Matthew Levitt
@mattlevitt.bsky.social
Director, Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism & Intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University; Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University
UK Sanctions Aliakbar Ansari for funding IRGC
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October 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
UK Sanctions Aliakbar Ansari for funding IRGC
search-uk-sanctions-list.service.gov.uk/designations... @FCDOGovUK
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Global Gangsters: #Hezbollah’s Latin American Drug Trafficking Operations @SenateDems @SenateGOP @WashInstitute www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
October 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Global Gangsters: #Hezbollah’s Latin American Drug Trafficking Operations @SenateDems @SenateGOP @WashInstitute www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...
Pleasure talking Gaza ceasefire with @ShiraEfron on @FareedZakaria GPS program @cnn this Sunday morning.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Pleasure talking Gaza ceasefire with @ShiraEfron on @FareedZakaria GPS program @cnn this Sunday morning.
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New piece on #Hezbollah (yours truly) & Wanger Group (@JohnLechner1) in Africa published by @FightExtremism & @KASonline www.counterextremism.com/sites/defaul...
@WashInstitute
@WashInstitute
October 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New piece on #Hezbollah (yours truly) & Wanger Group (@JohnLechner1) in Africa published by @FightExtremism & @KASonline www.counterextremism.com/sites/defaul...
@WashInstitute
@WashInstitute
IDF reports that troops operating in Gaza City located & dismantled a manned Hamas combat compound. Inside, they found large quantities of weapons, including ~20 explosive devices, dozens of grenades & assorted firearms, as well as stolen humanitarian aid.
September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
IDF reports that troops operating in Gaza City located & dismantled a manned Hamas combat compound. Inside, they found large quantities of weapons, including ~20 explosive devices, dozens of grenades & assorted firearms, as well as stolen humanitarian aid.
24 years ago I led the analytical team focused on UA175. So many emotions standing here now
September 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
24 years ago I led the analytical team focused on UA175. So many emotions standing here now
#Hamas ‘residential headquarters’ hit in Doha, Qatar www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/w...
September 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#Hamas ‘residential headquarters’ hit in Doha, Qatar www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/w...
In effort to build support ahead of 9/11 anniversary, the pro-al-Qaeda media group al-Yaqin has begun promoting an "aid project" to "feed the hungry" in Gaza, which it said was dedicated by a little-known Gaza-based group called Ahrar Bayt al-Maqdis
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September 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
In effort to build support ahead of 9/11 anniversary, the pro-al-Qaeda media group al-Yaqin has begun promoting an "aid project" to "feed the hungry" in Gaza, which it said was dedicated by a little-known Gaza-based group called Ahrar Bayt al-Maqdis
monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b000...
monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b000...
Mobile app launched for al-Qaeda's North Africa branch AQIM. The Android app gives access to AQIM output spanning several years monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b000...
September 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Mobile app launched for al-Qaeda's North Africa branch AQIM. The Android app gives access to AQIM output spanning several years monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b000...
Treasury Sanctions Southeast Asian Networks Targeting Americans with Cyber Scams content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UST...
September 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Treasury Sanctions Southeast Asian Networks Targeting Americans with Cyber Scams content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UST...
State Department creates a 'State Sponsors of Wrongful Detention' designation list www.state.gov/releases/off...
September 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
State Department creates a 'State Sponsors of Wrongful Detention' designation list www.state.gov/releases/off...
FinCEN Advisory on the Use of Chinese Money Laundering Networks by Mexico-Based Transnational Criminal Organizations to Launder Illicit Proceeds www.fincen.gov/sites/defaul...
August 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
FinCEN Advisory on the Use of Chinese Money Laundering Networks by Mexico-Based Transnational Criminal Organizations to Launder Illicit Proceeds www.fincen.gov/sites/defaul...
Lots of great info in Canada's new Assessment of money laundering & terrorist financing in Canada. Great big picture analysis & gems like this:
"The Port of Montréal is a known link where luxury vehicles are shipped to Lebanon, financially supporting #Hezbollah"
www.canada.ca/content/dam/...
"The Port of Montréal is a known link where luxury vehicles are shipped to Lebanon, financially supporting #Hezbollah"
www.canada.ca/content/dam/...
August 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Lots of great info in Canada's new Assessment of money laundering & terrorist financing in Canada. Great big picture analysis & gems like this:
"The Port of Montréal is a known link where luxury vehicles are shipped to Lebanon, financially supporting #Hezbollah"
www.canada.ca/content/dam/...
"The Port of Montréal is a known link where luxury vehicles are shipped to Lebanon, financially supporting #Hezbollah"
www.canada.ca/content/dam/...
My Latest ... Tehran’s Homeland Option: Terror Pathways for Iran to Strike in the United States ctc.westpoint.edu/tehrans-home...
August 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My Latest ... Tehran’s Homeland Option: Terror Pathways for Iran to Strike in the United States ctc.westpoint.edu/tehrans-home...
Iran’s Quiet Reach: Mapping Tehran’s Influence and Radicalisation Efforts Across Europe @JoanaDeusPereir
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(citing to piece by myself & @sarahboches for @icct.bsky.social on Iran's use of criminal networks in Europe for transnational repression)
ec.europa.eu/newsroom/hom...
(citing to piece by myself & @sarahboches for @icct.bsky.social on Iran's use of criminal networks in Europe for transnational repression)
August 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Iran’s Quiet Reach: Mapping Tehran’s Influence and Radicalisation Efforts Across Europe @JoanaDeusPereir
ec.europa.eu/newsroom/hom...
(citing to piece by myself & @sarahboches for @icct.bsky.social on Iran's use of criminal networks in Europe for transnational repression)
ec.europa.eu/newsroom/hom...
(citing to piece by myself & @sarahboches for @icct.bsky.social on Iran's use of criminal networks in Europe for transnational repression)
Stock Market Posts Worst Week in Months on Renewed Economic Fears.
Data showing cracks in the U.S. labor market and President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs shook investors around the world, weighing on stocks, the dollar and more
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Data showing cracks in the U.S. labor market and President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs shook investors around the world, weighing on stocks, the dollar and more
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
August 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Stock Market Posts Worst Week in Months on Renewed Economic Fears.
Data showing cracks in the U.S. labor market and President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs shook investors around the world, weighing on stocks, the dollar and more
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Data showing cracks in the U.S. labor market and President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs shook investors around the world, weighing on stocks, the dollar and more
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Treasury Takes Massive Action Against High-Profile Iranian Network content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UST...
July 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Treasury Takes Massive Action Against High-Profile Iranian Network content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UST...
My interview with Swiss NZZ on Iranian terror attacks abroad
July 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My interview with Swiss NZZ on Iranian terror attacks abroad
IDF reports rocket fired from@Khan Yunis toward aid distribution center in Rafah.
Hamas is actively trying to disrupt food aid to Gazans
Hamas is actively trying to disrupt food aid to Gazans
July 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
IDF reports rocket fired from@Khan Yunis toward aid distribution center in Rafah.
Hamas is actively trying to disrupt food aid to Gazans
Hamas is actively trying to disrupt food aid to Gazans
UK HM Treasury releases OFSI cryptoassets threat assessment report assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687e63...
July 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
UK HM Treasury releases OFSI cryptoassets threat assessment report assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687e63...
‘Breaking #Hezbollah’s Golden Rule’ recognized by Feed Spot
as a top counterterrorism podcast.
Catch up on seasons 1-2 now while we’re working on season 3. Watch this space …
@washinstitute.bsky.social
as a top counterterrorism podcast.
Catch up on seasons 1-2 now while we’re working on season 3. Watch this space …
@washinstitute.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
‘Breaking #Hezbollah’s Golden Rule’ recognized by Feed Spot
as a top counterterrorism podcast.
Catch up on seasons 1-2 now while we’re working on season 3. Watch this space …
@washinstitute.bsky.social
as a top counterterrorism podcast.
Catch up on seasons 1-2 now while we’re working on season 3. Watch this space …
@washinstitute.bsky.social
Al-Qaeda calls for gun and bomb attacks in US over Gaza monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b000...
July 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Al-Qaeda calls for gun and bomb attacks in US over Gaza monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b000...
Another case where Iran has someone carry out surveillance abroad for possible attacks on its opponents, this time German Jewish institutions and specific Jewish individuals
July 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Another case where Iran has someone carry out surveillance abroad for possible attacks on its opponents, this time German Jewish institutions and specific Jewish individuals
Visited the Nova Music Festival Exhibition in DC. Very powerful & painful but left uplifted by the fantastic work being done to help survivors & families heal
June 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Visited the Nova Music Festival Exhibition in DC. Very powerful & painful but left uplifted by the fantastic work being done to help survivors & families heal
New UK national security strategy 2025 noted Iranian activities targeting UK interests at home and overseas
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June 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New UK national security strategy 2025 noted Iranian activities targeting UK interests at home and overseas
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685ab0...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685ab0...