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Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis (July 23—30, 2025)

The IRGC spokesman stated that the Israeli defense minister’s threats against the Iranian Supreme Leader were intended for psychological warfare and that the Iranian armed forces are prepared to resume fighting with Israel. The Iranian chief of staff also stressed that his country is prepared to deal decisively with the renewal of attacks against it; The Iranian foreign minister held a round of telephone conversations with his counterparts in the Arab and Muslim world and stressed the need to increase cooperation against Israel amid the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The Iranian president criticized the lack of effective action by the international community in light of the situation; The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman denied the US president’s claim that Iran had interfered on behalf of Hamas in the negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip; Commentary in the Iranian press presented the recent developments in the As-Suwayda province in southern Syria as another expression of the Syrian regime’s failure to deal with Israel and warned against Israel’s efforts to expand its influence in southern Syria; The commander of the IRGC’s Qods Force visited Iraq again and met with senior members of the pro-Iranian Shiite militias. The visit took place amid the security escalation in Iraq and the parliamentary elections expected in November 2025; The Houthi military spokesman claimed responsibility for five attacks against Israel using ballistic missiles and drones and threatened to target any vessels of companies that maintain relations with Israeli seaports. The IDF Spokesperson announced the interception of two ballistic missiles and a drone launched from Yemen. Another missile fell on its way to Israel. 
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Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis (July 16—23, 2025)

The chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, and the commander of the regular army stressed that the Iranian forces are prepared to resume the war with Israel if it attacks Iran again; Amid reports of a worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, the Iranian leadership and the heads of Shiite militias called for the Muslim world to mobilize against Israel and support the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip; Iran has reportedly transferred weapons to Hezbollah via Iraq and Syria and begun using small vehicles instead of large trucks for smuggling; Iran strongly condemned the IDF’s attacks in Syria, especially in Damascus. Senior Iranian officials warned that the developments in Syria provide further evidence of Israel’s threat to stability in the entire region. A senior member of a pro-Iranian militia in Iraq said that events in Syria show that there is no justification for the demand to disarm the militias; The IDF attacked the port of Hodeidah after the Houthis attempted to restore infrastructure that had been damaged in previous attacks. The Houthis claimed responsibility for launching four ballistic missiles and nine drones in four attacks on Israel. The IDF Spokesperson said that three ballistic missiles and a drone launched from Yemen were intercepted, and another missile fell on its way to Israel. There were no hits in Israeli territory; The US Central Command said that anti-Houthi forces in southern Yemen seized a vessel carrying 750 tons of Iranian weapons for the Houthis, including cruise missiles and anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman denied the report, claiming that it was an attempt to distract attention from the “crimes of the Zionist regime"; The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria called on its operatives to raise their alert level and prepare for an Israeli operation in the south of the country. 
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Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah and Lebanon (July 14–21, 2025)

IDF forces attacked Hezbollah facilities and eliminated operatives as part of continued activity against Hezbollah's presence in south Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire understandings and against the organization’s efforts to renew its arsenal and military capabilities. Radwan Force facilities in the Beqa'a Valley were attacked and Lebanon claimed that 12 people had been killed; Na'im Qassem, Hezbollah secretary general, accused the United States of trying to promote a new agreement which ignored the "thousands of violations" Israel had committed since the beginning of the ceasefire. Hezbollah demanded that Lebanese state institutions put an end to the "useless silence" following the "killing" in the Israeli attacks in the Beqa'a Valley; Thomas Barrack, the American special envoy to Lebanon, met with President Joseph Aoun and was given a new Lebanese response regarding Hezbollah’s disarmament. Barrack said that no progress on the issue would be disappointing, but the United States had no intention of taking punitive measures and only sought to assist and guide. Qassem claimed that relinquishing the weapons would place Lebanon and the "resistance" in existential danger and "allow ISIS to take over the country."; Iran reportedly successfully transfers weapons to Hezbollah through Iraq and Syria using small vehicles instead of large trucks, and the organization also manufactures its own unmanned aerial vehicles and medium-range missiles; A new directive from the Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon's central bank, bans any ties with the al-Qard al-Hassan Association, Hezbollah’s economic wing, due to American sanctions and the Association's financing of terrorism. Hezbollah condemned the decision, and al-Qard al-Hassan said it was continuing its operations and opening additional branches; The Palestinian national security forces reported that they had begun handing over the weapons at some of their headquarters in Lebanon in accordance with the directive of Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas. However, a senior operative in one of the armed "factions" in the refugee camps said that it was unrealistic to ask the Palestinians to disarm without guarantees for their security in light of the "complex" regional situation.
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Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis (July 9—16, 2025)

The representative of the Iranian Supreme Leader in the IRGC declared that the Iranian people would not rest until the complete destruction of the “Zionist regime.” The Iranian chief of staff reiterated his warning that in the event of another Israeli attack, Iran would respond even more harshly and decisively than in the past; Iran’s ambassador to Beirut met with a delegation of the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party and emphasized Iran’s support for the campaign against Israel. The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned Israel’s attacks in the Bekaa Valley and the silence of the UN Security Council; The Iranian media reported extensively on the contacts between Israel and Syria, and the violent clashes between Druze, Bedouins, and Syrian security forces in the south of the country. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned the IDF’s activity in the region. The Iranian reactions to the developments in Syria can be seen as another expression of Iran’s efforts since the collapse of the Assad regime to highlight the instability in the country and the failures of the new regime to deal with the challenges it faces, both in the domestic arena and vis-à-vis Israel; The Houthis’ military spokesman claimed responsibility for three attacks against Israel using a ballistic missile and drones. The IDF Spokesperson confirmed the interception of a ballistic missile and a drone launched from Yemen; The Houthis claimed responsibility for sinking a cargo ship in the Red Sea, claiming that it violated the “sailing ban” to Israel, and confirmed that some of the crew members were being held by them. The Houthis threatened to continue their attacks against vessels trying to reach Israel until the “blockade” over the Gaza Strip is lifted. 
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Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah and Lebanon (July 7 – 14, 2025)

IDF forces attacked Hezbollah facilities from the air and on the ground and eliminated operatives as part of ongoing operations to counter Hezbollah's presence in south Lebanon, a violation of the ceasefire understandings, and against the organization's attempts to rebuild its arsenal and power. The IDF attacked a military headquarters, destroyed underground facilities, and eliminated Hezbollah operatives, an operative of the Iranian Qods Force and a senior Hamas figure in Lebanon; A senior Hezbollah figure claimed that Israel was targeting the "simple" operatives because it was no longer able to attack the organization's leaders. Meanwhile, Hezbollah was reportedly being on high alert and had evacuated some of its leaders and centers, fearing of a large-scale Israeli attack; The Lebanese security forces were instructed to arrest those involved in attacks on UNIFIL forces, which had been increasing due to friction between south Lebanese residents and UN soldiers; The Lebanese leadership said they were committed to ensuring the state's monopoly on weapons, even after submitting their response to the American special envoy Thomas Barack, while Hezbollah continued to defy the demands to disarm. Barack warned that Lebanon would face an existential threat if it did not resolve the issue of Hezbollah's weapons; Hezbollah secretary general Na'im Qassem gave an extensive interview in which he claimed that Hassan Nasrallah, the former secretary general, had received information about the October 7, 2023 attack and massacre only half an hour before it began, and that Hezbollah did not enter into a full-scale war against Israel, fearing destruction and American intervention; Hezbollah reportedly began reorganizing in order to merge several of its combat and operational units and redundant institutions. 
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Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis (July 2—July 7, 2025)

Senior Iranian officials continued to threaten Israel with a harsh response and the use of additional capabilities in the event of another attack on Iran. According to them, Israel has not achieved its objectives in the war; The Iranian media has begun to show the first signs of criticism, along with disappointment over the reluctance of Iran’s regional proxies to open additional fronts against Israel during Iran’s war with Israel; The IDF eliminated a Qods Force operative in Lebanon. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, accusing them of directly targeting the security of Lebanese citizens and economic life in Lebanon; The IDF attacked three seaports and a Houthi power plant in Yemen. The Houthis claimed responsibility for launching four ballistic missiles and eight drones at Israel, most of them after the Israeli attack, and made it clear that they would not stop “supporting” the Gaza Strip. No hits were identified in Israeli territory. Iran and Hezbollah condemned the Israeli attacks; The Houthis attacked two merchant ships in the Red Sea for the first time since November 2024. Both ships sank, and at least three crew members were killed; The pro-Iranian militias in Iraq rejected calls to disarm; For the second time in a week, IDF forces operating in southern Syria detained members of a terrorist squad operating in the service of the Qods Force to carry out terrorist attacks. The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria announced the death of its deputy commander and the reorganization of the military command to streamline “resistance” efforts.
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