he United States has imposed additional sanctions targeting a Yemen-based facilitator of the Houthi rebels, as the Biden administration continues to tighten its financial constraints on the Iran-backed militia amid increased maritime aggression linked to Israel’s conflict with Gaza. The Houthis have attacked more than 50 commercial vessels transiting through the Red Sea since November 19, citing solidarity with the Palestinian people and initiating a maritime trade blockade in the region. In response, the Biden administration has repeatedly targeted the network of Sa’id al-Jamal with sanctions to weaken the Houthis’ control over the Red Sea. Al-Jamal, an Iran-based financier, has…
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The Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of directing the terrorist group al-Muhajiroun (ALM) and mobilizing international support for the banned organization through online platforms. Choudary’s conviction follows a trial at Woolwich Crown Court in South London, where it was determined that he held a “caretaker role” in directing ALM. Prosecutors presented evidence that Choudary directed ALM from 2014 onwards and actively encouraged support for the group by participating in online meetings with the New York-based Islamic Thinkers Society (ITS). Choudary, a 57-year-old resident of Ilford in East London, delivered lectures to ITS, which prosecutors argued functioned similarly…
The United Arab Emirates has convicted over 50 individuals on terrorism-related charges, accusing them of involvement with the Muslim Brotherhood, an organization designated as a terrorist group by the Gulf nation. The sentences handed down range from life imprisonment to substantial fines amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, as reported by the state-run WAM news agency. The convictions were issued by a court in Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s capital, which stated that some individuals had supported the Muslim Brotherhood through social media activities, such as posting articles and tweets, fully aware of the group’s intentions to undermine the country.…
Benjamin Carpenter, a 34-year-old man from Knoxville, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised probation, for his role in leading a sophisticated global digital media operation that disseminated pro-ISIS propaganda over several years. Carpenter, who went by the alias Abu Hamza, was convicted last October of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated terrorist organization, after a thorough investigation and trial. Carpenter’s extensive involvement in terrorist activities centered around his leadership of Ahlut-Tawhid Publications, an international organization comprising pro-ISIS supporters, known as “munasirin.” This organization was dedicated to translating,…
The Iranian nation-state actor MuddyWater has been observed using a novel backdoor in a recent attack campaign, marking a departure from its usual method of deploying legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software for persistent access. This shift has been reported by cybersecurity firms Check Point and Sekoia, who have named the new malware strain BugSleep and MuddyRot, respectively. “Compared to previous campaigns, this time MuddyWater changed their infection chain and did not rely on the legitimate Atera remote monitoring and management tool (RMM) as a validator,” Sekoia stated in a report shared with The Hacker News. “Instead, we observed…
Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups across the Middle East are reportedly prepared to join forces with Hezbollah in Lebanon if the ongoing skirmishes with Israel escalate into a full-scale war. The current conflict, marked by almost daily exchanges of fire along the Lebanon-Israel border, was ignited by a brutal assault on southern Israel by Hamas fighters from Gaza in early October. This attack triggered a devastating Israeli response in Gaza and heightened tensions along its northern frontier with Lebanon. The situation deteriorated further this month following an Israeli airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military commander in southern Lebanon.…
The U.S. Department of State has announced the imposition of sanctions on Hakiman Shargh Research Company due to its involvement in the Iranian regime’s chemical weapons research and development. These sanctions are enacted under Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their supporters. The United States has designated Hakiman Shargh Research Company for engaging in activities or transactions that materially contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by the Iranian regime. This action follows repeated calls by the United States for Iran to address its noncompliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). These…
Iranian state media reported on Tuesday that Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has sent a letter to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, promising continued support for Hezbollah and other armed groups targeting Israel. According to Iran’s IRNA news agency, the letter represents “a clear message from the Islamic Republic to all the resistance groups in the region that Tehran will continue to support the Islamic resistance in West Asia.” In this context, West Asia refers to the Middle East. An Iranian expert on international affairs emphasized that this letter underscores Iran’s commitment to supporting resistance and jihadi groups in the region. The…
Masih Alinejad is fortunate to be alive. In late July 2022, a hitman stood on the front porch of her Brooklyn, N.Y., home. The man, bearded and dressed in a black T-shirt and baggy black shorts, had allegedly been hired as part of a plot orchestrated in Iran to assassinate Alinejad, a dissident and outspoken critic of the Iranian regime. The only thing separating him from Alinejad was her front door. Alinejad was home at the time, on a Zoom call with Russian chess champion and political activist Garry Kasparov and Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez. “I was in a…
On Tuesday, Hezbollah released a new propaganda video featuring drone footage of Israeli military bases and strategic locations in the Golan Heights. This comes amid reports alleging that a former bodyguard of the terror group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanon-Syria border. The 10-minute video, published by the Iran-backed organization, is similar to a compilation of footage released last month. It opens with an aerial view of northern Israel, highlighting areas such as Nahariya, Safed, and Haifa, as well as Mount Dov near the Lebanon border. The video showcases various military outposts in northern…
