Annika Ganzeveld

Annika Ganzeveld is an analyst for the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute where she specializes in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Annika graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor’s in Regional and Comparative Studies.

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Iran Update, May 24, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani Johanna Moore Andie Parry May 24, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, May 23, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Ashka Jhaveri Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore May 23, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran and Iranian-backed militias facilitated the travel of Iranian religious pilgrims into Syria, possibly to expand Iranian influence in...

Iran Update, May 18, 2023

Nicholas Carl Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore Andie Parry May 18, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, May 16, 2023

Nicholas Carl Karolina Hird Andie Parry Annika Ganzeveld Ashka Jhaveri May 16, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, May 15, 2023

Nicholas Carl Andie Parry Ashka Jhaveri Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore May 15, 2023 ANALYSIS

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

Iran Update, May 8, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore May 08, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran is maneuvering to economically benefit from Syria’s reintegration into the region, which may enable Iran to circumvent US and intern...

Iran Update, May 5, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Amin Soltani Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld May 05, 2023 ANALYSIS

Attacks on Iranian clerics increased during the past month, which may reflect broader public antipathy to the regime's sociocultural and ...

Iran Update, May 4, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles May 04, 2023 ANALYSIS

The Iranian regime is seeking to take advantage of political and economic developments in Syria and Iraq to improve the Iranian economy a...

Iran Updates, May 3, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Amin Soltani Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld May 03, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, May 2, 2023

Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld May 02, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, May 1, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld May 01, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iranian leadership dismissed several economic officials and emphasized fighting corruption between April 27 and May 1 to improve Iran’s e...

Iran Update, April 28, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani April 28, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, April 27, 2023

Nicholas Carl Brian Carter Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld April 27, 2023 ANALYSIS

The domestic Iranian information space is currently shaped such that violence against religious figures is being viewed as part of escala...

Iran Update, April 26, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Amin Soltani Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld April 26, 2023 ANALYSIS

An unidentified man shot and killed Shia cleric and Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani in a bank in Babolsar, Mazan...

Iran Update, April 25, 2023

Nicholas Carl Zachary Coles Ashka Jhaveri Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld April 25, 2023 ANALYSIS

Qom Provincial Governor Mohammad Taghi Shah Cheraghi stated that the provincial government should take “negative measures” against unveil...

Iran Update, April 24, 2023

Nicholas Carl Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani April 24, 2023 ANALYSIS

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei briefly lost control of his audience during a speech to Basij students on April 18, indicating the degree to ...

Iran Update, April 21, 2023

Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld April 21, 2023 ANALYSIS

Former President Hassan Rouhani has made national referenda the focus of the Iranian political discourse, forcing the regime into a compl...

Iran Update, April 20, 2023

Nicholas Carl Ashka Jhaveri Andie Parry Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani April 20, 2023 ANALYSIS

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

Iran Update, April 19, 2023

Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld April 19, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, April 18, 2023

Nicholas Carl Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld April 18, 2023 ANALYSIS

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met with several key regime powerbrokers on April 18, possibly to promote a pragmatic hardlin...

Iran Update, April 17, 2023

Nicholas Carl Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore April 17, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani has allowed Iran—via its proxies—to expand its military influence in Iraq, specifically Kirk...

Iran Update, April 14, 2023

Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld April 14, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, April 13, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore April 13, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, April 12, 2023

Nicholas Carl Ashka Jhaveri Andie Parry Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles April 12, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, April 11, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan James Motamed Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles April 11, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, April 10, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan James Motamed Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld April 10, 2023 ANALYSIS

Palestinian militants expanded rocket attacks into Israel from southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip to the Golan Heights. Palestinian mili...

Iran Update, April 7, 2023

Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles April 07, 2023 ANALYSIS

Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) have indicated that they seek to contain and deescalate their recent flareup with Israel—at least for t...

Iran Update, April 6, 2023

Nicholas Carl Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani Zachary Coles April 06, 2023 ANALYSIS

Hamas conducted a large-scale rocket attack from southern Lebanon into Israel on April 6 possibly as part of the larger pattern of escala...

Iran Update, April 5, 2023

Johanna Moore Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld April 05, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, April 4, 2023

Nicholas Carl Amin Soltani Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld April 04, 2023 ANALYSIS

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reaffirmed his commitment to enforcing the mandatory hijab law during a meeting with senior regime officials ...

Iran Update, April 3, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani Johanna Moore April 03, 2023 ANALYSIS

The Israel Defense Force conducted an airstrike targeting at least two Iranian-backed militia bases in western Syria on April 1, 2023. Un...

Iran Update, March 31, 2023

Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles March 31, 2023 ANALYSIS

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted airstrikes in Damascus, Syria on March 30 that resulted in the death of senior IRGC official Milad ...

Iran Update, March 30, 2023

Nicholas Carl Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore March 30, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran and its proxies may target US forces in Syria in retaliation for multiple Israeli airstrikes on Iranian and Iranian-backed forces in...

Iran Update, March 29, 2023

Riley Bailey Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Johanna Moore Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 29, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian alluded to Iranian involvement in the recent attacks on US bases in Syria durin...

Iran Update, March 28, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Zachary Coles Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore Amin Soltani March 28, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, March 27, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles March 27, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, March 23, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Amin Soltani Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld March 23, 2023 ANALYSIS

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has trapped the Iranian regime by focusing public and government attention on improving the economy—an issue ...

Iran Update, March 22, 2023

Nicholas Carl Brian Carter Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 22, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, March 21, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 21, 2023 ANALYSIS

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shut down intra-regime debates about political reform to address protester grievances and instead confined th...

Iran Update, March 20, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 20, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iranian security leaders have announced in recent days that they will resume enforcing the mandatory hijab law with a confrontational app...

Iran Update, March 17, 2023

Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 17, 2023 ANALYSIS

Some Iranian leaders continue to refuse to make the necessary changes that will meaningfully address popular frustrations.

Iran Update, March 16, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 16, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, March 15, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Amin Soltani Zachary Coles Annika Ganzeveld March 15, 2023 ANALYSIS

Hardline officials are promoting conservative reforms, which will likely generate additional calls for political change in Iran. Hardline...

Iran Update, March 14, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 14, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, March 13, 2023

Nicholas Carl Karolina Hird Johanna Moore Zachary Coles Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani March 13, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, March 10, 2023

Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 10, 2023 ANALYSIS

The Iranian regime is continuing efforts to dissuade Iranian citizens from celebrating Chahar Shanbeh Souri to forestall potential protes...

Iran Update, March 9, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 09, 2023 ANALYSIS

The Iranian regime likely assesses that it is losing its cultural campaign for Iranian women. Iranian women are reportedly defying the ma...

Iran Update, March 8, 2023

Nicholas Carl Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 08, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, March 7, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani March 07, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, March 6, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore Kitaneh Fitzpatrick March 06, 2023 ANALYSIS

Over 110 separate student poisonings occurred throughout Iran on March 6.[i] Some have framed these incidents as “mass hysteria.” They ar...

Iran Update, March 5, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani March 05, 2023 ANALYSIS

The Iranian regime has permitted the country-wide, coordinated attacks on Iranian schoolgirls to escalate.

Iran Update, March 3, 2023

Nicholas Carl Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld March 03, 2023 ANALYSIS

Prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid suggested that the Iranian regime may be responsible for or complicit in the recent chemical a...

Iran Update, March 2, 2023

Amin Soltani Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Annika Ganzeveld March 02, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, March 1, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles Kitaneh Fitzpatrick March 01, 2023 ANALYSIS

CTP assesses with moderate confidence that the Iranian regime is tolerating a country-wide, coordinated campaign to poison Iranian school...

Iran Update, February 28, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Amin Soltani Nicholas Carl Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld February 28, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, February 27, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles Nicholas Carl February 27, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, February 24, 2023

Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld February 24, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iranian regime security forces escalated against prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid on February 24 after months of relative restr...

Iran Update, February 23, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Kitaneh Fitzpatrick February 23, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, February 22, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Zachary Coles Annika Ganzeveld Kitaneh Fitzpatrick February 22, 2023 ANALYSIS

Growing elements of the regime are publicly recognizing that the Islamic Republic has lost the confidence of its people as Iran faces a p...

Iran Update, February 21, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Zachary Coles Annika Ganzeveld Nicholas Carl Kitaneh Fitzpatrick February 21, 2023 ANALYSIS

The Mahsa Amini protest movement has likely entered a new phase, although it is unclear what pattern of anti-regime activity will charact...

Iran Update, February 17, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Annika Ganzeveld February 17, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, February 16, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles February 16, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran and its proxies may be preparing for a major effort with military elements in northern Syria. Senior officers from the IRGC Quds For...

Iran Update, February 15, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicole Wolkov Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Kitaneh Fitzpatrick February 15, 2023 ANALYSIS

Protest coordinators have likely strengthened their organizational capabilities and internal infrastructure ahead of calls for anti-regim...

Iran Update February 14, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Jonathan Baumel Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles Kitaneh Fitzpatrick February 14, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, February 13, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles February 13, 2023 ANALYSIS

The IRGC Quds Force is likely coordinating a large-scale effort to consolidate its control and influence over critical transportation rou...

Iran Update, February 10, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Amin Soltani Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles February 10, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, February 9, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Nicholas Carl February 09, 2023 ANALYSIS

Prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid escalated rhetorically against the regime on February 9, expressing support for reformist call...

Iran Update, February 8, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Zachary Coles Annika Ganzeveld February 08, 2023 ANALYSIS

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani traveled to Aleppo City, Syria on February ...

Iran Update, February 7, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Kitaneh Fitzpatrick February 07, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Update, February 6, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Grace Mappes Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Nicholas Carl February 06, 2023 ANALYSIS

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has taken several public-facing measures in recent days likely to alleviate public frustrations toward the re...

Iran Crisis Update, February 3, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Zachary Coles Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Nicholas Carl February 03, 2023 ANALYSIS

The Iranian regime is in a steady pattern of escalation with prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid, which risks stoking sectarian te...

Iran Crisis Update, February 2, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Kitaneh Fitzpatrick February 02, 2023 ANALYSIS

A group of pragmatic hardliners are continuing to cohere around calls for the regime to reconcile with its alienated population in the wa...

Iran Crisis Update, February 1, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles Kitaneh Fitzpatrick February 01, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iranian officials across the political spectrum are cohering around different lessons the regime should draw from the protest movement an...

Iran Crisis Update, January 31, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Dana Alexander Gray Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Nicholas Carl January 31, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Crisis Update, January 30, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Amin Soltani Dana Alexander Gray Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles Kitaneh Fitzpatrick January 30, 2023 ANALYSIS

Israeli combat aircraft conducted three airstrikes against likely Iran-backed militants in eastern Syria on January 29 and January 30. Is...

Iran Crisis Update, January 27, 2023

Anya Caraiani Frederick W. Kagan Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Nicholas Carl Kitaneh Fitzpatrick January 27, 2023 ANALYSIS

An armed individual shot and killed the security chief of the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran and injured two guards on January 27. The gun...

Iran Crisis Update, January 26, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Nicholas Carl Annika Ganzeveld January 26, 2023 ANALYSIS

Ongoing disruptions to Iran’s energy supplies may be generating severe air pollution.

Iran Crisis Update, January 25, 2023

Nicholas Carl Frederick W. Kagan Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Kitaneh Fitzpatrick January 25, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Crisis Update, January 24, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Annika Ganzeveld Dana Alexander Gray Kitaneh Fitzpatrick January 24, 2023 ANALYSIS

Syrian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Ali Mahmoud Abbas discussed deepening military cooperation with senior Iranian officials in Te...

Iran Crisis Update, January 23, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Amin Soltani Dana Alexander Gray Annika Ganzeveld Kitaneh Fitzpatrick January 23, 2023 ANALYSIS

Protest activity in Iran increased on January 23, particularly among current petrochemical employees and retired education and telecommun...

Iran Crisis Update, January 20, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Zachary Coles Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Annika Ganzeveld Nicholas Carl January 20, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Crisis Update, January 19, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Kitaneh Fitzpatrick January 19, 2023 ANALYSIS

The Iranian regime is likely escalating against prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid. Social media users continued to document a he...

Iran Crisis Update, January 18, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Kitaneh Fitzpatrick January 18, 2023 ANALYSIS

Protest activity in Iran may increase on January 19-20. Protest organizers have issued widespread calls for demonstrations on these days....

Iran Crisis Update, January 17, 2023

Frederick W. Kagan Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles Nicholas Carl January 17, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Crisis Update, January 13, 2023

Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles Nicholas Carl January 13, 2023 ANALYSIS

Some protest organizers in Iran are trying to push the protest movement into a new phase—one that could include more militant activity ag...

Iran Crisis Update, January 12, 2023

Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles Nicholas Carl January 12, 2023 ANALYSIS

Iran Crisis Update, January 11, 2023

Annika Ganzeveld Zachary Coles Nicholas Carl January 11, 2023 ANALYSIS

CTP recorded no protests in Iran on January 11, 2023 for the first time since September 16, 2022.