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Putin Walks Tightrope Between Israel And Iran – Analysis

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Putin Walks Tightrope Between Israel And Iran – Analysis
Putin Walks Tightrope Between Israel And Iran – Analysis
Russian President Vladimir Putin builds influence in the Middle East, juggling diverse interests of nations like Syria, Turkey, Iran and Israel.

 

Amid increasing U.S. pressure, Iranian intel head brags of uncovering network of Western spies

Amid increasing U.S. pressure, Iranian intel head brags of uncovering network of Western spies
 Amid increasing U.S. pressure, Iranian intel head brags of uncovering network of Western spies

Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi boasted last week, without details, that his department had uncovered nearly 300 “CIA agents” and other Western spies around the world in an ongoing mole hunt, as well as disrupted violent terror cells and anti-revolutionary groups, according to reporting from Iranian media outlets.

 

How is Trump’s Iran policy supposed to work?

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How is Trump’s Iran policy supposed to work?

How is Trump’s Iran policy supposed to work?

The Trump administration’s post-JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) strategy is to put Iran’s economy in a stranglehold, by among other things, ending waivers for allies that purchase Iranian oil. There are a few serious problems with this strategy.

The US Is Right to Crack Down on Iran and the Revolutionary Guard Corps

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The US Is Right to Crack Down on Iran and the Revolutionary Guard Corps

The US Is Right to Crack Down on Iran and the Revolutionary Guard Corps

In an unprecedented move earlier this month, the United States designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a foreign terrorist organization. The shift in policy didn’t come a minute too soon — especially because the territorial expansion of Iran and its allies in the Middle East has brought the regime closer to Israel’s borders than ever before.

 

All eyes on Tehran after latest US moves

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All eyes on Tehran after latest US moves

All eyes on Tehran after latest US moves

Trump’s decision to designate IRGC a terror outfit has set things in motion

 

Iranian parliament declares entire US military ‘terrorist’

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Iranian parliament declares entire US military ‘terrorist’

Iranian parliament declares entire US military ‘terrorist’

The Iranian parliament has overwhelmingly approved declaring the entire U.S. military “terrorist.”

 The Tuesday vote was an escalation from last week, when Iranian lawmakers voted to declare all U.S. troops in the Middle East terrorists.

Workers’ Rights Activists Arrested for Revealing Torture by Intelligence Ministry Held Unlawfully

Workers’ Rights Activists Arrested for Revealing Torture by Intelligence Ministry Held Unlawfully

Workers’ Rights Activists Arrested for Revealing Torture by Intelligence Ministry Held Unlawfully

Lawyers representing workers’ rights activists Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Qoliyan say the two are being held unlawfully now that their two-month detention orders have expired.

Trump Administration Sends Warning To Countries That Continue To Import Oil From Iran

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Trump Administration Sends Warning To Countries That Continue To Import Oil From Iran

Trump Administration Sends Warning To Countries That Continue To Import Oil From Iran

The Trump administration is sending a warning to China, India and others. Stop importing oil from Iran, or risk U.S. sanctions. It’s part of a pressure campaign meant to force Iran to change its behavior. NPR’s Michele Kelemen reports the U.S. is facing some pushback on this approach.

Rights Group Calls On Iran To Release Women’s Rights Activists

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Rights Group Calls On Iran To Release Women’s Rights Activists

Rights Group Calls On Iran To Release Women’s Rights Activists

Amnesty International has demanded that the Iranian regime stop harassing, arresting and imprisoning peaceful protesters advocating for an end to the “degrading and discriminatory” compulsory hijab laws in the country, as well as immediately and unconditionally releasing those already detained on this basis.

Ex-general Says IRGC Was in Bosnia Disguised as Aid Workers

Ex-general Says IRGC Was in Bosnia Disguised as Aid Workers
 Ex-general Says IRGC Was in Bosnia Disguised as Aid Workers
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 17 denied the veracity of remarks by one of its former generals who has claimed to have worn Iran’s Red Crescent Society’s (IRCS) uniform for “military purposes” during the civil war in Bosnia.