Thursday , 28 March 2024

Social and Political

U.S. Charges Four Chinese Nationals For Exporting Banned Electronics To Iran

RFL/RE – The United States has charged four Chinese nationals with illegally exporting dual-use U.S. electronic components to Iran over several years. The four individuals smuggled the technology via China and Hong Kong to entities affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the U.S. Justice Department said in a …

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While Small in Number, Tajik Fighters an Asset for Islamic State-Khorasan

VOA – The Iranian government has traced this month’s twin suicide bombings in Kerman city to ethnic-Tajik fighters of the Islamic State Khorasan Province who, experts say, are “fairly small” in number but play “an important part” in the group’s military activities. The Afghanistan-based branch of the Islamic State (IS-K) claimed responsibility for the January 3 blasts that killed at …

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Yemen’s Houthis say fired missiles at US warship

Al-Arabia – Yemen’s Houthi militia fired “several” missiles at a US warship in the Red Sea, they said on Wednesday, hours after the US military reported shooting down a missile. “The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces, with the help of God Almighty, fired several… naval missiles at the American destroyer USS Gravely in the Red Sea,” the Houthi statement …

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CIA Director Points Finger At Iran At Center Of Middle East Chaos

iranintl – The CIA director has pointed the finger at Tehran in an article addressing the Middle East’s most turbulent times in recent history as it teeters ever closer to war. “Key to Israel’s—and the region’s—security is dealing with Iran,” wrote William J. Burns in an article called Spycraft and Statecraft in Foreign Affairs. The US spy chief said the Hamas …

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Iran’s Guards Threaten Response To US If Attacked

iranintl – Iran will respond to any threat from the United States, Revolutionary Guards’ chief Hossein Salami said on Wednesday, as Washington weighs its response to the killing of American servicemen by Tehran-aligned militants. “We hear threats coming from American officials, we tell them that they have already tested us and we now know one another, no threat will be …

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How Were Potential Candidates For Leadership Sidelined In Iran?

iranintl – Discussions persist in Iran over the contentious ban imposed by regime hardliners preventing former President Hassan Rouhani from running in the March 1 elections. Rouhani’s disqualification is primarily attributed by local media to his perceived low performance during his presidency, the complete removal of the reformists from the political arena by the authoritarian camp, and the regime’s preference for minimal electoral participation. …

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Iran Wary of US Response After Deadly Attack on Troops

VOA – Iranian commentators warned Tuesday of a U.S. military retaliation after Washington pledged a “very consequential” response to troop deaths, but largely agreed that a full-blown war was not in the offing. U.S. President Joe Biden blamed “radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq” for Sunday’s drone strike on a remote Jordan desert base near Syria and …

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Sanctions will not stop Iran killing and kidnapping on UK soil, officials warned

theguardian – A journalist at the centre of an Iranian plot to kill two UK-based TV presenters has said sanctions won’t stop Iran from targeting people on UK soil. A journalist at the centre of an Iranian plot to kill two UK-based TV presenters has said sanctions won’t stop Iran from targeting people on UK soil. The UK and US governments sanctioned Iranian officials …

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World Watches For US Response To Iran

iranintl – The Biden administration on Monday grappled with the idea of retaliation against Iran and its proxies without escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Unconfirmed reports suggested that President Biden would authorize military action in the Middle East early Tuesday local time. But no US strikes were recorded, further angering those in Washington who have been calling …

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Iran’s Guardian Council Bars Candidates To Secure Succession Plans

iranintl – Critics argue that barring certain candidates from the Assembly of Experts elections, is an attempt to safeguard leadership plans in the event of Ali Khamenei’s death. The Guardian Council, with powers to vet candidates, announced the results for the upcoming elections on March 1. The Assembly of Experts is the constitutionally designated body to select the future Supreme …

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