Expert on Iran
Maj. (res.) in the IDF Military Intelligence research department. Holds degrees in Middle East and Islamic studies, and Arab language and literature, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Doctoral student in Iranian history at Tel Aviv University.
With its strategic arsenal crippled, Iran intensifies its information war—targeting Azerbaijan, manipulating Armenian media, and seeking to inflame the South Caucasus
i24 News, 28.05.2025
Hezbollah’s growing presence in Africa, bolstered by Iranian support, poses a significant security threat not only to Israel but also to Western interests and the stability of African states
The Islamic Republic employs Shia proxies in Azerbaijan and the Church in Armenia to further its geostrategic interests in the region and fight Israel using both outright terrorist means and hybrid warfare
Armenia is one of several routes used by Iran to smuggle arms to its regional proxies and clients. It also manufactures its own versions of Russian weapons that are used only by these groups and provides them with the knowledge to locally manufacture Iranian arms.
HAMAS. The path of terrorists. How the organisation became No 1 threat to Israel
High-ranking Iranian officials praised Hamas’ brutal massacre of Israeli civilians, thereby demonstrating their unwarranted support for crimes against humanity. Iran funds and supports the murder of Israeli and Jewish civilians and endorses antisemitic ideology. If the regime is not made to pay a price, Iran will have no reason to stop its subversive aggression.
Grim prospects if Israel launches ground assault on Gaza
Grim prospects if Israel launches ground assault on Gaza
Whereas Iran’s destabilizing activities in the Middle East are well known, “peripheral” Tehran activities are coming under the radar. One such direction of Iranian subversion is the Caucasus, Iran’s conflict with the Republic of Azerbaijan. Numerous Iranian media outlets have recently evoked the possibility of a military escalation between Baku and Tehran. The Iranian regime accuses Azerbaijan of all possible manipulations and evil doings, including dispatching ISIS and al-Qaeda Sunni terrorists to fight Iran. The main accusation, however, is of Baku’s collision with Israel (“the Zionist regime,” to quote Iranian officialdom). This article reviews the anti-Azeri actions taken by Iran.
Russia-Iran drone deal is about money, not the West, Israel – analysis
