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Iran sending Shi'ite militias to create stronghold on Iraq-Syria border through which the Islamic Republic can send forces, weapons and supplies to Assad regime and Hezbollah in Lebanon

State Department officials determined that Iran hacked their emails and social media accounts during a particularly sensitive week for the nuclear deal in the fall of 2015, according to multiple sources familiar with the details of the cyber attack.

Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation  May 2017 Considerable media coverage has been provided to the foreign jihadists and the Western coalition attempts to contain the flow of new recruits to …

Overview A commander of an IRGC brigade spoke in an interview about the IRGC’s activities in Syria. He said Iran was operating with three regional headquarters in Syria. He claimed Iran did not provide financial support …

INU -Tensions have been rising in recent weeks between the United States and North Korea, with the latter aggressively pursuing missile development while boasting of its ambition to be able to reach American targets with a …

Iran’s clandestine regional interference is a much bigger issue than the nuclear file, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) expert Afshon Ostavar said on Tuesday. Ostavar, a professor at the US Naval Postgraduate School and author of …

Bahrain’s rulers have long sought confirmation from Washington that their country faces a terrorist threat sponsored by Iran. In March, the US finally validated them by sanctioning two Bahraini individuals as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. One …

5/17/2017 Action reflects concern with Iran’s continued development of ballistic missiles Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated seven targets in connection with Iran’s ballistic missile program. …

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently accused Iran of being “a leading state sponsor of terror through many platforms and methods.” Particularly concerning to the U.S. are the activities of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps …

Joint Statement from FDI and ISICRC: A broad array of Iranian opposition groups and leaders have called on Iranians to boycott the upcoming May 19 presidential [s]elections, in which candidates previously selected by the regime are …

By: Amir Taheri / In old Hollywood, the word “chestnut” denoted a formula which though lacking originality could still provide the kernel for a moderately successful B-movie. Anyone following the latest presidential election campaign in the …

BEIRUT — Many don’t speak Arabic and their role in Syria is little known to the outside world, but the Chinese fighters of the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria are organized, battled-hardened and have been instrumental …

By dropping charges against major arms targets, the administration infuriated Justice Department officials — and undermined its own counterproliferation task forces. By Josh Meyer / When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born …

Tehran built equipment to produce ‘hundreds of tons of precursors for VX, sarin and mustard gas. The 59 Tomahawk missiles the US fired at the Shayrat Air Base served to punish dictator Bashar Assad for his …

Since the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential election, a debate has been going on in Tehran among decision makers and foreign policy experts about the direction of U.S. policy with Iran and how the …

A new version of Iran’s ridiculous Qaher F-313 stealth fighter has made an appearance complete with a video of the aircraft performing taxi trials. While Iran’s latest effort shows improvement over the last iteration of the …

By Reuel Gerecht, Ray Takeyh A consensus has developed in Washington for some “push back” against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Democrats and Republicans would be well-advised to learn from the Cold War: Don’t compromise the …

New sanctions on brother of top Iranian official waging war in Syria The Trump administration is leveling new economic sanctions against senior Iranian officials and its prison system for widespread human rights abuses, including the systematic …

A 56-year-old conservative cleric relatively unknown to the outside world is quietly emerging as a frontrunner to be Iran’s next supreme leader. Key Player of 1988 Massacre to Run in Iran “Presidential Elections” Ebrahim Raisi is …

New video of US missiles striking Syrian airbase, aftermath Iran “won’t be quiet” after the U.S. missile attack that hit a number of military targets in central Syria, Iran’s parliament news agency, ICANA.ir, reported Friday. US …

Ebrahim Raisi was born in 1960. He entered the clerical regime’s judiciary from the first years of the regime. He started his work as assistant prosecutor in Karaj (West of Tehran) when he was 18 years …

There are a number of Islamic organizations in the US that are tied to the Iranian regime, disseminate its ideology and attempt to generate support for its political agenda. The vast majority of American Muslims follow …

After enjoying eight years of active appeasement, engagement and rapprochement from the U.S. under the tenure of President Barack Obama, Iran is beginning to feel the heat, significantly to say the least, in the wake of …

Iran is continuing to behave as an exporter of terrorism and still sponsors militant activity, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said in London on Friday. Asked about comments Mattis made in 2012 that the three primary …

After a brief diplomatic honeymoon mostly sustained by propaganda and wishful thinking, relations between Iran and Turkey appear to have hit a new low with Tehran and Ankara trading accusations and threats. Tehran claims that Ankara …

According to Tzuriel, the most important development in Syria of late has been the strengthening of the Iranian- Shi’a axis there. Reports that Iran is building workshops and facilities to make advanced rockets inside Lebanon is …