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Kremlin’s Efforts to Incite a Larger War in the Middle East Involving Iran and Israel

Following an unsuccessful attempt to provoke a full-scale conflict in the Middle East through an attack on Israel from Palestinian territories in 2023, the Kremlin is now striving to incite…

August 5, 2024Iran, Israel, Russia

Conflict Geopolitics National Security

Israel wants to drag the US into a wider conflict in the Middle East

The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on 31 July, which came one day after the killing of Hezbollah’s commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut, leaves Iran’s leadership dishonored. That the Israeli assassination…

August 1, 2024Iran, Israel, USA

Geopolitics ideology

The Kremlin, Under Pressure from Iran, Spreads Shiism on Its Territory

Russia has launched a large-scale program to promote Shiism within Muslim communities in certain regions of the country. This move aligns with the strategic partnership requirements with Iran. The Kremlin…

July 25, 2024Iran, Russia

Geopolitics

The Composition of the Russian Delegation at the Iranian President’s Inauguration Highlights Bilateral Issues

Moscow continues to display its disdain for Tehran. Following the death of President Raisi, the Kremlin sent a delegation led by Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma, to the…

July 19, 2024Iran, Russia

Governance

Pezeshkian’s foreign policy will mostly be limited to the nuclear dossier

The 69-year-old cardiac surgeon and former lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian is Iran’s new president and the first non-cleric to assume executive power since 2013. He was elected to office in a controversial presidential runoff on…

July 10, 2024Iran

Conflict Geopolitics Governance

Why is Syria on UAE’s side over Iran in Gulf islands dispute?

Syria supported a declaration at the Arab League summit in Bahrain thispromoting “the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates over its three islands” in the Gulf, referring to Abu Musa, Lesser…

June 10, 2024Iran, Syria, UAE

Geopolitics National Security

Iran and Russia are spurring Sudan to become hostile towards the U.S.

Russia’s government has made efforts to establish seaport in the Red Sea, which goes in line with our estimations of November 2000. More on this story: Russian military buildup in Sudan to control the…

May 29, 2024Iran, Russia, Sudan

Geopolitics

Russian delegation level at the funeral of Raisi shows Moscow’s lack of trust in Tehran

The level of the Russian Federation representatives at the funeral of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi may signal about the Kremlin's growing distrust of Tehran. Despite the close Russian-Iranian ties, including…

May 23, 2024Iran, Russia

Conflict Geopolitics

Russia to further encourage Iran-Israel conflict

Iran's attack on Israel reveals a choreographed plan, involving Russia. The Kremlin has two simultaneous goals: first, it is an effort to eliminate the U.S. external support capacity by drawing them into…

April 15, 2024GRU, Iran, Israel, Russia

Terrorism

Afghanistan’s security landscape altered under the Taliban

The Al-Qaeda appears to be reorganising in Afghanistan with the support of the Taliban. The country’s internal security situation has drastically deteriorated since the founding of the Islamic Emirate. The Taliban…

February 19, 2024Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Iran

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