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TheTower.org
April 21, 2018
Block said Iran had shipped weapons to the Houthi rebels that previously were not part of Yemen's depleted stockpile. “It is not rocket science,” he said, “that the Houthis are not only getting these systems from Iran, but also training and advice in how to use them against the international coalition.”.
Arab News
April 21, 2018
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran's atomic agency was ready with “expected and unexpected” reactions if the United States pulls out of a ... DAMASCUS: Rebels were expected to leave a new area outside the Syrian capital Saturday, state media said, after a new deal was reachedÃâà...
Middle East Eye
April 20, 2018
Despite the fact that the majority of Khuzestan's Arabs are Shia, those in the province have long felt disconnected from the Iranian state because of their ... Earlier this month, Maryam Rajavi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, an opposition group based in France, sent out a tweet urging Iranians toÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
March 28, 2018
The United Nations Security Council has condemned missile attacks on Saudi Arabia launched by Yemen's Huthi rebels last weekend and expressed "grave concern" at reports the Huthis obtained the weapons in violation of a UN arms embargo. In a statement issued late on March 28, the 15-memberÃâà...
Kurdistan24
March 17, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence also complained of Iranian interference in the Iraqi elections, slated to be held in May, in a phone call Thursday with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. ... And that is in addition to Iran's arming the Houthi rebels in Yemen, including with ballistic missiles, which they fire sporadically at Saudi Arabia.
South China Morning Post
March 17, 2018
It is strident in its criticism of Iran's ballistic weapons, which Tehran says are for defensive purposes, saying there was “transfers of Iranian missiles and missile technology” to Syria and allies of Tehran, such as Houthi rebels in Yemen and Lebanon's Iran-backed Shiite Hezbollah. “We will therefore beÃâà...
Washington Examiner
March 17, 2018
The Iranian regime is generally wary of any celebration that can create the grounds for large gatherings (and by extension, protests), and its security apparatus has been on high alert in the past weeks, especially after the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gave aÃâà...
CNN
March 16, 2018
He has overseen Riyadh's participation in Yemen's civil war, where Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who are Shia Muslims, are fighting the Saudi-backed fledgling government. "Iran is not a rival to Saudi Arabia. Its army is not among the top five armies in the Muslim world. The Saudi economy is larger thanÃâà...
NavyTimes.com
March 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday accused Iran of funneling money into Iraq to sway the outcome of its elections, calling it part of a broader pattern of destabilizing ... The U.S. still has more than 5,000 troops in Iraq supporting its fight against remaining pockets of ISIS resistance.
Al-Arabiya
March 14, 2018
This year, the Iranian fire festival of Chaharshanbe Suri, will be marked on Tuesday, March 14, 2018. It may also mark the beginning of a new uprising against the clerical regime, in light of a series of recent calls to action by the leading Iranian opposition group, the People's Mojahedin Organization of IranÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
February 23, 2018
Adopted in 2010 by Iran as a vehicle to destroy Israel, the term encompasses the forces of Iran, Hezbollah (Iran's para-military proxy in Lebanon), Bashar ... 10 of an Iranian drone and the loss of an Israeli F-16 following Israeli strikes against Syria, the media gave limited mention to the "Axis of ResistanceÃâà...
Haaretz
February 21, 2018
The de-escalation agreement for southern Syria, which the United States, Russia and Jordan signed last November, included a promise to keep Iran and its affiliated Shi'ite militias away from the Israeli border. Israel wanted the Iranians and their agents to be kept almost 60 kilometers from the frontier, eastÃâà...
New York Times
February 18, 2018
Iran and its allies first intervened in Syria to defend the rule of President Bashar al-Assad against Syrian rebels after the civil war broke out in 2011, and later helped his forces against the ... Iranian leaders speak openly of their work to build this axis of resistance against Israeli and American influence. A keyÃâà...
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