During the final US presidential debate on October 23, Democratic nominee Joe Biden threatened retaliation against those foreign actors that seek to interfere in the American electoral process and undermine voter confidence in its integrity. “They will pay a price if I’m elected,” the former US Vice President warned, specifically naming Russia, China and Iran....
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Avenging Soleimani: Iran Identifies Possible American Targets
This is from the regime-friendly Mehr News Agency in Iran. The Iranian government is explicitly talking about how–not if–it will avenge the U.S. drone attack that took the life of Gen. Qasem Soleimani last January. Like him or not, Soleimani was instrumental in three Iranian military victories in recent years. That’s why Iran is keen...
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IRGC Boasts of Food Deliveries Amidst the Pandemic
Intelligence agencies everywhere are capitalizing on the pandemic to deliver services to make themselves look good with public and with elites. In Israel, Mossad found 10 million medical masks. In Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps delivered 1.5 million “livelihood packages,” according to the Tasnim news agency. Recently, after the leadership’s orders to help believers...
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The Coronavirus Truce: Guns Falling Silent Across the Middle East
From Yossi Melman, well-informed intelligence reporter at the Haaretz, the Israeli news site. The coronavirus emergency has forced Israel’s intelligence community – Shin Bet, Mossad and military intelligence (Aman) – to adapt themselves to the new reality. Thanks to travel bans and restrictions on face-to-face meetings, their collection methods have to be modified. They must...
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The Case for Attacking Pro-Iranian Militias in Iraq
In the wake of the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the United States faces the issue of what to do with the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) of Iraq. The PMF are a veritable deep state in Iraq destabilizing the country and threatening U.S. forces The PMF includes dozens of Iraqi Shia...