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Iranian president calls Trump ‘novice in politics’

Al-monitor – After days of silence, Iran’s Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan has confirmed the reports about a new Iranian ballistic missile test. AUTHOR Rohollah Faghihi On Jan. 29, citing an unnamed US official, Fox News reported that a launch had taken place outside Semnan, about 140 miles east of Tehran. The missile reportedly flew for 600 miles before exploding. Dehghan said …

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Boeing’s Iran deal in limbo after Trump ban

PayvandNews – The fate of a landmark deal for Boeing to sell 80 passenger aircraft to Iran has been thrown into doubt following President Donald Trump’s executive order barring travel by Iranians to the US. Boeing announced a $16.6 billion agreement with the national carrier Iran Air in December, saying the orders were on course to support nearly 100,000 new …

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Iran unveils new satellites on Space Technology Day

PayvandNews – Iran has put on display its latest achievements in the area of space technology during a ceremony attended by President Hassan Rouhani and other senior officials. The Exhibition of Space Achievements was held in Tehran on Wednesday to mark the ninth National Space Technology Day. Also present at the event were Minister of Science, Research, and Technology Mohammad …

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UNSC to hold urgent talks on Iran missile test

Al-Arabia – The UN Security Council will hold urgent talks Tuesday on Iran’s test-firing of a medium-range missile, diplomats said. The United States requested the emergency consultations after the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations called for council action. “In light of Iran’s January 29 launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, the United States has requested urgent consultations of the …

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New Iraqi Minister of Interior: from pro-Saddam to pro-Iran

Al-Arabia – Qasim Mohammad Jalal al-Araji was appointed Iraq’s Minister of Interior on Monday after the resignation of former minister Mohammad al-Ghabban. He is a commander of the Quds Force installed in the Iraqi 9th Badr Corps. According to his biography, Qasim Mohammad Jalal al-Araji is about 53-years-old and was born in the southern Iraqi city of Kut. He is …

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