Iran Update, August 6, 2024Johanna Moore, Kelly Campa, Carolyn Moorman, Alexandra Braverman, Siddhant Kishore, Annika Ganzeveld, Katherine Wells, Ria Reddy, and Brian CarterInformation Cutoff: 2:00 pm ETThe Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. Intelligence officials noted that it is not clear whether Iran and the Axis or Hezbollah would launch the first attack. The April 2024 attack consisted of only one large volley of drones and missiles fired from Iran. [5] Two of the NOTAMs cover areas near civilian flight paths in western Iran that Iran would presumably need to clear prior to conducting a retaliatory attack on Israel. CTP-ISW previously assessed that Iran could order simultaneous attacks on US forces as part of its retaliatory attack against Israel.

Source: CNN August 07, 2024 01:59 UTC