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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 10h

Turkey floated $100 million Halkbank settlement idea at WH last month-sources

Halkbank reportedly secretly transferred $20 billion in restricted funds, converted oil revenues to gold & cash to benefit Iranian interests
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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 10h

US targets Chinese companies over drone components used by Hamas, Houthis www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 10h

Jordan sentences nine in Muslim Brotherhood plot against kingdom
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Jordan sentences nine in Muslim Brotherhood plot against kingdom | The National

Defendants receive prison sentences for missile manufacturing, recruitment and training

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 10h

U.S. Forces Kill Al-Qaeda Affiliated Terrorist Planner in Syria. Muhammad ‘Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad was a member of Ansar al-Islam www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-...

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 10h

Shin Bet says it foiled Iranian attempt to smuggle advanced weapons to West Bank terror ops
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Shin Bet says it foiled Iranian attempt to smuggle advanced weapons to West Bank terror ops

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 10h

Two men on trial in UK over alleged plot against Jewish community
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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 3d

This. 💯 this. Must read:

How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting Before It Happened
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/n...

How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting Before It Happened

www.nytimes.com

Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 5d

New piece on #Hezbollah (yours truly) & Wanger Group (@JohnLechner1) in Africa published by @FightExtremism & @KASonline www.counterextremism.com/sites/defaul...
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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 7d

Treasury Targets Iranian Weapons Procurement Networks Supporting Ballistic Missile and Military Aircraft Programs, including companies in Iran, China, Hong Kong, Portugal & Germany
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Treasury Targets Iranian Weapons Procurement Networks Supporting Ballistic Missile and Military Aircraft Programs

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 7d

Hundreds of Generals Try to Keep a Straight Face
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Hundreds of Generals Try to Keep a Straight Face

Pete Hegseth gathered commanders from around the globe to unveil new physical-fitness standards.

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 7d

Hamas terrorist disguised as hostage waiving a white flag attempts to kidnap IDF soldiers in Gaza
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Hamas attempts to kidnap IDF soldiers | The Jerusalem Post

During operations in the Gaza Strip, soldiers took notice of a figure waving a white flag in their direction and calling for help.

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 8d

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff in a scathing ruling that accused Trump officials of ignoring and disrespecting the court www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 8d

Human rights concerned apparently not a factor as U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...

U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 9d

The critiques from multiple top officers come as Hegseth reorders U.S. military priorities — centering the Pentagon on perceived threats to the homeland, narrowing U.S. competition with China, & downplaying America’s role in Europe and Africa www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Military leaders voice concern over Hegseth’s new Pentagon strategy

Top military officials have voiced concern over the Trump administration’s forthcoming defense strategy, exposing a divide between the Pentagon’s political and uniformed leadership.

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 9d

Netanyahu apologizes for killing Qatari citizen, in reported quotes of phone call with Qatari PM

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Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no plan’ to strike Qatar again, in readout of phone call with Qatari PM

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 9d

What Salt Typhoon Shows About the Cyber Power of China’s Spy Agency
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...

How China’s Secretive Spy Agency Became a Cyber Powerhouse

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 10d

U.S. Air Force documentary/dramatization of the American fighter squadrons sent up to defend Israel from massed Iranian attacks on the evening of April 13, 2024. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Efm...

Dangerous Game

YouTube video by United States Air Force

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 12d

Self goal …. Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S. Some issues in the document, which is issued every four years, had become politically inconvenient, former officials said. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.

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Seamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 12d

Citing, in part, Telegram’s general refusal to respond to most law enforcement requests, a U.S. Attorney’s Office sought and received remote access to Telegram’s servers.

www.courtwatch.news/p/145-biking...

#145: Biking Across America to Murder a Governor

Man arrested heading to Charlie Kirk memorial. Plus: Comey indicted, airline employees smuggling, DOJ legally hacking Telegram, Meta barred from narc'ing.

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 12d

Former U.S. Army National Guardsman Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Provide Al-Qaida with Weapons
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Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Provide Al-Qaida with Weapons

A criminal complaint was unsealed today after a Tulsa, Oklahoma, man appeared before a federal judge for attempting to provide 3-D printed weapons to an individual he believed was receiving them on be...

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 12d

Assata Shakur, wanted Black Liberation Army member who murdered a New Jersey state trooper, dies at 78 in Cuba - ABC News abcnews.go.com/US/assata-sh...

Assata Shakur, wanted Black Liberation Army member, dies at 78 in Cuba

Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, fled to Cuba after her conviction of the murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster.

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 12d

Dearborn Man Gets Nearly 3 Years After Antisemitic Tirade Outside Bloomfield Township Synagogue www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/336...

Dearborn Man Gets Nearly 3 Years After Antisemitic Tirade Outside Bloomfield Township Synagogue

Hassan Chokr, 38, of Dearborn, was sentenced Wednesday in Detroit federal court to 2 years and 10 months in prison after going on an antisemitic tirade outside a Bloomfield Township synagogue in December 2022.

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 12d

Two PIJ gunmen planning imminent terror attack killed by troops in West Bank - IDF
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Two PIJ gunmen planning imminent terror attack killed by troops in West Bank – IDF

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 12d

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s food aid program is effective, says VP of Samaritan’s Purse after visiting Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | I visited Gaza. The food aid surprised me.

The widely criticized Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is doing a good job under dire conditions.

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Matthew Levitt @mattlevitt.bsky.social · 12d

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by the AP show apnews.com/article/iran...

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by the AP show

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.

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