Iran

Iran says ‘best response’ for US forces to leave Iraq

Officials in Tehran renewed calls for an end to the American military presence in neighboring Iraq as a response to the US killing of Iran’s top commander Qasem Soleimani. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the ouster of American forces from neighboring Iraq would be “the best response” to …

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What next as Israel steps up attacks on Iranian forces in Syria?

A spate of deadly Israeli air raids and other attacks have created a conundrum for Iran and its intentions in Syria. While Israel has worked to counter Iran’s efforts to extend its influence in Syria for a decade, recent developments indicate an increased push to eradicate the Iranian presence, raising …

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Government, IDF working on budget for potential Iran strike plan – report

On Wednesday, the security cabinet is set to meet to discuss tensions with Tehran, including concerns that the US could return to the JCPOA nuclear deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, the Finance and Defense ministers and financial and military officials took part in a …

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Iranian rationale behind the New Delhi terrorist attack

The blast caused no injury, no damage to the building and only damage to windshields of several cars parked in the vicinity. The blast caused on January 29, 2021 by a “very low-intensity improvised device” outside the Israeli Embassy building in New Delhi is considered by Israeli and Indian authorities …

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Iran’s Zarif: If Iran wanted, we would already have a nuclear weapon

Zarif said that the uranium enriched by the Islamic republic could immediately be scaled back to comply with the nuclear deal if the US lifts sanctions. If Iran wanted a nuclear weapon, it would have built one already, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said in an interview with CNN published …

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SNC Accuses Regime, Iran, SDF of Involvement in Northern Syria Bombings

The Syrian National Coalition has claimed that the Syrian regime and its allies are behind recent bombings in northern regions of Aleppo, according to Baladi News. The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) has accused the Syrian regime, Iran, and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of being behind the bombings that hit …

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Iraq, coalition partners had been on trail of IS commander a ‘long time’

Iraq announced Jan. 28 that its US-trained Counterterrorism Services in coordination with national intelligence had conducted an operation leading to the killing of the commander of Islamic State remnants in the country, in an “insurgent-infested” valley of the oil-rich, disputed southern Kirkuk province.

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IntelBrief: Will the Biden Administration Seek to Rejoin the Iran Nuclear Agreement?

The Biden Administration is intent on rejoining the 2015 multilateral Iran nuclear agreement, despite calls by many experts to renegotiate. The Administration is replete with officials who supported the initial deal as the optimal means of preventing an Iranian nuclear weapons capability.

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