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Johanna Moore, Ben Rezaei, Avery Borens, Katherine Wells, and Brian Carter Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET  The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces […]

Ben Rezaei, Avery Borens, Ria Reddy, Johanna Moore, and Annika Ganzeveld Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces

Ria Reddy, Ben Rezaei, Carolyn Moorman, Kelly Campa, and Annika Ganzeveld Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET  The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces

Katherine Wells, Nidal Morrison, Andie Parry, Kelly Campa, and Annika Ganzeveld Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET  Click here to see ISW-CTP’s interactive map showing the total strikes in Iran since June 12, as well as an interactive timelapse showing the strikes day-by-day. Key Takeaways Iran has likely begun to assess damage and conduct repair operations at the

Note: The data cut-off for this product was 1:15 pm ET on June 1. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the June 2 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment. Ukraine conducted a large-scale and simultaneous series of drone strikes against multiple air bases in Russia on June 1. Sources within Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told various media outlets

Note: The data cut-off for this product was 12:30 pm ET on May 31. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the June 1 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment. Russian officials’ public statements continue to demonstrate that Russia maintains wider territorial goals in Ukraine beyond the four oblasts that Russia has illegally declared as annexed. Russian State Duma

Note: The data cut-off for this product was 11:30 am ET on May 30. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the May 31 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment.   Russian officials continue to signal the Kremlin’s uncompromising position ahead of proposed talks in Istanbul on June 2, suggesting that the upcoming Istanbul meeting is very unlikely

We do not report in detail on war crimes because these activities are well-covered in Western media and do not directly affect the military operations we are assessing and forecasting. We utterly condemn violations of the laws of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions and crimes against humanity even though we do not describe them

We do not report in detail on war crimes because these activities are well-covered in Western media and do not directly affect the military operations we are assessing and forecasting. We utterly condemn violations of the laws of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions and crimes against humanity even though we do not describe them

Note: The data cut-off for this product was 1:30 pm ET on May 27. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the May 28 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment. The Kremlin is setting conditions to establish permanent control over the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), suggesting that Russia plans to illegally occupy and annex additional territory

Note: The data cut-off for this product was 12:00 pm ET on May 25. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the May 26 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment. Russian President Vladimir Putin is leveraging long-range strikes against Ukrainian cities, aggressive rhetorical campaigns, and excessive pessimism in the West about the battlefield situation in Ukraine in a

Note: The data cut-off for this product was 12:00 pm ET on May 24. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the May 25 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment.   Russian forces conducted one of the largest combined drone and missile strikes of the war against Ukraine on the night of May 23 to 24, but used