Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has removed Ali Shamkhani as the head of the powerful Supreme National Security Council and replaced him with Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a former chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who has been under sanctions from the United Nations, the European Union, and the United …
Read More »Iran claims to arrest an ‘Israel-linked cell’ on the border with Kurdish Iraq
Intelligence and Security Minister Esmail Khatib alleges the detained are Kurdish Iraqis cooperating with the Jewish state Iran’s Intelligence and Security Minister Esmail Khatib arrested a “terrorist” group, at the western border of Iran, on Sunday, for alleged ties to Israel, according to the semi-official Nour News agency. “A terrorist …
Read More »Iran says ‘terrorist’ group linked to Israel has been arrested, Nour News reports
Iran’s intelligence minister said a “terrorist” group linked to Israel was arrested on the western borders of Iran on Sunday, according to the semi-official Nour News agency. “A terrorist group associated with the Zionist regime which entered the country from the western borders was arrested,” said Esmail Khatib. The statement …
Read More »New EU sanctions on Iran target Basij, judiciary after executions
The foreign ministers of the European Union have adopted an eighth round of sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities responsible for serious breaches of human rights. Following the execution of three Iranian protesters in Isfahan last week, the Council of the European Union adopted sanctions against additional five individuals and …
Read More »Iran-Saudi detente is a setback for Israel
The China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal marked a significant shift toward establishing Persian Gulf and regional stability, but is a major setback for Israelis who have cultivated Arab-Iranian divisions for years. The recent rapprochement between regional arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran has added a new layer to the already complicated geopolitical landscape …
Read More »The Shah’s Son And The Future Of Iranian Opposition – Analysis
On January 15, 1979, Iran’s Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and his family left the country for the last time. After a short period of wandering in Egypt, Morocco, the Bahamas, and Mexico, during which the last shah passed away, losing his battle with cancer, the Pahlavis settled in the United …
Read More »Iran Calls For Establishing Joint Islamic Market
The Head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has stressed the need for establishing a joint Islamic market among the members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over the next 10 years, the ICCIMA portal reported on Thursday. Addressing a gathering of the heads …
Read More »Iran, Russia ink $1.6 billion rail deal to rival Suez Canal
Iran and Russia agreed to build a railway between two Iranian cities as they continue to develop their trade relations despite US sanctions. Iran and Russia signed a major railway agreement on Wednesday. The deal is part of the International North–South Transport Corridor the two countries are developing with India …
Read More »China and the Axis of the Sanctioned – How America’s Divide-and-Rule Strategy in the Middle East Backfired
A photo Beijing released on March 6th of Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a seismic shock in Washington. There was the Secretary-General of the Chinese Communist Party standing between Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, and Saudi National Security Adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban. They were awkwardly …
Read More »IRGC intelligence forces bust terror network linked to Daesh-K in southern Iran
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces have disbanded a terror network affiliated with Daesh Khorasan (Daesh-K) in Iran’s southern province of Fars. The IRGC Intelligence Department, in cooperation with Fajr Intelligence Organization of Fars Province, spotted and busted the operational and media network of Daesh-K, an offshoot of …
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