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Iranian revolutionary guard soldiers march during the annual military parade marking the Iraqi invasion in 1980, which led to an eight-year-long war (1980-1988) in Tehran, Iran, on September 22, 2013. (EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)
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A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 16, 2014, shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad being sworn in for a new seven-year term, during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus. (AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA)
Opinion: Assad’s ISIS Gambit II
As was expected, and as I predicted in an article last week, the Assad regime rushed to try and exploit the war on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to serve its own interests. This time, it was Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mouallem who announced that...Caption:
An unidentified woman walks under an anti-US graffiti painted on the walls of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, November 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iranian hardliners prepare for US embassy takeover celebrations
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hardline conservatives in Iran are gearing up for the commemoration of the 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran on Tuesday. Preparations for the anniversary are happening amid signs of a possible backlash against the recent easing of...Caption:
In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader’s office, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, foreground right, attends a graduation ceremony of a group of Revolutionary Guard members, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader)
Iran: Rouhani says Revolutionary Guards should stay out of politics
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an influential military organization created to protect the Islamic Republic, should stay out of politics. Speaking to a group of...Caption:
Former chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Mohsen Rezaei, a hopeful for the upcoming presidential election, waves to media, after registering his candidacy, at the election headquarters of interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 10, 2013.