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June 24, 2025

Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior advisor to the Counter Extremism Project, cautioned that Tehran may already be close to exhausting its proxy playbook.

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June 24, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 24, 2025

Continued fire between Israel and Iran despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire drew an angry response from President Trump. Hours after the truce went into effect, Israel said Iran had fired missiles at it and promised to “respond with force.” Meanwhile...

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June 24, 2025

CEPs Alexander RItzmann highlighted that the core of the new youth neo-Nazi groups appears to radicalize offline, through interactions with friends, at sports events, during demonstrations, or within the family. Their hyper-visibility on TikTok or...

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June 23, 2025

Iran’s spiritual leader has faced many challenges in his life, but the current military confrontation with Israel is the most severe crisis yet for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The spiritual system of the Islamic Republic that he leads is under threat –...

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June 23, 2025

After US strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump signaled he is willing to resume talks with the country. But a short while later, he mentioned the possibility of a regime change in the Islamic Republic. Interview with Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler.

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June 23, 2025

Hans-Jakob Schindler from the international Counter Extremism Project also warns: The risk of attacks is likely to increase significantly worldwide – including in Europe and Germany – as a result of the Israeli offensive "Rising Lion" and the United...

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June 23, 2025

The US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities was followed by a retaliatory strike by Iran. The target was a US base in Qatar. [Counter Extremism Project Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler, Middle East expert, explains on WELT TV what consequences...

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June 23, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 23, 2025

Israel targeted Evin prison in Tehran on Monday, one of the most potent symbols of Iran's governing system, in what Israel called the most intense bombing yet of the Iranian capital, a day after the United States joined the war by blasting nuclear...

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June 23, 2025

Iran: Continue to side with the regime. Regime change in Iran requires a strong opposition, says security expert [Counter Extremism Project Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler. However, leadership and a shared vision are currently lacking.

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June 23, 2025

While Fordo and Natanz, the two main uranium enrichment sites, have "suffered serious damage, and these reserves are not going to enrich themselves," notes Hans-Jakob Schindler, a former German diplomat in Tehran who worked on Iran's nuclear program...