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Iran looks to remote port to beat US sanctions

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Iran looks to remote port to beat US sanctions

Iran looks to remote port to beat US sanctions

With the web of US sanctions tightening, Iran faces a host of challenges as it looks to an isolated port in the country’s far southeast to maintain the flow of goods.

POMPEO URGES IRAN TO GIVE PUBLIC ‘UNRESTRICTED ACCESS’ TO SOCIAL MEDIA

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POMPEO URGES IRAN TO GIVE PUBLIC ‘UNRESTRICTED ACCESS’ TO SOCIAL MEDIA

POMPEO URGES IRAN TO GIVE PUBLIC ‘UNRESTRICTED ACCESS’ TO SOCIAL MEDIA

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used the welcoming of the Iranian new year (Nowruz) on the official United States State Department’s website to advocate that the Iranian public should have free access to social media sites. Currently, the Iranian government restricts social media use.

France Bans Iranian Airline for Shipping Troops and Weapons to Syria

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France Bans Iranian Airline for Shipping Troops and Weapons to Syria

France Bans Iranian Airline for Shipping Troops and Weapons to Syria

France on Monday banned flights by Iranian airline Mahan Air, on the grounds that Mahan is employed by the Iranian regime to send troops and weapons to hotspots across the Middle East, including Syria.

 

Trump’s pressure on Iran aggravating internal power struggle

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Trump’s pressure on Iran aggravating internal power struggle
 Trump’s pressure on Iran aggravating internal power struggle
The tightening of U.S. sanctions against Iran and the administration’s objective to restrict its oil exports could be causing internal strife among Iran’s leadership and leading the country to seek new economic ties.

 

GERMANY REFUSES TO DISCLOSE IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO BUY NUCLEAR, MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

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GERMANY REFUSES TO DISCLOSE IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO BUY NUCLEAR, MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

GERMANY REFUSES TO DISCLOSE IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO BUY NUCLEAR, MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

WASHINGTON – The German foreign ministry declined to reveal statistics covering illegal Iranian efforts to secure nuclear and missile technology across Europe, according to a March 18 ministry letter reviewed by The Jerusalem Post.

Israel Candidate Gantz Says Willing to Use Force on Iran

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Israel Candidate Gantz Says Willing to Use Force on Iran

Israel Candidate Gantz Says Willing to Use Force on Iran

Benny Gantz, who is posing a stiff challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in upcoming elections, said Monday he would not hesitate to use force on Iran to contain the regional rival.

Iran expanding its regional influence in a big way

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Iran expanding its regional influence in a big way

Iran expanding its regional influence in a big way

LAST few weeks have seen the Iranian diplomats and top officials engaging in a lot of diplomatic activity in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria, marking a systematically built web of relations that Iran is building as part of a policy based upon what its supreme leader recently described as ‘resistance.’

Iran Hints at Using Foreign Militias in Domestic Crackdown

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Iran Hints at Using Foreign Militias in Domestic Crackdown

Iran Hints at Using Foreign Militias in Domestic Crackdown

An influential Iranian cleric says Iran might bring Shiite militias to the country from other parts of the Middle East to fight threats to the government.

 

Sanctions Curbed Iran’s Ability to Finance Terrorism

Sanctions Curbed Iran’s Ability to Finance Terrorism

Sanctions Curbed Iran’s Ability to Finance Terrorism

Since the announcement of its withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal in May last year, the United States has sought to tighten the grip on Tehran’s sources of income to prevent it from spending on its hostile activities and financing terrorism in the region.

 

Trump Admin to Designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Iraqi Shiite Militias as Terrorists

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Trump Admin to Designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Iraqi Shiite Militias as Terrorists

Trump Admin to Designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Iraqi Shiite Militias as Terrorists

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is actively pressuring the Iraqi government to stop embracing Baghdad-sanctioned Shiite militia fighters and politicians backed by Iran who are hell-bent on using their unprecedented political to undermine American interests in the region on behalf of Tehran.