SOURCE INVENTORY: Iran-Israel-US Conflict -- Tehran's Strategic Perspective

Collection Date: 2026-03-03 Collector: intelligence-collector

OFFICIAL SOURCES (Rating A)

Death confirmation via Supreme National Security Council and IRNA/IRIB (referenced in multiple sources)
IRGC statement on Operation True Promise 4 (referenced in multiple sources)

Iran International -- Saudi-funded; critical of Iranian regime; useful for domestic politics but biased
NCRI/MEK -- Exiled opposition; strong bias; claims should be cross-referenced
IranWire -- Independent journalism; generally reliable on domestic matters
Geopolitical Economy Report -- Left-leaning; critical of US sanctions policy
FIU News -- Reza Pahlavi
FPIF -- The Pahlavi Mirage

Most reliable for confirmed facts: CENTCOM/DoD statements, IAEA reports, UN records, major wire services
Useful but potentially biased: Israeli military sources (may overstate success); Iranian state media (may understate damage); opposition media (may inflate regime weakness)
Critical gap: Very limited independent reporting from inside Iran due to conflict conditions and communications disruption
Wikipedia articles: Used as aggregation points; original sources cited within those articles were cross-referenced where possible
Prediction markets (Polymarket): Included for information but not reliable for analytical purposes
Diaspora rally figures: Likely inflated; no independent verification of attendance numbers