Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was seen chanting “Death to America” in a video that surfaced last week, Ynet reported Saturday. https://twitter.com/thevocaleurope/status/1000454236549926912 The video captured Zarif, who was the lead Iranian negotiator for the 2015 nuclear deal, smiling and chanting along with the crowd, “Death to America”, “Death to...

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“Any discussion of an end to Iran’s power grab in Iraq would be premature — speculative at best, and potentially dangerous,” TIP CEO and President, Joshua S. Block, warned in an op-ed for The Hill published on Friday. Block argued that “Iraq would be a good place to start to...

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The All Party Parliamentary Group on Yemen in the British Parliament on Wednesday released their annual report on the situation in the war-stricken country, warning, for the first time, of “Iran’s hand in the civil war (…) and its attempt to project power on the Arabian Peninsula.” The APPG observed that, “Cooperation...

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Iran on Monday rejected a call from Russia to pull Iranian forces out of Syria in the event a permanent peace agreement is reached in the war-stricken country, The Times of Israel reported. “No one can force Iran to do anything,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bahram Qasemi said, according to...

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United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the Trump administration is preparing to impose “the strongest sanctions in history” on Iran after withdrawing from the JCPOA, also known as the nuclear accord, The Times of Israel reported. In his first major speech as Secretary of State,...

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A Hezbollah march, due to take place in central London in honor of Al Quds Day next month, would put both Jews and Muslims at risk, community representatives of both faith groups warned Home Secretary Sajid Javid in a joint letter. Al Quds Day is promoted internationally by Iran. The...

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In the latest iteration of economic warfare against Iran and its proxies, the United States and its Gulf allies imposed new sanctions on Hezbollah and its top officials, Reuters reported Wednesday. The sanctions targeted Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, his deputy Naim Qassem, and the group’s decision-making body, the Shura Council. Hezbollah is...

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Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, the leader of the Islamic Republic’s Quds Force, is in Baghdad to push for the formation of a new Iraqi government favorable to Iran’s interests. Reuters reported on Wednesday that Soleimani had arrived in Iraq on Saturday, the day of the parliamentary election. The unexpectedly poor results...

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The United State Treasury Department has sanctioned the Central Bank of Iran and its head for their support of terrorist groups, including Hezbollah, The New York Times reported Tuesday. This is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to disrupt Iran’s support for terrorism. Last week the Treasury Department announced...

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Iran is preparing fresh charges against jailed British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, her husband has said, as he called on the British Foreign Secretary to prioritize the safety of British citizens over “commercial interests” with the Islamic Republic. “He should not just do his utmost to protect British commercial interests. He...

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