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Iran weapons smuggling a flagrant breach of UN resolution

  • Iran’s smuggling of weapons and arms to militia groups or governments, some of which are designated as terrorist groups or state sponsors of terrorism, is rising. This is in direct violation of UN Resolution 2231 and a UN arms embargo. It is important to note that the UN Resolution 2231 is also...
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Iran military gets financial boost to expand power

  • Iran’s military spending has witnessed the highest rate of increase under the government of “moderate” President Hassan Rouhani than under any other administration since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979. The total official increase of its military budget under Rouhani has bee...
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Qassem Soleimani: Iran’s Osama Bin Laden?

  • He is well-known as the Middle East’s deadliest and Iran’s most dangerous man. He prioritizes offensive tactics and operations over defensive ones, and rejoices in taking overconfident selfies with his troops and proxies in battlefields in many countries, including Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Lebano...
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All former US presidents failed with Iran

  • We have heard it for almost four decades. Everyone thought it would work. Six US presidents tried it and failed repeatedly. What is it? Addressing Iran by engaging with or appeasing it one way or another. Iran is a top national security threat to the US. Since the establishment of the Isl...
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Who is Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi?

  • Until few months ago, his name was unknown to the world. In a short period of time, Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi rose to be in the international spotlight. Born in 1960 in a religious district in northern Mashhad, Raisi began his religious studies at early age in city of Qom, the world center for Shiit...
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Concerning Iran, King Salman nailed it

  • Anyone who understands and has followed the character of Iran’s political establishment for decades knows that Saudi King Salman’s recent speech articulately laid out critical truths about Iran’s government. The first issue is linked to its role in spreading terrorism. Several US State Depart...
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How can the Arab world and West counter Tehran?

  • Donald Trump’s first international trip as US president has now ended. After all the controversy about his campaign rhetoric regarding Islam and his executive orders on travelers from some Middle Eastern countries, Trump’s choice of Saudi Arabia — which he called “the heart of the Muslim World”...
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Iran is key to Trump’s second presidential term

  • Some may say it is too early to discuss the next US presidential election, but in politics long-term plans are prudent. Any incumbent has to carefully conduct and evaluate every policy to see how it will affect their chances of re-election. Many so-called experts and scholars already predict th...
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Rare, unusual and deadly attacks in Iran

  • A pair of devastating attacks has shocked the capital of Iran. At least 12 people have been killed in twin attacks on the Iranian Parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum, one of Iran’s most sacred places. According to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence, a third attack was foiled. Around 42...
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How Iran exploited Tehran terror attacks for its own gain

  • This week, Iran’s state-owned media made outlandish accusations and vigorously lashed out at the US and Saudi Arabia over the attacks in Tehran. They were following Tehran’s agenda as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and other Iranian leaders escalated anti-US and an...
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