Posted on 10/08/2022 1:05:38 PM PDT by nuconvert
Iranian Regime national tv Channel One hacked about an hour ago. During a broadcast of Khamenie speech, a red crosshair appeared over his face and chanting of Women. Life. Freedom. There was writing to the side saying "Rise up. Join us". Also 4 photos at the bottom of the screen of young people killed and additional writing: "The blood of our youth is dropping from your paws".
Also, there was a huge banner in the middle of Tehran highway today that read: We are no longer afraid of you. We will fight.
Also, attempted attack on IRI ambassador in Denmark. Her bodyguard was stabbed. Diplomatic Security intervened before the attacker could stab the ambassador.
From February 2008, the first time that they were exposed in Azerbaijan to an attempt to carry out an attack against the Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan, the Iranians acted together with other nationalities, normally Lebanese, and, in many other cases, like in Cyprus, they recruited Lebanese that are residing outside of Iran and Lebanon carrying passports such as Swedish, Turkish and Pakistani. In that case, they have what we call a kind of a “deniability,” the capability to say “this is not our people.”
If you look back over the last 20 years, you’ll see that they normally recruit Shiites Muslims that have double identities.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/interviews/1208142/former-top-mossad-agent-on-the-modus-operandi-of-irans-intelligence/
According to the information we received, there was a shooting at the state border with Iran last night. How true is this information?
- We encounter such situations almost every day. Yes, drug smugglers tried to cross the state border again yesterday. At night, border troops of the State Border Service prevented the introduction of narcotics into the country in the service territory of the “Horadiz” Border Detachment. Several people tried to cross the border into the territory of the country, they did not obey the legal request of the border guard and opened fire on the border guard. Weapons were used against them, and the border violators ran back, taking advantage of the complex terrain and the dark weather. 63.5 kg of drugs belonging to them were found at the scene. At the moment, search operations are ongoing.
It is an irrefutable fact that the special services of the Islamic Republic of Iran also use drug smuggling in their activities directed against Azerbaijani statehood. There are also facts that people involved in this criminal activity were later forced to perform the tasks of special service agencies in various ways.
Iran Update, April 7, 2023
Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) have indicated that they seek to contain and deescalate their recent flareup with Israel—at least for the moment—after Hamas conducted a large-scale rocket attack from southern Lebanon into northern Israel.
Regime officials are trying to cohere Muslim countries together to condemn Israel for its recent arrests and raids around the al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid—who has inspired weekly Friday anti-regime protests in Zahedan since September 2022—may be losing momentum.
Armenian media reported on April 7 that Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan will travel to Tehran on April 9 to meet with Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Admiral Ali Shamkhani.
At least two protests occurred in two cities across two provinces.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-7-2023
Palestinian militants expanded rocket attacks into Israel from southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip to the Golan Heights.
The IDF responded to the April 8 attacks by striking Syrian Arab Army (SAA) positions in southwest Syria.
Iran may view the Palestinian attacks into Israel as an opportunity to redouble its efforts to transfer air defense and precision-guided munitions (PGMs) into Syria.
CTP is considering the hypothesis that Iran has facilitated the rocket attacks from Palestinian militants in part to distract Israel from the transfer of Iranian air defense and PGM systems into Syria.
Iranian officials participated in a series of diplomatic engagements between April 7 and 9 to preserve Iranian strategic interests in the Caucasus. The regime's interests in this region include keeping overland trade routes open, preventing Israel from operating against Iran from Azerbaijan, and preempting the spread of separatist sentiments among Iran's Azeri minority. Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani discussed the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC) in separate meetings with Armenian National Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan and Russian Presidential Aide Igor Levitin in Tehran on April 9.[30] The INSTC is a land route through the Caucasus which enables Iran to export products to Russia and Europe. Shamkhani may have discussed the INSTC with Grigoryan and Levitin in the context of Azerbaijani efforts to link mainland Azerbaijan to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Region—an Azerbaijani exclave in western Armenia.[31] Connecting the Nakhchivan Autonomous Region to mainland Azerbaijan would cut off Iran from an overland route in the Caucasus.[32] The regime regards territorial changes in the Caucasus as a threat to Iran's internal security, likely fearing that territorial changes could precipitate calls for separatism among Iran's large Azeri minority in northwestern Iran.[33] Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian separately held two phone calls with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov on April 7 and 8.[34] Iranian state media reported that Abdollahian and Bayramov discussed “misunderstandings” between Iran and Azerbaijan, likely referring to the regime's disapproval of growing Azerbaijani-Israeli ties.[35] Regime officials have strongly criticized Azerbaijan's decision to open an embassy in Israel in recent days.[36] The regime has additionally repeatedly accused Azerbaijan of allowing Israel to use its territory as a base to organize and launch operations against Iran, as CTP previously reported.[37]
The Iranian regime is trying to leverage the recent Israeli raids on al Aqsa Mosque to politically unite Muslim countries against Israel and prevent further expansion of the Abraham Accords.
Protest activity increased sharply on April 9 in response to deteriorating economic conditions and recent student poisonings.
At least five protests occurred in five cities across five provinces on April 8, 18 protests occurred in 16 cities across 12 provinces on April 9, and one protest occurred in one city across one province on April 10.
Law Enforcement Command (LEC) Chief Ahmad Reza Radan announced that the LEC will begin using advanced surveillance capabilities to widely enforce mandatory veiling in public spaces on April 15.
The Iranian rial remained relatively stable between April 7 and April 10, depreciating from 505,500 rials to one US dollar on April 7 to 506,000 rials to one US dollar on April 10.
IRGC-affiliated media circulated reports of cabinet reshuffles within the Raisi administration's economic team.
Iranian and Saudi officials continued to discuss reestablishing diplomatic relations on April 10.
IRGC Ground Force (GF) Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization Head Ali Kouhestani announced on April 9 that the IRGC-GF had successfully tested the new Meraj-532 kamikaze drone.
Iranian-backed militants launched two rockets at US Conoco Mission Support Site in Deir ez Zor province, Syria on April 10.
Iranian-backed militants deployed to Al Mayadin, Deir ez Zor province on April 10.
more:
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-10-2023
In a debate at Amirkabir University of Tehran, Mehdi Nasiri severely criticized the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic on Sunday, saying that “we supported Putin's disgraceful aggression against a country and gave him weapons”.
During his debate with pro-regime insider Mehdi Khanalizedh, Nasiri added that “the Islamic Republic has been looking for nuclear weapons” and therefore “ the people and economy of Iran suffered billions of dollars of loss.”
“We have established an enemy-oriented system and are mainly looking for the creation of enemies. We must go back and make changes, including in foreign policy,” he said. He further added that like North Korea, the Islamic Republic wants to be “under the nuclear umbrella of Russia”, while “this is the worst way”, the Russians not trusted on the global stage.
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202304119390
They are slowly realizing that Russia will collapse in 2023
Iran Update, April 11, 2023
Israeli media has published articles in recent days detailing the network of IRGC officers working to establish an integrated air defense network in Syria, citing unidentified Israeli intelligence and military sources.
Iranian and Iranian-backed militant activity has increased around al Mayadin, Deir ez Zour Province in recent days, which may be related to their efforts against Israel and/or the United States.
At least two protests occurred in two cities across two provinces.
School poisonings persisted across Iran, highlighting the regime’s continued failure to prevent such attacks
Raisi Administration spokesperson Ali Bahadori Jahromi announced the dismissal of three senior economic officials.
The IRGC is planning a show of naval force in the coming days likely directed at the US and/or Israel.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-11-2023
Iran Update, April 12, 2023
Reuters reported that the IRGC brought weapons and military equipment into Syria under the guise of earthquake relief, confirming CTP’s longstanding assessment that Iran exploited the February 6 earthquake to move advanced weaponry and military equipment into Syria.
The Iranian regime’s insufficient supply of the chemical compound ammonium perchlorate (AP) may have delayed expected Iranian missile shipments to Russia.
Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Abbas Mousavi met with Azerbaijani Presidential Assistant Hikmat Hajiyev on April 12, likely to discuss the rising tensions between Tehran and Baku during recent months.
The Assad regime is beginning to normalize diplomatic relations with multiple Arab countries and regional organizations.
CTP did not record protest activity that met its reporting thresholds on April 12. CTP also did not record any student poisoning incidents on April 12.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-12-2023
Iran Update, April 13, 2023
A senior delegation from Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)—a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)—traveled to Iraq, highlighting the growing Iranian influence there and potential for Baghdad to become a central node in the Iran-led Axis of Resistance.
IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported that President Ebrahim Raisi may soon dismiss Industry, Mines, and Trade Minister Reza Fatemi Amin.
Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian participated in a quadrilateral meeting on Afghanistan with his Chinese, Russian, and Pakistani counterparts in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji traveled to Caracas, Venezuela to visit Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) facilities and meet with his Venezuelan counterpart Pedro Tellechea.
CTP recorded no protests in Iran.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-13-2023
Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr announced a freeze to all Sadrist Movement operations in response to a deviant faction of the Sadrist Movement named Ahl al Qadaa, the People of the Cause.[26] Ahl al Qadaa claimed that Sadr is the Imam Mehdi and called on its followers to attend I’tikaf, a practice of staying at a mosque for several days commonly at the end of Ramadan, with Sadr to pledge their allegiance to him.[27] Sadr rejected the claims and claimed that the faction was corrupt.[28] The Iraqi Judiciary announced that ”dozens” of Ahl al Qadaa members were arrested on April 14 as gang members promoting ideas contributing to discord and civil disruption.[29]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-14-2023
Islamic theology says that a messianic figure, known as Imam al-Mahdi among Shiites and Muhammad al-Mahdi among Sunnis, will emerge at the end of times to redeem Islam and rid the world of evil. Naming the figure is condemned by both sects, as it falls into the category of al-Ghaib (the concealed), which is information known only by God.
Sadr tweeted early Friday morning that he would not continue to lead the movement while the People of the Cause are part of it. “To be a reformer for Iraq… yet I cannot fix the Sadrist Movement, that would be a sin,” he said. All activities of the Sadrist Movement will be frozen for at least a year, excluding Friday prayers and an institute that promotes the teachings of Sadr's father, Muhamed Sadiq al-Sadr.
A few minutes later, he tweeted again, announcing that his Twitter account will be deactivated “until further notice.”
Sadr commands a large popular following and his movement has religious and charitable institutions. He was also involved in politics until he announced his “definitive retirement” last August after violent altercations broke out between his supporters and those of pro-Iran parties inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/14042023
Not easy to live with Islam...
The Mahdi (Arabic: ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, romanized: al-Mahdī, lit. ‘the Guided’) is a messianic figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad who will appear shortly before the prophet ʿĪsā (Jesus) and lead Muslims to rule the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi
Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱلدَّجَّالُ, romanized: al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, lit. ‘Deceitful Messiah’), otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal, is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology similar to the Antichrist in Christianity, who will pretend to be the promised Messiah and later claim to be God, appearing before the Day of Judgment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Masih_ad-Dajjal
People in #ShahinShahr, #Isfahan are now protesting against #Iran’s Islamic Regime over chemical attacks of #IRGC at various girls schools in their city which has so far killed a student.
video
https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee1/status/1647191836035891202
This is nothing what the Israeli Defense Force cannot handle but it paraphrases that in the Israeli-Iran conflict Russia clearly stands on Iran's side. It always has.
Iran Update, April 17, 2023
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani has allowed Iran—via its proxies—to expand its military influence in Iraq, specifically Kirkuk and Sinjar provinces, in recent days.
The PMF announced it will create the new brigade in Sinjar following a Turkish airstrike in Sulaymaniyah province on the Iranian border.
The Iranian regime’s callous response to the ongoing wave of student poisonings may exacerbate the feeling of terror that these incidents are inducing among the Iranian public.
The regime may be trying to weaken the anti-regime movement of Prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid by addressing the core issues uniting protesters within the movement.
The Iranian rial depreciated slightly from 508,000 rials to one US dollar on April 14 to 516,000 rials to one US dollar on April 17.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-17-2023
Iranian president threatens To destroy Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa in an inflammatory speech in Tehran.
Raisi’s speech is only the latest in a stream of chilling threats made by the Iranian regime against Israel. Apocalyptic warnings of “wiping Israel off the map” have been met with alarm by both Israel and the international community.
However, despite the alarming rhetoric, Israel’s intelligence military superiority is borne out by a long history of attacks carried out successfully against Iranian nuclear and military facilities. In recent years, Israel has launched air strikes against Iranian military sites in Syria and also inside Iran.
The inability of Iran to defend itself against these attacks has exposed how it lacks Israel’s level of technology and resources.
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202304181467
Iran Update, April 18, 2023
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met with several key regime powerbrokers, possibly to promote a pragmatic hardliner political agenda in Iran.
At least two protests occurred in two cities across two provinces.
CTP recorded poisonings in seven cities across six provinces, primarily concentrated in the northwestern provinces of Iran.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Secretary General Ziyad al Nakhalah met with senior Iraqi political officials in Baghdad.
The IRGC and its proxies are reportedly strengthening their intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities around al Mayadin, Deir ez Zor Province, likely as part of the Iranian effort to secure the Abu Kamal-Deir ez Zor City land route in eastern Syria.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-18-2023
Iran Update, April 19, 2023
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shut down growing calls for a referendum on substantial political reform during a meeting with student activists.
Information and Communications Technology Minister Issa Zareh Pour announced that the National Information Network (NIN) is 60 percent complete.
President Ebrahim Raisi is continuing to use the recent Israeli raids on Al Aqsa Mosque to try to unite Muslim countries against Israel.
CTP recorded student poisonings in four cities across four provinces.
The IRGC and the Artesh are publicly demonstrating cohesion following Artesh Day.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-19-2023
Indeed, Al-Sadr and the United States are not consensual, but in politics, there is nothing impossible. Therefore, if Washington and Israel are serious in their efforts to dwarf Iranian expansion in the Arab region, they should support the Arab countries against Tehran with intelligence and logistics, in order to provide Al-Sadr with what enables him to eliminate his opponents and restore the Shiites Iraqis for the Iraqi identity, and this matter is met with thirst by all Iraqis who have realized that the Iranian project in Iraq is a subversive project and cannot become a development project.
https://issamkh.com/2023/04/18/the-de-facto-ruler-of-the-iraqi-shiites/
Iran Update, April 20, 2023
The IRGC is conducting a media campaign against former President Hassan Rouhani likely to alienate him further from the political establishment.
At least three protests occurred in three cities across three provinces.
The Iranian regime is trying to prevent independent reporting on the ongoing student poisonings throughout Iran.
Iranian-backed militias are bolstering air defense capabilities in Deir ez Zor Province, demonstrating the continued IRGC commitment to consolidating its position along the Abu Kamal-Deir ez Zor City land route.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-20-2023
Iran’s regime is spending “20 to 30 billion dollars a year” on its proxy forces “if I take all operations in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and elsewhere as well as salaries of IRGC Quds Forces,” former Israeli PM @naftalibennett told @IranIntl
https://twitter.com/IranIntl_En/status/1649068520301379587
Full interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z_bMctor3U
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