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Al-Monitor – After a chain of deadly attacks inside Israel, commander of Iran’s Quds Force Esmail Ghaani declared that Tehran will support any group fighting Israel. “We have made it clear to the occupying Zionist regime that any group fighting it will have our blessing,” the hard-line commander added, praising new generations of “Palestinian youths who have shaken the occupied territories.” Several Israeli …

AL-Arabia – Iranian networks have been working to smuggle weapons from Iraq to Russia as Moscow’s plans to quickly invade Ukraine’s capital and topple the government failed to succeed, according to intelligence and sources familiar with the matter. Among the weapons being transferred to Russia are Iran’s Bavar 373 missile system, the Guardian reported late Monday night. Iraq’s Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Iran’s efforts to conclude a revised nuclear deal with the Biden administration could result in the Kremlin receiving a windfall of half-a-billion dollars to fund its war effort against Ukraine. To boost its economy, Russia is now demanding that Iran pay in cash for the deals currently under discussion, as well as repaying outstanding debts believed to be …

RFL/RE – A report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog says Iran is starting to operate a new workshop at its Natanz nuclear facility that will make parts for uranium-enriching centrifuges with machines recently moved there from its Karaj facility. “On April 12, the agency completed the installation of the surveillance cameras at this location and then removed the seals from …

RFL/RE – Prices of pharmaceutical drugs have skyrocketed in Iran amid plans by the cash-strapped government to cut a major subsidy. Since the government of ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi first announced its plans in September, the cost of some essential drugs has more than quadrupled. Prices are likely to surge further when the government officially cuts the subsidy, a prospect …