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A missile made by Revolutionary Guard is mounted on a Chinese helicopter during the 6th exhibition of aviation industry in Tehran, Iran, November 25, 2015. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA

Documents Disclose Iran, Venezuela Involvement in Missile Manufacturing Program

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 7, 2016 | Middle East

Caracas- Mass media in Brazil and Venzuela reported that Tehran and Caracas developed a program to manufacture Cruise missiles. Veja Magazine said it received a document that reveals Iran supporting a Venezuelan program in 2009 to develop missiles and chemical...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, March 2, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Iran’s Role in Latin America Criticized

by Mohammed Fahmi | Aug 24, 2016 | World

La Paz-The visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif to Latin America upset the political and media circles, which was seen as a support to the Iranian regime, including the militia members of the so-called Hezbollah and members of the Islamic...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei poses before delivering a speech marking Nowruz, Iranian new year, in this handout photo released by the Iranian Supreme Leader website on March 20, 2016. REUTERS/leader.ir/Handout

Khomeini’s Former Heir Recording Sparks off Debate

by Adil Alsalmi | Aug 11, 2016 | World

London- An audio file released on Wednesday sparked off a debate as it revealed a discussion on executions between Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri, Khomeini’s former heir, and high-ranking judicial officials 28 years ago. During the meeting, Montazeri warned the...

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani uses a walkie-talkie at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province, March 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Kurdistan Freedom Party Denies Iranian Regime Arrested PAK Member

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jul 25, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil-A Kurdistan Freedom Falcons leader, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Asharq Al-Awsat that during the past three days “our fighters succeeded in defying an attack by the Nabi al-Akram Corps, one of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its Intelligence...

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Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers march during an annual military parade in Tehran, Iran, on September 22, 2013. (EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)

Mutiny within Iran’s Revolutionary Guard after it incurs heavy losses in Syria: source

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 4, 2015 | Middle East

Tehran and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A rising death toll within Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria is leading to a mutiny among some senior commanders, who have refused to obey orders to fight in the war-torn country, according to a source close to the...