Bridget Toomey

3 days ago | fdd.org | Reagan Easter |Bridget Toomey |Joe Truzman |Bill Roggio

As Israel and Iran exchanged final volleys of fire in the early hours of June 24 after US President Donald Trump brokered a still-uncertain ceasefire, unknown actors, strongly thought to be Iran-backed Shiite militias, launched attacks on US and Iraqi bases throughout Iraq. Sabah al Numan, the military spokesman for Iraq’s prime minister, acknowledged the attacks in a statement released on the prime minister’s official X account.

4 days ago | longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio |Joe Truzman |Janatan Sayeh |Bridget Toomey

Iran launches missile attack on US base in Qatar | Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked US forces at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in response to the June 21 US airstrikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities. Analysis: How might Iran retaliate against the US? | Following US strikes on three nuclear sites, Tehran has threatened to target American bases in the Middle East, continue missile attacks on Israel, and close the Strait of Hormuz.

1 week ago | fdd.org | Pavak Patel |Behnam Ben Taleblu |Bridget Toomey

The Islamic Republic of Iran is once again firing ballistic missiles at Israel — more than 380 of them and counting. Even with Israel’s campaign against Iran’s missiles and launchers, Iran is home to the largest ballistic missile arsenal in the Middle East. This arsenal is composed of close-range, short-range, and medium-range systems and both solid- and liquid-propellant systems. These projectiles are dispersed across above and below ground missile depots and bases across the country.

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Ahmad Sharawi |Bridget Toomey |Joe Truzman |Bill Roggio

Iraqi militias largely rely on rhetoric in response to Israel-Iran conflict—for now | Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have refrained from attacking Israel directly since the start of the war between Israel and Iran on June 13. However, there have been two unclaimed attacks on US interests in Iraq since Operation Rising Lion began, and the Iraqi groups have ramped up anti-Israeli and anti-American rhetoric, threatening US interests and mobilizing supporters through propaganda channels.

2 weeks ago | longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio |Bridget Toomey

The US Treasury Department added Kataib Imam Ali (the “Imam Ali Brigades”) to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists on June 12, 2025. Kataib Imam Ali is one of the many Iraqi militias that are part of Iran’s network of proxies in Iraq and the broader Middle East. The Treasury Department has not yet issued a statement expanding on the designation.