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After ISIS campaign, Iran-backed fighters in Iraq vow to drive out US troops

After ISIS campaign, Iran-backed fighters in Iraq vow to drive out US troops

BAGHDAD –  Now that they’ve helped vanquish the Islamic State from much of Iraq, a battle-hardened militia with close ties to Iran may be training its sights on the remaining U.S.-led coalition troops scattered across the country.

Iran’s missile arsenal in striking range of Europe, parts of Asia

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Iran’s missile arsenal in striking range of Europe, parts of Asia

Iran has a diverse missile arsenal. Indeed, Iranian military sources assert that its range reaches more than 3000 km. Thus the European continent and parts of Asia are in the range of Iranian missiles, which confirms that the Iranian threat in this area is not confined to the Middle East countries only. This threat comes from a country where 18 million people live below the poverty line, Iranian officials stated.

America Says Missile Parts Prove Iran Is Illicitly Arming Rebels In Yemen

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America Says Missile Parts Prove Iran Is Illicitly Arming Rebels In Yemen

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flanked by singed missile remnants, President Donald Trump’s envoy to the United Nations declared Thursday that “undeniable” evidence proves Iran is arming Houthi rebels in Yemen, the latest bid by the Trump administration to rally the world against the Persian Gulf nation.

Johnson Meets Rohani, Discusses Case Of Jailed Iranian-British Woman

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Johnson Meets Rohani, Discusses Case Of Jailed Iranian-British Woman

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met with Iranian President Hassan Rohani in Tehran on December 10 as he continued efforts to gain the release of a jailed Iranian-British woman.

Three Activists Sentenced to Prison in Trial “Directed” by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

Three Activists Sentenced to Prison in Trial “Directed” by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

 

Political prisoners Majid Assadi, Payam Shakiba, and Mohammad Banazadeh were sentenced to prison and exile after the Intelligence Ministry pressured the court, a family member of one of the prisoners told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). 

Saleh’s killing throws Iran’s Yemen strategy into disarray

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Saleh’s killing throws Iran’s Yemen strategy into disarray

 

The surprise decision of Yemen’s slain former leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to reach out to Saudi Arabia, was widely interpreted as heralding a major shift in the Yemen conflict.

Iran Reshapes the Middle East

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Iran Reshapes the Middle East

 

Iran has always seen itself as being in competition with the Arab states for domination of the Persian Gulf. Its ambitions were put on hold in the late 1980s, at the end of an eight-year war with Iraq that cost Iran more than a million casualties. The war ended in a military draw, but strategically it blocked Iran’s hopes for expanding its power westward. The war against the Islamic State, particularly in Iraq, has opened that door again.

Iran-backed militia in Syria says it’s ‘fully prepared’ to battle Israel

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Iran-backed militia in Syria says it’s ‘fully prepared’ to battle Israel

 

The head of a large Iranian-backed Iraqi militia that has been fighting in Syria said his group was “fully prepared” to fight Israel if Damascus asked it to.

Commander Highlights Iran’s Role in Regional, Global Equations

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Commander Highlights Iran’s Role in Regional, Global Equations

Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami underlined the Islamic Republic’s growing might and influence, saying regional and global issues cannot be resolved without Iran’s presence.

NEW COLD WAR? IRAN SENDS WARSHIPS TO GULF OF MEXICO

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NEW COLD WAR? IRAN SENDS WARSHIPS TO GULF OF MEXICO

Iranian warships are set to leave the waters of the Persian Gulf to sail across the world and tour another gulf—the one that lies between the U.S. and Mexico.