Tasnim News Agency

October 21, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Leaks and spy rings merely delay the inevitable Israeli operation

Allegedly leaked documents from the US National Security Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, paired with Tehran’s ongoing intelligence operations, seek to disrupt Israel’s plans...

October 7, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran threatens Israeli civil and nuclear infrastructure on October 7 anniversary

On the anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, the Islamic Republic has pledged to target Israeli cities and critical infrastructure while US and Israeli officials consider their options in...

September 25, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Tehran’s damage control tactics amidst Hezbollah’s setbacks

In light of the significant losses suffered by Hezbollah and the escalating concerns in Tehran regarding a potentially unpredictable Israeli attack, the regime’s current strategy appears to be one of...

August 23, 2024 | |

Qatari Prime Minister to Visit Iran ‘In the Coming Days’

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani is expected to visit Iran for talks “in the coming days,” Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported on August 22. According...

August 13, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Janatan Sayeh

Iran is Creeping into the International Arms Market

Almost overnight, Iran has positioned itself as a weapons exporter to rogue regimes around the world.

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,...

June 28, 2024 | Bradley Bowman |

Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

June 4, 2024 | |

Alleged Israeli Airstrike Kills Iranian Military Advisor in Syria

An Israeli airstrike killed a military advisor belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) near Aleppo, Syria, Iranian state media claimed on June 3. The death...

April 19, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

The Islamic Republic’s internal messaging chaos

The Islamic Republic’s internal messaging chaos: Unraveling Iran’s fear of public backlash amid escalations with Israel

April 14, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Joins Iran to Fire Rockets at Israel

The Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah said it fired dozens of rockets at Israel overnight between April 13 and April 14. The attacks, which came in tandem with Iran’s...

April 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Punished from four directions’: This is how Iranian, Arabic media covered the attack

Overall the coverage of the attack illustrates that regional countries are watching closely how Israel might respond and they are also watching which countries will back Israel.

April 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran is watching Israel’s next Gaza move carefully

The messaging from Iran is clear. Iran wants to know whether Israel is repositioning forces and whether the withdrawal from Khan Yunis is merely a prelude to another stage.

March 28, 2024 | |

Hamas and Iran Celebrate Israel’s Isolation at UN

Senior Iranian officials and the leaders of Iran’s Gaza-based terror proxies met on March 26 in Tehran, where they celebrated the ceasefire resolution that the UN Security Council...

March 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Tehran claims to be ‘self-sufficient’ in building drone engines

Iranian Defense Minister also praises Qatar’s role in the region; Doha hosts Hamas, and Iran has frequently met Hamas leaders in Doha

March 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s president wants new focus on artificial intelligence

Iran's push into AI sparks intrigue and concerns. President Raisi leads discussions on tech's role in the national economy and security.

February 26, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s FM in Geneva for UN, ICRC meetings

Iran, which backs Hamas and supported the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas, now says that it wants to see political efforts to end the “Gaza crisis.”

February 19, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran claims to add two new ‘stealth’ ships to IRGC Navy

Iran has two navies: one is the official navy, and the other is the IRGC Navy.

February 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Target: Kataib Hezbollah – why the latest US airstrike is a gamechanger

The killing of an Iranian-backed militia leader in Iraq will likely galvanize Iran’s allies in the country to try to expel the US.

February 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian media lifts veil on Iran’s kamikaze drone program

The essence of these drones is that the drone itself is a warhead, so it flies into a target like a cruise missile.

February 4, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

US airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis shows resilience

The new round of strikes comes after the US also carried out strikes against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.