Expert on Iran
Capt. (res.) in the IDF Military Intelligence research department. Holds degrees in Middle East and Islamic studies, and Arab language and literature, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Doctoral student in Iranian history at Tel Aviv University.
Hezbollah’s growing presence in Africa, bolstered by Iranian support, poses a significant security threat not only to Israel but also to Western interests and the stability of African states
The Islamic Republic employs Shia proxies in Azerbaijan and the Church in Armenia to further its geostrategic interests in the region and fight Israel using both outright terrorist means and hybrid warfare
Armenia is one of several routes used by Iran to smuggle arms to its regional proxies and clients. It also manufactures its own versions of Russian weapons that are used only by these groups and provides them with the knowledge to locally manufacture Iranian arms.
High-ranking Iranian officials praised Hamas’ brutal massacre of Israeli civilians, thereby demonstrating their unwarranted support for crimes against humanity. Iran funds and supports the murder of Israeli and Jewish civilians and endorses antisemitic ideology. If the regime is not made to pay a price, Iran will have no reason to stop its subversive aggression.
Whereas Iran’s destabilizing activities in the Middle East are well known, “peripheral” Tehran activities are coming under the radar. One such direction of Iranian subversion is the Caucasus, Iran’s conflict with the Republic of Azerbaijan. Numerous Iranian media outlets have recently evoked the possibility of a military escalation between Baku and Tehran. The Iranian regime accuses Azerbaijan of all possible manipulations and evil doings, including dispatching ISIS and al-Qaeda Sunni terrorists to fight Iran. The main accusation, however, is of Baku’s collision with Israel (“the Zionist regime,” to quote Iranian officialdom). This article reviews the anti-Azeri actions taken by Iran.
The IRGC officers observe Ukraine’s inability to inflict damage behind Russian lines. According to an IRGC official news release, the war in Ukraine highlights the significance of missiles for Iran because they can create what is referred to as a “balance of terror” and force the enemy to the negotiating table. The military purpose of the IRGC’s nuclear program is no longer a secret. They cite Ukraine’s decision to give up its nuclear weapons under US supervision as evidence that Iran must maintain its nuclear deterrent.
Iran uses uranium enrichment as leverage on the EU and US to get concessions.
Ra’isi is an absolute ideological and psychological clone of Khamenei.
Sanctions relief, nothing else. Iran has no intention of forsaking its nuclear and missile programs nor its proxy wars across the region.
Giving Iran unearned incentives in advance of negotiations only will bring about more Iranian provocation.
