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Al-Monitor – Amid rising US pressure, Iran and Russia appear to be gearing toward forging closer military and defense ties. Last week, the commander of the regular Iranian navy announced plans for an Iranian-Russian joint military exercise in the Persian Gulf. Particularly given the recent speculations about differences arising between Tehran and Moscow in Syria, the announcement by Rear Adm. Hossein Khanzadi …

Al-Monitor – A leader of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) reacted aggressively May 9 to this week’s visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Baghdad, which was not announced beforehand. “Americans are in a trouble now, especially considering that US troops’ bases are known in Iraq and the region and can be targeted easily,” a senior PMU commander, Moeen …

Al-Monitor — President Donald Trump Thursday urged Iran to call him, and said the United States and Iran could make a fair deal. “What I would like to see with Iran, I’d like to see them call me,” Trump told pool reporters on the sidelines of an event in the White House on surprise medical billing. “What they should be …

PayvandNews – Fire started at the historical roofed bazaar in the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province, Tabriz, in early hours of Thursday. The fire has been fully put out, according to the head of the province’s crisis management department. About 100 shops were damaged in the fire and 19 people were injured. Related News: Regular restorations saved historic bazaar …

Radiofarda – The United States Census Bureau said on Thursday that U.S. exports to Iran in the first quarter of 2019 show 55% drop compared with the same period in the previous year. The U.S. total exports to Iran in the first quarter of 2019 amounted to $14.6 million, the Census Bureau reported, adding that U.S. imports from Iran in the …