It was a pleasure joining @MeritStreet to discuss Tehran's strategy of dragging talks to delay a military strike against its nuclear sites, and to deter Europe from reimposing snapback sanctions. Full interview:

RT @IranWireEnglish: Ali Larijani Returns to Iran's Security Council After 18 Years.#factchecking #Iran #IranIsrael….

RT @fcpii_official: The regime claims that religious minorities have never been pressured and are completely free, but this photo proves to….

More executions are looming and a targeted diplomatic messaging campaign from Washington could help revive anti-regime sentiment. Especially at a moment when the regime sees energized dissent as a greater threat than military setbacks.

If true, this reveals two points. First, the “commandos” here are likely members of the armed forces—IRGC or Artesh—not civilian dissidents. It also shows that defections from the military apparatus could escalate significantly under the right conditions.

RT @IranIntl_En: A document obtained by the Daily Mail lists more than 10,000 individuals from Iran, Syria and Lebanon who were allegedly g….

The push to obtain UK asylum data linked to MI6 and recent arrests linked to alleged Israeli plots reflect concerns over foreign recruitment and the use of migrant networks in sabotage operations. Tehran perceives Afghans as leverage or threats, depending on their affiliations.

RT @MessageFromLen: Four more Jews have been arrested in Tehran and Shiraz, including a 70-year-old American. He’s one of 4 Americans taken….

RT @NUFDIran: "From the heart of [Abadan] Prison, I declare my full support for the National Cooperation for Saving Iran, led by Crown Prin….

Israel’s strikes dealt more than battlefield damage, they targeted the regime’s repression apparatus. Yet Tehran still clings to enrichment ambitions even as it faces mounting internal crises of water and power shortages. Military campaigns may delay the threat, but long-term.

Unlike the SNSC, which includes ministers of foreign affairs, defense, and interior, the Defense Council is dominated by the military. Members include the IRGC and Artesh commanders, Armed Forces General Staff, Khatam HQ, the intelligence minister, and heads of all three.

The Islamic Republic is forming a new Defense Council under Article 176 of its constitution. It operates as a sub-body of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and is intended to accelerate military decision-making and unify command in times of war or heightened threat.

RT @LongWarJournal: US, UK, EU allies condemn Iranian terror plots @JanatanSayeh

RT @WashingtonViews: FYI @NIACouncil and @TParsi This is just out from @FDD's @TzviKahn and @JanatanSayeh "10 Iranian Jails the Regime Uses….

Not all jails in Iran operate under the official prison system. IRGC and MOI have their own facilities solely used for the torture of political prisoners. Read more about them here:.

RT @FDD: Rivers are running dry, cities are shutting down, and Iranians know who to blame for their parched land: the regime in Tehran. P….

The U.S. and 13 European counties release a joint statement on the regime's intel. apparatus "increasingly collaborating with international criminal organizations to target journalists, dissidents, Jewish citizens, and officials in Europe and North America.".

After Khamenei's advisor condemned Washington's proposal to manage the disputed #Zangezur transport corridor between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Iranian newspapers are now saying "border changes in the South Caucasus is Iran's red line". Tehran has long argued that any shift would

Told @WashTimes that the regime now faces a credibility crisis. If the blasts were accidents, they expose infrastructure decay and mismanagement. If they were Mossad sabotage operations, they expose security failure. Either outcome sharpens rivalries between the IRGC and MOI, two.

RT @FDD: Iran Tests Satellite Launch Vehicle for First Time Since War With Israel. Analysis by @Brad_L_Bowman, @therealBehnamBT, @SGhassemi….

RT @mdubowitz: The Islamic Republic in Iran and its Iraqi militias brace for another conflict with Israel. Analysis from @FDD Janatan Sayeh….