The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was the crescendo of a remarkably bad year for the Iranian regime.  The Islamic Republic suffered major blows in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, diminishing the power of its so-called Axis of Resistance. Its currency officially became the lowest valued in the world and when Israel decimated its proxy forces, the U.S. elected a president whom Iran so despises that it spent years...

The Biden administration has made tightening efficiency standards for household appliances a target as he’s built out his climate agenda over the past four years.  “Making common household appliances more efficient is one of the most effective ways to slash energy costs and cut harmful carbon emissions,” Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, who has spearheaded efforts to push households to adopt green energy alternatives, said in a statement. ...