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Iranian workers stand in front of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, about 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran October 26, 2010. (REUTERS/Mehr News Agency/Majid Asgaripour)

Washington Seeks to Inspect Suspicious Iranian Military Bases

by Adel al-Salmi | Jul 28, 2017 | World

London – US President Donald Trump’s Administration is seeking to conduct inspections of suspicious Iranian military sites, in an attempt to verify Tehran’s commitment to the 2015 Nuclear Deal, according to well-informed sources in the US government. The inspection is...

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard troops march, during a military parade in Tehran, Iran, on Friday, September 21, 2012. (AP)

Iran Threatens to Hit US Bases as Rouhani Brother’s Health Deteriorates

by Adel al-Salmi | Jul 18, 2017 | World

London – Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri threatened on Monday to target US bases if the US administration places the Revolutionary Guards on its list of terrorist organizations. At a gathering of military commanders held in the...

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Hossein Fereydoun. Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

Rouhani’s Brother Arrested On Financial Charges

by Adel al-Salmi | Jul 17, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s judiciary spokesperson Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeie announced on Sunday that the brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his personal advisor, Hossein Fereydoun, was arrested on financial crime charges. In a weekly-televised press conference,...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei departs after casting his ballot in the parliamentary election in Tehran March 2, 2012. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

Rouhani Meets Khamenei to Discuss New Government Formation

by Adel al-Salmi | Jul 10, 2017 | World

London – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is expected to meet with Spiritual Leader Ali Khamenei to discuss the formation of the new government, amid bickering between the Iranian prime minister, the IRGC and the judiciary. Rouhani is facing increasing pressure from...

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Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani (C) attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s (not seen) meeting with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran, Iran on Sept. 18, 2016. Source: AFP/East News

Suleimani Responds to Rouhani’s Attack against IRGC

by Adel al-Salmi | Jul 5, 2017 | Middle East

London- Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani has revealed hidden dimensions in the dispute between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian government, when he lashed out at President Hassan Rouhani for criticizing the role of the IRGC in the...