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Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani , the head of the Iranian Radio and Television Ali Askari, and the head cleric of Friday speech imams in Tehran Ali Akbari (Tasnim)

Soleimani Warns against Sectarian Sedition in Iran

by Adil Alsalmi | Aug 21, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani admitted on Sunday to allies inside Iran and abroad criticism on his division’s participation in Syria. Soleimani said that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has taken the decision with the country’s best interest in mind,...

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Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, shown at a 2009 clerical gathering, oversees an organization called Setad that has assets estimated at about $95 billion. REUTERS/Khamenei.ir/Handout

Khamenei Finger-Wagging Threatens Rouhani with Impeachment

by Adel al-Salmi | Jun 14, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reiterated his concerns on polarization taking a toll on the country over political rifts among officials, labeling the situation as grave. Khamenei made clear threats on ousting former president Abolhassan Banisadr from...

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Iranian women take part in a reformist campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tehran, Feb. 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA

Iran Blocks Telegram

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 20, 2017 | Opinion

It is not strange that Iran is the only country in the Middle East that blocks services which are considered essential now like Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp as part of its continuous blackout policy. Tehran even disturbs the signal of several broadcast channels...

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Opinion: Iran and the Struggle Caused by Opening Up

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 25, 2016 | Opinion

Three ministers from Hassan Rouhani’s government have resigned as a result of extremists criticising them with regards to the conflict caused by Iran signing a nuclear agreement with the west and the government’s promise to start a new phase of opening up. Since...

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Ali Khamenei, shown at a 2009 clerical gathering, oversees an organization called Setad that has assets estimated at about $95 billion. REUTERS/Khamenei.ir/Handout

Khamenei’s Orders Reflect Fears for Iran’s 2017 Elections, Rift

by Adel al-Salmi | Oct 17, 2016 | World

London-Two weeks after Iran’s government warned the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, of the country falling into a wide rift, he ordered a score of decrees prohibiting authority from interfering into issues concerning partisanship or polarization. Iran now experiences...