Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

August 12, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

In Iran, the New Lineup Is the Same Hardline Regime

The latest reshuffle of Iran’s government looks less like renewal than a game of musical chairs among regime veterans. Islamic Republic Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, whose status and capacity to...

March 31, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran intensifies recruitment, repression amid reports of thousands of security deaths, Washington weighs ground operations

Washington has signaled readiness to expand operations, including potential ground options, while continuing strikes on Iran’s military and weapons infrastructure. At the same time, the sustained Israeli...

March 16, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran braces for internal unrest as US and Israeli attacks persist (March 14-16 updates)

From March 14 to 16, US and Israeli operations continued targeting key elements of the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities, including missile infrastructure, naval command sites, and facilities...

March 3, 2026 | Aaron Goren, Janatan Sayeh

Israel Strikes Tehran Regime’s Assembly of Experts, Underlining Efforts to Disrupt Succession Process

Israel’s military isn’t making it easy for the Islamic Republic of Iran to choose a new leader. On March 3, the Israeli Air Force reportedly carried out strikes against a building housing the Assembly...

March 3, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

US-Israeli strikes hit Iran’s missile, nuclear, political, and repression sites

On March 2 and 3, the United States and Israel continued their sweeping joint military campaign, hitting conventional battlefield assets and a variety of other regime targets across Tehran and central...

January 12, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Tehran regime fears defections as Iran’s nationwide movement defies containment

What began on December 28 as demonstrations in downtown Tehran, driven by runaway inflation and the rial’s sharp depreciation against the dollar, has moved beyond a protest wave and become...

August 30, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Tehran threatens snapback retaliation, raises fears of war with Israel

The United Kingdom, Germany, and France, known as the E3, triggered the “snapback” process on August 28 by sending a letter to the UN Security Council. This move gives Tehran 30 days to...

August 28, 2025 | Ari Ben Am |

A Year of Meming Dangerously: Iranian Influence Operations Targeting Israel Since October 7

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August 1, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

US, UK, EU allies condemn Iranian terror plots

The United States, the United Kingdom, and a dozen other European countries issued a statement on July 31, condemning Iran’s escalating extraterritorial intelligence operations across Western...

July 2, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel Defense Forces raid Iran-linked terror cell in Syria

The Israeli military carried out a raid in Syria during which it says it apprehended “a terrorist cell operated by Iran.” The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed the operation, part of Israel’s...

June 19, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

5 Oppressive Iranian Institutions Israel has Targeted

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...

June 19, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Israel targets nuclear sites, Iran appoints new officials (June 19 updates)

Israel has expanded its military campaign against Iran with targeted strikes on nuclear facilities, missile infrastructure, and security institutions. Leadership changes within Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...

June 17, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Israel targets IRGC general and disrupts Iranian banks (June 17 updates)

A sweeping Israeli campaign on June 17 delivered a series of coordinated military strikes and cyber operations that placed the Islamic Republic of Iran under mounting pressure. Israel eliminated the most...

February 6, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Unpacking Iran’s counterintelligence apparatus

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued “seeking information” posters for two operatives of the Islamic Republic’s intelligence services implicated in the 2007 abduction...

November 27, 2024 | |

Israel Seizes Deadly Iranian Weapons Destined for West Bank Terrorists

Iranian Weapons Seized by Israeli Forces: The IDF and the Shin Bet intelligence agency announced on November 27 that they had seized weapons from Iran destined for terrorists...

October 31, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Spy surge: Tehran’s espionage strategy against Israel

The Islamic Republic has accelerated its intelligence operations in Israel, with at least five spy rings uncovered by Israel in October alone. Between October 14 and 31, authorities arrested some 20 individuals...

October 22, 2024 | |

IRGC Official Among Plotters Indicted for Attempted Murder of U.S.-Based Iranian Dissident

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed charges against four Iranians on October 22 in connection with a 2022 plot to assassinate Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad...

September 20, 2024 | |

U.S. Sanctions Key Iranian Human Rights Abusers

The Biden administration sanctioned 12 people on September 18 for their “violent repression” of the Iranian people, both within Iran and abroad. The sanctions, imposed in coordination...

August 26, 2024 | |

Iranian Cyber-Spying Group Posed as Tech Support to Target U.S. Political Officials’ WhatsApp Accounts

Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, reported on August 23 that it blocked a small cluster of WhatsApp accounts used by Iranian cyber-attackers to target officials...

August 5, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Mass arrests and conflicting narratives following the Haniyeh assassination

In response to the assassination of former Hamas Political Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, the Islamic Republic has arrested over 20 senior intelligence officers and military officials,...