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A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo – RTX2JWTX

Iran: Trump and Allies Face 3 Choices

by Amir Taheri | May 21, 2017 | Features

What to do about Iran? The question has been posed by every US administration since 1979 when a group of “students” seized the American Embassy in Tehran and held its diplomats hostage for 444 days. In the four decades that followed, the Islamic Republic of Iran cast...

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An armed man loyal to Houthis holds his weapon in the capital Sana’a, Yemen August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Files

Yemen: Six Brigades to Raid Sa’da, Militias Dispatch Reinforcements

by Said Abdul Razzak | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – Governor of Sa’da Hadi Tarshan has revealed that there are six brigades affiliated with the national army getting prepared to raid Sa’da and other affiliated provinces in Yemen within days. He added that work is ongoing to prepare brigades...

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FILE PHOTO: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo

Khamenei Warns Against System Disruption during Elections

by Adel al-Salmi | May 11, 2017 | World

London – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned against efforts to change the regime’s “behavior”, saying that they would pave the way for toppling the system. In remarks on Wednesday, Khamenei also said that any attempts to disrupt the presidential election on May...

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Members of the detained terrorist cell in Bahrain. (BNA)

Bahrain Dismantles 15-Member Iran-Linked Terrorist Cell

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Mar 27, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – Bahraini authorities announced on Sunday that they have dismantled and arrested a terrorist cell that planned and executed several terrorist attacks and was plotting to target senior figures and security forces in the country. The Interior Ministry said that...

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Members of IRGC personnel monitor an area as they stand on top of a hill while taking part in a war game in the Hormuz area of southern Iran in this file photo taken on April 24, 2010. REUTERS/Mehdi Marizad/Fars News

Study Reveals Destructive Role of IRGC in 14 Countries

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 11, 2017 | World

London- The International Committee In Search of Justice (ISJ) has published its new report jointly prepared with European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA) titled “Destructive role of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in the Middle East.” The study...