“This was Shi’ite Iran’s greatest power hub. From here, they operated Hezbollah.” See “Israeli reporter details the classified materials he found at Iran’s embassy in Damascus soon after Assad’s fall,” Times of Israel, 2-24.25.
“Sanctions on Iran’s Oil Trade to Reimpose Maximum Pressure,” Department of State, 2-24-25. See also “US imposes new sanctions on Iran’s shadow fleet, Treasury Department says,” JPost, 2-24-25.
Iran couldn’t knock the jets down with shoulder launched missiles either. From the photos, it looks like they were about 2,000 feet. Iran condemns Israel after its fighter jets fly over Nasrallah’s funeral in Beirut. See “Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi describes Israeli move as ‘act of terror’,” AA, 2-24-25.
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence: A Concise History, Steven Ward, 2025, 2-24-25. The first book about Iran’s shadowy Ministry of Intelligence. “Steven R. Ward provides an accessible overview of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) and its focus on tracking and countering domestic dissent and perceived foreign-inspired sedition. The ministry’s checkered record of effective intelligence operations includes a history of assassinations and human rights abuses. Developing a clearer picture of the MOIS is important for understanding how the Islamic Republic of Iran operates, seeks security, and competes with its adversaries. Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence updates and improves on the paucity of available information about Iranian intelligence activities. The chapters in the book cover the MOIS’s origins, leaders, structure and organizational culture, operations and tradecraft, foreign partners, cultural representations, and future outlook. The book also provides a significant examination of this contemporary intelligence agency that does not follow the model of Western organizations. Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence will be of interest to scholars, students, and general readers of intelligence and Iran’s history and politics. It will also be an important resource for national security and foreign policy practitioners.”
“Risking Sanctions, South Africa Welcomes Nuclear Cooperation with Russia and Iran,” FDD, 2-24-25.
“Energy shortages force Iran to cut workweek to two, three days,” Iran International, 2-24-25. These are severe gas shortages and electricity cuts.
Let’s ask the IAEA if the Iranian FM is telling the truth. “”Iran has always conducted its peaceful nuclear activities under international supervision and within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Prolife
ration Treaty (NPT),” FM Araghchi said in a UN meeting on disarmament in Geneva on Monday. “Iran has fully cooperated with the International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to ensure the safety of these activities,” he added elsewhere.” See “Iran FM warns world against danger of Israeli WMDs,” Mehr, 2-24-25.
“Iran is the world’s top executioner of women, with at least 31 executed in Iran in 2024, the highest number of women executions since 2010.” See “Women Executed in Iran in 2024,” Iran Human Rights, 2-24-25.
“Venezuela, Iran Forge Anti-Western Partnership of Necessity,” DW, 2-24-25.