Revolutionary Guard

Iraq, United States
Rebuilding Iraq's financial system, part 1: K2 Integrity's ability to block international dollar payments prompts interference complaints

Not yet confirmed by the Iraqi government, K2's contract with the Central Bank of Iraq includes powers to verify, and decline, dollar payment requests made through a centralised platform. The new process has seen Iraqi financiers lamenting a lack of transparency.

France, Iran, Israel
French intelligence missions hone in on Tehran

Two of the DGSE's new mission centres have turned their focus to Iran, following Tehran's public support of Hamas and greater involvement in the Middle East since the current crisis.

Iran, Israel
Western intelligence keeping close watch on Iran's Revolutionary Guard units 340 and 190

Western intelligence services are paying close attention to the growing number of missile attacks being carried out against Israel by the Houthis in Yemen, with help from Unit 340 of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

The Tech Telegraph
Kyiv promotes cyber sharing, Iran deploys Cobra V8 jammer, DGSE after AI data analysis

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Kyiv RNBO promotes cyber collaboration

Tehran Iran's Revolutionary Guard receives first Cobra V8 SIGINT

Paris DGSE develops AI algorithms on databases

The Agencies' 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

Azerbaijan
Baku's intelligence services keep watchful eye on Pasdaran in Nakhchivan enclave

With mutual accusations flying between Iran and Azerbaijan's intelligence services, Baku's security apparatus has swung into action.

Iran
Basiji militia leads Pasdaran crackdown against popular uprising in Iran

Mobilising all its military forces in a bid to crush the anti-government uprising that began nearly two months ago, Tehran has positioned its Basiji miltia, which can infiltrate all levels of the poulation, at the front line.