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gatestoneinstitute.org – Soleimani had his own network of lobbyists in many Arab countries and some Western democracies. Hundreds of Iranian and Arab militants have enrolled in Western universities with scholarships from the Quds Force. Soleimani, who loved making and publishing “selfies” showing himself close to battlegrounds in the Middle East, was never present anywhere near a battle but was always …

Radiofarda – Iranian authorities have not contacted any of the families whose loved ones were on the Ukrainian airline flight shot down near Tehran by Iran’s military on January 8. Hiva Molani his wife Evin and their daughter Kordia were on the Ukrainian flight returning to Canada on January 8, 2020 After three days of repeated denials by Iranian officials …

Radiofarda – Iran will issue a “preliminary report” on the Ukrainian airliner crash on Saturday, Fars news agency close to Revolutionary Guards reported on Friday. Quoting “an informed source” Fars said during the announcement of the preliminary results “foreign representatives” will also be present, but did not specify their nationalities. Iran has come under criticism for not quickly involving all …

Radiofarda – In a tweet on Thursday Hesameddin Ashena who is President Hassan Rouhani’s media advisor warned “the Iranian agents of Persian-language media [abroad] not to participate in the psychological warfare regarding the Ukrainian airliner [crash] and stop cooperating with those who are at war with Iran”. The threat came after years of harassment and intimidation of Iranian journalists working …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards offered an explanation and apology on Saturday for the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran earlier this week, the official IRNA news agency reported. Senior commander of the Aerospace Force of the Revolutionary Guards, Amir Ali Hajizadeh said in a press briefing on Saturday that the Ukrainian plane was misidentified as a …