gatestoneinstitute – Iran’s terror campaign is not directed only at the West’s democratic ally in the Middle East, but also at Europe itself.
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Former hard-line presidential candidate could become Iran’s judiciary chief
Al-Monitor – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani as chairman of the influential Expediency Council amid heavy speculation about who will succeed Larijani as head of the powerful judiciary. One top name circulated for the post is Ebrahim Raisi, the conservative who lost the 2017 presidential election.
Read More »Why Iran Is Not The Winner In Syria
lobelog.com – After Donald Trump declared that he was pulling U.S. forces out of Syria, nearly all commentators declared that Iran would be one of the major beneficiaries–if not the major beneficiary–of the move. This is not surprising, since as a rule, U,S,, Arab, and even European commentators have declared Iran the winner of nearly all U.S. actions in the …
Read More »Regime Ideologue Says Iranians Evade Islam, Turn To Secularism
Radiofarda – Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, a top Shiite cleric and the spiritual father of Iran’s hardliner conservatives, says the Islamic Republic’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is aware that Iranians are evading religious teachings and turning to secularism.
Read More »Retirees And Farmers Protest For Their Share Of State Money
Radiofarda – Iranian government retirees in Tehran and farmers in Isfahan held protests on Wednesday, demanding money they believe is due to them from the state.
Read More »Hardliner Cleric Might Be The Next Head Of Iran Judiciary
Radiofarda – A conservative cleric who was involved in extra-judicial killings of political prisoners in the late 1980s in Iran did not deny reports that he might be appointed to head the Islamic Republic’s all-powerful Judiciary.
Read More »Bus In Fatal University Accident ‘Had No Technical Inspection’ – MP
Radiofarda – A member of parliament’s education commission says that a bus which crashed on December 25, killing 9 university students and injuring 28 others did not have technical inspection and was a salvage vehicle.
Read More »Pompeo Says Cooperation With Israel Over Syria And Iran To Continue
Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to cooperate with Israel over Syria and in countering Iran in the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
Read More »Netanyahu Says Talks with Tehran Impossible Before Iran ‘Totally Transforms’
Radiofarda – Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has said on Monday that Arab countries viewed Israel as an “indispensable ally” fighting Iran and the Islamic State.
Read More »Bill Against Terror-Financing Rejected Again By Conservative Watchdog
Radiofarda – Iran’s Guardian Council has for the second time rejected a bill against funding terrorism, Fars news agency reported on January 1.
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