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.
Iran Update, September 8, 2023
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) redeployed “hundreds” of Iranian-backed militants from eastern Syria to northwestern Syria in response to mounting tensions with Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) and other anti-regime militias.
An IRGC-affiliated commercial airliner flew to Russian-occupied Crimea on September 7, possibly to transfer military materials and/or personnel to Russian forces there.
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, launched a money transfer system with Iran on September 7, which may help Iran and Russia circumvent Western sanctions.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-8-2023
Iran Update, September 11, 2023
Iranian officials met with Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government officials to discuss disarming Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
Iranian forces deployed to Kurdish areas in western Iran, possibly to deter protests on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death.
Iran is attempting to mitigate tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This follows reports of a military buildup on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border with both sides engaging in threatening rhetoric over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in recent days.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-11-2023
Iran Update, September 12, 2023
Iran has successfully extracted some security concessions from Iraq, which will likely reduce the threat Iranian leaders perceive emanating from Iraqi Kurdistan. Planned protests in Iran in the coming days could still drive Tehran to conduct attacks into Iraqi Kurdistan, however.
The Iranian regime is using different approaches with varying levels of violence and restraint throughout the country to prepare for potential civil unrest in the coming days.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-12-2023
Iran Update, September 13, 2023
Pro-Syrian regime forces fired at and injured three protesters at the Baath party headquarters in Suwayda City in southern Syria. The attack could fuel popular anger toward pro-regime forces, especially Iranian-backed militias, in southern Syria in the coming days.
Senior Iranian officials continue to indicate that the Iraqi central government will address their security concerns in Iraqi Kurdistan by their September 19 deadline, making a potential Iranian attack on Iraqi Kurdistan unlikely in the coming days. Iran is nevertheless retaining the option to conduct attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan to address its concerns.
The IRGC has distributed small arms to current and former members in Saghez, Kurdistan Province in recent days to prepare for potential protests, according to Norway-based human rights organization Hengaw.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-13-2023
Iran Update, September 14, 2023
The IRGC Quds Force and LH are trying to significantly increase their military infrastructure in Mayadin in eastern Syria. The expanding presence there in part supports the Iranian campaign to expel US forces from Syria.
Iranian-backed political actors in Iraq are preparing to coopt legal procedures and requirements to disqualify opponents in the upcoming Iraqi provincial elections in December 2023.
Iranian leaders are using a combination of military threats and foreign diplomacy to resolve three simultaneous security challenges around northwestern Iran.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-14-2023
Iran Update, September 15, 2023
Iran is forming a tribal militia in eastern Syria likely to advance its campaign to expel the United States from Syria.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps transported advanced weapons and weapons development experts to Damascus airport, likely to replenish Iran’s military development and defense capacity in Syria after frequent Israeli interdictions.
The Iranian regime is preparing to confront protests in northwestern Iran on September 16.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-15-2023
Mahsa Amini: Iran deploys security forces across country on anniversary of death
Opposition groups around the world prepare to mark one year since the event that sparked widespread national protests
Iranian security forces were being deployed in the hometown of Mahsa Amini on Saturday in anticipation of unrest as many across the country prepared to mark the first anniversary of her death in the custody of morality police.
The death on 16 September 2022 of Amini, a 22-year-old arrested for allegedly flouting the Islamic republic’s mandatory dress code, sparked months of anti-government protests that spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to the authorities in years.
Iran Update, September 18, 2023
The IRGC deployed forces to the Iran-Iraq border, likely to coerce the Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government to stop threats from anti-Iran opposition groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
Iran could also use the recent deployments to conduct attacks against Iraqi Kurdistan should coercion fail.
Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani threatened on September 16 to retaliate against the United States for its decision to unload seized Iranian oil from the Suez Rajan tanker.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-18-2023
Iran Update, September 19, 2023
Iran is expanding its military infrastructure in eastern Syria as part of its effort to secure a permanent presence there.
Iranian and Iraqi officials reported on September 19 that Iraq fulfilled its commitment to disarm and relocate anti-Iranian regime Kurdish militias in Iraqi Kurdistan.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-19-2023
Iran Update, September 20, 2023
Wagner is vacating its positions in Syria to comply with a Russian Ministry of Defense ultimatum. Iran may assume control of some of the positions to secure military assets and expand its economic operations.
Syrian President Bashar al Assad will travel to China for a “Syrian-Chinese summit” on September 21, very likely to pursue bilateral economic ties.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-20-2023
Iran Update, September 22, 2023
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander supervised a joint Iranian-Syrian military exercise in Syria on September 21, possibly to advance the campaign to expel US forces from Syria and reassert bilateral military relations.
The tribal clashes with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have evolved into an insurgency, which likely will facilitate Iran’s efforts to establish a grassroots resistance to expel US forces from Syria.
A coalition of small Iraqi independent political parties called on the United Nations to prevent tampering in the 2023 Iraqi provincial elections.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-22-2023
Why Iran and Afghanistan are headed to war
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4184894/posts
Iran Update, September 25, 2023
The People’s Republic of China and Syria signed several development and technology cooperation agreements on September 22, which may compete with reconstruction agreements that Iran and Syria signed in May.
A drone strike near Mayadin City on September 25 caused multiple casualties among the Iranian-affiliated Arab tribesmen who were deploying to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-controlled territory in eastern Syria. The deployment of Arab tribesmen to combat the SDF is consistent with ISW’s assessment that the tribal insurgency will likely support Iran’s efforts to establish a grassroots resistance to expel US forces from Syria.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-25-2023
Iran Update, September 27, 2023
Iran deployed 50 reconnaissance officers to eastern Syria that could support Iranian efforts to prolong conflict between the SDF and Arab tribes and Operational security for Iranian and Iranian-backed forces, convoys, and positions.
Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister Jalil Salari announced on September 25 that Iran, Syria, and Venezuela had signed a memorandum of understanding to build a new oil refinery in Syria, likely to aid the Iranian economy and further solidify Iran’s economic influence over the Syrian regime.
Senior Iranian and Russian military officials reviewed Iranian advanced conventional weapons in Moscow and Tehran in August and September 2023, and may conclude a drone and missile sale agreement following the expiration of UN missile restrictions on October 18.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-27-2023
Iran Update, September 29, 2023
Tribal fighters initially rejected medical aid from pro-regime forces on August 31.[4] Leader of the Akidat tribe Musab al Hifl said in a statement on September 5 that there is no collaboration between the Arab tribes and Iran or Turkey.[5] Tribal fighters have since begun receiving aid from pro-regime forces, however. The SDF seized Iranian anti-tank rockets from tribal forces on September 25.[6]
Regime forces began arresting people who crossed from SDF-controlled territory on September 10 on charges of affiliation with opposition forces but ended the policy on September 26. The regime is now providing Arab tribesmen fleeing the fighting with an area to recuperate, on the condition that they return to fight the SDF. [7] A report from a UK-based outlet noted on September 27 that the regime is driving tribal forces in small boats to and from SDF-controlled territory.[8]
Al Hifl met with a Syrian Arab Army general in Damascus on September 20.[9] Hifl announced the formation of a tribal command on the same day involving an unspecified army.[10] It is not clear if Hifl is referring to the Syrian Arab Army or a separate entity. Pro-regime armed forces direct involvement in the insurgency would be a major inflection that risks prolonging the conflict.[11] Hifl is attempting to broaden his support base by appealing for support from “the people of the Euphrates” and calling for the return of Arab heritage to Deir ez Zor. A tribal command comprised of various anti-SDF elements would facilitate greater cohesion.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-29-2023
Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida reported on October 2 that Iran and Russia have agreed to transfer unspecified weapons from Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) to Russian forces in Ukraine and to tribal insurgents fighting the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria.[1] Al Jarida cited an unidentified official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. The official accompanied IRGC Quds Force Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani on visits to Lebanon and Syria in September 2023, according to the report. ISW cannot corroborate or verify these claims.
Iraqi protesters gathered in at least three cities on October 1 to express frustrations over poor domestic conditions and the Iraqi political establishment. CTP recorded protests in Baghdad, Amarah, and Nasiriyah.´
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-october-2-2023
IRGC personnel backfilled a formerly Wagner-held position in Sukhnah in central Syria on September 28, supporting Iranian efforts to establish a permanent presence in Syria.
Lebanese Hezbollah-controlled outlet Al Manar published a video mapping US military positions in Syria.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev implicitly threatened on September 25 to forcefully take control of some of Armenia's southern territory, which would violate Iran's stated red line of preserving Armenia's territorial integrity. Aliyev made the threat during a visit to Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave. Aliyev during the visit met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and used additional irredentist rhetoric, describing Armenia's southern Syunik province as rightfully belonging to Azerbaijan.[8] Controlling Syunik province would fulfill Aliyev’s desire to connect Nakhchivan to Azerbaijan proper directly. Tigran Balayan—the Armenian envoy to the EU—warned on October 2 that an Azerbaijani attack into Armenia “is imminent.”[9] Iranian leaders have repeatedly expressed opposition to Azerbaijani expansion into Armenia, arguing that doing so would block Iranian land access to Russia and Europe.[10] Tehran has also expressed concern that such expansion could facilitate the spread of Turkish influence in the Caucasus.[11]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-october-4-2023
https://twitter.com/USEnvoyIran/status/1709632520847835211
video https://twitter.com/Golrizphoto66/status/1709861944684163277
Not much media coverage of Iran, but that doesn’t mean that people aren’t being arrested and tortured and/or killed for irrational reasons.
The government endorsed brutality continues.
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