Geostrategy-Direct The notorious Iran prison system, notorious for systematic torture and other human rights abuses, and one of its top officials are the targets of a new round of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line Shi’ite cleric, announced on April 9 he would try to unseat President Hassan Rouhani in the May election. A successful run for Raisi wold (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Islamic State (ISIS), in a video message in Persian, issued a direct threat to Iran’s supreme leader while saying the terror group will conquer Iran. The 36-minute video (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran is building subterrannean factories to produce advanced rockets in Lebanon. The construction was planned to avoid dangerous arms convoys to Hizbullah over land through Syria which have (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct As part of its effort to “encircle the Saudis” and expand its influence in the Middle East, Iran is stepping up support for its Shi’ite ally in Yemen, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed success in the test a sea-launched ballistic missile. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the IRGC’s airspace division, said the Hormuz (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A U.S. ship was forced to change course twice during “close encounters” with Iranian military vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last week, the Pentagon said. A Pentagon (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran says it has successfully tested the advanced S-300 and that the air defense system purchased from Russia is now operational. “The S-300 air defense system has been (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iranian cyber warfare has resurfaced in Saudi Arabia with attacks against 15 Saudi organizations, including government networks. U.S. officials said the attacks, which resumed after a four-year hiatus, (more…)
