Tag: Shia
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Iran Update, January 31, 2025
Information Cutoff: 2:00 pm ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. Click here to see CTP and ISW’s interactive map…
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Iran’s Strategy for Trump 2.0: Stay Afloat
On Nov. 4, 2022, the Day of Fighting Arrogance, a woman carries a photo of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Khamenei holds massive resentment toward President Trump for killing Qasem Soleimani and imposing economic sanctions during his first administration. Shutterstock As Ayatollah Khamenei and his regime prepare to confront President Trump’s administration once again,…
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Iran’s Evolving Stance on Direct Talks with the U.S., Araghchi’s Visit to Taliban-Led Afghanistan, Pezeshkian the Populist or Pragmatist, and More
Week of January 27, 2025 | Iran Unfiltered is a digest tracking Iranian politics & society by the National Iranian American Council Navigating Diplomatic Shifts: Iran’s Evolving Stance on Direct Talks with the U.S. Diplomatic Moves in a Controversial Context: Araghchi’s Visit to Taliban-Led Afghanistan “End House Arrest” Campaign Gains Momentum Amid Government Censorship Iran’s…
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Iran Update, January 31, 2025
The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. Click here to see CTP and ISW’s interactive map of Israeli ground operations, and…
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Iran Update, January 31, 2025
The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. Click here to see CTP and ISW’s interactive map of Israeli ground operations, and…
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Iran Update, January 31, 2025
The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. to see CTP and ISW’s interactive map of Israeli ground operations, and to see…
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Iran’s Evolving Stance on Direct Talks with the U.S., Araghchi’s Visit to Taliban-Led Afghanistan, Pezeshkian the Populist or Pragmatist, and More
Week of January 27, 2025 | Iran Unfiltered is a digest tracking Iranian politics & society by the National Iranian American Council • • Navigating Diplomatic Shifts: Iran’s Evolving Stance on Direct Talks with the U.S. Navigating Diplomatic Shifts: Iran’s Evolving Stance on Direct Talks with the U.S. With Donald Trump’s return to the White…
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Iraqi militias eager for three-way hostage exchange for Israeli-Russian Elizabeth Tsurkov – report
Elizabeth Tsurkov disappeared in March 2023, with Kataib Hezbollah, an organization closely associated with Iran, being blamed for the kidnapping. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 1, 2025 03:04 Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Iraq earlier this year by Iranian-backed terrorist group Kataib Hezbollah. (photo credit: Elizabeth Tsurkov, THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS) Iraqi militias have indicated their support…
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How Iraq Can Support Post-Assad Syria
The demise of the al-Assad dynasty in Syria, a black swan event, is a potential game changer in the Middle East. All efforts to move from authoritarianism to representative, democratic governance models are complex, but Syria’s transition might be the most fraught in recent history given the speed of Bashar al-Assad’s fall and daunting internal…
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The Middle East That President Trump Has Inherited
The Middle East needs U.S. foreign policy to address two key threats: a weakened but unpredictable Iran and the resurgence of Sunni extremism in Syria. As President Trump begins his second term, he inherits a Middle East from his predecessor that has undergone unprecedented changes. Today, the region’s landscape is markedly different from its previous…
