Andie Parry

Iran Update, November 28, 2023

Israel and Hamas both reported at least one violation of the temporary truce agreement in the Gaza Strip, but neither side escalated the ...

Iran Update, November 27, 2023

Iran Update, November 25, 2023

Hamas released a second round of hostages after Hamas accused Israel of violating the humanitarian pause agreement and threatened to dela...

Iran Update, November 24, 2023

Iran Update, November 22, 2023

Iran Update, November 19, 2023

CTP and ISW have refocused the update to cover the Israel-Hamas war.

Iran Update, November 20, 2023

Iran Update, November 17, 2023

Iran Update, November 16, 2023

Iran Update, November 15, 2023

Iran Update, November 5, 2023

Iran Update, November 4, 2023

Captured Hamas plans suggest that Hamas has not heavily committed to defending parts of the northern outskirts of Gaza City, which may in...

Iran Update, November 3, 2023

Iran Update, November 1, 2023

Lebanese Hezbollah-affiliated al Mayadeen reported that an Israeli armored unit advanced from the northwestern Gaza Strip south along the...

Iran Update, October 30, 2023

The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US ...

Iran Update, October 28, 2023

Palestinian militias continued attacks at their usual rate from the Gaza Strip into Israel.

Iran Update, October 27, 2023

Iran Update, October 25, 2023

Iran and its so-called “Axis of Resistance” are pursuing a coordinated strategy to (1) deter Israel from trying to destroy Hamas in the G...

Iran Update, October 24, 2023

Iran Update, October 22, 2023

Iran Update, October 21, 2023

Palestinian militias continued indirect fire at their usual rate into Israel.

Iran Update, October 19, 2023

CTP and ISW have refocused the update to cover the Israel-Hamas war.

Iran Update, October 18, 2023

Iran Update, October 16, 2023

Palestinian militias continued drone and indirect fire attacks into Israel, primarily southern Israel, on October 15. The rate of small a...

Iran Update, October 15, 2023

CTP and ISW have refocused the update to cover the Israel-Hamas war.

Iran Update, October 12, 2023

Iran Update, October 11, 2023

Iran Update, October 4, 2023

IRGC personnel backfilled a formerly Wagner-held position in Sukhnah in central Syria on September 28, supporting Iranian efforts to esta...

Iran Update, September 27, 2023

Iran Update, September 25, 2023

Iran Update, September 20, 2023

Wagner is vacating its positions in Syria to comply with a Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) ultimatum. Iran may assume control of some o...

Iran Update, September 15, 2023

Iran Update, September 13, 2023

Iran Update, September 8, 2023

Iran Update, September 7, 2023

Iran Update, September 6, 2023

Russia directed local tribes to attack the US-led International Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria likely part...

Iran Update, August 31, 2023

Iran Update, August 30, 2023

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with several Syrian officials in Damascus on August 30 to discuss economic cooperat...

Iran Update, August 29, 2023

Iran Update, August 24, 2023

Iran Update, August 23, 2023

At least 16 anti-regime protests occurred in the southern Syrian provinces of Suwayda and Daraa on August 23.

Iran Update, August 22, 2023

Iran Update, August 21, 2023

Anti-regime protests in southern Syria have continued to expand, despite the beginning of the work week.

Iran Update, August 18, 2023

Iran Update, August 17, 2023

Syrians demonstrated against worsening economic conditions and the Syrian regime’s mismanagement of the economy across the country. Iran...

Iran Update, August 15, 2023

Iran and the Syrian regime shifted their state-run information operation from the false claim that US forces will imminently attack Syria...

Iran Update, August 11, 2023

Iran Update, August 10, 2023

Syrian President Bashar al Assad downplayed the importance of relations with the Arab states while stressing relations with Iran and Russ...

Iran Update, August 9, 2023

Iran Update, August 8, 2023

Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah continued to circulate false claims that the US-led International Coalition is preparing to attack Syrian reg...

Iran Update, August 1, 2023

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet announced it thwarted the smuggling of “anomalous” weapons from northern Jordan into Israel duri...

Iran Update, July 26, 2023

Iran Update, July 21, 2023

Iran Update, July 20, 2023

Iran Update, July 18, 2023

Russia accused the United States of preparing false flag chemical weapons attacks Syria, possibly supporting the joint Russian-Syrian-Ira...

Iran Update, July 17, 2023

Iran Update, July 13, 2023

Iran Update, July 10, 2023

Iranian-backed militias and Syrian regime forces deployed to Deir ez Zor in response to rumors of an imminent International Coalition att...

Iran Update, July 6, 2023

Iran bolstered Lebanese Hezbollah’s (LH’s) air defense capabilities likely to establish a deterrent in Lebanon against Israel. Palestini...

Iran Update, July 5, 2023

Iran Update, June 30, 2023 

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, June 28, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: ISIS Expands Support and Attack Zones Along the Euphrates River

Iran Update, June 27, 2023

Iranian-backed militants are building new military sites south of Damascus City likely as part of the Iranian effort to secure transporta...

Iran Update, June 23, 2023

Iran Update, June 22, 2023

Iran Update, June 21, 2023

1. The Syrian regime is leveraging regional normalization with Arab states to fund the reconstruction of Syria’s railways, which could bl...

Iran Update, June 16, 2023

1). Iran may have directed its Iraqi proxies to deescalate their rhetoric against US forces in Iraq. This is consistent with one of CTP’s...

Iran Update, June 14, 2023

CTP has observed several developments that indicate the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) is expanding its military capabilities an...

Iran Update, June 9, 2023

Iran Update, June 8, 2023

An IRGC Quds Force-affiliated recruitment center in Deir ez Zor City is recruiting Syrians for counter-US operations in Syrian Democratic...

Iran Update, June 7, 2023

Iranian and Russian military officials met to discuss expelling the United States from Syria, which may indicate Russia’s intent to help ...

Iran Update, June 6, 2023

Iranian leaders are preparing to resume their campaign to expel US forces from the Middle East by attacking and killing US service member...

Iran Update, June 2, 2023

Key Takeaways 1). Iran is training its militias in Syria to use a range of improvised and advanced weapons to attack US personnel in S...

Iran Update, May 31, 2023

Iran has bolstered its defensive position in eastern Syria since the end of the escalation cycle that occurred in March, likely to facili...

Iran Update, May 25, 2023

Axis of Resistance news sources coordinated a disinformation campaign that claimed the United States will establish a new base in Iraq, l...

Iran Update, May 24, 2023

Iran Update, May 18, 2023

Iran Update, May 16, 2023

Iran Update, May 15, 2023

Iranian leaders are stoking conflict between Israel and Palestinian militias, likely to enable the IRGC to transfer military equipment in...

Iran Update, April 20, 2023

The IRGC is conducting a media campaign against former President Hassan Rouhani likely to alienate him further from the political establi...

Iran Update, April 12, 2023