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Khamenei Loyalist Accuses London of “Coup Plot”
  • Analysis
  • Khamenei Loyalist Accuses London of “Coup Plot”

    Heydar Moslehi, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s special representative to the Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC), has launched a scathing attack on Western embassies in Tehran.

    December 30, 2016

    Qassem Suleimani in Aleppo Angers Russian Generals
  • Analysis
  • Qassem Suleimani in Aleppo Angers Russian Generals

    News Brief: Shia News, an Iranian website, commented that the sudden appearance of Qassem Suleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, in the streets of Aleppo after it was recaptured by Iran-led forces generated anger among the top Russian military brass.

    December 29, 2016

    Iranian Military Base for Russia Illustrates Tehran’s Real Agenda
    Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • Iranian Military Base for Russia Illustrates Tehran’s Real Agenda

    On December 27, Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan gave a lengthy interview about Iranian regional policy objectives. In his remarks, Dehghan made it clear that Russia can count on access to military sites on Iranian soil should circumstances require it.

    December 28, 2016

    IRGC Sees Victory in Syria Vital to Expanding Its Hegemony in Region
  • Analysis
  • IRGC Sees Victory in Syria Vital to Expanding Its Hegemony in Region

    A top Iranian general has said the “liberation” of the Syrian city of Aleppo was a “strategic” victory for Iran over the United States and regional countries. “When Aleppo was liberated, polici

    December 27, 2016

    Iran’s Water Shortage Crisis Worsens
    Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • Iran’s Water Shortage Crisis Worsens

    The Ministry of Energy, which is in charge of water resources in Iran, has again admitted that the country is facing a

    December 27, 2016

    Iran Has 75,000 Mosques but No Leadership
  • Analysis
  • Iran Has 75,000 Mosques but No Leadership

    Ali Jannati, a former minister of culture under President Hassan Rouhani, has strongly attacked the state of the Iranian society and a lack of political leadership in the country. He said that there were “75,000 mosques and 800 Friday prayer leaders” in Iran today, but ordinary people still had “no one to turn to for leadership.”

    December 23, 2016

    Zarif under Attack for Being Soft on US
    Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • Zarif under Attack for Being Soft on US

    The Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, is under pressure in Tehran to admit that his nuclear negotiations with the Americans have been a failure.

    December 22, 2016