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May 21, 2024 | |

Spain, Ireland Lead Push in EU to Unilaterally Recognize Palestinian State

European Union (EU) member states Spain and Ireland are moving to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state, urging other European countries to follow suit, Deutsche Welle reported...

May 20, 2024 | |

Iran Arrests More Than 260 People at Alleged ‘Satanist’ Gathering

Iranian police announced the arrest of more than 260 people for promoting “satanism and nudity” at a gathering on May 17, Tehran’s state media reported. The detainees, who...

May 3, 2024 | |

Executions Surge in Iran as Protests Persist

Executions in Iran are surging. The Islamic Republic executed 63 people in the last two weeks of April, bringing the total number in 2024 to 175, the Norway-based nonprofit Iran...

April 30, 2024 | |

EU Members Gear Up for Palestinian State Recognition

At least five European Union member states are moving to unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood in the coming months, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on April 29....

April 3, 2024 | |

Israel Retaliates for Rocket Fire From Lebanon

The Israeli military struck terrorist cells in southern Lebanon that had fired rockets at northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on April 2 and 3. The “Hezbollah...

April 1, 2024 | |

Explosion Wounds Three UN Military Observers Patrolling Lebanese Border

An explosion near the Israel-Lebanon border on March 30 wounded three unarmed United Nations peacekeeping observers and a Lebanese interpreter on a patrol. The observers from Chile,...

January 22, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: Jan. 22, 2024

Today’s Issue: Palestinian Authority Tax Money Earmarked for Gaza to be Held by Norway | Israeli Air Force Strikes Targets in Southern Lebanon, Hezbollah Operative Killed in Drone Strike | IDF Finds...

December 20, 2023 | |

Houthis Continue Threats Despite New U.S.-Led Multilateral Red Sea Operation

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen vowed on December 19 to continue threatening international shipping in the Red Sea. “No matter how many alliances America mobilizes, our military...

December 17, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What would a maritime security force mean for the Red Sea?

The Iran-backed Houthi attacks have only escalated in the past week by firing on Eilat, having begun in October to match the Hamas massacre.

November 7, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran begins diplomatic offensive against Israel and US

The key leaders in Iran’s efforts are President Ibrahim Raisi and chief diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

September 19, 2023 | David May |

Finland Takes Step to Combat Antisemitism, But More Can Be Done

Finland’s scandal-ridden new government recently published a policy to combat racism and bigotry, including antisemitism and Holocaust denial. The government has dealt with numerous crises stemming...

May 3, 2023 | John Hardie |

Advance U.S. Interests by Giving Ukraine the Weapons It Needs Now

April 27, 2023 | |

Iran Seizes U.S.-Bound Oil Tanker

Iranian naval forces seized a Marshall Island-flagged oil tanker traveling through international waters in the Gulf of Oman on April 27. The tanker, Advantage Sweet, was transporting...

April 18, 2023 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Thomas Plant

Composite Violent Extremism: A Radicalization Pattern Reshaping Terrorism

The report explains composite violent extremism (CoVE) and introduces its four subtypes: ambiguous, mixed, fused, and convergent extremism.

April 3, 2023 | John Hardie, Peter Doran

Ruble Rumble

Offensive and Defensive Measures to Defeat Russia in the Economic Domain

January 11, 2023 | |

Iran Hangs Two Protesters While 109 Face Prospect of Execution

Executions in Iran — and threats of further regime bloodshed — persist. In the wake of Tehran’s hanging on Saturday of two Iranian protesters, 22-year-old Mohammad Mehdi Karami...

December 8, 2022 | |

Iran Surpasses 500 Executions in 2022

Tehran executed a prisoner today for allegedly wounding a paramilitary officer during nationwide protests, the first formal execution of a demonstrator since the unrest began in September. The sentence reportedly followed a brief trial devoid of due process in which the conviction rested on a confession elicited through torture. Iran has executed more than 500 people to date in 2022, constituting “the highest rate in five years,” according to the Norway-based nonprofit Iran Human Rights (IHR). This figure does not include the more than 450 protesters whom security forces have killed since September.

November 30, 2022 | |

Iran Arrests Niece of Supreme Leader as Death Toll of Protesters Mounts

The niece of Iran’s supreme leader called for the clerical regime’s downfall in a video statement that her brother posted online after Tehran’s security services arrested her last week. Comparing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Hitler and Mussolini, Farideh Moradkhani said in the video that other countries should cut ties with the “murderous and child-killing regime” in Tehran. Her arrest reflects Khamenei’s growing fears of ongoing protests in Iran, which constitute one of the greatest threats to the regime’s survival since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

November 22, 2022 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Andrew Zammit, Emelie Chace-Donahue, Madison Urban

Composite Violent Extremism: A Radicalization Pattern Changing the Face of Terrorism

Before opening fire in a Bend, Oregon, grocery store in August 2022, Ethan Miller expressed his hatred toward “EVERYONE & EVERYTHING.” Bearing this out, his rambling online posts displayed racial...

November 21, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

How to Assess Changes in Morningstar Sustainalytics ESG Ratings