Iran Update, October 11, 2023
Andie Parry, Ashka Jhaveri, Johanna Moore, Annika Ganzeveld, and Amin Soltani
Information Cutoff: 3:00 pm EST
The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored acvies abroad that undermine
regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that aect the
stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Crical Threats Project (CTP) at the American
Enterprise Instute and the Instute for the Study of War (ISW) provides these updates daily. For more on
developments in Iran and the region, see our interacve map of Iran and the Middle East.
Note: CTP and ISW have refocused the update to cover the war in Israel. The new secons address
developments in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria, as well as noteworthy acvity from
Iran’s Axis of Resistance.
Key Takeaways
• Incursions by Hamas into southern Israel have slowed since October 9. Palesnian milias in Gaza
are using drones and rockets to strike towns in northern and southern Israel.
• The Lions’ Den—a West Bank-based Palesnian milia—mobilized supporters to hold marches
and engage in small arms clashes with Israeli security forces. Hamas is calling on its supporters in
the West Bank to storm Jerusalem on October 13.
• Lebanese Hezbollah red missiles, including an-tank munions, at Israeli security forces in
northern Israel.
• Members of Iran’s Axis of Resistance have arculated the thresholds at which they would
intervene in the war against Israel. These threats highlight the risk of the war expanding
throughout the region.
