In the nearly 25 years since the ascent of an Islamic regime, Iran has become one of the most prominent supporters of terror worldwide

List of tables and FiguresIntroduction State-Supported Terror-Theoretical Background1 The Ideological and Religious Background and the Organizational Infrastructure of Terror in Iran The Ideological and Religious Background for the Use of Terror by Iran Shiite Entities Basic Principles of the Shia The Main Principles of Khomeinism Exporting the Iranian Revolution Intelligence and Terror Functions in Iran2 Categories of Iranian State Terror Iranian Terror against Foreign Targets on Iranian Soil Iranian Terror Worldwide The Infrastructure of Shiite Terror in Africa South America-Islamic Terror Activity at the Tri-BorderArea Iranian Terror by Proxy The Hizballah The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine- The General Command (PFLP-GC) (Jibril's Front) The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (the Fathi Shkaki Faction)3 The Modus Operandi of Iranian/Shiite Terror Characteristics of International Terror Activity Perpetrated by Shiite Terror Organizations Suicide Attacks Attacks against Aviation Assassinations Explosive Devices and Car Bombs Kidnapping Hostages4 Targets of the Iranian/Shiite Terror Israel Hizballah and Iran's Policy following the IDF's Withdrawal from Lebanon (May 2000) The Hizballah's Strategic Branch The Hizballah-Espionage and Attempts to Perpetrate Attacks Inside Israel Iranian Involvement in the Al Aksa Intifada Iranian Aid to the Palestinian Authority Iranian Aid to the Organization of Munir al Makdakh The Santorini Episode The Karin A Episode The Abu-Hassan Episode Western Targets Arab Targets Iranian Expatriates and Opposition Organizations5 Iran and Terror-Financing and Policy Financing Shiite Terror via Criminal Activity Iranian Policy in the Era of Khomeini's Successors Iran, September 11 attacks, and the U.S. War against Terror Iran and the War in Iraq (2003) (Iraqi Freedom) The Shiites in Iraq in the Aftermath of the War Syria and Its Involvement in Terror in the Aftermath of the War in IraqSummary and ConclusionsIndex