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Instagram Blocks Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commanders’ Accounts

RFL/RE – Instagram has blocked the accounts of several commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), with the photo-sharing website saying it was complying with U.S. sanctions. U.S. President Donald Trump on April 8 announced the designation of the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization, calling it the Iranian government’s “primary means of directing and implementing its global terrorist …

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Iran’s Zarif In Damascus Ahead Of Syria Talks

RFL/RE – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has visited Damascus ahead of a new round of talks next week in Kazakhstan toward ending Syria’s eight-year war.Zarif and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on April 16 discussed “the next round of Astana talks and the importance of lasting communication between Damascus and Tehran for continued cooperation”, the Syrian presidency said in …

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Bahrain Jails 169 For Founding ‘Iran-Linked Terror Group’

RFL/RE – A Bahraini court has convicted 139 people on terrorism-related charges in a mass trial involving 169 defendants, and sentenced them to prison terms of between three years and life in prison.The public prosecutor’s office said on April 16 that 138 of those convicted were stripped of their citizenship and a further 30 were acquitted.The defendants, of which 109 …

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Turkey Criticizes US for Designating Iranian Force Terrorist

VOA — The U.S. decision to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization is a dangerous development that could lead to chaos, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday. Speaking at a joint news conference with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Turkish minister also said that U.S. sanctions were harming the people of Iran.The United States re-imposed …

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Sources: Iran’s Oil Exports Hit 2019 Low in April

VOA – Iran’s crude oil exports have dropped in April to their lowest daily level this year, tanker data showed and industry sources said, suggesting buyers are curbing purchases before Washington clamps down further on Iranian shipments as expected next month. The United States reimposed sanctions on Iran in November after pulling out of a 2015 nuclear accord between Tehran …

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