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Army Gen. Mark Milley, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2021. Credit: Department of Defense Photo by Chad J. McNeeley.

US general says he is against removing Iran’s Quds Force from terror list

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U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Thursday that he is against removing Iran’s Quds Force, part of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), from the list...
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzade. Credit: Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Iran says it will only return to Vienna to finalize deal

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Iran will only return to Vienna to finalize an actual agreement, said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Monday. “We will not be going to Vienna for new negotiations but to finalize the nuclear...
A cartoon published in Saudi daily "Makkah" on March 22, 2022. The text accompanying the image read, "Nuclear agreement—an American gift to Iran which will only serve to encourage it to continue to ignite the Middle East." Source: Makkah via MEMRI.

Arab press blasts reported US plan to remove IRGC from terror list

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In response to reports that the Biden administration is considering removing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations as part of its efforts to renew the 2015 nuclear...
Hacking graphic. Credit: Pixabay.

Large-scale cyber attack on Israeli government sites likely by Iranian-aligned hackers

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Multiple Israeli government websites that went offline on Monday evening were likely targeted in a large-scale cyber attack conducted by “Iranian-aligned hackers,” Ynet reported on Tuesday. The report cited the Israel National Cyber Directorate as saying “the...
Iranian military missiles, long-range, short-range and satellite missiles on display at a military museum in Tehran. Credit: saeediex/Shutterstock.

Iran exhibits its firepower capability as its confidence on world stage grows

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The 12 ballistic missiles fired from an Iranian base at Erbil, in the northern Kurdish region of Iraq, constituted a display of capabilities by the Islamic Republic, which were intended to intimidate but not...
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks at a press conference in the David's Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem on June 25, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

US uncovers Iranian plot to assassinate John Bolton, says report

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At least two members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had planned to assassinate former National Security Advisor John Bolton, a U.S. Justice Department official told the Washington Examiner. The official said evidence exists to indict...
Banners featuring Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani on the road in Beirut leading to the Rafik Hariri International Airport in January 2020. Source: An-Nahar.

Statue erected to honor slain Iranian commander torched hours following unveiling

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Hours after Iran erected a statue to honor the slain Iranian commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Qassem Soleimani, unknown assailants burned it, Iranian media reported on Thursday. The statue was erected...
A map showing locations of Hezbollah and proxy positions in southern Syria. Credit: Alma Research and Education Center.

Reports name previously unknown senior Quds Force officer ejected by Assad

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Recent reports have named a previously unknown senior officer working in Syria on behalf of the Iranian Quds Force, Israel’s Kan news reported on Thursday. The report, citing an Arabic report by the United States-based Alhura Arabic-language media report,...
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Credit: Igor Grochev/Shutterstock.

Report: Mossad thwarts Iranian attacks against Israelis in Africa

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Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has thwarted a series of planned Iranian attacks against Israelis in Africa, Israeli media reported on Sunday. Following the receipt of “accurate intelligence” from “Western intelligence sources,” the security forces of...
The Tehran funeral of Maj. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, Iranian head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, who was assassinated by an American drone strike, Jan 7, 2020. Credit: Saeediex/Shutterstock.

Nearly two years after Soleimani assassination, IRGC takes over roles reserved for Quds Force

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Some 21 months after a United States drone strike killed Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, a noticeable shift in the balance of power within the Iranian military system has taken place. The...