Eye on Iran's Proxies and Partners

Iraq’s New Leader Faces Resistance Trying to Bring Militias Under State Control

“Iraq’s new prime minister has met with significant resistance as he attempts to bring the Iran-backed militias in his country under state control, after intense pressure from the Trump administration to rein in the armed groups. . . . [Prime Minister...

Iran and Proxies Have Carried Out or Threatened 14 Attacks Since War’s Start: Bulletin

“One hundred days into the war, Iran is doing what U.S. intelligence officials feared it would. Since the February start of the war with Iran, the country and its proxies have "inspired lone wolf actors in...

Swedish Crime Group Foxtrot Adds Fuel to Iran’s Proxy War in Europe

“As the threat level emanating from Iran and Iran-backed networks increases amidst escalation between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, Iran-sponsored militias and criminal syndicates are increasingly outsourcing plotted attacks to local gangs and ‘lone wolf’ individuals. This tactic...

Iraq’s Moqtada Al Sadr Announces Integration of Armed Faction Into Iraq State Forces

“Iraqi Shiite cleric and former militia leader Moqtada Al Sadr on Wednesday announced the ‘complete separation’ of his armed faction, Saraya Al Salam, and its integration into the country's state forces. The announcement comes at a time...

Plot Was ‘Targeting Heart’ of New York’s Jewish Community, Tisch Says

“The commander of an Iranian-backed militia who was charged with planning an attack on a New York synagogue was ‘targeting the heart of our Jewish community,’ Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said on Friday, hours after federal prosecutors said that...

U.K. Investigates Attacks on Jewish Targets for Possible Links to Iran

“British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that the country was facing a ‘deeply concerning’ wave of violence against Jewish residents after a stabbing in north London, which followed more than a dozen attacks that are being investigated over...

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Iraqi Prime Minister To Visit Washington Next Week 

The U.S. is engaged in bilateral negotiations with the government of Iraq on the presence of American troops in the country, currently in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government to ensure the Islamic State (ISIS) cannot reconstitute...

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Iraqi Militia Threatens Escalation Against The U.S. 

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-backed militia in Iraq, Faylaq Al-Waad Al-Sadiq, issued a statement it was ready to scale up attacks against the U.S. military if a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq is not implemented per its...

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Pause In Iraqi Militia Attacks Against U.S. Holds 

On March 21, Iranian state media reported the ‘Islamic Resistance in Iraq,’ comprising Kataib Hezbollah (KH), Harakat Al-Nujaba, Harakat Ansar Allah Al-Awfiya, and Kataib Sayyid Al-Shuhada, claimed a drone strike on an Israeli power plant. The IRGC-linked Tasnim news...