FDD's Iran Program
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Featuring @FDD’s analysis on #Iran’s global threat network, nuclear & missile programs, politics, economy, human rights, sanctions, Iran-backed terror & more.
📰 via @Reuters: The intelligence unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has warned Iranian citizens of an increase in recruitment attempts by enemy intelligence agencies, state media reported on Tuesday. reuters.com/world/middle-e…
📰 via @Reuters: Reimposing international sanctions on Iran would make the “situation” over its nuclear programme more complex, state media quoted Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi as saying on Tuesday. reuters.com/world/europe/i…
Analysis by @JanatanSayeh: "As Western governments weigh the potential reimposition of UN sanctions under the snapback mechanism, Tehran’s display is directed at Washington, European powers, and Israel." fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
📰 via @nytimes: For more than two weeks, mysterious explosions and fires have erupted across Iran, setting ablaze apartment complexes and oil refineries, a road outside a major airport and even a shoe factory. nytimes.com/2025/07/23/wor…
📰 via @Jerusalem_Post: A joint funeral was held in the Markazi Province in Iran after four civilians, including a three-year-old child, were killed by Islamic regime military officials, dissident media sites and BBC Persian reported earlier this week. jpost.com/middle-east/ir…
Iran Tests Satellite Launch Vehicle for First Time Since War With Israel New analysis by @Brad_L_Bowman, @therealBehnamBT, @SGhasseminejad, and @JanatanSayeh: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
📰 via @FoxNews: Iran on Monday confirmed it will not give up its nuclear enrichment program in an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, set to air at 6 pm on Monday’s “Special Report.” foxnews.com/world/iran-not…
📰 via @business: Iran said it has no plans to resume nuclear talks with the US even as it prepares to hold discussions on its atomic program with European, Russian, and Chinese officials this week. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Why No States for the Druze or the Kurds? @hahussain in @ThisIsBeirut_: bit.ly/4kT7BwG
📰 via @business: The European Union sanctioned a prominent Iranian oil trader and several of his companies, part of its latest round of measures targeting Russia over its war against Ukraine. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
📰 via @AP: Iranian government offices, banks and businesses in the capital province of Tehran will shut down on Wednesday due to an intense heat wave and the need to conserve energy, state-run media reported. apnews.com/article/iran-h…
📰 via @Reuters: Iran conducted a suborbital test with the Qased satellite launch vehicle to evaluate new technologies developed by the country’s space industry, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. reuters.com/science/iran-c…
Post-12-Day War, Iran Continues To Invest in the Houthis New FDD Policy Brief by @BridgetKToomey & @therealBehnamBT: bit.ly/3IDRQfF
Eyeing Sanctions ‘Snapback,’ Iran Petitions Russia and China Ahead of E3 Meeting New analysis by @therealBehnamBT and @Brad_L_Bowman: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
📰 via @Reuters: A fire broke out on Saturday at a unit of Iran’s Abadan refinery, killing one employee, before being brought under control, the Iranian oil ministry’s news agency reported. It said operations were unaffected. reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Lebanese Central Bank Lands a Blow on Hezbollah’s Finances, but It’s Not Enough New FDD Policy Brief by @DavidADaoud: bit.ly/415x3bb
📰 via @Reuters: Iran has replaced air defences damaged during last month’s conflict with Israel, Iran’s Defah Press news agency reported on Sunday quoting Mahmoud Mousavi, the regular army’s deputy for operations. reuters.com/business/aeros…
📰 via @Reuters: Iran could withhold security commitments if European states invoke a U.N. mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic Republic, a member of Iran’s parliamentary national security commission said, according to Borna news. reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Iran’s Latest Spy Recruit in Israel Prompts Government Public Warning New analysis by @mdubowitz, @ari_ben_am, & @JoeTruzman: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
📰 via @AFP: The family of a 19-year-old Franco-German cyclist arrested in Iran while on a Europe-to-Asia bike trip said on Thursday he was innocent and demanded proof he was alive from Iranian authorities. timesofisrael.com/family-of-fren…