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Articles & Reports IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Terrorism 

‘Locked and loaded,’ US still reluctant to directly challenge Iran

September 22, 2019 Editor 2 Views Abqaiq and Khurais oil refinery complexes, Arab allies, attack, attacks, Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, culprit, holding Tehran responsible, international experts, investigations, Iranian weapons, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Javad Zarif, locked and loaded, maximum pressure policy, military adventures, negotiating with America, provocations, redline, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Foreign Ministry, UN experts, US Military

Locked and loaded the US military may be but, as long as Trump remains hesitant, US Arab allies are left

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Iranian Commanders Threaten The US In Case Of Any Attack

September 21, 2019 Editor 3 Views Abdolrahim Mousavi, accusations, adversely affect, aggression, allies, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, asymmetrical warfare style, Beijing, bizarre claim, boasting, borders, Chinese, Chinese industries, defense system, downed a drone, Eastern Mediterranean, enemies, flow of oil, Hossein Salami, Iran-Iraq war, joint military exercise, limited attacks, military capabilities, military commanders, mocking, Moscow, national TV, Naval Forces, Persian Gulf, reactions, Red Sea, Russian, Sea of Oman, sent a message, talking big, targets, technological achievements, territory, the region, threatening, U.S.-led coalition

Source: RadioFarda Iranian military commanders have been talking big since Friday evening, threatening the United States and Saudi forces in

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Buying Friends & Influencing Enemies IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Slider Terrorism 

Yemeni Rebels Warn Iran Plans Another Strike Soon

September 21, 2019 Editor 4 Views Adel Al-Jubeir, airstrike, American officials, briefed, cease-fire, civilian airports, coalition, criminal act, drone attack, falsely claiming, follow-up strike, foreign diplomats, Gulf leaders, Houthi militants, initiative, missile, Mohammed Abdul Salam, Mohammed al-Bukhiaiti, oil industry, political council, potential attacks, raising the alarm, Riyadh, rocket attacks, Sana, skepticism, spokesman, the country’s economy, the threat, the warnings, U.N. mission, weapons, Western diplomats, Western officials, Yemeni rebels

The information has been passed along to the Saudis and the U.S., according to people briefed on the warnings By Dion

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IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Other News Terrorism 

Greek police make arrest in 1985 Hezbollah hijacking of TWA Flight 847

September 21, 2019 Editor 6 Views abduction, Algiers, Ali Atwa, Athens, Beirut, Boston, Cairo, extradition proceedings, final destination, German citizens, Greek island of Syros, Greek media outlets, Greek police, Hasan Izz-Al-Din, hijacking, hostage, island of Mykonos, Israeli custody, Korydallos high security prison, Los Angeles, Lt. Col. Theodoros Chronopoulos, Mohammed Ali Hammadi, ordeal, passengers and crew members, police spokesman, Robert Stethem, Rome, San Diego, security measures, Shi’ite Muslims, slaying, socialist government, TWA Boeing 727-200, TWA Flight 847, US Navy diver

Lebanese citizen, named by local outlets as convicted terrorist Mohammed Ali Hammadi, nabbed for commandeering plane in bid to release

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Erdogan punished investigators who probed 255 IRGC Quds Force operatives in Turkey

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 Editor 15 Views Abbas Rezaee, Abdülhamit Çelik, Adnan Çimen, Ali Khodadadi, amnesty bill, arming, assets, Ayten Bal, Bahriye Üçok, Baqira Maliki, criminal activity, criminal justice system, Daryoush Alampourshirazi, deputy intelligence director, dissidents, document, dubious charges, embassies and consulates, Engin Bilgin, Fatih district, financing, Gen. Sayed Ali Akber Mir Vakili, General Salehi, Georgian national, Hakkı Selçuk Şanlı, Hüseyin Avni Yazıcıoğlu, hushed-up, indictments, investigators, Irfan Fidan, Israeli, İstanbul’s Etiler district, İstanbul’s Halkalı neighborhood, jailed, Jews and synagogues, judges, judicial staff, Kamile Yazıcıoğlu, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Kuwaiti passports, Leila Shatirashvili, Military installations, Military Training, Mir Agha Karimi Sayed Karim, Mohsen Bakhitari, Mojtaba Mohammadi, Mossad, Mustafa Uluhan Baysal, Naser Ghafari, NATO military, network, Nordic Monitor, Nuclear Research Institute, operatives, politically motivated, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, pro-Iranian, probing, prosecutions, prosecutors, Rızazade Metin, Sajad Gaemi Hast, secret communication, security staff, Selam Tevhid group, Selçuk Çetin, Shi'ite group, Sincan Municipality, Supreme Court of Appeals (Yargitay), surveillance, Tawhid-Salam, Terrorist Organization, the threat, Turkey, Turkey’s Security General Directorate (Eminiyet), Turkish intelligence, Uğur Mumcu, US diplomatic mission, wiretapping

By Abdullah Bozkurt Source: Nordic Monitor A secret Turkish intelligence document obtained by Nordic Monitor has revealed how the pro-Iranian

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Iran’s warning to Saudi Arabia about all-out war is ‘ridiculous,’ Saudi’s Al-Jubeir says

September 21, 2019 Editor 3 Views Abqaiq oil facility, Adel Al-Jubeir, aggressive behavior, airstrikes, all-out war, Amin Nasser, appeasement, Arabian Sea, Ballistic missiles, cause mischief, Chief Executive, civilian deaths, drone attacks, FOREIGN MINISTER, freedom of navigation, Houthi rebels, infrastructure, international community, international monitoring groups, Javad Zarif, Khurais oil facility, last American soldier, militant groups, missile attacks, missile defense equipment, oil facilities, oil production, ongoing investigations, Pentagon, protect borders, retaliatory action, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco, self-defense, stronger than ever, the Gulf, U.S. troops, Yemen

By Natasha Turak and Holly Ellyatt Source: CNBC KEY POINTS Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said in an interview Friday

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When Negotiation Is Impossible and War Is Unnecessary

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 Editor 8 Views 5+1 group, American public, anti-American, Arab countries, balancing act, Barack Obama, basic costs, Bill Clinton, Bush (Sr.), chorus, Communist allies, diplomats, Domestic propaganda, endorse, export revolution, exporting revolution, foreign currency reserves, foreign tutelage, full-scale war, global banking, Great Satan, Hassan Rouhani, hostages, humanity, humiliation, imperialism, Iran nuke deal, Islamic Civilization, Jimmy Carter, Khomeinist regime, Mehdi Bazargan, military policies, missiles development project, neither negotiations nor war, Obama deal, pensioners, pin-prick operation, Prime Minister, Pundits, Ronald Reagan, Saudi oil installations, stark choice, status quo, stipends, sunset clause, surrender, tension, tyranny of the underdog, US Embassy in Tehran, victim, Western democracies, Westerners, World Economic Forum in Davos

By Amir Taheri Source: Asharq Al-Awsat Will the attacks on Saudi oil installations last week upset the status quo that

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US deploys ‘defensive’ troops to Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iran dispute

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 Editor 7 Views all-out war, Central Bank of Iran, citizens, crude oil prices, Defense secretary, defensive in nature, deployment, diplomatic solution, dispute, escalation of violence, European countries, first step, global economy, interests in the region, international community, international rules and norms, Iranian-made, Javad Zarif, launch, locked and loaded, maneuvers, Mark Esper, Michael Pregent, Military officials, missile defense units, negotiations, oil facilities, retaliatory strikes, Saudi Arabia, Saudi facilities, Steven Mnuchin, strike, the Pentagon, Treasury Secretary, troops, U.S. forces, U.S. military detachment, United Arab Emirates

By Thomas Barrabi Source: FoxNews   Iran sanctions are hitting hard Hudson Institute and former intelligence adviser to General Petraeus Michael

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Iranian-born Australian journalist, Rita Panahi: Iran’s regime ‘rotten to the core’

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 Editor 7 Views Australian government, backward, brutal, citizens, detention, embattled nation, flying a drone, human rights abuser, Islamic Revolution, Jolie King, leading sponsor of terrorism, Mark Firkin, migrating, military facilities, no place for a tourist, release, Rita Panahi, rogue nation

Source: SkyNews   Sky News host Rita Panahi has warned that Iran is “no place for a tourist” after the

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Pentagon holds press conference on Iran

September 20, 2019September 21, 2019 Editor 4 Views chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense secretary, drone attacks, Joseph Dunford, Mark Esper, Mike Pompeo, moderate deployment, Pentagon, press conference, Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State, troops

Source: CBS News   Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford held a

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