The unexpected death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan has amplified longstanding speculation over who will eventually succeed the aging Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the pinnacle of Iran’s ruling hierarchy. As the murky circumstances around Raisi’s death fuel rumors of a regime power play, one name […]
On February 2, 2024 U.S. forces launched retaliatory airstrikes against 85 Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria. These series of strikes were in response to the recent Iranian-backed militia strikes in Jordan that killed 3 U.S. service members on January 28. Syrian state-run news outlet Sana reported strikes in the cities of Deir al-Zour, Albu […]
Navanti’s data collection and analysis are based on networks of on-the-ground researchers from all walks of life: journalists, academics, and humanitarian workers, to name a few. Our analysts also keep abreast of open source reports to inform their work. Below, these analysts have summarized and contextualized the most important pieces they have read and listened […]
The Department of Defense today announced it intercepted drones and missiles from Yemen, intensifying the already escalating tensions in the Middle East, where Israel finds itself in a confrontation with the Axis of Resistance. This coalition comprises Hezbollah in Lebanon, Shia groups in Iraq and Syria, and the latest entrant, Ansar Allah (Houthis) in Yemen. […]
Lebanon’s rigid political structure almost certainly prevents the results of the parliamentary elections from bringing about the reforms needed to lift the country out of its financial crisis. Lebanon held its parliamentary elections on May 15. Widespread discontent from the 2019 financial collapse persists today, and the elections created a never before seen window of […]
Navanti’s data collection and analysis are based on networks of on-the-ground researchers from all walks of life: journalists, academics, and humanitarian workers, to name a few. Our analysts also keep abreast of open source reports to inform their work. Below, these analysts have summarized and contextualized the most important pieces they have read and listened […]
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