Middle East Archives - CommandEleven

Mar

By Reporting Desk Briefing Papers, Iran, Middle East

IRGC in Latin America – The Invisible Axis

The cooperation these networks provide to Tehran is not merely financial. They provide operational depth — a persistent forward presence in the Western Hemisphere through which Iran can, when required, project lethal capability toward the United States. The physical proximity of cartel smuggling routes to the US border means the infrastructure for that calculation already exists in the Americas.

Mar

By Reporting Desk Briefing Papers, Iran, Middle East

IRGC in the Middle East – The Axis of Resistance

The “Axis of Resistance” is, in operational terms, a distributed force-multiplication architecture: a constellation of armed Non-State Actors stretching from the Lebanese Mediterranean coast through Gaza, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, each receiving Iranian weapons, financing, training, and strategic direction in exchange for serving as kinetic instruments of Iranian regional policy.

Sep

By Syed Khalid Muhammad Middle East

Iran Broadcasts Israeli Nuclear Program Intelligence

One of the biggest stories of the day is Iran's public broadcast of their hacking success in "The Spider's Nest" operation right before the 12 day war began.

Jun

By Syed Khalid Muhammad Geopolitics, Interviews, Middle East, Pakistan

‘It’s a House of Cards’: Analysts Warn Pakistan Over Iran Ties

Syed Khalid Muhammad, Executive Director – CommandEleven, spoke with The Media Line’s Arshad Mehmood about Shehbaz Sharif’s recent visit to Iran and Pakistan’s ties with Iran.

May

By Reporting Desk Middle East, Terrorism

ISIS Issues a Warning to HTS to Leave the Tyrant Jolani

The Islamic State has issued a warning to all HTS fighters to leave the "tyrant Jolani" otherwise the consequences will be significant for them.

Apr

By Syed Khalid Muhammad Geopolitics, Middle East

US-Syria Negotiatons

As the United States begins its troop drawdown/withdrawal from Syria, they have also informed the Syrian regime, through a mid-level US official during diplomatic meetings in Brussels. The conditions are designed to test the intentions of President Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the self-appointed leader of Syria since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad government in December 2024. US officials are still very cautious about trusting his regime due to the injustices and attacks that have been carried out by government forces on minorities since he took power.

Dec

By Syed Khalid Muhammad Geopolitics, Interviews, Middle East, Terrorism

Assad’s Downfall and Its Implications for Pakistan

Israel has carried out over 300 airstrikes decimating Syrian military infrastructure and equipment, while the US has also carried out over 100 bombing missions on Islamic State targets in Syria. There seems to be a fear that the Islamic State or al-Qaeda may use Syria as a foothold, making things unclear enough for any nation to start a discussion on relationships with the new administration yet.

Apr

By Syed Khalid Muhammad Geopolitics, Hybrid Warfare, Middle East

Symmetric vs Asymmetric Warfare – Iran

First, while the US has already put its statement out publicly that they will not support Israel striking Iran directly, that does not mean they will be allowed to step back, due to the strength of the Israeli lobbyists in Congress and the House of Representatives.

Oct

By Dr. Claude Rakisits Briefing Papers, Middle East

The 2023 Hamas-Israel War

The grievances of Pashtuns, the progress of KPK, support base of PTM, role of PTI and PPP, and proposed next steps are discussed in this article and offer additional insight to this issue.

Aug

By Andrew Korybko Briefing Papers, Middle East, Pakistan

Pakistan’s Serendipitous Chance In Syria