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Source: The Washington Times By Kambiz Mahmoudi Wednesday, August 15, 2018   ANALYSIS/OPINION: As the economic situation in Iran continues to deteriorate due to renewed sanctions imposed by the Trump administration and protesters point fingers at the regime, …

U.S., Israel Run A Spy Network In Iran, Says Former IRGC Commander Source: Radio Farda   A former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says “the United States and Israel have set up an …

By Benny Avni Source: The NY Sun As the Iranian regime reels under the strain of renewed sanctions, the Trump administration is already preparing the next phase. We see too little of it in our press, but …

ISICRC Report by Sophie Baron     It is said that the Khomeiniist regime may respond to the sanctions re-imposed last Monday by US President Donald Trump, with cyber attacks. Priscilla Moriuchi, director of strategic threat …

Source: The Dallas Morning News By: Claudia Rosett     More than a generation has passed since America hailed the 1991 Soviet collapse as the dawn of a new world order, wide open to the spread …

Michael Lipin Source: Voice of America (VOA) A U.S.-based cybersecurity intelligence group says Iranian state institutions have perpetrated a growing number of international cyberattacks for profit in recent months. In a VOA Persian interview, Accenture Security …

Rather than just hitting the nation’s economy, U.S. penalties should target those responsible for repression. By Eli Lake Source: BLOOMBERG In light of the recent demonstrations in Iranian cities, one might think the Donald Trump administration would want to …

Top IRGC Official Gen. Sha’bani In Fars News Agency Interview: ‘We Told The Yemenis To Attack The Two Saudi Tankers, And They Attacked’ Source: Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) On August 6, 2018, the Iranian …

By Homa Katouzian Source: The Independent The Independent revisits the life of a notable figure. This week: Shapour Bakhtiar, from Friday 9 August 1991             On 9 August 1991, The Independent ran a …

Source: By Agencies via Al Arabiya   Iran protesters have attacked a religious school in Karaj province near Tehran, the conservative Fars news agency reported on Saturday. “At 9 pm (1530 GMT on Friday) they attacked the …

By Amir Taheri Source: Asharq Al-Awsat “To resist or not to resist?” In Tehran’s political circles these days that is the question. The prospect of fresh sanctions to be imposed by the United States and its …

By Babak Taghvaee Source: The Global Post Despite all the efforts, the exiled Iranian political-militant organization Mojahedin-e Khalqm’s (MEK) remains unpopular among ordinary Iranians, Iranian dissidents, and opposition figures in the United States.   When the U.S. …

by Ali Alfoneh August 1, 2018 Source: The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington On July 31, the Islamic Republic was once again shaken by rallies beginning in Gohardasht, in Alborz province, and Isfahan, the third largest …

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, representatives of Russia, Iran, and Turkey have kicked off two days of talks on issues related to the war in Syria. The …

 By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Source: Asharq Al-Awsat Tehran’s regime is cunning, and this is what distinguishes it from other evil regimes like Saddam’s regime in Iraq. The Houthis’ targeting of Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea is …

 by Ben Cohen Source: Algemeiner   Thousands of opponents of Iran’s Islamist regime have taken to social media in reaction to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech on Sunday declaring solidarity with the Iranian people. Pompeo …

Source: Telegraph  By Rozina Sabur, Washington Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, has rejected a high-level appeal from the EU for exemptions from sanctions against Iran,throwing into doubt billions of euros worth of trade. Senior officials from …

Source: NPR By: JANE ARRAF   Iraqi officials flew to Tehran this week to try to cut a deal with Iran for electricity, attempting to defuse potentially destabilizing anti-government demonstrations spreading through the country’s southern provinces. The …

Source: Voice of America (VOA)   KABUL — Rafiqullah Dawoodzai says his fields were too dry to sow crops this year, the first time he has skipped a growing season in more than 40 years. The 60 …

New weapons and friends make an attack on Tehran’s nuclear facilities a more thinkable proposition. by Ilan Jonas Source: Bloomberg In September 2012, standing at the podium before the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Benjamin …

Source: RFE/RL   Countries that continue to import Iranian oil could avoid penalties by making “significant reductions” by the time Washington reimposes sanctions on Tehran later this year, top U.S. officials have said. “We want people …

The French, British and German governments aim to keep the Iranian nuclear deal alive by providing financial conduits By Laurence Norman Source: Wall Street Journal BRUSSELS—The French, British and German governments have told Iran they are exploring …

ISICRC Report In an interview with newspaper Le Figaro, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that the US government has refused to grant a waiver for French companies doing business in Iran in the aftermath …

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat Sanaa – The Iran-backed Houthi militias have intensified in recent days their sectarian activities in Sanaa and other Yemeni regions ahead of an annual Iranian ritual linked to 1979 revolution leader Khomeini. The militias are …

By Amir Taheri Source: Asharq Al-Awsat English The other day in Tehran, the arrival at the International Airport of a US-registered passenger plane triggered an avalanche of rumors that, for brief moment, buried the anxieties that …

Source: The Daily Star BEIRUT: The decision by Hezbollah to open offices for coordinating with Syrian refugees looking to head back to their homeland “is just a show,” caretaker Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said Monday. The …