Quds Force

June 19, 2025 | Tzvi Kahn |

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...

June 18, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran ‘Sleepwalked’ Into a War with Israel It Can’t Win

In January 2024, Iran was riding high. Its proxies and allies in the region were fighting a multi-front war against Israel. Hamas in Gaza had carried out the worst mass terror attack against Israel in history just three months prior. Hezbollah was targeting Israel daily from Lebanon. The Houthis in Yemen were attacking ships and threatening to cut off Israel from the Red Sea. They were also attacking Israel with drones and missiles....

June 16, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iraq in the Crossfire

Iraq was in crisis before Israel and Iran started trading blows. Now, it’s next door to a conflict.

June 13, 2025 | Bill Roggio, Bridget Toomey

US adds Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Imam Ali to list of terror organizations

The US Treasury Department added Kataib Imam Ali (the “Imam Ali Brigades”) to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists on June 12, 2025. Kataib Imam Ali is one of the many Iraqi...

June 13, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Israel targets Iran’s nuclear sites and senior military figures

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...

May 30, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran named by Finland as foreign intelligence threat

On May 30, the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) officially stated that Iran is actively conducting espionage operations in Finland. Supo noted that Tehran’s objective is to...

May 24, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Why Dismantling Iran’s Nuclear Program Doesn’t Mean War

When confronted with a firm United States, Iran has remained largely restrained to avoid provoking direct military confrontation.

May 15, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s Quds Force commander travels to Iraq ahead of Arab summit

Esmail Qaani, head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF), traveled to Iraq on May 14. He met with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al Araji after arriving...

May 7, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

The Iran nuclear deal President Trump wants 

It’s not a warmed-over version of Obama’s fatally flawed JCPOA

April 9, 2025 | |

‘This is Where the Negotiations Can End’: Iran Signals Opposition to Dismantling Nuclear and Missile Programs

No ‘Libya-Style’ Agreement: An April 9 editorial in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Javan newspaper stated that Iran would immediately end negotiations with...

April 9, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Israel’s second war of independence

Never again will Israelis allow a “ring of fire” to burn on their nation’s borders

April 9, 2025 | David Daoud |

Iran reportedly smuggling weapons to Hezbollah via Beirut port

An unnamed “Western security source” told Al Arabiya and its Al Hadath sister channel that Hezbollah is using the Port of Beirut to smuggle weapons into Lebanon from Iran. The source told...

April 1, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander, operative

On Tuesday at approximately 3:44 am, Israeli jets conducted airstrikes in the southern Dahiyeh suburbs of Beirut for the second time in as many weeks and since the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire on November...

March 28, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer, Sinan Ciddi, Melissa Sacks, Michael Rubin

Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror

March 17, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran’s ties to Western organized crime networks

The US has long labeled Iran as “the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism,” yet Tehran’s ambitions extend beyond backing Shia and Sunni Islamist groups in the Middle East.

March 5, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Bridging the Gap

Turkey Between East and West

March 3, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: March 3, 2025

Today’s Issue: | One Killed, Four Wounded in Terror Attack in Haifa; Perpetrator Was Druze With Dual Israeli-German Citizenship | Halevi in Leaked Remarks: Hamas ‘Defeated Militarily and Tactically’...

February 28, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Crushing Iran’s oil trade: The path to maximum pressure

“We are committed to bringing the Iranians to going back to the 100,000 barrels a day of oil exports,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Feb. 14. “If we get [Iran] back...

February 26, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: February 26, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IDF Presents Kibbutz Nahal Oz Members With Findings of October 7 Probe | IDF’s Aman Military Intelligence Implements Significant Changes Following Investigations Into October 7 Failures...

February 19, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Detecting and Halting an Iranian Weaponization Effort

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