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Khuzestan: Signs of Revolt in Iran’s Thirsty Province

by Amir Taheri | Feb 22, 2017 | Features

London- “Those interested in the people cannot be indifferent to the sufferings of the people of Khuzestan.” This is how Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the “Supreme Guide” of the Islamic Republic in Tehran commented on Monday on the current social unrest in Khuzestan, Iran’s...

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. Reuters

Iran: Ahwaz Distressed City…Lawmakers Criticize Rouhani Government’s Negligence

by Adel al-Salmi | Feb 13, 2017 | World

London – A warning was sent to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday by 68 lawmakers for what they called negligence for Ahwaz’s conditions. The lawmakers called for the government to form a crisis cell and announce Ahwaz as a distressed city, especially...

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In this picture released by Tasnim News Agency on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, members of Iran’s paramilitary Basij force, which is controlled by the Revolutionary Guard, attend a maneuver of preparation for possible attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, by the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, southern Iran. (AP Photo/Tasnim, Hosein Heydarpour)

Basij groups to form in Egypt and Jordan, says Iran militia chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 15, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The head of Iran’s Basij militia said on Tuesday that Egypt and Jordan would form popular militias of their own in order to resist Israel, in what some observers see as an attempt to reassert the relevance of the organization in the face of...