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Iran Reportedly Transfers Hundreds of Millions to Hezbollah via Dubai

This is Beirut, 27/11 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran has reportedly transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah over the past year via currency exchange offices and private companies in Dubai, raising concerns in the United States, according to a Wall Street Journal article published on Thursday. The U.S. media outlet also reports that traditional smuggling routes through Syria ...

Basij: An Iranian Paramilitary Force Serving the Regime

This is Beirut, 27/11 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Basij is an Iranian paramilitary force created in 1980, shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It was initially conceived as a popular volunteer force tasked with defending the Revolution and the nascent regime. Rapidly integrated into the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Basij played a major role during the Iran-Iraq War ...

Australia Lists Iran’s IRGC as State Sponsor of Terrorism

This is Beirut, 27/11 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Australia on Thursday officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism, following the release of an intelligence assessment linking the group to attacks targeting Jewish communities throughout the country. The assessment by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) ...

Iran Condemns US 'Bullying Approach' Towards Venezuela

This is Beirut, 26/11 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, slammed what he called the United States' "bullying approach" towards Venezuela, a statement said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela. The United States has deployed the world's largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, accompanied by a flotilla of warships, officially for ...

“Embargo”: When Economics Becomes a Weapon

Sana Richa Choucair, 23/11 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On January 1, 2025, the United States tightened its technological embargo on China, doubling tariffs on a wide range of strategic goods, from semiconductors to industrial equipment. Beijing retaliated ten days later with countermeasures targeting American agricultural products, adding a new chapter to the escalating economic confrontation between ...

Iran Warns of Attempts to Target Supreme Leader Khamenei

This is Beirut, 23/11 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's intelligence ministry has warned of attempts by foreign adversaries, including the United States and Israel, to target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and destabilize the Islamic republic. The country's ISNA news agency reported on Saturday that Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib cautioned, "The enemy seeks to target the supreme ...

Iran Says New Framework Needed to Access Bombed Nuclear Sites

This is Beirut, 21/11 18:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a new approach should be taken for the monitoring of the country's nuclear sites attacked in a recent war with Israel. Tehran is under pressure from Western powers to allow inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog into the facilities. "We need a method or a framework for how to inspect ...

Jafar Panahi Accelerates Awards Campaign Amid Global Political Constraints

This is Beirut, 21/11 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After years of being banned from leaving Iran, filmmaker Jafar Panahi is enjoying his tour of the United States — visiting Los Angeles, New York and Telluride — as he promotes his Oscar-hopeful It Was Just an Accident. The film, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, has been selected by France as its official nomination for the Academy Awards, ...

Iran Says No Access to Bombed Nuclear Sites Without IAEA Deal

This is Beirut, 20/11 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the UN's nuclear watchdog would not be given access to Iranian nuclear sites attacked during its recent war with Israel without a concrete deal being agreed. "The facilities that were attacked have their own story, and until a decision is made and a conclusion is reached between us, the IAEA and ...

UN Nuclear Head Renews Call for Iran to Allow Inspections at Key Sites

This is Beirut, 19/11 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of the UN nuclear agency on Wednesday renewed his call for Iran to allow inspections at key nuclear sites attacked by Israel and the United States in June. Tensions between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have repeatedly flared in recent years and were further inflamed after a 12-day war in June that saw Israeli ...

Pro-Iran Camp Reunites to Form Majority in Iraq Parliament

This is Beirut, 17/11 23:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraq's pro-Iran Coordination Framework alliance announced on Monday it had formed the majority bloc in the newly elected parliament and said that it will nominate the next prime minister. The announcement came after the electoral committee released the seat distribution from the November 11 general election, which showed that pro-Tehran parties ...

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