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Moscow-Tehran technology and intelligence sharing high, as Iranians’ spying for Russia becomes visible

Iran and Russia might have agreed on sharing intelligence assets abroad. That is confirmed by the fact that Swedish authorities arrested the Iranians who were spying for Russian intelligence. Authorities in…

November 22, 2022Iran, Russia

Conflict Geopolitics

Military developments in Algeria and Morocco likely to lead up to conflict in North Africa

Morocco is deploying significant resources to survey its maritime and land borders. Morocco will mobilize 50,000 troops to improve surveillance systems, Abdellatif Loudiyi, the delegate in charge of defence, says. This move anticipates thesteps by its neighbours and, given the…

November 18, 2022Algeria, Front Polisario, Iran, Morocco, Russia

Geopolitics Terrorism

Albania cuts off diplomatic ties with Iran. Being enemy on the cyber space

On the morning of September 7, the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, officially declared for the first time that Iran was behind the July 15 cyber-attack on the e-Albania system…

September 8, 2022Albania, Iran

Terrorism

Zawahiri’s death raises questions about Al-Qaeda further move and potential threats to Morocco

After death of al-Qaeda chief, Ayman Zawahiri, who was killed in a US drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul, al-Qaeda scholars suggested that Moroccan Abd al-Rahman al-Maghribi (Mohamed Abaytah) could be potentially a…

August 19, 2022Al Qaeda, Al Shabaab, Iran

Nonproliferation

The problem of JCPoA

A new initiative is launched to save the Iranian nuclear agreement, summoning all negotiators for an unexpected and sudden resumption of nuclear talks with Iran on Thursday, August 4th. There…

August 3, 2022Iran, nuclear weapons, USA

Opinion Terrorism

Will Iran attacks Albania?

"Iran's use of attack drones and ballistic missiles to strike the MEK headquarters in Albania faces no legal prohibition, and Tehran's authorities must put military action on the agenda, after…

July 28, 2022Albania, Iran, MEK

Terrorism

The “cybernetic” narrative- it is Iran after the attack on Albania?

On July 14, Hamid Noori, a former Iranian official, was sentenced to life in prison by a Swedish court for war crimes related to the mass executions of political prisoners…

July 25, 2022Albania, Cyberattacks, Iran, MEK

- Estimates Geopolitics

The summit in Teheran: A system of alliances goes beyond the interests of the moment

On his second trip since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Iran, where he met President Ebrahim Raisi and their Turkish counterpart Recep…

July 21, 2022Iran, Russia, Turkey, Turkiye

Governance

Trends in IRGC’s appointments and centers of influence

The Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reportedly cleaning house after a series of intelligence failures, including the IRGC officers who have been assassinated in Iran, or died under mysterious circumstances. The IRGC is…

July 11, 2022Iran

Geoeconomics

Iran to enlarge terrorist and proxy activity financing with IRGC’s shadow economy next year

To avoid sanctions and enlarge ability to finance terrorist, proxies’ activity and WMD development programs Iran will expand illegal trade operations under IRGC umbrella next year. It may indicate that…

December 17, 2021Iran, Sanctions

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