Iran
Basiji militia leads Pasdaran crackdown against popular uprising in Iran

Iran, Syria
Tehran pulls its militias from Syria to beef up domestic fronts

Now in difficulty on their home turf, the Revolutionary Guards are reviewing their militia system in order to adapt it to the evolving situation. Fighters in Syria, Iraq and even Lebanon are being redeployed to the most tense Iranian zones.

The Intelligence Gazette
New Iranian militia in Syria, Chinese retiree recall, Finnish border, Swedish NSA, ANSSI

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week we hone in on Tehran and Zhengzhou, via Helsinki, Stockholm and Paris.

Iran/Syria IRGC mobilises new militia against US interests in Syria

China Retired military, state personnel hired to prevent iPhone production jam

Finland Border guards camp in the east

Sweden Bigger budget for interception agency FRA

France Senators move to make ANSSI more aggressive

The Intelligence Gazette
Pasdaran Unit 840, names for Tibet and Hong Kong, EU intel sharing, Novichok, Biden's priorities

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Tehran to London via Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Washington and Lhasa.

IranIRGC's Unit 840 activated to dampen civil unrest.

ChinaNew names for Tibet and Hong Kong.

EuropeEU member states to increase information sharing.

United KingdomNovichok questions shut down.

United StatesBiden's national security priorities in keywords.

Iran
Mohammad Kazemi already at work reorganising the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence service

Only just appointed to his new post as head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' intelligence service, Mohammad Kazemi intends to respond rapidly to Ali Khamenei's wish to reform this key component of the regime's security apparatus.

The Intelligence Gazette
Hossein Taeb dismissed, DGSE gets Tripoli villa, DRM celebrates 30th anniversary, New narrative in Belarus

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global intelligence community. This week we home in on Iran, France and Belarus.

IranTehran's Pasdaran spymaster on the way out

FranceLuxury villa awaits DGSE chief in Tripoli

FranceEx-directors absent from DRM's 30th anniversary

BelarusNew narrative in security circles towards the West

Iran
Pasdaran play kingmakers in Ali Khamenei's succession

With pressure building to name a successor to Iran's ailing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Pasdaran are manoeuvring to influence the appointment. President Ebrahim Raissi is their current favourite.

Iran
Pasdaran continue to build up their cyber warfare capacity

Iran, which is determined to move into cyber space to engage with Israel and other enemies, is continuing to develop its electronic "army", under the watchful eyes of the Pasdaran and Russia, which has been advising the country.

Spotlight | Iran
Pasdaran strengthened by Raissi's intelligence services reform

Iran's new president Ebrahim Raissi has launched a reform of the country's intelligence services, appointing more Pasdaran in key roles.

Iran, Pakistan, Syria
Pakistani intelligence worries about its returning Shiite fighters, demobilised by Tehran

Iran has pulled some of its troops out of Syria as fighting has almost stopped, and Pakistan is now concerned about returning Liwa Zainebiyoun militiamen, who have fought alongside Damascus since 2013. Islamabad dispatched its intelligence chiefs to Tehran to work out a way forward.