Brief Notes Evidence of Cleanup at North Tehran Nuclear Site: Evidence has emerged of rapid cleanup operations at the Mojdeh nuclear site in Lavizan, north Tehran, which was recently targeted by Israeli airstrikes, potentially eliminating evidence of weapons-related nuclear work. Satellite images...
Brief Notes New Clashes With Militants in Iran’s Southeast: The IRGC announced today that it killed at least 13 militants and arrested several others during three separate operations in the Sistan-Baluchestan Province cities of Iranshahr, Khash, and Saravan. An IRGC commander, Hassan Mortazavi,...
Brief Notes MP Indicted for Remarks Deemed ‘Against National Security’: The Tehran Prosecutor’s Office has indicted a sitting member of the Majles (Parliament) for remarks deemed to be “against national security and causing public concern.” Although the MP was not named in today’s report from...
Brief Notes IRGC General Says Hezbollah ‘Will Never be Disarmed’: Brig. Gen. Iraj Masjedi, the deputy coordination commander of the IRGC Quds Force, today said, “Hezbollah will never be disarmed… Neither the people of Lebanon nor the Hezbollah resistance force will accept this American-Zionist...
Brief Notes Saber-Rattling to Mark National Defense Industry Day: IRGC chief Maj. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour today said that any “miscalculation” by adversaries would be met with a “decisive, rapid, and regret-inducing response.” Artesh (conventional/“regular” armed forces) chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami...
Brief Notes Tehran Again Warns Adversaries Against ‘Adventurism’: The Islamic Republic’s Defense Ministry today marked “Defense Industry Day” with a statement, which read: “Iran’s enemies have realized they will receive a very harsh slap from the country's armed forces in response to any...
Brief Notes Navy Missile Exercise Set to Begin in Indian Ocean: The Islamic Republic’s Artesh (conventional, non-IRGC) Navy will begin a two-day military exercise, entitled Eghtedar Paydar 1404 (“Sustainable Power 2025” in Persian) in the northern Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman tomorrow. Rear...
Brief Notes Islamic Republic to Expel Two Million Afghans: Interior Minister Eskand Momeni said up to two million undocumented Afghan nationals will be deported to Afghanistan by March 2026, with 1.2 million Afghans already having “voluntarily” departed since March 2025. Speaking in Mashhad, Momeni...
Brief Notes Perplexing Fires, Explosions Continue: Two major fires happened in Tehran yesterday, with both described as accidents, one at a waste depot, and the other as a “privately owned oil and petroleum storage” by authorities. Following the 12-Day War, explosions and fires have become a source...
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