The “secret” Iran-China 25 year deal: Documents and sources
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since early July 2020 there has been increased interest in a China-Iran agreement that could be part of a wider 25-year strategic deal. This has become […]
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A reading list of US-Iran Gulf tensions in light of the April 2020 IRGC fast boat incident
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN What follows is a reading list about the April 15, 2020 incident in the Gulf in which 11 IRGC vessels harassed US ships. It presents a […]
THERE IS NO PLAN B: The study that governments are following which could see 18 months of coronavirus hell
Donald Rumsfeld would have been a reliable health czar during this coronavirus crises. His “unknown knowns” and “known unknowns” serve us well now. The tautological “we don’t know what we […]
February 6, 2020: Israel-Hamas and Israel-Iran tensions rise
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Tensions appear to be escalating between Israel and Hamas as well as there being a potential for escalation with Iranian-backed groups in Syria. This comes after […]
What we know about Abdolhossein Mojaddami’s killing
Basij commander Abdol-Hossein Majdami (عبدالحسین مجدمی) in Khuzestan was gunned down as he left his home in the early hours of Wednesday, January 22. But what do we know? The […]
From the attack on US bases to the ballistic missile strikes: Seth Frantzman covers the US-Iran crises
In a series of articles I covered the emerging Iran-US crises in late December 2019 and early January 2020. It came after many months of tensions going back tot May […]
Everything you NEED to know about Iran’s Imam Ali base at Albukamal, Syria
Iran is building a base near Albukamal in Syria near the Iraqi border. The base was built next to a site occupied by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi Shi’ite militia with […]
Iran ‘RISE UP’? Protests sweep Iran on November 15-16
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iranian mobile networks appeared to go offline on Saturday night amid rising protests in Iran. Videos from across the country showed security forces firing tear gas, […]
Did Israel fight a 48 hour conflict in Gaza to stop a two-front war with pro-Iran proxies?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A version of this appeared at The Jerusalem Post on November 15 ‘On both the northern and southern fronts, the situation is tese and fragile and […]
‘Drone wars’ articles by Seth J. Frantzman
Drones or UAVs have become increasingly important on the battlefield. They are used by proxies and terrorists and by states. In 2019 this became highly visible as Iran shot down […]
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