Eye on Extremism: July 21, 2026

Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on​Tuesday after threats from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, as a widening Middle East conflict disrupted shipping through two of the world's most critical energy chokepoints...

US military attacks on Iranian targets continue, while Iran speaks of "full-scale war." The escalation over the Strait of Hormuz and the nuclear program is intensifying. "The spiral of escalation simply continues," says Iran expert Hans-Jakob...

Eye on Extremism: July 20, 2026

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, a move that opens a new front against ​the United States in its war on Iran and widens the threat to global energy supplies and trade beyond the Gulf...

Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project finds Hamas's denial unconvincing due to close personal ties to Hamas leadership. Media reports suggest the man arrested in London is the son of high-ranking Hamas official Bassem...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS-Linked and Pro-ISIS Groups Call for Lone Actor Terrorism on Multiple Platforms; Under-18 Youth Clubs Promote Unity Among Extreme Right

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. In this week’s issue:

For terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project—an organization based in New York and Berlin—this account lacks credibility. The personal ties to Hamas's leadership are simply too close.

Eye on Extremism: July 17, 2026

An Iranian cleric said any negotiations or agreement with the United States would run counter to the position of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, urging officials to abandon hopes of talks after the recent war. Iran International: Cleric says talks...

Eye on Extremism: July 16, 2026

Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, posing a potent new threat ​to global energy supplies. Reuters...

Oświęcim, Poland (April 30, 2026) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is proud to organize Ground Glass, a new exhibition by Jewish-American photographer Hannah Altman (b. 1995). The exhibition honors the life and work of Holocaust victim Lore...

Eye on Extremism: July 15, 2026

Iran’s ​Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close “all other export corridors that benefit the US and its allies”, Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the US reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports....