A bird, a plane, a ballistic missile? Late last week, Iranians took to social media to post pictures and video of what appeared to be the plume, or the high-temperature exhaust gases, of a ballistic...
Iran Tests Satellite Carrier Rocket: Iran conducted a test of a space launch vehicle (SLV) on July 21 for the first time since the 12-Day War with Israel in June, launching its...
Over the past 72 hours, Israel has intensified its air campaign across Iran, striking missile and drone infrastructure in Esfahan, Bushehr, Ahvaz, Yazd, and Qom. Targets included the Imam Hossein missile...
As Israel degrades the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military capabilities, the campaign has also targeted key pillars of repression in the country. Among them are senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
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Since the beginning of Israel’s military campaign against Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, the Israeli military has targeted and eliminated key figures belonging to the Islamic...
Israel has expanded its precision strikes across Iran. As Iran’s missile stockpile dwindles and top regime officials are either dead or in hiding, the Israeli military has now begun targeting critical...
As Israel’s military campaign against the Islamic Republic continued on June 14, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said that 70 Israeli aircraft...
In a joint operation led by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, Israel targeted Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure and key leaders. The attack, reported by...
Key Points and Summary: Israel’s massive air assault on Iran on June 13th, part of “Operation Rising Lion,” was a dramatic decapitation strike targeting top military and scientific leaders....
Latest Developments Iran Fears U.S. Strikes: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei placed his country’s military on its highest alert level, fearing potential strikes by the United States,...
America’s authoritarian adversaries continue to deepen their military ties. A container ship carrying 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate from China — a precursor chemical used to make ammonium perchlorate,...
Excerpt Unpacking the importance of deterrence to Iranian security policy can help the United States and others to devise strategies aimed at having a deterrent effecton Tehran. Deterrence is an obsession...
The regime in Tehran finds itself increasingly besieged by challenges, ranging from the faltering influence of its regional proxies to the prospect of an Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities, potentially...
“Bloodlust” is a term cascading across the Iranian media space this week: “Bloodlust is commanded,” declared Jam-e Jam newspaper, connected to Iran’s state-sanctioned...
Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests
Iran reportedly unveiled a new hypersonic missile on November 19, claiming capabilities that surpass those of an earlier version of the missile unveiled earlier this year. Brig....
The Biden administration expressed concern on September 28 over Iran’s successful launch of an imaging satellite a day earlier. The Qased rocket that launched Iran’s Noor-3 satellite...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Iran on September 19 for high-level meetings with Iranian military officials. Shoigu’s trip came at the invitation of Iranian Armed...