The only certainty arising from the U.S. drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is the forthcoming period of volatility and tumult| The Soufan Center
On Sunday morning regional time, the U.S. conducted an Air Force-led highly secretive operation (“Operation Midnight Hammer”), involving 125 combat aircraft and submarine-launched cruise missiles, against three nuclear sites in central Iran — the uranium conversion facility at Isfahan, and the two uranium enrichment plants at Natanz and Fordow. U.S. officials admitted the operation included […]| The Soufan Center
In a marked shift from earlier signals of imminent military escalation, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a period of up to two weeks to allow diplomatic efforts with Iran to proceed before deciding on possible U.S. military involvement. The decision — delivered through a statement read by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt — […]| The Soufan Center
The situation between Israel and Iran has developed into a rapidly escalating conflict, with both sides aggressively attacking the other and each side sustaining civilian casualties. Within the course of the past forty-eight hours, however, there appears to be a growing realization that without direct U.S. intervention, the conflict could continue spiraling out of control […]| The Soufan Center
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A year of dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and a spring-summer ceasefire in Yemen, raised hopes in the international community that a repeat of past cycles of Iran-related violence in the Persian Gulf region could be avoided| The Soufan Center
The September 14, 2019 strikes on critical Saudi energy infrastructure at Khurais and Abqaiq prompted a major U.S. and regional reassessment of Iran’s military technology capabilities| The Soufan Center
