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Iraqi Families Sent to Syria to Change Demographics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 6, 2016 | Middle East

London, Beirut: Iraqi families are being sent to Syria to change the demographics in the country, according to sources close to the activities of the Iranian-backed armed militias in Syria. “The most important plan currently conducted by the armed militias, is to...

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Residents walk near damaged buildings in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Iran Reiterates Support for Syria’s Assad

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 7, 2016 | Middle East

A senior Iranian official has met with the head of the Syrian Regime, Bashar Assad, and pledged unrelenting support for his government in the country’s five-year-old civil war. Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...

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Opinion: The Ayatollah Looks East and Finds a Void

by Amir Taheri | Feb 5, 2016 | Opinion

Foreign officials dealing with Iran since the mullahs seized power have often wondered who is really in charge in Tehran. Chris Patten, a British politician who served as the European Union’s foreign policy point-man, once observed that Iranian officials he dealt with...

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Opinion: Did Velayati Offer Assad Asylum?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 7, 2015 | Opinion

A series of personal messages indicate that Iran has finally decided to host Assad i.e. grant him asylum, and receive him in Tehran as a hero. A statement made by the Supreme Leader’s advisor Velayati when he visited Syria and Lebanon a few days ago formed the basis...

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A picture taken of the screen of a laptop shows a webpage that appears when an Iranian user tries to visit Facebook website which is blocked by the government, on May 13, 2013 in the Iranian capital Tehran. (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)

Social media still a factor in Iranian elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 14, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although the protests that followed Iran’s disputed presidential election of 2009 were a largely spontaneous movement born out of popular outrage, it reached a global audience in part thanks to the role played by social media platforms. Once...