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