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US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC
2 months ago

US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC

The Independent  

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Hezbollah confirms boss Hassan Nasrallah IS dead as Iran admits senior Revolutionary Guard commander was also killed in Beirut attack - as IDF laughs in the face of terror group with mocking message
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hezbollah confirms boss Hassan Nasrallah IS dead as Iran admits senior Revolutionary Guard commander was also killed in Beirut attack - as IDF laughs in the face of terror group with mocking message

Daily Mail  

Iran has called on Muslims to stand against the 'rabid dog' of Israel and back Hezbollah after the IDF killed their commander in an air strike. Israel released a graphic showing the Hezbollah senior figures who had so far been 'eliminated' - adding that they had 'dismantled' the group Israel have killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in strikes on Beirut …

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A gas leak in an Iranian Revolutionary Guard center kills 2 and injures 10
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A gas leak in an Iranian Revolutionary Guard center kills 2 and injures 10

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A gas leak caused the death of two people and injured 10 others at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard center, Iranian state television reported Thursday. The most notable came in 2011, when a blast at a missile base near Tehran killed 17 people including Commander Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, who led the paramilitary force’s missile program. In …

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Long, fraught time line of tensions over Iran’s nuclear program ahead of its presidential election
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Long, fraught time line of tensions over Iran’s nuclear program ahead of its presidential election

Associated Press  

Iran will elect a new president Friday after the death of hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. April 2015 — A framework nuclear deal is announced after months of negotiations, outlining long-term restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program and the removal of many international sanctions. March 5, 2022 — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov links restoring Iran’s nuclear deal to American sanctions targeting …

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Number of Chinese spies in Britain is 'unquantifiable', ex-Army intelligence officer warns - with fears it could run to 'hundreds of thousands'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Number of Chinese spies in Britain is 'unquantifiable', ex-Army intelligence officer warns - with fears it could run to 'hundreds of thousands'

Daily Mail  

The number of Chinese spies in Britain is 'unquantifiable', an ex-Army intelligence officer has warned - with fears it could run to 'hundreds of thousands' Reports say that the number of Chinese agents employed in intelligence gathering in the UK is reaching new heights. Col Philip Ingram, a former Army intelligence officer told The Telegraph: 'Quantifying the number of Chinese …

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Emboldened Iran makes dangerous gamble on open confrontation
8 months, 1 week ago

Emboldened Iran makes dangerous gamble on open confrontation

Live Mint  

ISTANBUL—For two decades, Iran stayed in the shadows and relied on militias that it funded around the Middle East in its deadly fight with Israel. “We have decided to create a new equation," said Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the powerful paramilitary organization that carried out Saturday’s attacks. As recently as February, Iranian …

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17 Indians among 25 crew onboard Israel-linked cargo vessel seized by Iran
8 months, 1 week ago

17 Indians among 25 crew onboard Israel-linked cargo vessel seized by Iran

The Hindu  

India is in touch with Iranian authorities after an Israel-affiliated container vessel MSC Aries was seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have seized a Portuguese civilian cargo ship, belonging to an EU member, claiming Israeli ownership. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have seized a Portuguese civilian cargo ship, …

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Iran warns Israel none of its embassies are safe after strike on Tehran consulate in Syrian capital which left 12 dead including top generals
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran warns Israel none of its embassies are safe after strike on Tehran consulate in Syrian capital which left 12 dead including top generals

Daily Mail  

Iran has warned Israeli that none of its embassies are safe following an IDF strike in Syria's capital last week that killed 12 people, including two elite generals. Demonstrators burn a US and an Israeli flag during the funeral for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria Israel launched an attack against the Iranian consulate …

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals

The Hindu  

Iran's commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard General Hossein Salami said “no threat will go unanswered” in retaliation on April 5 for the airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital and killed seven of the guard's members. The marches in the capital, Tehran, along with protests in other Iranian cities, came at a time …

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The Latest | Iran promises payback for Israel’s apparent strike that killed top generals
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | Iran promises payback for Israel’s apparent strike that killed top generals

Associated Press  

Iranian leaders renewed their promise to hit back after an airstrike widely blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s Consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER CRITICIZES ISRAEL’S KILLING OF AID WORKERS MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Israeli airstrikes that killed six foreign aid workers in Gaza “stands in stark …

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Iran Accuses Israel Of Killing 2 Generals In Consulate Airstrike In Syria
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran Accuses Israel Of Killing 2 Generals In Consulate Airstrike In Syria

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DAMASCUS, Syria — An Israeli airstrike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Syria on Monday killed two Iranian generals and five officers, according to Iranian officials. The airstrike in Syria killed Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who led the elite Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria until 2016, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who led …

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'Israeli airstrike' destroys Iranian consulate in Syrian capital 'killing and injuring everyone inside': Revolutionary Guard military commander is among the dead
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Israeli airstrike' destroys Iranian consulate in Syrian capital 'killing and injuring everyone inside': Revolutionary Guard military commander is among the dead

Daily Mail  

A building next to Iran's embassy in Damascus has been destroyed in an airstrike, reportedly killing a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and five others - with state media saying Israel was behind the attack. Syria's defence ministry said Israeli air strikes on Iran's consulate building in Damascus on Monday 'destroyed the entire building, killing and injuring everyone …

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Iran Revolutionary Guard member and two others killed in attack in Syria
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran Revolutionary Guard member and two others killed in attack in Syria

Al Jazeera  

Iranian media reports say IRGC member Reza Zarei was killed in a suspected Israeli attack in the port city of Baniyas. A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and two other people have been killed in a suspected Israeli attack in Syria, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported. It said three explosions shook the centre of Baniyas, on Syria’s …

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Column: Will Biden’s ‘Goldilocks’ airstrikes against Iran-backed militias work?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Will Biden’s ‘Goldilocks’ airstrikes against Iran-backed militias work?

LA Times  

Members of the Iraqi Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces clear the rubble after a U.S. airstrike in Qaim, Iraq, on Feb. 3, 2024. The recent U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed militias were the largest President Biden has ordered since he took office, a pointedly large-scale retaliation for a drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan. Instead, it warned the United …

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Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike that killed 2 children
11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike that killed 2 children

LA Times  

The government of Pakistan Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, pictured, has recalled its ambassador to Tehran. “Last night’s unprovoked and blatant breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty by Iran is a violation of international law and the purposes and principles of the charter of the United Nations,” she said in a televised address. Reports in Iranian state media, which were later withdrawn without …

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Iraq recalls ambassador, summons Iran’s chargé d’affaires over strikes in Irbil
11 months, 1 week ago

Iraq recalls ambassador, summons Iran’s chargé d’affaires over strikes in Irbil

Associated Press  

IRBIL, Iraq — Iraq recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest over Iranian strikes on northern Iraq that killed several civilians overnight, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said. The Iranian attack was “a blatant violation” of Iraq’s sovereignty and “strongly contradicts the principles of good neighborliness and international law, and …

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Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate

The Independent  

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Iran strikes targets in Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran strikes targets in Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate

The Hindu  

Iran said late Monday, January 15, 2024, it had launched strikes against a “spy headquarters and gathering of anti-Iranian terrorist groups” shortly after missiles hit an upscale area near the U.S. consulate in Irbil, the seat of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Peshraw Dizayi, a prominent local businessman with a portfolio that included real estate and security services companies, was killed …

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Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate

ABC  

Iran has fired missiles at what it claimed were Israeli "spy headquarters" near the US consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria. Key points: Since October, Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have launched near-daily drone attacks on bases housing US forces in Iraq and Syria An anonymous …

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Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate

Associated Press  

IRBIL, Iraq — Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria. Four civilians were killed and six injured after missiles hit an upscale area near the consulate in Irbil, the seat …

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Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 people
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing at least 84 people

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. “If we were just 10 steps further we would have been right over …

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Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings that killed at least 84
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings that killed at least 84

LA Times  

A woman weeps at the scene of Wednesday’s bomb explosion in the city of Kerman, Iran. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. “If we …

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U.S. seeks a delicate balance in responding to attacks on its forces by Iran-backed militias
1 year, 1 month ago

U.S. seeks a delicate balance in responding to attacks on its forces by Iran-backed militias

LA Times  

This Pentagon image shows a Nov. 8 airstrike on a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria. Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria have long battled with U.S. and coalition forces, launching sporadic attacks against bases in the region where troops are deployed to fight Islamic State militants. According to the Pentagon, Iranian-backed militants have launched 61 attacks on bases and facilities …

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US launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias
1 year, 1 month ago

US launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. carried out an airstrike on a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in the region for the past several weeks, the Pentagon said. In Wednesday’s strike, two U.S. F-15 fighter jets dropped multiple bombs on a weapons …

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