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‘Unconditional Escalation’ Marks Iran’s Shifting Deterrence Strategy

04.17.2026 Javad Heiran-Nia

Executive Summary: The weakening of Iran’s traditional deterrence—combined with the advanced military capabilities of the United States and Israel—has led Iran to regionalize the conflict...

Publication Iran
Military & Security

Potential for Kurdish Militants to Capture Territory in Iran

04.17.2026 Wladimir van Wilgenburg

Executive Summary: The Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan—made up of 2,500 to 10,000 lightly armed fighters—recently formed amid reports that the United States...

Publication Iran
Militant Capabilities

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Jacob Zenn

Editor, Terrorism Monitor and Militant Leadership Monitor; Senior Fellow, Terrorism Program

Jacob Zenn is the Editor of Terrorism Monitor and Militant Leadership Monitor, Senior Fellow on African and Eurasian Affairs at The Jamestown Foundation, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown…

Sam Jones

Eurasia and Terrorism Associate

Sam Jones is an Eurasia and Terrorism Associate at The Jamestown Foundation. Prior to joining The Jamestown Foundation, he was a geoeconomics assistant at The Center for the Study of…

Jamestown
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