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Iranian security forces stand guard to protect Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran, Iran Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran Continues to Terrorize Embassies by Detaining Japanese Ambassador

by Najeeb al-Khash | Aug 24, 2016 | World

Tokyo- Iran’s records still scream of violations towards international embassies and diplomatic delegations in Tehran. The number of violations reached 19, with the latest in April when the Japanese Ambassador was detained. The Japanese government filed an official...

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Terrorist Threats Force France to Close its Diplomatic Missions in Turkey

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 14, 2016 | World

The threat of terrorism has returned to haunt France and its interests around the world. It has made French citizens at home and abroad face the fact that they must “coexist” with terrorist threats. According to information available in the French capital, these...

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Former Yemeni Ambassador: Iranian Police is Responsible for Break in Attempts on Embassies

Former Yemeni Ambassador: Iranian Police is Responsible for Break in Attempts on Embassies

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 18, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Abdullah al-Siri, Former Yemeni Ambassador to Tehran, said that Iranian police department has partaken in opening up the embassy center of Yemen, after it had been evacuated due to Yemen cutting diplomatic ties with Iran last October. Moreover, it has supported the...

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From Burning the Embassy to Arresting Sailors

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 16, 2016 | Opinion

Although most of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s prattle is not worth thinking about, this time he has hit the nail on the head. Commenting on Iran taking 10 US marines into custody, he asked whether Iran would dare to do the same if the naval crafts...

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Opinion: Saudi Arabia and the Iranian Schizophrenia

by Amir Taheri | Jan 6, 2016 | Opinion

Anyone following the Iranian media in the wake of the Saudi decision to break diplomatic ties with Tehran is likely to be puzzled. While almost every media outlet blames Saudis for the crisis, there are significant differences in the narrative of events and the...