– The Iran Update provides insights on Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad
– The report covers events and trends affecting the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime
– The “Axis of Resistance” comprises state, semi-state, and non-state actors that cooperate with Iran to achieve collective interests
– Israel conducted a large-scale counterterrorism operation in the West Bank in response to Hamas’ attempted suicide bombing in Tel Aviv
– Hamas has shifted tactics to using suicide bombings in addition to rocket attacks
– Internal fissures among Palestinian militias in Gaza have led to disagreements with Hamas over a prisoner exchange
– Iranian officials have threatened to attack Israel in retaliation for the killing of an Iranian envoy
– The IDF has conducted clearing operations in various areas of Gaza and the West Bank
– Iran has signed cooperation agreements with Turkmenistan and Japan
– The US State Department sanctioned an Israeli NGO for aiding US-designated entities in the West Bank
– Iranian-backed militias have launched attacks into northern Israel
– The Houthis attacked a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, leading to increased shipping costs
– The IDF conducted a drone strike in Lebanon on a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighter
– Iranian and Emirati officials discussed ongoing ceasefire-hostage negotiations
– Russian news agency TASS plans to open an office in Iran to deepen media cooperation amid growing strategic partnership