Iran

The U.S. military is helping intercept missiles that Iran fired in retaliation at Israel, a U.S. official says. The U.S. has been moving assets nearer to Israel to assist in missile intercepts and to provide better protection of U.S. bases in the region. While the official did not say how …

Latest Developments IDF Strikes Targets Across Iran: Israel launched multiple waves of strikes against Iranian targets associated with the regime’s nuclear program in the early hours of June 13. Announcing the operation, dubbed “Rising Lion,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as “a targeted military operation to roll back …

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has exposed a new, highly clandestine nuclear weapons program codenamed the “Kavir Plan” (Desert Plan), revealing the Iranian regime’s intensified and duplicitous push to acquire an atomic bomb. In a press conference held at its Washington, D.C. office on June 10, 2025, …

Israel launched wide scale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders and that this was the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. Iran had launched about 100 drones towards Israeli territory in retaliation, which …

Iran continues to signal that it will reject the recent US nuclear proposal. The United States recently sent a proposal to Iran that would require Iran to halt all uranium enrichment on Iranian soil after the establishment of a regional nuclear consortium.[i] Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei criticized …

Russia continues to position itself as a mediator in the US-Iran nuclear negotiations. Russia’s mediation of the US-Iran talks would be very unlikely to secure US interests given Russia’s alignment with Iran. US President Donald Trump stated on June 4 that Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to “participate” in the …

Iran rejected a US demand to end uranium enrichment as nuclear talks hit a wall and military action could come next The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has rejected a US call to end uranium enrichment as nuclear talks reach an impasse, raising the risk of military confrontation. …

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) conducted two attacks in late May 2025 targeting transitional government forces in eastern Suwayda Province, demonstrating that ISIS retains a presence along ground lines of communication (GLOC) between the central Syrian desert and southern Syria.[1] ISIS fighters detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) …

Since 12 April, there have been five rounds of American-Iranian nuclear talks, held in Muscat and Rome under Omani auspices. These negotiations have yet to lead to a breakthrough. Yet, as fragile as they are, the talks appear to have some momentum. This offers a measure of cautious optimism that …

Executive Summary This report examines Iran’s strategic posture in the South Caucasus following Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh’s remarks at the Yerevan Dialogue 2025 forum. Highlighting Tehran’s stance on regional stability, his address stressed the importance of an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace agreement and the Armenia-Iran corridor’s geopolitical significance. The analysis provides …