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März 7, 2026

[CEP Senior Director] Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler analyzes the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. He emphasizes that President Peseshkian has no control over the military: “The Revolutionary Guards act independently,” says Hans-Jakob...

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März 7, 2026

To assess the threat Iran might pose to Germany, DW spoke with extremism expert Hans‑Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project. "It's clear that the defense strategy of the Islamic regime in Iran really is hybrid warfare,"...

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How credible are claims of an Iranian hybrid warfare threat to Germany? DW's Giulia Saudelli asks terrorism analyst [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler if Iran poses a real danger to Germany.

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März 5, 2026

“What consequences will war with Iran have for the region? And how likely is regime change?” CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler joins debate on the situation in Iran.

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März 5, 2026

“How will the Iran war reshape the Middle East? And is regime change a realistic prospect?” CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler joins roundtable on the situation in Iran.

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März 5, 2026

[Counter Extremism Project Senior (CEP) Director] Security expert Hans-Jakob Schindler analyzes the current situation in Iran – The regime is economically and regionally isolated, but remains stable internally. The attacks on Kurdish groups in Iraq...

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März 5, 2026

[Counter Extremism Project Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler, a former UN Security Council co-ordinator for monitoring ISIS and Al Qaeda, said ISIS has sensed that "this is our opportunity to come back". He said the group's willingness to declare...

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März 4, 2026

"The aim is to drive up the political and economic costs for the Americans and Israelis," Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, head of the Berlin-based think tank Counter Extremism Project, told our editorial team. "The Iranians hope that Saudi...

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März 3, 2026

On Saturday, the US and Israel began their war against Iran. One of their stated goals is to overthrow the regime in Tehran. The allies have also relied on intelligence information in this endeavor. ZDFheute spoke live with Middle East expert [CEP...

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März 3, 2026

Terrorism expert and CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted about the situation in Iran and the terrorist threat in Germany. [At 5:12]