Iran Update, April 6, 2023
Hamas conducted a large-scale rocket attack from southern Lebanon into Israel on April 6 likely as part of a larger pattern of escalation between Iran and Israel occurring throughout 2023.
At least eight protests occurred in eight cities across six provinces.
Iranian security leaders continued emphasizing the internal security threat that they face in Sistan and Baluchistan Province.
Iranian officials continue to frame the mandatory hijab law as a popular demand.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-april-6-2023
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