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An undercover Iranian policeman holds a weapon outside the Iranian parliament in the capital Tehran on June 7, 2017, during an attack on the complex. (AFP)


The Tehran Attacks and their Thorny Ties with ISIS

The Tehran Attacks and their Thorny Ties with ISIS

Riyadh – The attack launched by ISIS against Iran’s parliament and Khomeini Mausoleum have raised many questions over their timing because the terrorist group had, since its establishment, never targeted the country. This could indicate a strategic shift by ISIS to...
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A policeman at the Iranian parliament. Photo: AFP


Iran Arrests 41 Suspects over Tehran Attacks

Iran Arrests 41 Suspects over Tehran Attacks

Iranian authorities have arrested 41 people linked to ISIS in connection with this week’s attacks in Tehran, Iran’s intelligence ministry said. The intelligence ministry said Friday 41 suspects were arrested in Tehran, in the northwestern provinces of...
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Security personnel take up positions in front of Iran’s parliament building after the assault in Tehran. AP photo


Tehran Attackers are Iranians who Fought Alongside ISIS

Tehran Attackers are Iranians who Fought Alongside ISIS

London- Iran’s intelligence ministry said Thursday that five of its nationals, who were ISIS members and had fought in Iraq and Syria, carried out the attack on the Iranian parliament and Ruhollah Khomeini’s shrine a day earlier. The ministry released the photographs...
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Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir speaks to the press on current events and challenges in the Middle East, in Paris, June 6, 2017. (AFP /JACQUES DEMARTHON)


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Rescue workers try to resuscitate a coal miner after he was pulled out from a mine in Azadshahr, northern Iran, following an explosion which left dozens of miners trapped on May 3, 2017 (AFP Photo/Mostafa HASSANZADEH)