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[IranAlert] IRGC Unveils Underground Missile Base Amid Rising Tensions With the U.S.

Policy Briefs

Mar 25, 2025

[IranAlert] IRGC Unveils Underground Missile Base Amid Rising Tensions With the U.S.

This is the NUFDI IranAlert—concise, timely analysis offering unique insights into breaking news and major developments inside Iran. Each short brief provides a fresh angle, highlighting trends, react...

[IranAlert] Norooz Highlights Deepening Divide Between Islamic Republic and Iranians

Policy Briefs

Mar 25, 2025

[IranAlert] Norooz Highlights Deepening Divide Between Islamic Republic and Iranians

[IranAlert] Khamenei's Response to U.S. Offer of Talks: Over My Dead Body

Policy Briefs

Mar 25, 2025

[IranAlert] Khamenei's Response to U.S. Offer of Talks: Over My Dead Body

The MEK's Dangerous Influence in Washington

Policy Briefs

Mar 12, 2025

The MEK's Dangerous Influence in Washington

Recent lobbying activities by the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) in Washington have drawn renewed attention to the organization's efforts to position itself as a credible opposition movement to the Islamic R...

Mother of Murdered Iranian Protester Attempts Suicide in Prison

Policy Briefs

Feb 28, 2025

Mother of Murdered Iranian Protester Attempts Suicide in Prison

Nahid Shirpisheh, mother of slain Iranian protester Pouya Bakhtiari, has gone on a hunger strike after recently attempting suicide in Zanjan Prison. This tragic incident follows months of arbitrary de...

Shifting Global Response to Tehran's Nuclear Program

Policy Briefs

Feb 24, 2025

Shifting Global Response to Tehran's Nuclear Program

Intelligence assessments from late 2024 and early 2025 indicate that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) had been evaluating strike options against Iranian nuclear sites following the steady deterioratio...

UN Experts Condemn the Islamic Republic’s Crimes as Germany Continues to Appease Tehran

Policy Briefs

Feb 19, 2025

UN Experts Condemn the Islamic Republic’s Crimes as Germany Continues to Appease Tehran

Special Rapporteurs have condemned the execution of German-American Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped by the Islamic Republic, taken to Iran, and subjected to prolonged arbitrary detention, torture,...

President Trump Signs Memorandum Reimplementing Maximum Pressure on the Islamic Republic Regime

Policy Briefs

Feb 5, 2025

President Trump Signs Memorandum Reimplementing Maximum Pressure on the Islamic Republic Regime

On February 4, President Donald Trump signed the National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-2), effectively reimplementing the maximum pressure strategy against the Islamic Republic in Iran. The ...

Fact-Checking NBC’s Interview with Islamic Republic of Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian

Policy Briefs

Jan 21, 2025

Fact-Checking NBC’s Interview with Islamic Republic of Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian

Last week, NBC's Lester Holt interviewed Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic in Iran, in what appears to be a carefully orchestrated attempt by the regime to reframe its image amidst ...

Iranian Political Activist Manouchehr Bakhtiari Returned to Captivity Despite Heart Attack

Policy Briefs

Dec 18, 2024

Iranian Political Activist Manouchehr Bakhtiari Returned to Captivity Despite Heart Attack

Manouchehr Bakhtiari, father of slain protester Pouya Bakhtiari, was sent back to Chubindar Prison in Qazvin after suffering a heart attack. His return follows 500 consecutive days in solitary confine...

Israel Carries Out Multi-Wave Operation Targeting Islamic Republic Military Sites

Policy Briefs

Oct 29, 2024

Israel Carries Out Multi-Wave Operation Targeting Islamic Republic Military Sites

Israel launched a successful series of airstrikes targeting key Islamic Republic regime military sites on October 26, marking its first openly acknowledged strikes on Iranian territory. This carefully...

Islamic Republic Launches Nearly 200 Ballistic Missiles at Israel

Policy Briefs

Oct 4, 2024

Islamic Republic Launches Nearly 200 Ballistic Missiles at Israel

Tehran launched an unprecedented ballistic missile attack against Israel on Tuesday, indiscriminately firing approximately 180 missiles towards Israeli cities. With assistance from U.S. forces, the ma...