Iran-IAEA Negotiations: Iranian officials are signaling openness to cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and negotiations with the United States, likely to try to avoid the reimposition of UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on Iran.
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces: The Shia Coordination Framework (SCF) is trying to bypass the Iraqi parliament to strengthen the Popular Mobilization Forces. The SCF may plan to have the Iraqi Prime Minister issue an executive order to restructure and expand the PMF’s authority after the SCF’s attempt to do so through the legislature stalled.
Iranian Military Readiness: Iran is likely preparing for future conflicts with Israel and the United States by increasing funding for the Iranian armed forces and evaluating the combat readiness of armed forces units. The Iranian Parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approved a six-clause bill to increase the Iranian armed forces’ “defense capabilities.”
Iranian Economy: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei outlined a series of economic recommendations in a speech, which highlights the regime’s concern about worsening economic conditions and their potential to undermine internal stability. Khamenei also instructed Iranian officials and media outlets to emphasize Iran’s strengths and avoid portraying Iran as weak.
Iranian Centrifuge Capacity: Israeli airstrikes during the Israel-Iran War destroyed a key Iranian centrifuge research and development site, the Kalaye Electric Company, in Tehran, according to satellite imagery and the Institute for Science and International Security. US and Israeli airstrikes during the war targeted Iran’s centrifuge production facilities as well as active centrifuges, which will likely hinder Iran’s ability to enrich uranium in the near future.
Iran Update, September 8, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)
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