Iran

Iran could be gearing up for more attacks on US in Iraq

Iran’s Tasnim news ran an article hinting at a renewed round of attacks on US forces in Iraq. Rocket attacks against facilities where US forces are located increased in 2019 and reached a crescendo over the summer. The US has pulled troops from half a dozen places and concentrated them …

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Iran's Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US

“My firm recommendation is not to trust the enemy,” Khamenei said in remarks carried by state TV. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday used his first public appearance in weeks to suggest the United States would remain hostile towards the Islamic Republic even after President-elect Joe Biden takes …

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Turkey-Iran tensions spike over Azerbaijan

Iran is stirring up a diplomatic quarrel over a poem recited by Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his recent visit to Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. Tensions between Turkey and its historic regional frenemy Iran are rising over Azerbaijan, the arrests of several Turkish citizens accused of links to an Iranian drug baron …

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Russia’s efforts to end Iran’s presence in Syria | Iran continues “Shi’aism” proselytising operations in southern Syria and western Euphrates, recruiting 16,000 volunteers so far

At a time when Syria is experiencing a state of relative calm in terms of military operations, which are confined to back-and-forth operations in the Syrian desert, and exchange of fire in the “de-escalation zone”, the simmering Russian-Iranian conflict is once again coming to the fore.

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Bedfellows: Iran and Al Qaeda

In addition, a trove of 470,000 documents, released by the CIA in late 2017, point to close ties between the Iranian regime and Al-Qaeda…. According to the documents, Iran also provided Al Qaeda with “money and arms and everything they need, and offered them training in Hezbollah camps in Lebanon, …

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Israel Source of War, Terror, Unrest in Region – Iran

Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi said that Israel is the source of unrest, wars and assassinations in the region, urging the regional nations to unite for attaining all-encompassing peace.

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