The work of Israeli spy networks reportedly allowed the Mossad to launch online defamation campaigns and threats against Palestinians working and studying in Turkiye Istanbul police and the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) on 14 December announced the arrest of 44 people suspected of leaking information about Palestinian expatriates in Turkiye …
Read More »Large explosions rock Syria’s Al-Omar oilfield in latest attack on US base
According to local sources, the explosions were heard by residents in every village of the area, suggesting that the attack may have been larger than usual The military base in the US-occupied Al-Omar oilfield, in Syria’s eastern governorate of Deir Ezzor, once again came under attack late on 17 December, …
Read More »A US tool against Iran: Kurdish militancy on the Iran-Iraq border
US and Israeli-backed armed Kurdish separatists on the Iraqi border have participated in every incident of Iranian domestic strife, from 2009 to 2022. After hours of traveling around the Iraqi border between the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) and Iran, you will come to a single conclusion: “This is …
Read More »Stolen Syrian oil: The fuel for Syria’s partition
In July 2021, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin described the US theft of oil from the areas it occupies in eastern Syria as “bandit behavior.” The same term was previously used by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other officials in statements denouncing Washington’s violation of Syria’s sovereignty. The official …
Read More »Banking Cooperation Between Iran and Russia Increases as De-Dollarization Campaign Intensifies
In January 2022, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Moscow to discuss monetary and banking issues between Russia and Iran, and the two sides agreed to the removal of trade barriers to increase trade between one another to $10 billion per year (Middle East Monitor, April 2). During his time …
Read More »Are Russia and Iran expanding military ties?
The US says the two allies are giving each other ‘unprecedented support’ in Ukraine. Iran is now Russia’s biggest military backer. That’s the warning from the US National Security Council. John Kirby, the national security spokesman, says the Ukraine war is pulling the two countries into what he calls a …
Read More »Iran-Russia Drone Production Deal Draws Tehran Deeper into Ukraine War
Iran and Russia have reportedly agreed to a deal which will allow Russia to produce Iran-designed armed drones for use Ukraine. Iranian leaders assess Russia’s direct production of armed drones will enable Tehran to skirt the imposition of further U.S. and European sanctions on Iran’s drone production infrastructure. The drone …
Read More »Salute Workers and People of Iran
In Iran, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, believed to be beaten following her arrest by the “Morality Police” on the grounds that her hair was visible, instigated the Iranian people to flood the streets, starting with women. The demonstrations, which began with demands against the Morality …
Read More »New Era of China-Saudi Ties Riles Iran
The pomp and ceremony of the recent visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia has drawn comparison with the banality and frigid atmosphere surrounding the U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to the kingdom in July. However, the main difference is that the Saudis organized three separate regional summits …
Read More »IRGC Main Player In Iran’s Amini Protests – Analysis
The protests across the Islamic Republic are going beyond those of 2019 and 2009. They are certainly rocking the Islamic republic. But will they succeed in rolling it? The protesters have called for a three-day general strike. And observers warn: “even if it were confirmed, the abolition of the morality …
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