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Senior Iranian Official Threatens to Annihilate Israeli Cities within Minutes If Attacked
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  • Senior Iranian Official Threatens to Annihilate Israeli Cities within Minutes If Attacked

    A senior adviser to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.)’s secretive Quds Force has warned that Iran will annihilate the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if Israel shows any aggression. “When Supreme Leader [Ali Khamenei] says we will turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to dust within seven minutes if needed, it is no joke.

    March 3, 2017

    Sweden-Based Researcher on Hunger Strike in Iran Protesting Illegal Detention
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  • Sweden-Based Researcher on Hunger Strike in Iran Protesting Illegal Detention

    Ahmadreza Jalali, a Sweden-based Iranian researcher detained in Iran since April 2016, is on a hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison protesting his denial of access to due process and detention without charge, the Inte

    March 3, 2017

    Growing Ties between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur Unnerve Tehran
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  • Growing Ties between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur Unnerve Tehran

    The Iranian media extensively covered Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud’s recent trip to Malaysia. State-run and semi-official outlets close to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.), in particular, discussed in details the growing economic and trade ties between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur.

    March 1, 2017

    Soaring Unemployment Threatens Rouhani’s Reelection Hopes
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  • Soaring Unemployment Threatens Rouhani’s Reelection Hopes

    First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has warned that soaring unemployment has become Iran’s “biggest challenge” and revealed that a staggering number of 500,000 Iranians are annually added to the list of those already without jobs in the country.

    March 1, 2017

    The Impact of Shifting Geopolitics on MENA Energy

    The Impact of Shifting Geopolitics on MENA Energy

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    Iran’s Spoiler Role May Derail Syria Peace Process
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  • Iran’s Spoiler Role May Derail Syria Peace Process

    Sergey Vershinin, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Middle East and North Africa department, will meet with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari to discuss the U.N.-sponsored peace talks on Syria, the

    February 28, 2017

    Iran’s Double Game in Drug War
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  • Iran’s Double Game in Drug War

    Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif blamed Western countries for the failure of international efforts to tackle drug trafficking and claimed that the Islamic Republic pays a high price for its contribution to combating the global illicit narcotics trade.

    February 28, 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)