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....

Eye on Extremism: July 14, 2026

Yemen's Houthi movement fired missiles at Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control on Monday, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between ‌the kingdom and the Iran-aligned group. Reuters: Houthis fire...

Joshua Fisher-Birch, researcher at the Counter Extremism Project in New York, said it would be a mistake to view any white, ethnonationalist group as being focused on the local, instead of the national or global.

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Groups Continue to Encourage Attacks on World Cup Events, Alleged Owner of Neo-Fascist Forum Advertises on Dark Web Imageboard That Glorifies Mass Shooters

(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:

Eye on Extremism: July 13, 2026

The United Kingdom on Monday blamed an Iran-linked proxy group for a string of antisemitic arson attacks targeting British Jewish sites, prompting the government to ban Tehran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and impose sweeping new...

Iran and Middle East expert Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler strongly contradicts Tehran's account: The Strait of Hormuz was never truly open. In an interview, he explains why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is sabotaging promises and why the risk of...