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IRANIAN WOMEN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR REFUSING TO WEAR HIJAB

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IRANIAN WOMEN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR REFUSING TO WEAR HIJAB

IRANIAN WOMEN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR REFUSING TO WEAR HIJAB

She took her traditional hijab off her head and held it aloft on a stick in protest. Now, Vida Movahedi has been sentenced to one year in an Iranian jail for her act during the dramatic protests during the winter of 2017 – 2018. 

How will the revolutionary guard’s ‘terrorist’ designation affect Iran?

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How will the revolutionary guard’s ‘terrorist’ designation affect Iran?

How will the revolutionary guard’s ‘terrorist’ designation affect Iran?

In an unprecedented move, the administration of US President Donald Trump has added Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) – with an estimated 125,000-strong force – to the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organisations.

Revolutionary Guards Arrest 11 Arab-Iranian Flood Volunteers in Khuzestan Province

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Revolutionary Guards Arrest 11 Arab-Iranian Flood Volunteers in Khuzestan Province

Revolutionary Guards Arrest 11 Arab-Iranian Flood Volunteers in Khuzestan Province

Agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Intelligence Organization arrested at least 11 Arab-Iranian volunteers as they were trying to help people in Iran’s flood-stricken village of Gurieh, Khuzestan Province, according to Karim Dahimi, a London-based minority rights activist. 

U.S. blacklisting Iran’s IRGC has limited impact on Yemen’s conflict

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U.S. blacklisting Iran’s IRGC has limited impact on Yemen’s conflict

U.S. blacklisting Iran’s IRGC has limited impact on Yemen’s conflict

Yemeni political observers say that the U.S. decision on designating Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a “foreign terrorist organization” will have limited impact on the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

 

The Revolutionary Guards Are Ready to Strike Back

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The Revolutionary Guards Are Ready to Strike Back

The Revolutionary Guards Are Ready to Strike Back

The Trump administration has labeled Iran’s most powerful military branch a terrorist organization—and put Americans around the world in danger.

 

How Trump’s terrorist designation of Iran’s revolutionary guard impacts its economy

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How Trump’s terrorist designation of Iran’s revolutionary guard impacts its economy

How Trump’s terrorist designation of Iran’s revolutionary guard impacts its economy

The designation for a foreign government’s military is a major first on the international stage.

 

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards rain down terror upon scientists suspected of contacts with the West

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards rain down terror upon scientists suspected of contacts with the West

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards rain down terror upon scientists suspected of contacts with the West

In early February 2018, Maryam Mombeini received a phone call asking her to come to Evin prison, the most feared place in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Two weeks before, her husband of 40 years, Kavous Seyed-Emami, professor at Imam Sadiq University, had been arrested. They were dual citizens of Iran and Canada. He had served as a managing director of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation based in Tehran.

Iran wants US troops out of Iraq

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Iran wants US troops out of Iraq

Iran wants US troops out of Iraq

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Iraq to demand US troops leave “as soon as possible”, warning that Washington is plotting to remove the Iraqi government. The remarks came during a visit to Tehran on Saturday by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, whose country is under pressure from the United States to distance itself from Iran.

Hezbollah warns U.S. over sanctions against Iran and allies

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Hezbollah warns U.S. over sanctions against Iran and allies

Hezbollah warns U.S. over sanctions against Iran and allies

Lebanon’s Hezbollah raised the prospect of retaliation by Iran and its allies over U.S. sanctions, saying on Wednesday that all options were on the table were Washington to take steps that “threaten our nation”.

How Netanyahu Saved Assad, Helped Russia and Gave Iran the Run of Syria

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How Netanyahu Saved Assad, Helped Russia and Gave Iran the Run of Syria

How Netanyahu Saved Assad, Helped Russia and Gave Iran the Run of Syria

As Assad consolidates power, Israel’s prime minister is basking in plaudits for his ‘prescient’ strategy on Syria. But Netanyahu has been played – and exposing Israel to potentially disastrous consequences.