MOIS and Ethnic conflicts in MENA. \He graduated in International Security Studies (London M. University, UK), and in International Relations (CSU-LA), and is fluent in Persian, Kurdish, Arabic and English. Follow him in this twitter account @EQFARD