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Iran and Russia Threaten U.S. after Syria Attack
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  • Iran and Russia Threaten U.S. after Syria Attack

    A joint operational command center of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s foreign backers has warned that it will forcefully respond to any future U.S. military attack against Syria, the Iranian media reports.

    April 10, 2017

    Senior I.R.G.C. Commander Killed in Iran’s Restive Province Just Days after ISIS Video
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  • Senior I.R.G.C. Commander Killed in Iran’s Restive Province Just Days after ISIS Video

    A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) commander has been assassinated in Iran’s restive Sistan and Baluchestan Province, the Iranian media reports. According to I.R.G.C.-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, Ruhollah A’ali, an I.R.G.C. battalion commander in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan, was “martyred” by “Takfiri terrorists” last night. Takfiri is a term Iranian leaders use for Sunni militants. The commander was affiliated with the I.R.G.C.’s 110th Salman Brigade in the province. The two assassins were reportedly killed by Basij forces.

    April 10, 2017

    U.S. Strike in Syria Prompts Angry Reaction, Threats from Tehran
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  • U.S. Strike in Syria Prompts Angry Reaction, Threats from Tehran

    Iranian officials condemned the Trump administration’s missile strikes against a Syrian airfield used for an alleged chemical attack against civilians. “We strongly condemn any unilateral military action and missile attack against the Shayrat airbase in Syria by American warships.

    April 7, 2017

    I.R.G.C. Media Defends Assad as U.S. Mulls Military Responses to Syrian Chemical Attack
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  • I.R.G.C. Media Defends Assad as U.S. Mulls Military Responses to Syrian Chemical Attack

    While more evidence is surfacing that suggests the Syrian army may have been behind the chemical attack that killed scores of civilians in Syria, Iranian media outlets affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) continue to defend the regime of Bashar al-Assad. They argue that Damascus was not responsible for the killings. “Without doubt, the claims by Syrian opposition groups and some western and Arab countries that the Syrian army has used chemical weapons in Idlib can be categorically rejected.

    April 6, 2017

    Afghan, Iranian Officials Spar over Tehran’s Support for Taliban
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  • Afghan, Iranian Officials Spar over Tehran’s Support for Taliban

    The Iranian and Afghan delegations to the 136th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union have had acrimonious exchanges over Tehran’s support for the Taliban, the Iranian media reports.

    April 5, 2017

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    TEHRAN, IRAN – MARCH 10: Smoke rises among the residential buildings following an Israeli attack on Tehran, Iran on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)