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The Guards Celebrate Forty: Aging But Agile

Radiofarda – On May 5, 1979, Iran’s new government founded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Almost from the beginning, the IRGC had a built-in malleability—one enshrined in Iran’s constitution. Pursuant to Article 150, the IRGC is “to be maintained so that it may continue in its role of guarding the revolution and its achievements. The scope of the duties …

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US threatens ‘swift and decisive’ response to any Iran attack

Al-Arabia – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday threatened a “swift and decisive” US response to any attack by Iran, in the latest of a series of escalating statements and actions. “The regime in Tehran should understand that any attacks by them or their proxies of any identity against US interests or citizens will be answered with a swift …

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Trump tells Iran as tensions flare: ‘Call me’

Al-Arabia – US President Donald Trump has a message for Iran’s leaders as tensions flare over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program: “Call me.” The softer line marks a clear shift, at least rhetorically, from the administration’s tough approach to Iran, which has included moving some of America’s most formidable military weapons, an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers, to the Middle …

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U.S. B-52 Bombers Arrive In Qatar To Counter Unspecified Threat From Iran

RFL/RE – The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that B-52 bombers sent by the White House to the Persian Gulf to counter unspecified threats from Iran have arrived at a major U.S. air base in Qatar. Images released by the U.S. Air Force’s Central Command on May 10 show B-52H Stratofortress bombers arriving at the Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar …

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U.S. Warns Iran While Urging Leaders To Sit Down For Talks

RFL/RE – The United States appears to be taking a carrot-and-stick approach to Tehran, threatening “swift and decisive” response to any Iranian attack, while at the same time urging the country’s leaders to sit down for talks.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 9 said in a statement that “our restraint to this point should not be mistaken by Iran …

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