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Is Tehran spying on Southern California? Feds say O.C. waiter and ‘Chubby’ from Long Beach were agents of Iran

Is Tehran spying on Southern California? Feds say O.C. waiter and ‘Chubby’ from Long Beach were agents of Iran

Is Tehran spying on Southern California? Feds say O.C. waiter and ‘Chubby’ from Long Beach were agents of Iran

They seemed an unlikely pair of spies.

The older man, Majid Ghorbani, worked at a posh Persian restaurant in Santa Ana’s South Coast Village Plaza. At 59, he wore a thick gray mustache and the weary expression of a man who had served up countless plates of rice and kebab.

Arab states inch toward rehabilitating Assad, amid fears Iran and Turkey will step into Syria void

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Arab states inch toward rehabilitating Assad, amid fears Iran and Turkey will step into Syria void

Arab states inch toward rehabilitating Assad, amid fears Iran and Turkey will step into Syria void

BEIRUT – He has survived eight years of war and billions of dollars in money and weapons aimed at toppling him. Now Syrian President Bashar Assad is poised to be readmitted to the fold of Arab nations, a feat once deemed unthinkable as he forcefully crushed the uprising against his family’s rule.

Iran ups rhetoric with talk of training Palestinian fighters

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Iran ups rhetoric with talk of training Palestinian fighters

Iran ups rhetoric with talk of training Palestinian fighters

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recently blaming Iran’s influence on Palestinians for the lack of progress in peace talks, Iran seemed more than happy to accept responsibility. 

Report: US to leave troops in southern Syria as bulwark against Iran

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Report: US to leave troops in southern Syria as bulwark against Iran

Report: US to leave troops in southern Syria as bulwark against Iran

Document said to outline pullout from country includes proposal to continue manning al-Tanf base near Iraqi border, after Israeli withdrawal could give Iran greater leeway

Iranian policy in Afghanistan a mix of subversion and diplomacy

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Iranian policy in Afghanistan a mix of subversion and diplomacy

Iranian policy in Afghanistan a mix of subversion and diplomacy

On Jan. 7, two Iranian research organizations, Iran’s Supreme National Defense University and the Defense Diplomacy Strategic Studies Center (RAAD), held a conference under the banner, “The International Conference for the Protection and Safety of Western Asia.”

Iranian IRGC Official Claims Lebanese, Palestinian ‘Resistance’ Groups Can ‘End the Disgraceful Life’ of Israel

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Iranian IRGC Official Claims Lebanese, Palestinian ‘Resistance’ Groups Can ‘End the Disgraceful Life’ of Israel

Iranian IRGC Official Claims Lebanese, Palestinian ‘Resistance’ Groups Can ‘End the Disgraceful Life’ of Israel

A spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) asserted on Wednesday that Lebanese and Palestinian “resistance” organizations — i.e. the Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups — were capable of destroying Israel in the event of a future war.

Gonen Segev: Israel ex-minister admits spying for Iran

Gonen Segev: Israel ex-minister admits spying for Iran

Gonen Segev: Israel ex-minister admits spying for Iran

Former Israeli cabinet minister Gonen Segev is to be jailed for 11 years after he admitted spying for Iran, Israel’s justice ministry says.

Iran says it holds US Navy veteran, 1st arrest of Trump era

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Iran says it holds US Navy veteran, 1st arrest of Trump era

Iran says it holds US Navy veteran, 1st arrest of Trump era

Iran confirmed it is holding U.S. Navy veteran Michael R. White at a prison in the country, making him the first American known to be detained under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Iran says Taliban must have Afghan role, but can’t dominate

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Iran says Taliban must have Afghan role, but can’t dominate

Iran says Taliban must have Afghan role, but can’t dominate

The Taliban must have a role in Afghanistan in future, Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, but added that the hardline Islamist group should not have a dominant role.Efforts for a negotiated settlement of the 18-year war in Afghanistan have gathered pace in recent weeks, even as reports that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops have triggered uncertainty in Kabul.

Iran has been caught causing terror in Europe once again

Iran has been caught causing terror in Europe once again

Iran has been caught causing terror in Europe once again

The nuclear deal was supposed to chart a new course for Iran. But the Tehran ­regime remains as it ever was, including when it comes to committing acts of terror in Western homelands. Just don’t expect Europe to reconsider its policy of preserving the nuclear deal at any cost.