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September 29, 2020

The Council on Foreign Relations Excuses Iranian Brutality

The “nevertheless club.”

Last week, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a prestigious bipartisan think tank, hosted a lecture by the Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif—something it has done for several years running. While there are always a few activists protesting these visits, this year the issue received far more attention because of the Islamic Republic’s recent execution of the wrestling champion Navid Afkari, who had participated in pro-democracy protests. The CFR’s president—and former State Department panjandrum—Richard Haas responded to his critics with the following tweet:

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September 29, 2020

  1. Why Qatar Is a Problematic Ally

    Anti-Semitic indoctrination, anti-Western propaganda, and funding terror shouldn’t be ignored.

  2. The Council on Foreign Relations Excuses Iranian Brutality

    The “nevertheless club.”

  3. Russia Is Trying to Drive the U.S. Out of Syria

    So far, America has pushed back.

  4. The Bible’s Forgotten Influence on the American Constitutional Tradition

    A handbook for nurturing the civic virtues necessary for self-government.

  5. The Lebanese Aristocrat Whose Family’s Support for Zionism Helped Make Israel Possible

    Lady Yvonne Cochrane Sursock, in memoriam.