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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un salutes during a visit to the Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces on the occasion of the new year, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 10, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA

Defying International Community, North Korea Launches Four Missiles

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2017 | World

Seoul- North Korea launched on Monday evening four ballistic missiles, three of which reached Japan’s waters in an unprecedented aggression. The missile launch is unacceptable on behalf of Tokyo and presents a novel challenge for the United States President Donald...

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Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards march during a 2010 military parade in Tehran (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Iran Ignores U.S. Warnings, Announces New Military Drills

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ignoring serious warnings from the United States and fresh sanctions over a ballistic missile test, Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard will be conducting military drills next week, a senior commander announced Saturday. The cleric-led government said the exercises...

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi briefs journalists at a press conference in Tehran on August 22, 2016. (screen capture: YouTube)

Tehran: No Need to Test Washington or Kuwaiti Mediation with Gulf States

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 7, 2017 | Middle East

London- Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi said Monday that Tehran is by no means in need of testing the United States’ new administration, stressing the need for exercising self-restraint, avoiding rash responses to U.S. President Donald...

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A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mahmood Hosseini/TIMA

Iran Vows Threatens “Roaring Missiles,” Challenges U.S. Sanctions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 4, 2017 | World

A Revolutionary Guards commander said Iran would use missiles if its security is under threat, as the elite force defied new U.S. sanctions on its missile program by holding a military exercise, reported Reuters on Saturday. “If we see smallest misstep from the...

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An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, January 15, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Iran Faces U.S. Sanctions after Missile Tests

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 3, 2017 | World

The United States’ new administration slapped fresh sanctions on Iran Friday, punishing Tehran for recent ballistic missile test-firings and its continued support for Yemen’s Houthi insurgents. “Iran’s continued support for terrorism and...