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Organisations

3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 28 of 60.

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International Crisis GroupBEBrussels-based independent NGO founded 1995; produces field-based conflict prevention analysis and policy recommendations.
ID
International Development Bank for Investment and FinanceIQBaghdad-based private Iraqi bank designated by OFAC in October 2026
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International Energy AgencyFRParis-based OECD energy body; July OMR cut 2026 oil demand growth near 1mb/d.
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International Group of P&I ClubsGBThe International Group of Protection and Indemnity Clubs, a London-based association of 12 mutual insurers covering approximately 90% of the world's ocean-going tonnage for third-party liabilities and war risks.
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International Holocaust Remembrance AllianceDEIntergovernmental organisation for Holocaust education, remembrance and research.
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International Labour OrganisationUN agency setting international labour standards across 187 member states since 1919.
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International Maritime OrganizationGBUN specialised agency in London that sets global shipping safety, security and pollution rules.
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International Monetary FundUS190-country lender of last resort; sets bailout terms and forecasts global economic stability.
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International Olympic CommitteeCHThe Lausanne-based body governing the Olympic movement, of which Gianni Infantino is a member.
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InterpolGlobal police-cooperation organisation partnering with WHO on biological and other cross-border threats.
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InterpositiveUSAI production company founded by Ben Affleck, acquired by Netflix in March 2026 for up to $600m.
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Intrepid Growth PartnersCAGrowth investment firm backing artificial-intelligence businesses from offices in Toronto and London.
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IntuitUSUS financial software company behind TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit Karma; cut 3,000 staff on 20 May 2026 and signed multi-year data deals with Anthropic and OpenAI.
Inversion SpaceUSUS commercial space company specialising in re-entry vehicles; named on Anduril's Golden Dome SBI team.
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Investing.comILIsraeli-founded financial markets data platform; cited source for Brent crude pricing in U#105.
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Invest-NLNLDutch national promotional and investment bank, capitalised by the state to back strategic sectors.
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IOC Ethics CommissionCHThe International Olympic Committee's disciplinary body for member conduct.
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IOMCHUN migration agency coordinating humanitarian response to the Lebanon displacement crisis.
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IonQUSUS quantum computing company developing trapped-ion systems and owning UK developer Oxford Ionics.
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IpsosFRGlobal market research and polling firm; conducted Welsh Senedd polling in the 2026 election campaign.
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IQ CapitalGBCambridge-based deep-tech VC; recurring investor across UK quantum, battery, and AI rounds.
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Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial CompanyIRIranian state manufacturer of uncrewed aircraft, known in the arms trade as HESA.
Iran Defence CouncilIRIranian governmental body that issued the formal threat to mine all Persian Gulf access routes in response to attacks on Iranian territory.
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Iran Human RightsNOOslo-based NGO documenting Iranian executions and political persecution since 2005.
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Iran Human Rights Documentation CenterUSUS-based Iranian human rights monitor; tracks war-era execution tallies in the 2026 conflict.
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Iranian Foreign MinistryIRIran's foreign ministry; spokesman denied any US negotiations on 27-28 July, only mediated messages ongoing.
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Iranian Health MinistryIRIran's official source of war casualty figures, consistently undercounting independent tallies.
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Iranian Interior MinistryIRIran's cabinet ministry for domestic administration, elections and provincial government.
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Iranian Red CrescentIRIran's national humanitarian society and Red Cross Movement member; named in OFAC's 1 May 2026 Hormuz toll alert.
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Iranian state televisionIRIran's state broadcaster IRIB, primary source for official casualty figures and government statements.
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Iran InternationalGBLondon-based Persian-language news channel, Saudi-funded and critical of the Tehran regime.
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Iran parliament's national security committeeIRIran's Majlis committee that sets parliamentary redlines on nuclear, Hormuz, and ceasefire policy.
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Iran Permanent Mission to the United NationsIRTehran's UN voice in New York; front-line legal and diplomatic signalling channel during the 2026 war.
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Iran's Atomic Energy OrganisationIran's government body administering all civilian nuclear activities including uranium enrichment.
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Iran's Ministry of IntelligenceIRIran's civilian intelligence agency; accused France of a wartime spy scheme in August 2026.
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Iraqi Border Ports CommissionIQThe Iraqi agency that runs the country's land border crossings.
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Iraqi Football AssociationIQIraqi football's governing body; secured 2026 World Cup qualification through closed airspace with FIFA's logistical help.
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Iraq Survey GroupUSUS-led team of more than 1,000 that hunted for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, 2003-05.
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IREN LimitedAUNasdaq-listed AI cloud and data-centre operator financing GPU infrastructure through equipment-secured debt.
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IRIBIRIran's state broadcaster, whose head is appointed and dismissed by the Supreme Leader.
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Irish Self Catering FederationIEIrish association of self-catering holiday-let operators.
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Irkutsk Anti-Plague InstituteRURospotrebnadzor institute researching plague and dangerous infections; subject of an unexplained-death inquiry.
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IRNAIRIran's state news agency, founded 1934, under the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
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IronPortEmail security company acquired by Cisco; originator of AsyncOS.
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Islamic Azad UniversityIran's largest private university; UAE branch closed by government order in March 2026.
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Islamic Consultative Assembly News AgencyIRThe Iranian parliament's own news wire.
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ISNAIRIranian Students News Agency; semiofficial outlet linked to IRGC, published Hormuz mine charts.
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ISOCHIndependent non-governmental international organisation that develops standards through national standards bodies.
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Isomorphic LabsGBLondon drug-discovery company using artificial intelligence to design and develop medicines.
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ISO-NEUSISO New England, the regional transmission organisation managing electricity for the six New England states.
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i-SoonChinese hacking-for-hire contractor, formally Anxun Information Technology, whose staff US prosecutors charged in 2025.
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ISPreviewGBIndependent UK broadband trade news website, run by Mark Jackson since 1999.
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ISPsystemCYRussian maker of hosting management software.
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Israel Aerospace IndustriesILIsrael's state-owned aerospace and defence manufacturer.
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Israel Football AssociationILIsrael's football governing body; fined $191,000 by FIFA; subject of PFA's CAS appeal over West Bank clubs.
IH
Israel HayomILIsraeli free daily newspaper with right-wing editorial line; primary source for Khamenei medical reporting in April 2026.
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Italian Ministry of DefenceITItalian defence ministry that type-designated AeroVironment's JUMP 20 as the MQ-31A.
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Italy's Chamber of DeputiesITThe lower house of the Italian parliament.
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ITNGBBritish factual production company making ITV News and helping develop shared newsroom technology standards.
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ITVGBUK's largest commercial broadcaster, selling its broadcast arm and ITVX to Sky for £1.6bn.