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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 …

  By Birgit Jennen and  Nicholas Comfort Source: Bloomberg  Plan by trade bank in Hamburg under scrutiny: Finance Ministry  U.S. to start tightening financial sanctions in August A plan by Iran to repatriate money from a Hamburg-based …

Source: SputnikNews   The senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps commander’s remarks come amid increased tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv over the situation in Syria. In a recent speech, IRGC deputy commander Hossein Salami boasted of the …

Source: The Meir Amit Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center Full document in PDF format   The campaign in Syria continues to exact a price from Iranian forces: three more Iranian combatants were killed over the past two …

Katab Sayyed Al Shuhada says it is ready to fight alongside Yemeni rebels  By Mina Aldroubi Source: The National   The leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq has declared support for Houthi rebels in Yemen, strengthening Tehran’s …

by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff One of the world’s biggest cargo shippers announced on Saturday it was pulling out of Iran for fear of becoming entangled in US sanctions, and President Hassan Rouhani demanded that European …

Source: Reuters By Jane Chung, Osamu Tsukimori     (Reuters) – South Korea will not lift any Iranian crude and condensate in July, halting all shipments for the first time in six years amid U.S. pressure to …

July 5, 2018 Source: Radio Farda /RFERL   Days before hosting US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, United Arab Emirates (UAE) has placed nine Iranian individuals and entities on its list for supporting terrorism and transferring …

More demonstrations as the regime scrambles to beat new sanctions. By The Editorial Board July 3, 2018 Source: The Wall Street Journal Iranians are protesting in the streets again, only a few months after the regime …

Article text by NEWS WIRES via France24 A married couple with Iranian heritage was arrested “just in time” in Belgium as they allegedly prepared to head to France to bomb a large rally that an Iranian opposition …

The Head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam Ridha Jalali has accused Israel and another country he didn’t name of stealing the clouds of Iran which lead to climate change and drought in the …

JULY 1 2018 Source: Daily Nation In Summary Kenya officials say the two are members of Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps or Qods Force, an elite and secretive unit which executes covert foreign missions. Detectives say …

Hezbollah’s Unit 3800, modeled on al-Quds Force, counts highly skilled operatives sworn to uphold the Iranian regime’s expansionist project.    By Iman Zayat Source: The Arab Weekly Sunday 01/07/2018 TUNIS – Lebanon’s Shia Hezbollah movement and …

Source: Associated Press via Bradenton Herald BY AMIR VAHDAT AND JON GAMBRELL June 28, 2018 TEHRAN, IRAN  Iran says it has restarted production at a “major” uranium facility involved in its nuclear program, though it still …

In recent years, numerous Iranians have bought passports from the Comoros Islands, a small nation between Mozambique and Madagascar. U.S. and Comoros officials worry the documents may have been used to skirt sanctions. By BOZORGMEHR SHARAFEDIN and DAVID LEWIS …

June 25, 2018 Source: Radio Farda   The Iranian supreme leader’s top military adviser, Yahya Rahim Safavi, has threatened Saudi Arabia with “a barrage of missiles.” “If Saudis dare to attack Iran, the royal palaces in …

In first official announcement, coalition spokesperson says Lebanese terror group’s fighters, including a commander, slain near Saudi border By AFP via Times of Israel (TOI) 25 June 2018 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen on …