<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Iran Dossier]]></title><description><![CDATA[IranDossier.online is a comprehensive online resource focused on Iran's politics, economy, military, and society. ]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/all-news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:20:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.irandossier.online/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli deterrence may shift Islamist threat to Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a principle in clinical psychology called symptom substitution. When a therapist blocks a patient's compulsive behaviour – nail-biting, hair-pulling – without treating the underlying anxiety that drives it, the compulsion does not vanish. It migrates to a new outlet. The surface behaviour changes; the root condition does not. The analogy to geopolitics is imperfect but instructive. For four decades, radical Islam's obsessive focus on Israel was the behavioural expression of a deeper...]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/israeli-deterrence-may-shift-islamist-threat-to-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ccc2554c31bb6f64bef929</guid><category><![CDATA[Proxies]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_13e5f38e661641d1b0aed9e25a546173~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_852,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Doron Goldberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Does Not Live in Tehran: Sheikh Ali al-Amin Speaks to Lebanon's Shia]]></title><description><![CDATA[

    A senior Lebanese Shia cleric has told his own community what Hezbollah has spent forty years trying to prevent them from hearing: that the men who sent their sons to die and their families into exile owe them an answer. Sheikh Ali al-Amin is not asking permission.
]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/god-does-not-live-in-tehran-sheikh-ali-al-amin-speaks-to-lebanon-s-shia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bfc39d0160b7de31507d61</guid><category><![CDATA[Proxies]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:31:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_4bbc12f4d0ed4eb6a4ca43916aef10ca~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_688,h_552,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOJTABA KHAMENEI - The Golem Rises ]]></title><description><![CDATA[
Khomeini's doctrine demanded the most learned jurist. His successors gave Iran a man with no published jurisprudence, no emulants, and an army behind him. This is not Wilayat al-Faqih. This is Wilayat al-Haras al-Thawri.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/mojtaba-khamenei-the-golem-rises</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b79f027a34d5f0ef6b8a9a</guid><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:43:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_c66050be414f4d3b96bf1262973facac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_339,h_337,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran: Toward the Rule of the Guardsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[from the rule of the jurisprudent (Velayat-e Faqih) to the rule — in-practice of the guardsman.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-toward-the-rule-of-the-guardsman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ad0bf429fc34c4279546b7</guid><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_b004d4c6a12a4c948b0d25e73a0cf44a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_680,h_486,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[IRANIAN STRIKE MAP-  TARGETS BY COUNTRY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Covers Operation True Promise IV (Feb 28 – March 5, 2026). All Iranian missile and drone strikes, proxy attacks, and Hezbollah operations. Includes confirmed and credibly reported events. Country headings in shaded rows. Updated as of 0600 UTC March 5, 2026.   Country / Theater Target Struck / Attempted Type Outcome / Casualties Volume Source BAHRAIN Naval Support Activity Bahrain — US 5th Fleet HQ, Juffair (repeated strikes) US Military Base Confirmed struck multiple times; smoke,...]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iranian-strike-map-targets-by-country</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a91e5e1fb1895eb272981b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:30:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_afe7489757f94dfaa95aa071a3a4c228~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Iran's Multi-Theater Retaliation and What It Means for Israel ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tehran's most dangerous weapon is not a missile - it is a message, and it is aimed directly at Trump's base.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-s-multi-theater-retaliation-and-what-it-means-for-israel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a68d6e60298c02e5c18bf6</guid><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Proxies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:51:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_38d200790b8b456a842fbe0001df17e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_696,h_492,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran After the Elimination of Supreme Leader Khamenei]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Tehran strikes U.S. and Israeli strategic sites, the regime faces deepening regional isolation and a critical dependence on China and Russia to survive its most profound internal and external challenge]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-after-the-elimination-of-supreme-leader-khamenei</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a3f0d232a596f2a27fe159</guid><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><category><![CDATA[Proxies]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:26:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_7a6a1407b0f34d28956b0f1183f4398c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s  "Chicken Maneuver" and the Marginalization of Internal Dissent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tehran executes a high-stakes "Chicken Maneuver," betting that aggressive maritime threats and strategic resolve will force Washington into a favorable, "deal-oriented" retreat. Despite claims of victory over January’s "fitna," renewed university protests and President Trump’s lingering promises continue to challenge the regime's grasp on internal stability]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-s-chicken-maneuver-and-the-marginalization-of-internal-dissent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699ac22cb89ac23fa77c48b1</guid><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nuclear program / JCPOA]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_48a463332a6a4547a83b5f4f0706559f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_786,h_513,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unverified Claim: Sistani Warns of Jihad Fatwa if U.S. Strikes Khamenei]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Circulating claim of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issuing or threatening a jihad fatwa in defense of  Khamene- unsubstantiated]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/unverified-claim-sistani-warns-of-jihad-fatwa-if-u-s-strikes-khamenei</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699aa92b33aebccb4868a378</guid><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:27:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_c943dd1ffb9143128774154faeef1710~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_511,h_680,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Signals Escalation Readiness While Testing the U.S.–Israel Alliance ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran’s leadership is framing Netanyahu’s U.S. talks—especially meetings with Trump—as a deliberate pressure play, while signaling an effort to drive a wedge between Washington and Jerusalem.
In parallel, Tehran pairs renewed confrontation messaging (missiles/retaliation threats) with rigid red lines in U.S. talks and intensified domestic containment to pre-empt protest momentum.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-signals-escalation-readiness-while-testing-the-u-s-israel-alliance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698d8903552ae68ac3dcab8a</guid><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nuclear program / JCPOA]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_22c86e9993eb4a3798de10b0084e8490~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_836,h_577,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[IRAN WEEKLY UPDATE — Diplomacy, Military Posture, and Internal Security]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran is pairing Muscat-centered diplomacy with region-wide mediation to avert a strike, while warning that any U.S. action will trigger a costly, theater-wide response and showcasing deterrence capabilities]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-weekly-update-diplomacy-military-posture-and-internal-security</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6988474fbabf74b7d0de4d90</guid><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:16:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_c4465c46e819428483aa18da27491317~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Maximum deterrence” posture in response to “maximum pressure.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Iranian leadership is signaling a “maximum deterrence” posture in response to “maximum pressure.”]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/maximum-deterrence-posture-in-response-to-maximum-pressure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6981dc30b3cad227932d11cb</guid><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_39043e7f47d44f758594113dcf9c6122~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_740,h_486,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s Gamble for Regime Survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unmasking the survival strategy behind Iran's latest wave of blunt threats. While missiles are simulated in the Gulf, a diplomatic "Chicken Game" is unfolding in Ankara to redraw the map of the Middle East.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-s-gamble-for-regime-survival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697f05d18d97302ddc4ca7e6</guid><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:18:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/94fc0c_c8e561e4e4e1453c9b9925459bb678cf/720p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s Doctrine of Reciprocal Terrorist Designation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran is framing the EU’s IRGC terrorist designation as grounds for reciprocal legal and operational retaliation, including threats to the Strait of Hormuz and suspension of key security cooperation. As U.S. forces surge into the region, Tehran is compressing decision-time and signaling readiness for rapid kinetic escalation through “total war” rhetoric and mohareb-style delegitimization of Western and Israeli leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-s-doctrine-of-reciprocal-terrorist-designation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697e34e5e735e801117b9666</guid><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:44:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_9d4de60204f8410f9a2ca2ee8c832518~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_401,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Iran - Weekly  Update - Iran Dares Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tehran is openly defying Washington with “fingers on the trigger” deterrence messaging and retaliatory threats that increasingly implicate Israel. Simultaneously, it is escalating repression—executions, forced-confession narratives, and sustained internet disruption—to crush protests at any cost.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-weekly-update-iran-dares-washington</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6975d2620b3b255e783f6e19</guid><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regional & International]]></category><category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Proxies]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:11:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_92efe18a60ec4b8dab8a0d55ea10cbe4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_863,h_416,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the IRGC’s "Hybrid" Playbook for Silencing Dissent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The SAS (سازمان اطلاعات سپاه) has launched a multi-dimensional "hybrid" crackdown focused on digital infiltration, cognitive manipulation, and the use of double agents to dismantle protest networks.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/inside-the-irgc-s-hybrid-playbook-for-silencing-dissent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6974782542f7501825dd8ede</guid><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:49:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_fbfaa11c032a4c1cac9d576fe52ab008~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_642,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s Priority: Regime Survival at Any Cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coercion, Control, and Deterrence: Iran’s Strategy to Withstand Internal Unrest and External Threats]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/iran-s-priority-regime-survival-at-any-cost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6971bf9861068570a94de00c</guid><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:37:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_761917c2f5a84d618f8df31fe27a11a9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tehran’s Containment Strategy: Managing Domestic Unrest and Deterring a U.S./Israeli Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran is threatening regional escalation to deter a U.S./Israeli strike, warning neighbors they will be treated as combatants.
At home, it is crushing protests via a total blackout and framing unrest as foreign terrorism to justify repression.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/tehran-s-containment-strategy-managing-domestic-unrest-and-deterring-a-u-s--israeli-strike</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967a0eef1ba376a5bc2ab91</guid><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:04:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_ba712b16b2d4428fb3ae7eff7a1ad650~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_452,h_539,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tehran Signals Escalating Repression Despite US Warning Lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regime’s priority is survival: it is likely to intensify coercion while managing optics and blame to reduce the risk of a US-Israel intervention trigger.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/tehran-signals-escalating-repression-despite-us-warning-lines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6963e29df5c800c9665321ce</guid><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Security & Military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:16:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_37c79fe4b70d45d185efd77b3132cf85~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_456,h_338,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rasht Erupts: Night of Fire, Mass Protest, and Deadly Crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Chants to Confrontation: Rasht’s Escalation May Mark a New Phase in the Ongoing Protest Movement.]]></description><link>https://www.irandossier.online/post/rasht-erupts-night-of-fire-mass-protest-and-deadly-crackdown</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6961f540cca849701e89c6a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Internal Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:23:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/94fc0c_f37a9826ea2642249134db9c06cda2e9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_645,h_617,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mickey Segall</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>