Andrew Ghalili

For @thehill, I write that a lasting victory in Iran requires an equally disciplined, non-kinetic campaign that erodes the regime’s legitimacy, finances, grip on information, and arms of repression.  Congress has drafted the blueprint with the Maximum Support Act.

Opinion | Iran’s hostage-taking undermines the global order  @WashTimesOpEd trib.al/me88vEP

As long as the terrorist regime in Iran remains in place, so will its threat to President @realDonaldTrump and the United States.

We were honored to be back on the Hill as Prince Reza Pahlavi delivered this message directly to lawmakers. NUFDI is proud to support the Prince’s efforts to secure maximum support for the Iranian people and to help share his plans to achieve a free and prosperous Iran.

This week I was back on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers in the House and Senate. My message was clear: the regime’s nuclear program, missile arsenal, fatwas on President Trump, and crimes and corruption will not go away through diplomacy or delay. These threats will only…

Told @WashTimes that the regime now faces a credibility crisis. If the blasts were accidents, they expose infrastructure decay and mismanagement. If they were Mossad sabotage operations, they expose security failure. Either outcome sharpens rivalries between the IRGC and MOI, two…

Sen. Pete Ricketts attempted to call up and pass by unanimous consent a resolution urging the U.K., France and Germany to trigger the snapback of U.N. sanctions on Iran “as soon as possible,” but was blocked by Sen. Rand Paul. @marcrod97 reports: ji.news/3yxri

Serious mistake by the E3 to take Iran’s bait and link NPT compliance with an offer to delay the snapback of suspended/lapsed/expiring UN Iran sanctions. Those sanctions must be restored, maintained—now and always. @SecRubio should speak again to E3 and reject this linkage.

This article makes an important point: Iran is NOT Iraq, Afghanistan, or Libya. Literacy in Iran is 90%+, university enrollment is similar to Europe, and its middle class is substantial. Iran's bureaucratic institutions have also been functional long before the Islamic…

If your views diverge from people you have heavily relied on for factual reporting and analysis in the past, I recommend reaching out directly. Doors are open for good-faith conversation.

In @WashTimes, NUFDI Communications Associate Nina Khoshkish @nkhoshkish discusses importance of confronting the Islamic Republic’s practice of hostage diplomacy. washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/…

I rarely ever ask people to share a post, but I will today! Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were killed in DC two months ago. They were friends of mine, and I easily could have walked out of the AJC event with them that night. Wars and a dozen news cycles have come and gone…

“The Iranian opposition also enjoys a distinct advantage: the presence of a unifying historical figure, Reza Pahlavi, whose popularity stems from his being both a democratic and nationalist figure, transcending ethnic and political divisions.” New OpEd from @AndrewGhalili.

"Tehran is not Baghdad, Benghazi, or Kabul. Iran is ready for democracy. The question is whether America is ready, at no financial cost, zero military risk, to help Iranians seize the future," write my colleagues @AndrewGhalili, Tymahz Toumadje. spectator.org/iran-is-not-ir…

The Iranian people have had enough of the Islamic Republic's incompetence. Today, the Tehran Metro experienced extreme delays and disruptions. Outraged citizens began chanting "Death to the Dictator!"

In the @amspectator, NUFDI Senior Policy Analyst @AndrewGhalili and Policy Analyst Tymahz Toumadje explain why U.S. involvement in Iran will not look like it did in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Libya. spectator.org/iran-is-not-ir…

Contrary to what the Islamic Republic's Foreign Minister told @BretBaier @FoxNews, the Ayatollah is NOT "in very good health." He's weak and heavily medicated. And the system is NOT "stable." It's as weak as Khamenei, especially after the decimation of its proxies, air defenses,…

The Islamic Republic came to power with the false promise of free water and electricity. Now unable to supply water and electricity, for which people pay hefty bills, the regime has imposed a three-day shutdown in 18 provinces. Iranians deserve freedom and prosperity.

The foreign minister of #Iran's regime lied to @BretBaier today on @FoxNews. Araghchi said it's not the policy of the Islamic Republic to kill the president of another country. But in 2019, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic stated publicly, “I am telling the Americans,…

All this talk about “national honor” and “dignity” is a smokescreen to protect their nuke bomb program. They’ve burned trillions on terror and weapons — and have nothing to show for it. The regime doesn’t speak for Iranians. Most of them despise it.

👀 in today’s @politico National Security Daily, @aricicurel relays his latest missile data to @ebazaileimil on the 12-day war b/w the U.S., Israel, & Iran. 🔑 Point: Renewed urgency to replenish & expand interceptor stockpiles amid heightened use.