Experts at FDD warn in a new report that the regime in Iran could have a nuclear bomb before the next president takes office. foxnews.com/politics/iran-…

.FDD's Behnam Ben Taleblu: Western powers could try to thwart a missile transfer by attempting sabotage within Iran’s missile program, or by declassifying intel that detects an imminent transfer & publicizing it quickly to try to deter 🇮🇷 from proceeding bit.ly/3zcoPU1

The US document accuses Hamas leaders of a plethora of crimes that detail the group’s rise and it’s backing by Iran. It’s a major shot in the war to hold Hamas accountable for October 7. More here from Seth Frantzman: fdd.org/analysis/op_ed…

The report expresses the IAEA’s condemnation of Iran’s de-designation of several of its key enrichment inspectors and failure to reinstate them, write Andrea Stricker and David Albright: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

The U.S. government should further investigate who in Iran is responsible for this activity and impose sanctions, which the U.S. government has done in the past to combat foreign malign cyber-enabled influence operations, write Ari Ben Am and Max Lesser: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

UPDATED | Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker Richard Goldberg and Behnam Ben Taleblu examine why Iran is trending negative this month: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

.Ahmad Sharawi: "Both Egypt and Jordan, which benefit from the Red Sea’s economic advantages in shipping, have been severely impacted by continuous attacks... These attacks have worsened the already serious economic challenges facing both countries." fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

If the board fails to act, the best-case scenario is that Iran will succeed in maintaining secrecy over past and potentially ongoing nuclear weapons activities indefinitely. At worst, Iran will succeed in building a nuclear weapon: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

"...“More than 200” [Iranian] Fath-360 short-range ballistic missiles arrived in a Russian Caspian Sea port this week, according to senior Ukrainian officials familiar with the matter." ft.com/content/135732…

Held Hostage in Iran for #1500Days. Jimmy is a father, a journalist, an activist, an American and German national and he was kidnapped by the Islamic regime and taken to Iran. Stand in solidarity and ask our governments to act now and #FreeJimmySharmahd

Jordanian Terrorist Kills Three Israelis in Attack at West Bank Border Crossing Analysis by Mark Dubowitz and Seth Frantzman: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

📰 via The New York Times: Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, according to U.S. and European officials, despite sharp warnings from Washington and its allies not to provide those armaments to Moscow to use against targets in Ukraine. nytimes.com/2024/09/07/wor…

Hezbollah continues attacks as IDF brigade drills for conflict in the north Seth Frantzman in FDD's Long War Journal: fdd.org/analysis/op_ed…

📰 via AFP News Agency: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit neighboring Iraq on Wednesday, state media reported Sunday, in what will be his first trip abroad since he took office in July. timesofisrael.com/irans-presiden…

📰 via AFP News Agency: A Paris court in May detained and charged a couple on accusations that they were involved in Iranian plots to kill Israelis and Jews in Germany and France, police sources told AFP. timesofisrael.com/paris-charges-…

📰 via Reuters: Any Iranian transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia would mark a sharp escalation in the Ukraine war, the United States said, following reports that the two countries had deepened ties in recent weeks with such an arms transfer. iranintl.com/en/202409050335

Catch FDD’s Behnam Ben Taleblu in conversation with Gazelle غزاله شارمهد about #Iran’s hostage-taking and ways to assess and counter the full spectrum of Iran-backed threats in this X space with other experts and activists held on the 1500th day of Jamshid Sharhmad’s hostage-taking

The Biden admin. has shown no sign it will work to snap back all UN sanctions on Iran. The administration also continued a sanctions waiver enabling Iran access to Iraqi electricity payments and declined to crack down on Iranian oil shipments to China. fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

Hezbollah Drone Strikes Israeli Apartment Building in Nahariya Seth Frantzman and David May weigh in: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

Syria Blames Israel for Strikes on Military Research Center New analysis by Enia Krivine and David Adesnik: fdd.org/analysis/2024/…