================================================================================ OSINT SOURCES & REFERENCES All Sources Used in This Research Compiled: 2026-01-03 ================================================================================ ================================================================================ [1] OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT & INSTITUTIONAL SOURCES ================================================================================ IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency): - https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/25/06/gov2025-24.pdf - https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/iaea-director-general-grossis-statement-to-unsc-on-situation-in-iran-20-june-2025 US GOVERNMENT: - Treasury OFAC: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0308 - Treasury: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0063 - Treasury: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0189 - Treasury: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2648 - DOJ: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/ofac-designated-hezbollah-financier-and-eight-associates-charged-multiple-crimes-arising-out - DEA: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2016/02/01/dea-and-european-authorities-uncover-massive-hizballah-drug-and-money - Congress: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12106 - GovInfo: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-115hhrg25730/html/CHRG-115hhrg25730.htm UK PARLIAMENT: - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10284/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ [2] THINK TANKS & RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS ================================================================================ CRITICAL THREATS (AEI): - https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-update-december-31-2025 - https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-update-december-22-2025 INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (ISIS): - https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-report-may-2025 - https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/analysis-of-iaea-iran-verification-and-monitoring-and-npt-safeguards-reports-september-2025 FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES (FDD): - https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/07/02/how-hezbollah-fundraises-through-crime/ - https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2025/03/25/iran-strengthens-its-military-in-the-persian-gulf/ ATLANTIC COUNCIL: - https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/us-just-captured-maduro-whats-next-for-venezuela-and-the-region/ WASHINGTON INSTITUTE: - https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/deas-targeting-hezbollahs-global-criminal-support-network - https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/sites/default/files/pdf/LevittTestimony20251021-Senate%20caucus.pdf COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (CFR): - https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/irans-revolutionary-guards - https://www.cfr.org/interview/hezbollah-connection-syria-and-iran USIP (Iran Primer): - https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2023/oct/19/timeline-iran-and-hezbollah IRAN WATCH: - https://www.iranwatch.org/our-publications/articles-reports/irans-nuclear-timetable-weapon-potential UNITED AGAINST NUCLEAR IRAN (UANI): - https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/ideological-expansion/iranian-influence-lebanon-hezbollah-model ALMA RESEARCH CENTER: - https://israel-alma.org/special-report-hezbollah-in-the-digital-sphere-the-cyberattack-group-bqt-lock-and-its-leader-karim-fayad/ MIDDLE EAST FORUM: - https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/iranians-celebrate-maduros-fall-as-protests-challenge-khamenei -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ [3] NEWS MEDIA SOURCES ================================================================================ IRAN INTERNATIONAL: - https://www.iranintl.com/en/202305079860 - https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512115535 - https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601037844 - https://www.iranintl.com/en/202402090405 - https://www.iranintl.com/en/202508196725 AL JAZEERA: - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/23/get-away-from-hezbollah-has-israel-hacked-lebanons-telecoms-networks - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/3/irans-khamenei-says-rioters-must-be-put-in-their-place-amid-protests - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/3/internet-disruption-several-arrests-made-as-iran-protests-continue - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/15/what-is-irans-irgc-and-who-has-israel-killed CNN: - https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/middleeast/iran-protests-deadly-clashes-latam-intl TIMES OF ISRAEL: - https://www.timesofisrael.com/khameneis-day-old-hebrew-account-on-x-suspended-after-threats-against-israel/ - https://www.timesofisrael.com/meta-removes-iranian-leaders-facebook-instagram-accounts-for-content-violations/ - https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-iran-slam-venezuela-strikes-as-eu-and-uk-urge-respect-for-international-law/ JERUSALEM POST: - https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-826216 - https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-839388 NEWSWEEK: - https://www.newsweek.com/x-twitter-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-iran-supreme-leader-1975772 EURONEWS: - https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/03/analysis-what-does-the-fall-of-venezuelas-maduro-mean-for-tehran NBC NEWS: - https://www.nbcnews.com/world/latin-america/live-blog/venezuela-explosions-trump-maduro-live-updates-rcna251053 CBC: - https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-maduro-venezuela-strikes-9.7032572 FOX NEWS: - https://www.foxnews.com/world/irans-khamenei-lashes-out-protesters-nationwide-anti-regime-unrest-grows ABC NEWS: - https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-rises-10-violence-iran-protests-128861935 NCRI (National Council of Resistance of Iran): - https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-protests/iran-uprising-day-7-bloodshed-in-malekshahi-and-khameneis-panic-as-nation-defies-crackdown/ - https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-protests/iran-protests-day-5-regime-buildings-stormed-in-multiple-cities-as-demonstrations-expand-across-country/ HACKER NEWS (Cybersecurity): - https://thehackernews.com/2025/06/pro-iranian-hacktivist-group-leaks.html - https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/leaked-credentials-up-160-what.html CYBERSCOOP: - https://cyberscoop.com/iran-government-hack-leak-documents-hacktivist/ SECURITY WEEK: - https://www.securityweek.com/israeli-group-claims-lebanon-water-hack-as-cisa-reiterates-warning-on-simple-ics-attacks/ CYBERNEWS: - https://cybernews.com/security/billions-passwords-credentials-leaked-mother-of-all-breaches/ - https://cybernews.com/security/billions-credentials-exposed-infostealers-data-leak/ PJ MEDIA: - https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/01/03/the-capture-of-maduro-was-a-massive-blow-to-this-rogue-state-n4947874 CASPIAN NEWS: - https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/iranian-navy-and-irgc-aerospace-force-conduct-first-joint-missile-drill-in-indian-ocean-2025-2-26-0/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ [4] OSINT TOOLS & TECHNICAL SOURCES ================================================================================ CERTIFICATE TRANSPARENCY: - https://crt.sh/ SUBDOMAIN ENUMERATION: - https://api.hackertarget.com/hostsearch/ - https://api.hackertarget.com/dnslookup/ URL SCANNING: - https://urlscan.io/api/v1/search/ IP GEOLOCATION: - http://ip-api.com/json/ - https://ipinfo.io/ GOOGLE TAG MANAGER: - https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TLJW8TR - https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-PZ3N9B8 OSINT FRAMEWORKS: - https://osintme.com/index.php/2020/12/23/osint-iran-passive-reconnaissance-of-iranian-ip-space-iot-wifi-networks-social-media-and-more/ - https://osint.sh/subdomain/ - https://greypike.com/osint-framework/iran-resources HASH/EMAIL TOOLS: - https://github.com/balestek/hashtray - https://github.com/Akinarisekigawa/Gravsint - https://github.com/sham00n/buster USERNAME SEARCH: - https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock - https://github.com/soxoj/maigret - https://github.com/soxoj/osint-namecheckers-list -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ [5] WIKIPEDIA REFERENCES ================================================================================ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Iran_relations - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funding_of_Hezbollah - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ [6] TARGET WEBSITES ANALYZED ================================================================================ HEZBOLLAH/LEBANESE: - https://moqawama.org.lb (Islamic Resistance - Hezbollah) - https://english.almanar.com.lb (Al-Manar TV) - https://english.alahednews.com.lb (Al-Ahed News) IRANIAN REGIME: - https://khamenei.ir (Supreme Leader office) - https://farsi.khamenei.ir - https://english.khamenei.ir - https://www.tasnimnews.com (Tasnim News - IRGC-linked) - https://www.presstv.ir (Press TV - state media) - https://mehrnews.com (Mehr News Agency) - https://farsnews.ir (Fars News - IRGC-linked) - https://defapress.ir (Defense Press) - https://en.irna.ir (IRNA - official news agency) IRANIAN GOVERNMENT: - https://president.ir (Presidency) - https://dolat.ir (Government portal) - https://mfa.gov.ir (Foreign Ministry) - https://aeoi.org.ir (Atomic Energy Organization) - https://www.modafl.ir (Ministry of Defense) SEIZED DOMAINS (US DOJ): - moqawama.org (seized) - almanarnews.org (seized) - manarnews.org (seized) - almanar-tv.org (seized) - alshahid.org (seized) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ [7] SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS TRACKED ================================================================================ KHAMENEI: - Twitter/X: @khamenei_ir (1M+ followers) - Twitter/X: @Khamenei_m (Khamenei Media) - Website: khamenei.ir - Instagram: REMOVED by Meta (Feb 2024) - Facebook: REMOVED by Meta (Feb 2024) - Hebrew X account: SUSPENDED (Jan 2024) HEZBOLLAH/MOQAWAMA: - Twitter: @almoqawama1 - YouTube: MoqawamaOrg - SoundCloud: audiomoqawama AL-AHED NEWS: - Facebook: facebook.com/AlAhedEnglish/ - Twitter: twitter.com/English_AlAhed/ - Telegram: t.me/Eng_ahed/ AL-MANAR: - Telegram: (via /static/r.php?r=telegram) - Twitter: (via /static/r.php?r=twitter) - WhatsApp: almanar.com.lb/whatsapp/ ================================================================================ END SOURCES DOCUMENT ================================================================================