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Iranian Media Weighs Pros and Cons of Tehran’s Role in Gulf Crisis
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  • Iranian Media Weighs Pros and Cons of Tehran’s Role in Gulf Crisis

    After President Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh last month, Iranian leaders were worried about the creation of a U.S.-supported alliance of regional Arab states led by Saudi Arabia to counter Irani

    June 15, 2017

    Iran Continues to Blame U.S. and Saudi Arabia for Tehran Attacks
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  • Iran Continues to Blame U.S. and Saudi Arabia for Tehran Attacks

    Iranian leaders continue to blame the United States and Saudi Arabia for last week’s terrorist attacks in Tehran although Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has confirmed that the Islamic State was behind the assaults.

    June 13, 2017

    Can the Trump Admin get its Act Together on G.C.C. Crisis? | Monday Briefing
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  • Can the Trump Admin get its Act Together on G.C.C. Crisis? | Monday Briefing

    In this week’s Monday Briefing, MEI experts Gerald Feierstein, Robert S. Ford, Alex Vatanka, and Ruba Husari provide analysis on  the Trump administration’s handling of the G.C.C. crisis, how Iran and energy markets have responded to it, and the escalating conflict in eastern Syria.

    Authorities in Iran Kill Four Individuals Allegedly Linked with Islamic State
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  • Authorities in Iran Kill Four Individuals Allegedly Linked with Islamic State

    Iranian police forces have killed four individuals with alleged ties to the Islamic State in the southern province of Hormozgan, the Iranian media reported today. Azizollah Maleki, the provincial police chief, said an Islamic State flag, machine guns and explosives were also confiscated.

    June 12, 2017

    Iran Navy Commander: Iranian Warships to Continue Missions despite Regional Concerns
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  • Iran Navy Commander: Iranian Warships to Continue Missions despite Regional Concerns

    The commander of Iran’s Navy has accused the Gulf of Aden littoral states of attempting to disrupt the presence of Iranian naval flotillas in high seas, but he emphasized that the Iranian forces will continue their naval missions in the Gulf of Aden and in international waters beyond the region without paying attention to such “hostile” attempts.

    June 12, 2017

    Rouhani Blasts U.S. Strikes in Syria and Reiterates Support for Assad
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  • Rouhani Blasts U.S. Strikes in Syria and Reiterates Support for Assad

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed the latest military gains by the Syrian army and its allies and reiterated Tehran’s continued support to Damascus in a telephone conversation with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad earlier today. The Iranian president also condemned the latest U.S. strikes against pro-Damascus forces in southeastern Syria as a violation of international law.

    June 8, 2017

    Iraqi Paramilitaries Seize Checkpoint along Syrian-Iraqi Border
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  • Iraqi Paramilitaries Seize Checkpoint along Syrian-Iraqi Border

    The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (P.M.F.) announced that they have seized a strategic checkpoint along the Iraqi-Syrian border from the Islamic State, the Iranian media reported. According to Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.), the checkpoint served as a main border crossing for the Islamic State’s supply lines between Iraq and Syria.

    June 8, 2017

    Iranians Shocked by ISIS Attack
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  • Iranians Shocked by ISIS Attack

    For the people of Tehran, that ISIS can successfully wage terror attacks in the city came as a major shock. The powerful Revolutionary Guards was supposed to stop such attacks from happening. Its mantra has been that “Iran will fight ISIS in Syria and Iraq so we don’t have to fight them in Tehran.”