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Iran Lays Victims of IS Twin Blasts to Rest

par This Is Beirut, 05/01 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi participated in the funerals of 89 individuals who lost their lives in twin blasts that occurred on Wednesday in the southern city of Kerman and were claimed by the Islamic State group. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi joined on Friday mourners in the southern city of Kerman for the funerals of 89 people killed in ...

Death Toll from Kerman Attacks Revised Upwards to 91

par This Is Beirut, 06/01 16:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Authorities updated on Saturday, January 7 the toll for the attack in Kerman, Iran. The bombing, claimed by the jihadist group Daesh, which occurred on January 3, targeted a ceremony in memory of General Qassem Suleimani. A bombing attack in southern Iran claimed by the jihadist group Daesh has killed 91 people, state media said Saturday, raising ...

Colonna Urges Iran to Stop 'Destabilising Acts'

par This Is Beirut, 06/01 19:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France's Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told her Iranian counterpart Saturday that "Iran and its affiliates" must stop "destabilising acts" that could spark a broader conflict in the Middle East amid the war in Gaza. During a telephone call with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Catherine Colonna "delivered a very clear ...

Daesh Kills Pro-Iranian Hashd Fighters in Iraq

par This Is Beirut, 07/01 16:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Two fighters from the Hashd al-Shaabi, an Iran-dominated coalition of Iraqi paramilitary groups, were killed in an attack blamed on jihadist group Daesh on Sunday, January 7. Daesh forces remain active in Iraq and Syria. Two pro-Iranian fighters from the Hashd al-Shaabi alliance were killed in an attack in Iraq, the Hashd and an Iraqi security ...

Gallant: 'Israel Fights Iranian-Led Axis, Not Just Hamas'

par This Is Beirut, 08/01 14:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared that Israel is fighting against the Iranian-led axis, not solely Hamas, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Israel on Monday evening amid increased Israeli attacks, resulting in numerous casualties. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated in an interview published by The ...

Iranian Woman Flagellated for Posting Picture Without Veil

par This Is Beirut, 08/01 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Iranian woman was whipped on Sunday "for posting a photo without a veil." Iranian authorities continue their campaign against women who refuse to wear the hijab. A young woman has been sentenced to 74 lashes for posting a photo with uncovered hair on social media, Iranian judicial authorities announced on Sunday. On January 3, a woman was ...

LF Leader Rejects Any Bargaining Over the Presidency

par This Is Beirut, 09/01 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea firmly rejected an alleged plan by the Iran-backed Moumanaa axis to use the presidency as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Western envoys. "At this stage, we utterly reject the election of a symbolic president, who lacks the required attributes for the presidential position, as part of a regional ...

UK, US Forces Repel Houthis' Largest Red Sea Attack

par This Is Beirut, 10/01 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US and UK military forces successfully intercepted over 20 drones and missiles in the Red Sea, launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels. London has characterized this event as the "largest attack" to date by the Iran-backed insurgents. US and UK forces have shot down more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen's Houthis, in what ...

Iran Seizes a Ship off the Coast of Oman

par This Is Beirut, 11/01 16:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's navy announced on Thursday, January 11, that it had seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. This ship had been previously seized by the United States for transporting Iranian oil under sanctions. Iran's navy has seized an oil tanker in Gulf of Oman waters following "a court order" authorizing the move, state media reported on ...

Arab-Israeli Rapprochement Would Isolate Iran, Says Blinken

par This Is Beirut, 11/01 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted that a closer relationship between Israel and the Arab states would bring about lasting isolation of Iran, during his visit to Cairo on Thursday January 11. Mr Blinken was speaking at the end of a tour of the Middle East aimed at calming tensions between Israel and Iran's allies. Closer ties between ...

Iran Releases Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death

par gdeveloper, 14/01 18:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities released two journalists on Sunday, who had been imprisoned for over a year for reporting on the death of Mahsa Amini, an incident that triggered nationwide protests lasting for months, as reported by local media. Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death ...

Iran and the Inevitable War

par Charles Chartouni, 15/01 09:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Iranian regime is mobilizing on all fronts while cynically downplaying the likelihood of a generalized conflict. There is nothing unusual since its unending maneuvering, within and outside borders, is part of its survival strategy. This regime is by definition predatory and driven towards a proactive destabilization policy as a corollary to ...

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