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Baghdad, Washington Renew Commitment to Strategic Framework Agreement

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani received on Thursday a telephone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who congratulated him on the October 27 formation of his government. During the call, both sides affirmed their mutual commitment to the US-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement signed in 2009 and underscored…

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Iran: Criticism Mounts over Brutal Crackdown... Khamenei Points to ‘Clear American Role’

Iran’s spiritual leader, Ali Khamenei, played down the school students’ protests, saying that their movement was manipulated by “the owners of plans and agendas,” while demonstrations continued across Iranian universities. Videos on social media showing Iranian security forces severely beating protesters have gone viral as anger grows at a widening…

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Putin Is 'Signing A Suicide Note' If He Uses Nuclear Weapons, Warns Former National Security Advisor

The threat of nuclear conflict has been elevated in recent months as the war in Ukraine continues. One former U.S. security advisor is speaking out about the potential ramifications of nuclear weapons.

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Hajj pilgrim arrested by Saudi Arabia returns to Iran

Release of Khalil Dardmand some three months after his arrest comes after mediation efforts by Oman and Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Iran, US Clash at UN on Nuclear Deal, Human Rights Issues

The US and Iran clashed on security and human rights on Wednesday, with Iran's president demanding US guarantees to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the US president vowing Tehran would never get an atomic bomb. Raisi said Tehran wanted former US President Donald Trump to face trial for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian president calls for Trump to face ‘fair tribunal’ for Soleimani killing

Mr Raisi says Mr Trump should face a ‘fair tribunal’ for his ordering of the 2020 drone strike which killed General Qasem Soleimani

The Independent UK

Report: Assad Has Been Barring Iran from Retaliating to Israeli Raids on Syria for 3 Years

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been barring Iran for three years now from retaliating to Israeli raids on Syria to avert an escalation, reported Israel’s Haaretz. Assad reportedly made the order directly to Iran’s slain Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and it has largely held. Soleimani was killed in a…

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Iran seizes sea drone from US before fleeing when Navy warship approaches

The incident was the first time the US Navy’s Middle East-based 5th Fleet’s new drone task force has been targeted by Iran as it attempted to seize the object

Daily Mirror

Bobby Ghosh: Rushdie attack shows the hard truths of Iran’s soft power

My Iranian friends take great pride in the enormous global influence of their cultural heritage. From the Taj Mahal in India to American greeting cards with quotations from Rumi, the markers of Persian civilization are ancient and modern, sublime and ridiculous — but above all, ubiquitous.

Tribune News Service

Why Did Iran Target the Tanf US Base in Syria?

Israel struck an “Iranian position” near a Russian base in western Syria. Drones, believed to be Iranian, retaliated by attacking an area close to the al-Tanf US base in eastern Syria without any Russia objection. The developments, which took place hours from each other, are another example of the complex…

Asharq Al-Awsat

FBI charges Iranian agent over plot to murder former US national security adviser John Bolton

An Iranian operative is charged over a plot to murder former US national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a US air strike that killed Qassem Soleimani — the country's most powerful general.

ABC News

US accuses Iranian operative of plotting to kill John Bolton

Justice Department says IRGC member offered $300,000 to assassinate Donald Trump’s former national security adviser.

Al Jazeera

DOJ charges Iranian national in alleged plot to assassinate John Bolton

Bolton has for decades been a fierce critic of Iran.

Axios

Iran plotting to kill Donald Trump in assassination plot, intelligence leak says

Iran is seeking to avenge the United States for the death of Major General Qassim Soleimani, a powerful Iranian commander, at the hands of a US drone strike two years ago

Daily Mirror

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Hello Commander: new pop song aims to steer Iranian youth away from the temptations of American culture

The Tehran Times recently hailed what it referred to as: “A new epic song themed with generational support for the Islamic Revolution…” Hello Commander, which is being sung by schoolchildren across the country, is an attempt by the current conservative government of Iran to unify the youth around their particular…

The Independent UK

Long, fraught timeline of tensions over Iran nuclear program

Iran has started removing 27 surveillance cameras installed by U.N. inspectors at nuclear sites around the country, widening a dispute over Tehran’s program as it enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels

Asharq Al-Awsat

No Way Out as Iraq's Dangerous Post-election Impasse Deepens

Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn’t have a government and there seems to be no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock. Political elites are embroiled in cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges, including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and…

The Independent UK

No way out as Iraq's dangerous post-election impasse deepens

Iraq still doesn’t have a government, eight months since national elections took place, and there seems no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi State TV Station Threatened for Criticizing Iran's Khamenei, Soleimani

The state-run Iraqiya television station found itself in hot water after political analyst Sarmad al-Tai made a scathing critique of President of the Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zidan, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and slain Iran Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Journalists revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that security forces were…

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Israel Uncovers New Hezbollah Route to Transfer Weapons from Iran to Lebanon

Israel accused on Friday a senior official in the Hezbollah party of opening a new route to transfer weapons from Iran to Lebanon. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said that Rida Hashem Safieddine was overseeing the route. Safieddine is the husband of Zeinab, the daughter of slain Iranian Quds Force…

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US Intelligence: IRGC to Escalate Attacks in Case of Sanctions Waivers

A US top official said Iran would increase its targeting of Americans and US allies as a result of the Biden administration’s significant sanctions relief and offer to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. US Army Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said in a…

Al Jazeera

Syria’s Assad meets top Iranian leaders in surprise Tehran visit

The Syrian president holds talks with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi to boost bilateral ties.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Reject US Proposals to Drop Plans to Avenge Soleimani Killing

Iran will not abandon plans to avenge the 2020 US killing of al-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, despite "regular offers" from Washington to lift sanctions and provide other concessions in return, said a top Iranian official. A State Department spokesperson told Reuters that if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond the…

Reuters

Iran has rejected U.S. offers to lift sanctions in exchange for Tehran abandoning Soleimani revenge - ISNA quotes Guards Navy Commander

Iran has rejected "regular offers from its enemies" to lift sanctions in return for Tehran abandoning its plans to avenge the U.S. assassination of Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, the semi-official ISNA news agency quoted the Guards' Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri as saying on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Hands over ‘Iraq’ to Soleimani Successor

The US and Iran have appointed new ambassadors to Iraq. The diplomats come from an intelligence and military background and were involved in the region's crises at different levels. What does this mean for a politically dysfunctional country that has been unable to form a new government since the October…

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