However, terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project said he did not find that explanation convincing, saying: 'The personnel links to the Hamas leadership are too close.' Schindler said Hamas' growing weakness following...

Eye on Extremism: July 23, 2026

US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Iran with major military action if Yemen’s Houthis carried out further attacks on commercial shipping. Trump said the Houthis had resumed attacks amid the US conflict with Iran, accusing the group of...

Eye on Extremism: July 22, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Iran on Wednesday of flying members of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps into Yemen, saying Tehran’s actions helped ignite a renewed confrontation between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels....

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...