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Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

Explore a variety of DIA topics to include their military power publications, functional threat reports, and other products providing intelligence on foreign militaries to prevent and decisively win wars. Discover some of their seminal products on the Iranian military.

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Regional Power: Iran (Understanding Iran's Military History)

Army University Press

This film examines the current status of the Iranian military. Subject matter experts discuss Iranian history, current affairs, and Iranian military doctrine. Topics include the rise of the Ayatollahs, the relationship between the IRGC and the Artesh, and Iran’s defense strategy. “Regional Power: Iran” is the third film in a four-part series exploring America’s global competitors.

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FMSO’s M-DIME Research Project assessing Chinese and Russian military influence in third-party states around the world.

Informed understanding of Iran military affairs through reliable research, trusted analysis, and innovative education.

Research focused on Iranian nuclear diplomacy, sanctions evasion, and the implications of Iran's foreign policy for the EU and US.

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Iran Seeks To Assert Global Leadership in Determining International Cyber Policy

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/29/2024 | Comments Off on Iran Seeks To Assert Global Leadership in Determining International Cyber Policy

Mostafa Izadi, the Iranian Armed Forces’ commander for cyber threats, speaks at a conference in Gilan, 8-9 November 2023. Izadi…

Belarus and Iran Form Alliance Against the West

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/29/2024 | Comments Off on Belarus and Iran Form Alliance Against the West

“Our answer is one: we must work closely with one another and cooperate together to resist these attacks.” In response…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Seeks Dominant Role in Maritime Development

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Seeks Dominant Role in Maritime Development

Maj.-Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, speaks about Iran’s new maritime strategy on the…

Legacy Articles On Iran

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/31/2024 | Comments Off on Legacy Articles On Iran

Iran Announces Integration Of Artificial Intelligence Into Drone Fleet

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Iran Announces Integration Of Artificial Intelligence Into Drone Fleet

Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, describes new military capabilities of supposed artificial intelligence-directed drones during a…

Iran Equips Drones With Heat-Seeking Missiles

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Iran Equips Drones With Heat-Seeking Missiles

Launch of a Karrar drone modified to carry the Majid heat-seeking missile on 21 October 2023. “The Karrar UAV is…

Iran Demands Disarmament Of Kurdish Dissidents In Iraq

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Iran Demands Disarmament Of Kurdish Dissidents In Iraq

Mohammad Bagheri, chief-of-staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, speaks by phone with Türkiye’s Minister of Defense Yaşar Güler with regard…

Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO): Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Iran

By Dianne McIntosh | 12/13/2023 |

“Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Iran” (by Lucas Winter, Jason Warner, and Jemima Baar) assesses that China’s current military…

Russian Influence Fades in Southern Syria

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/09/2023 | Comments Off on Russian Influence Fades in Southern Syria

A Druze man photographed in Suweida Syria, 2008. “In the last two years, the decline of the Russian role within…

Iran Promoting Medical Tourism To Generate Hard Currency

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/08/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Promoting Medical Tourism To Generate Hard Currency

View of an Iranian medical examination room in July 2023. “The quality of Iran’s medical education … has led to…