Iran

Another hard-liner and a Reformist recently declared their candidacies, and others may soon announce theirs in the election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. A number of potential candidates have emerged in Iran’s upcoming presidential elections, possibly setting up a crowded field with the important vote weeks away to …

Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday registered to be a possible candidate for the upcoming presidential election following Raisi’s death. Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered on Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the country’s top political position after a helicopter crash …

Information Cutoff: 2:00 pm ET The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American …

Key Takeaways: Gaza Strip: The IDF Air Force has killed three Hamas officials in the central Gaza Strip over the past week. Israeli forces continued clearing operations in Rafah.West Bank: Israeli forces engaged Palestinian fighters in five locations in the West Bank.Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights: Lebanese Hezbollah conducted nine …

Moscow and Tehran’s partnership has been growing since 2015 and only increased since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday at 10 p.m. in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin convened an emergency meeting with Iran’s envoy to Russia, Kazem Jalali. The other attendees included some of the most influential figures in …

On May 14, 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) news agency published a report on a speech delivered by Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda, the representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Razavi Khorasan province, at a gathering of the families of the martyrs of the Fatemiyoun Brigade, a …

Inspired by Iran, the Houthi military forces have obtained the technology to manufacture anti-ship ballistic missiles. Iran’s first homegrown naval ballistic missile, called ‘Qadr’, was developed by late Iranian commander Brigadier General Hassan Tehrani-Moqaddam more than a decade ago. Iran’s technical know-how to produce such anti-ship missiles is now at …

Iran’s role in funding and arming proxy groups in the Middle East has been well documented and has gotten extra attention since the Hamas-led attack in Israel in October 2023. Similarly, Tehran’s arms shipments to Russia are well known and have prompted complaints and sanctions from the West. But Tehran …

Five Syrian militia members have been killed by IS fighters amid increasing activity by the jihadist group in regime-held areas. Five members of militias loyal to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were killed in an attack by the Islamic State group (IS) in the eastern Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor on …

Key Takeaways: Gaza Strip: The IDF withdrew its Givati Brigade from Rafah, leaving four IDF brigades in Rafah.West Bank: Israeli forces engaged Palestinian fighters in three locations in the West Bank.Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights: Lebanese Hezbollah conducted 13 attacks into northern Israel.Yemen: The Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles …