Eye on Extremism: March 10, 2026
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ran launched new attacks on Tuesday at Israel and Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure on the Middle East in a war started by Israel and the United States that has rattled world markets and shows no signs of a letup. In Bahrain, authorities said an Iranian attack hit a residential building in the capital, Manama, killing a 29-year-old woman and wounding eight people. Saudi Arabia said it destroyed two drones over its oil-rich eastern region and Kuwait’s National Guard said it shot down six drones.
Reuters: White supremacist content grips teens plotting attacks in Southeast Asia
Across Southeast Asia - home to hundreds of millions of people of different ethnicities and faiths - police are grappling with a surge in teenagers plotting violence inspired by white supremacists such as Christchurch mosque attacker Brenton Tarrant, according to interviews with security officials in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
CEP Mentions
In Germany, the debate is increasingly framed through the lens of hybrid tactics. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, said: “It’s clear that the defense strategy of the Islamic regime in Iran really is hybrid warfare. ” He added that the idea Tehran could try to “increase the economic and political costs of military confrontation globally by using terror attacks as they had a history in the past of doing” is “definitely something that is very clear. ”
National Post: Exclusive: The exiled sheikh seeking to make Qatar 'a moderate country'
While formally a U.S. ally, Qatari’s ruling elite shelters and bankrolls Islamist movements including Hamas, Taliban elements, al‑Qaeda affiliates, and Muslim Brotherhood networks, making Doha one of the world’s key state enablers of jihadist terrorism, according to the Counter Extremism Project think tank.
ZDF: Iranian terrorist attacks in Germany? Experts assume an increased risk| ZDFheute live
What has changed within just a few days? What networks does the regime have in Germany? How are supporters being mobilized? How prepared are the German security authorities for possible actions? Alica Jung discusses these issues with Marc Henrichmann, CDU, Chairman of the Parliamentary Control Panel, Hans-Jakob Schindler, terrorism and Middle East expert [and CEP Senior Director], and ZDF correspondent Elmar Theveßen in Washington.
WELT: Iranian missiles – “One stray missile yes, two stray missiles no”
Iran is relying on hybrid warfare and decentralized military structures in its war against Israel and the US. A peaceful transition seems impossible, says Hans-Jakob Schindler, Middle East expert [and CEP Senior Director], on WELT TV.
Analysis
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 reshaped the political landscape of the Middle East, replacing Iran’s Western-backed leader with an Islamic Republic. It transformed modern political extremism. Now, more than 40 years later, the Israeli–US attacks have killed the country’s supreme leader, creating the possibility of regime change. It reminds us these fault lines are far from settled.
Jerusalem Post: Iran’s missile fire rate has collapsed by 92%: What comes next? – analysis
Ten days into Operation Epic Fury, the data tells a decisive and irreversible story. Iran’s ballistic missile launch rate has fallen approximately 92% from its day one peak, collapsing from 480 launches on February 28 to just 40 on March 9.
As the American-Israeli military campaign pounds Iran, Israel’s smaller adversary in Gaza is relatively quiet—for now—but will remain a thorn in Israel’s side, waiting for the war to end. More than two years into the conflict, Israel has yet to conclude its campaign against the Gaza-based terrorist organization Hamas. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since October 2025. Though sporadic violence continues, the truce has largely held, and the next phase of the agreement is already under discussion.
United States
The Department of State is designating the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and intends to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, effective March 16, 2026. The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood uses unrestrained violence against civilians to undermine efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan and advance its violent Islamist ideology. Its fighters, many receiving training and other support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), have conducted mass executions of civilians. The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood’s al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade was designated pursuant to E.O. 14098 in September 2025 for its role in Sudan’s brutal war.
The new bombing incident that could have killed the New York city mayor but failed has attracted the attention of the whole country and has created a new debate on the issue of online radicalization among the youth. According to the investigators, the case is about two teenagers who went to suburban Pennsylvania and were found to have planned to blow themselves up with improvised bomb bombs in a demonstration in Manhattan. The law enforcers are looking at the possibility of extremist propaganda.
Fox News: Storage facility raided as feds investigate alleged ISIS-inspired NYC bomb throwers
Federal investigators raided a storage facility as part of the probe into two suburban Pennsylvania teens accused of carrying out an ISIS-inspired terror attack by allegedly throwing improvised explosive devices outside the New York City mayor’s home. The suspects, 18-year-old Emir Balat of Langhorne and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi of Newtown, traveled from Bucks County to Manhattan on Saturday, where police said they ignited and hurled explosive devices into a protest crowd outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence.
FBI investigators conducted at least three controlled detonations at a Public Storage in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, late Monday while working the case of an alleged terror plot in New York City. Federal investigators haven't revealed yet what they found at the storage facility on South Flowers Mill Road in Middletown Township, or what they blew up and why.
New York Times: Trump Antisemitism Inquiry Demanding List of Jews at Penn Heads to Court
Jacob Naimark, a law student at the University of Pennsylvania, has worried ever since he learned that Trump administration investigators had demanded that his school turn over the names of many Jewish people on campus. “It was disturbing,” said Mr. Naimark, a co-president of the school’s Jewish Law Students Association, adding: “We know very well the history of governments assembling lists of Jews does not end well.” On Tuesday, a federal judge in Philadelphia is considering whether the government’s tactics went too far.
Fox News: Schools boost antisemitism grades in ADL report but students say hostility persists
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released its 2026 Campus Antisemitism Report Card, revealing a discrepancy between universities' improved policies and students' experiences with anti-Jewish hate. The report card assessed 150 colleges and universities using 32 criteria that fell into three categories: administrative policies, Jewish life on campus, campus conduct and climate concerns. The number of colleges and universities receiving As and Bs on their report cards more than doubled since 2024, going from 23.5% to 58%. Additionally, the ADL noted that grades of 47% of the 135 schools assessed in 2025 improved in 2026. The grade distribution among the colleges and universities included 23 As, 64 Bs, 53 Cs, 6 Ds and 4 Fs.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Nick Fuentes apologized for assaulting a Jewish woman. This is her story.
Recently Nick Fuentes, the far-right influencer and unrepentant antisemite and misogynist, did something unusual for him: He apologized to a Jew. Sort of. The apology was court-ordered, and Fuentes himself was not present for it. His attorney handed a note to the recipient, 59-year-old Marla Rose, and quickly demanded it back before it could appear in public.
Jewish Insider: Ann Arbor mayoral candidate featured Hamas supporter in campaign video
A mayoral candidate in Ann Arbor, Mich., featured an open Hamas supporter in his campaign video, Jewish Insider has learned. Justin Yuan, co-chair of Michigan’s Huron Valley Democratic Socialists of America, made a brief appearance in Washtenaw County commissioner and DSA member Yousef Rabhi’s video ad promoting Rabhi’s mayoral bid ahead of August’s Democratic primary.
Dario Sanchez woke up to the sound of a loudspeaker blaring outside his home on July 15, 2025: “Come out with your hands up.” Before he could finish getting dressed, Sanchez said his door burst off its hinges. The FBI rushed in, handcuffed both Sanchez and his girlfriend and began asking what he knew about a recent shooting that occurred outside an immigration facility in Alvarado.
Canada
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Two more Toronto-area synagogues hit with gunfire over Shabbat
Two more Toronto synagogues were hit with gunfire on Shabbat, making three struck since last week. A shooter fired through the glass doors of Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in the Thornhill neighborhood, at about 11:45 p.m. Friday. Two maintenance workers were still cleaning up from a Shabbat dinner.
Cyprus
Reuters: Suspected Hamas member detained in Cyprus over weapons procurement
Cypriot authorities have detained a suspected member of Palestinian militant group Hamas wanted in Germany for procuring weapons and ammunition for attacks on Israeli or Jewish facilities, German federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. The Lebanese-born suspect, identified only as Kamel M. in line with German privacy rules, was detained at Cyprus' Larnaca airport on March 6, arriving from Lebanon, they added in a statement.
Switzerland
Switzerland saw a sharp increase in online antisemitism in 2025 despite real-world incidents dropping by 20%. This was revealed by the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities SIG and the GRA Foundation Against Racism and Antisemitism in their Antisemitism Report 2025.
United Kingdom
BBC: Jury out in trial of student accused of Hamas support
A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a former student accused of expressing support for Hamas a day after its militants entered Israel.
BBC: Woman 'celebrating freedom, not Hamas', court told
A student activist who gave a speech at a pro-Palestine rally a day after the 7 October attacks was "celebrating freedom" and not a terrorist, her lawyers have argued at trial. Hanin Barghouthi faces accusations of expressing support for Hamas after telling a crowd "yesterday was victory" at a rally in Brighton on 8 October, 2023. The 24-year-old, from East Sussex, has previously denied the charge.
Express: Anti-Muslim hate definition will hand Islamists perfect cover says former-extremism chief
Britain's former anti-extremism tsar has reportedly broken cover to attack the government's newly minted definition of anti-Muslim hostility warning it hands extremists a ready-made tool to dodge accountability and silence dissenting voices within Muslim communities.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: US Puts Taliban On Wrongful Detention List, Demands Release Of Americans
The United States has called on the Taliban to release all detained American citizens after placing the group on its list of entities responsible for unlawful detention. The US State Department told Afghanistan International that the Taliban must end what it described as hostage diplomacy or face consequences.
Reuters: US designation of Afghanistan 'regrettable,' Afghan Taliban says
The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday called the U.S decision to designate Afghanistan a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" regrettable, and said it wanted to resolve the matter through dialogue after the U.S. demanded the release of U.S. citizens held. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday he was designating the Taliban government a "state sponsor of wrongful detention," and urged Kabul to free all detained U.S. citizens, including Mahmood Habibi and Dennis Coyle.
Afghanistan International: Taliban Official Threatens To Kill Americans With US-Supplied Weapons
A Taliban official in northern Afghanistan has threatened to kill Americans using weapons seized from US forces, as tensions between Washington and the Taliban escalated following America's designation of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention.
Afghanistan International: US Envoy Warns Taliban To Release Detained Americans Or Face Consequences
A US envoy has warned the Taliban to release detained American citizens, saying the Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan should not test Washington’s resolve or risk consequences similar to those faced by Iran and Venezuela.
Afghanistan International: NRF Leader Blames Taliban For Foreign Airstrikes On Afghanistan
Ahmad Massoud, leader of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front, says the current crisis in the country is a direct result of Taliban policies, accusing the group of sheltering the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and more than 20 other militant organisations.
Afghanistan International: Taliban Foreign Minister Says Group Facing Imposed War
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said Pakistan’s recent strikes were an unjust violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty during a meeting with foreign diplomats in Kabul. Muttaqi said the Taliban administration was facing what he described as an imposed war and had acted cautiously in defensive operations.
Iran
Iran International: Trump says Iran’s new supreme leader ‘cannot live in peace’
US President Donald Trump said he was unhappy with Iran's choice of a new supreme leader and said the country's new leader "cannot live in peace." "I don't believe he can live in peace," Trump said in an interview with Fox News, referring to Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei who has been installed as Iran's new supreme leader.
AFP: Responding to Trump, Iran’s IRGC says it ‘will determine the end of the war’
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it will “determine the end of the war” in the Middle East after US President Donald Trump said the conflict would end “soon.” “It is we who will determine the end of the war,” the IRGC says in a statement.
Middle East Eye: Iran uses warheads weighing over one tonne against Israeli-US targets, IRGC say
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announce the 34th wave of attacks against US-Israeli targets "with pinpoint missiles and warheads weighing more than one tonne". According to the Iranian Tasnim agency, the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force announced yesterday that they will use missiles with warheads weighing one tonne or more.
Caspian Post: IRGC Sets Conditions for Safe Passage Through Strait of Hormuz
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced new conditions under which countries could receive safe passage through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC said that any Arab or European country that expels the ambassadors of Israel and the US from its territory will be granted unrestricted access to the waterway starting March 10, The Caspian Post reports via foreign media.
Jordan News: IRGC: Ready to Confront U.S. Fleet in the Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that U.S. President Donald Trump has failed to trigger a social collapse within Iran or mobilize the people against the Islamic regime. The IRGC added that Trump’s attempts to force Tehran into a swift surrender at minimal cost—through the assassination of Iranian leaders—have failed to achieve their objectives.
The IDF stated that it struck in Tehran and several other Iranian cities in a series of statements overnight between Monday and Tuesday. The military identified several operatives in Iran's ballistic missile program operating in the west of the country, preparing to launch missiles towards Israel on Monday. Following their identification, an Israel Air Force fighter jet struck and dismantled the launcher and killed the operatives before a launch could occur, the military confirmed on Tuesday.
Iran International: Basij chief at Iran armed forces general staff killed in US-Israeli strikes
Asadollah Badfar, head of the Basij at Iran's armed forces general staff, has been reported killed during joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Badfar previously served as head of the Basij secretariat at the armed forces general staff.
Iran International: Iran security chief says Strait of Hormuz will bring ‘defeat’ for warmongers
Ali Larijani said on Tuesday the Strait of Hormuz would either remain a route of peace and prosperity or become a place of defeat for what he called warmongers.
Fox News: Iran’s new supreme leader is ‘his father on steroids,’ experts warn of hardline rule
"Think of Mojtaba Khamenei as his father on steroids." That is how Kasra Aarabi, director of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps research at the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, described Iran’s new supreme leader in comments to Fox News Digital following reports that the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been selected to lead the Islamic Republic.
Iraq
Al Arabiya English: Iran’s IRGC say targeted US base in Iraq’s Kurdistan region
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Tuesday they targeted a US base in Iraq’s Kurdistan region as the war with the United States and Israel continues. “The headquarters of the invading US army in al-Harir Air Base in the Kurdistan region was targeted with five missiles,” the Guards said in a statement on their Telegram channel.
Israel
Associated Press: CCTV video shows the moment an Iran missile hit central Israel
In the CCTV released by Or Yehuda municipality, a man is seen walking next to a road as a huge explosion occurs. The man is then seen falling down, while another person rushes to help him seconds after. The municipality of Or Yehuda said Monday the man was seriously injured.
Jerusalem Post: Fifty percent of Iranian ballistic missiles have been cluster munitions, IDF reveals
Fifty percent of the ballistic missiles that Iran has fired on Israel during the current war have been cluster munitions, the IDF Home Front Command said on Tuesday.
Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday that it had completed a wave of airstrikes targeting branches of a Hezbollah-linked financial institution across Lebanon, as it kept up the pressure on the Iran-backed terror group. The IDF said several Hezbollah operatives were also killed by troops conducting ground operations inside Lebanon.
Jerusalem Post: WATCH: IDF hits Hezbollah Radwan Force site, rocket launcher in Lebanon
The IDF identified a cell of Hezbollah terrorists, directing an aircraft to carry out a strike on Monday, the military announced on Tuesday. The IDF also struck a Hezbollah rocket launcher in southern Lebanon early on Tuesday morning, the military stated.
Naharnet: Report: US tasks Barrack with Lebanese-Syrian-Israeli peace plan, wants Hezbollah in talks
A U.S. diplomatic initiative has been launched to address the Lebanese situation but this move does not mean Washington is concerned with an immediate halt to the Israel-Hezbollah war, well-informed sources said. The sources revealed to the pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper that that the U.S. move came as a result of contacts made by Lebanese officials with Western mediators, who facilitated communication with the American administration, which expressed willingness to get involved.
Naharnet: Can Amal and Hezbollah mend rift after Fneish's meeting with Berri?
Former minister Mohammad Fneish has in recent days visited Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh, carrying a verbal message from Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem. According to An-Nahar newspaper, the message focused on the following points:
Naharnet: Raad says Hezbollah has no choice but 'resistance', self-defense
The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc Mohammad Raad vowed to continue fighting Israel "whatever the cost," on Monday, in remarks broadcast by Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV.
Syria
Naharnet: Syria accuses Hezbollah of firing shells into its territory
Syria said Iran-backed Hezbollah had fired artillery shells into its territory from Lebanon overnight, state media reported on Tuesday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Lebanese Shia movement.
Nigeria
Reuters: US warns citizens in Nigeria of possible 'terrorist threat'
The U.S. embassy in Nigeria warned American citizens of a possible "terrorist threat" against U.S. facilities and affiliated schools in the West African country in a security alert late on Monday.
Reuters: Islamist militants kill 15 in coordinated raids across northeast Nigeria
Islamist militants killed at least 12 soldiers and three civilians in coordinated overnight attacks in northeast Nigeria, military sources and residents said on Monday, as attacks on armed forces intensify. A 17-year Islamist insurgency in the region has killed thousands of people and displaced 2 million, according to aid groups, despite major military campaigns.
Bangladesh
BD News 24: Surrendered extremists returning to armed activities, warns RAB
Extremists who had previously surrendered and entered rehabilitation programmes are returning to armed activity following the political transition in August 2024, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has warned.
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