Jonatan Sameyach

Iran File: Iran Could Soon Punch Back After the FTO Designation

The Iranian regime has yet to retaliate for the U.S. designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist ...

Iran File: Flood Gates May Open to More Protests

Iran may threaten maritime trade going through the Strait of Hormuz in coming weeks as U.S. economic pressure against the regime reaches ...

Iran File: Iran's Nearing Dire Straits

Iran may threaten maritime trade going through the Strait of Hormuz in coming weeks as U.S. economic pressure against the regime reaches ...

Raisi’s Future Looks Bright for Supreme Leadership

Hojjat ol Eslam Ebrahim Raisi is becoming a top contender to succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran File: Tehran prepares for post-war Syria

The Iranian regime is setting conditions to exploit international Syrian reconstruction efforts to mitigate the effects of U.S. economic ...

Zarif’s resignation feint can’t stop mounting hardliner pressure

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could have suffered a major blow when Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tendered his resignation on ...

European actions remain insufficient to appease Iran

The Iranian regime will continue to push the envelope of aggressive regional behavior and its missile program despite European concerns.

Rouhani pressures Europe to continue Oil Trade with Iran

President Hassan Rouhani is leveraging Iran’s space program to pressure Europe to continue importing Iranian oil despite the reimposition...

Iran File: A U.S. withdrawal from Syria empowers the IRGC and regime’s economic influence in the region

A U.S. military withdrawal from Syria will grant Iran an opportunity to expand its economic influence in Syria.

Iran File: Iran’s armed forces prepare for Sunni insurgency in Baluchistan

Iran’s armed forces are likely preparing for intensified insurgent activities in southeastern Iran following an increase in anti-regime m...

Iran File: Hardliners Yield Back on Attacks, for Now

Iranian hardliners appear to be reaching regime red-lines that will limit their further attacks on President Hassan Rouhani and his alli...

Iran File: Khuzestan remains a tinderbox for any future anti-regime riots

Hardliners renew attacks against Rouhani administration following reimposed U.S. sanctions

Hardliners renewed their political attacks against senior members of President Hassan Rouhani’s administration following the reimposition...

Iran signals readiness to defend against Israeli strike

Iran likely signalled its readiness to defend against a potential Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities.

Iran File: Rouhani Submits to Hardliner Pressure

The reimposition of U.S. sanctions and the Iranian economy’s continued decline will give regime hardliners greater political and economic...

Iran File: Hostage Crisis risks straining Iran-Pakistan Relations

The Iran File is a weekly intelligence summary by the Critical Threats Project Iran team. This briefing synthesizes events from the past ...

Iran File: Law Enforcement Readies for Next Round of Anti-Regime Protests

The Iran File is a weekly intelligence summary by the Critical Threats Project Iran team. This briefing synthesizes events from the past ...

Iran File: Forthcoming U.S. sanctions sound death knell for the Rouhani Administration

The reimposition of U.S. sanctions against Iran on November 5 will embolden regime hardliners and weaken President Hassan Rouhani’s polit...

Iran File: ISIS and IRGC cycle of violence likely to escalate

ISIS and anti-regime insurgencies will try to capitalize on heightened levels of anti-regime sentiments and conduct future attacks on reg...

Iran News Round Up - September 24, 2018

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