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In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 file photo, an Iranian vendor sells pistachio in Tehran’s old main bazaar. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

Khamanei Assistant: Iran is not a Role Model

by Adel al-Salmi | Jun 30, 2016 | World

London-The assistant of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the Iranian regime has regressed over the past 37 years, adding that it could no longer pretend to be a role model to other countries. Ali Akbar Natiq Nouri, who also serves as head of...

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Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters through a giant screen during a rally commemorating the annual Hezbollah Martyrs’ Leader Day in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon February 16, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/Files

White House Asks Tehran to Stop Funding Hezbollah

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2016 | Middle East

Washington, London – The White House urged Iran to stop giving financial support to the so-called Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, warning of such continued support. White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz told reporters that the White House asked all...

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Members of Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade to commemorate anniversary of Iran-Iraq war, in Tehran. Reuters

Tension in Iranian Kurdistan Pushes Regime to Attack Civilians

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jun 27, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil-Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shelled on Sunday border areas in Erbil province inside the Iraqi Kurdistan region with heavy artillery and Katyusha rockets, injuring five civilians, including three children, and leaving material damage....

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KDPI members (AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED)

Kurdistan Democratic Forces Clash with Revolutionary Guards in Mahabad

by Dalshad Abdullah, Asharq Al Awsat | Jun 26, 2016 | World

Erbil, London – Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) announced Saturday that heavy clashes occurred between its forces andthe Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in several areas of Mirwan and Mahabad cities, northern Iran. KDPI said that several...

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In this photo taken Nov. 21, 2014, Sheik Isa Qassim, midday prayers Friday, in the village of Diraz, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Revoking Qassim’s Nationality

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 24, 2016 | Opinion

In my opinion, punishing criminals is far better than revoking their citizenship and sending them to exile, taking punitive measures against offenders will prohibit them from exploiting podiums abroad. Moreover, after being convicted, foreign forces would avoid taking...