Iran

Iran renews assaults on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Iran again bombed Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, targeting alleged headquarters of the Iranian-Kurdish opposition located in northern Iraq. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) bombed the Koysinjaq area in both Erbil and Sulaimaniyah provinces on the morning of Nov. 14. At least five rockets hit both sides of the border between …

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Hundreds Charged for Participating in Iran Anti-Government Protests, UNHRC Could Meet on Iran

More than 750 people were charged in three provinces in Iran for participating in recent protests against the government that started in mid-September over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the modesty police for not wearing her hijab correctly, according to reports over the weekend.

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German leader Scholz says Iran can expect more EU sanctions

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly criticized the Iranian government Saturday for its bloody crackdown on protests in the country said Germany stands “shoulder to shoulder with the Iranian people.” Scholz said the ongoing protests sparked by the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her detention by Iran’s morality …

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Air Strike Hits pro-Iran Convoy in Syria Near Iraqi Border

The number of casualties has not been confirmed, but some of those killed in the attack late on Tuesday were Iranian nationals, al-Jazeera reports. Air attacks have struck eastern Syria along the Iraqi border, hitting Iran-backed fighters and inflicting casualties, a Syrian war monitor, Iranian state television and Iraqi paramilitary …

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SITREP: Iran Finally Admits Russian ‘Drones’ Supply, Kherson Becomes Key Turning Point

Iranian Intervention According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Noer News, an Iranian state-run agency, recently reported on Russian National Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev’s trip to Tehran on Nov. 8. Supposedly, Patrushev was on a mission to discuss the likely sale of Iranian missiles to Russia. …

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The Dangerous Nexus: Russia and Iran’s Mullahs

The Iranian regime, which has long argued that it is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons… has lately changed its tone and is boasting that it currently has the ability to build a nuclear bomb. Biden’s new nuclear deal, if reached, will also allow Russia to cash in on a …

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Iranian Armed Forces Chief, Iraqi Defense Minister Discuss Closer Military Ties

The chief of staff of the Iranian military, Mohammad Bagheri, called on Monday for greater military cooperation with Iraq. In a phone call to Iraq’s recently appointed defense minister, Thabet Muhammad Saeed Al Abbasi, Bagheri said military relations between the two countries should be boosted, and called for the armed …

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Iran Arrests 26 Foreigners It Says Were Behind Shiraz Mosque Attack

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says it has arrested 26 people — all foreigners — in connection with last month’s attack on a Shi’ite pilgrimage site in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz that has been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) militant group. In a statement published on November 7, the …

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Iran: Intense Clashes In Marivan And New Protests In Many Cities – OpEd

Iran is marking its 53rd day of protests across the country on Monday as protests in numerous cities expanded throughout the country the day before. The city of Marivan, following a burial ceremony, witnessed intense confrontations between locals and the regime’s oppressive security forces who were opening fire on locals …

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