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Iran-Backed Iraqi Militia Forces Retake Ancient City of al-Hadar in Western Mosul
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  • Iran-Backed Iraqi Militia Forces Retake Ancient City of al-Hadar in Western Mosul

    The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (P.M.F.) today liberated the historic city of al-Hadar in western Mosul from the Islamic State, the Iranian media reports. Iraqi security forces cooperated with the P.M.F. in al-Hadar offensive.

    April 26, 2017

    Khamenei Asks Presidential Candidates to Pledge Not to Rely on West
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  • Khamenei Asks Presidential Candidates to Pledge Not to Rely on West

    Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei today called on next month’s presidential candidates to make a pledge not to seek foreign investment to bolster the country’s fragile economy and instead to promote self-sufficiency and domestic production.

    April 25, 2017

    Pope’s Egypt Visit to Reassure MidEast Christians | Monday Briefing
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  • Pope’s Egypt Visit to Reassure MidEast Christians | Monday Briefing

    In this week’s Monday Briefing, MEI experts Paul Salem, Alex Vatanka, Eran Etzion, and Gerald Feierstein provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including the Pope’s upcoming visit to Egypt, Ahmadinejad’s public feud with Ayatollah Khamenei, Israeli efforts to draw Russian support away from Iran, and the appointment of Prince Khalid bin Salman as Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.

    Iranian Student in Rare Video Blasts Regime for Repression at Home and Foreign Wars
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  • Iranian Student in Rare Video Blasts Regime for Repression at Home and Foreign Wars

    A rare video circulating on Iranian social media shows a university student strongly denouncing the Iranian regime’s acts of oppression at home as well as costly military engagements abroad at the expense of domestic priorities. “Mr. Hassan Abbasi: Your theory is the theory of terror and horror and exporting arms and war.

    April 24, 2017

    I.R.G.C. Navy Receives New Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles
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  • I.R.G.C. Navy Receives New Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles

    The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) Navy received the first consignment of the new Nasir anti-ship cruise missile on April 22, the Iranian media reports.

    April 24, 2017

    Iran-Backed Iraqi Mobilization Forces Urge Baghdad to Expel Turkish Ambassador
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  • Iran-Backed Iraqi Mobilization Forces Urge Baghdad to Expel Turkish Ambassador

    The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (P.M.F.) – an alliance of largely Shiite militia groups dominated by Iran – has called on the Baghdad government to expel the Turkish ambassador from Iraq, Fars News Agency reported. The call came after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the P.M.F.

    April 24, 2017

    Tillerson’s Remarks Draw Angry Reaction from Iran’s Foreign Minister
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  • Tillerson’s Remarks Draw Angry Reaction from Iran’s Foreign Minister

    Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Thursday issued a strongly-worded statement in reaction to the latest allegations by the Trump administration about Iran’s destabilizing role in the Middle East and the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “The Islamic Republic of Iran entered the JCPOA (Jointed Comprehensive Plan of Action, or Iran nuclear deal) with the view that it would be prudent way to address shared concerns and achieve shared objectives specifically related to the nuclear issue, without entering into other contentious issues, including the nefarious activities of the U.S.

    April 21, 2017

    Iran Unveils New Domestically-Built Military Equipment
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  • Iran Unveils New Domestically-Built Military Equipment

    Iran unveiled a series of domestically-made military equipment on Thursday, during a ceremony on Thursday which was attended by President Hassan Rouhani and Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan.

    April 21, 2017

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