Ali Khamenei

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Khamenei-Linked Newspaper In Iran Suggests Seizure Of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

October 6, 2019October 6, 2019 Editor 38 Views Abadan, Ali Khamenei, Ba'thist elements, daily newspaper Kayhan, deprive their country, desperate people, editorial headline, enemies of the Iraqi people, foreign influence, foreign players, Foreign Traces, hardline, Hashd Al-Sha'bi, Hossein Shariatmadari, Iran-aligned, Iranian influence, Iranian media, Iraqi protests, Iraqi ruling factions, Israel, millions of dollars, mismanaged, political spectrum, political trends, Prime Minister, protests in Iraq, reformist, religious holiday Arbaeen, revolutionary youths, Rouhani administration, Saudi Arabia, sectarian differences, seizing the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, slogans, Supreme Leader, tolerate corruption, trumpeting rhetoric, Wahabi

Source: RadioFarda Iranian media affiliated with various parts of the country’s political spectrum have been trumpeting a rhetoric that blames

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Spotlight on Iran: September 22 – October 6, 2019

October 6, 2019October 6, 2019 Editor 68 Views Abdul-Mahdi, al-Araby al-Jadeed, al-Saadi, Albu Kamal-al-Qaem border crossing, Ali Abdullah Ayyoub, Ali Ghanem, Ali Khamenei, Ambassador to Baghdad, American forces, Amir Hatami, bilateral and regional level, bolstering ties, campaign against terror, Chief of Staff, Chinese television, counterpart, economic official, economic sphere, economic ties, entrench influence, Hassan Nasrallah, Houthi rebels, influence, Iraj Masjedi, Iranian Geological Organization, Iranian TV, Iranian-Syrian economic council, Iraqi Central Bank, Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Israeli drones, joint economic bloc, Khalil al-Hayya, land corridor, Lebanon War, media appearances, Minister of Defense, minister of oil, Minister of Trade and Industry, Missiles, Mohammad Baqeri, outbreak of the civil war, Parsian Bank, Qasem Soleimani, resistance, Reza Rahmani, Russia al-Youm, Secretary-General, senior Iraqi Army commander, seven branches, Shi’ite pro-Iranian militias, South Pars gas field, spheres of energy, spheres of industry, spheres of trade, Supreme Leader, Syria, technological assistance, the Mediterranean, tools for developing mines, Walid al-Muallem, western Iraq, widespread popular discontent, Yemen, Zionist entity

By Dr. Raz Zimmt  Source: The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information CenterAt the Israeli Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center

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Articles & Reports IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force The Regime Brass 

The Hat, the Turban And the Cap: Which Can Save the Mullahs?

October 4, 2019October 5, 2019 Editor 30 Views aggression, Ali Khamenei, backbone, candidates, Chief of Staff, conciliatory theme, developing nations, enmity, exile, Fatimah, fomenting insecurity, frontman, General Congress, Hassan Rouhani, historic development, Iran-watchers, key objectives, Khomeinist regime, Major General, Major-General Qassem Soleimani, military chiefs, military establishment, Muhammad Baqeri, permanent feature, political authorities, political party, political power, power struggle, presidency, regional cooperation, security establishment, sell-by-date, speculation, Sufi commander, Supreme Guide, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad, turbans

By Amir Taheri Source: Asharq Al-Awsat   As Hassan Rouhani’s presidency drifts towards what promises to be less than a

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Khamenei Urges IRGC to Expand Regionally, Be Prepared for Major Events

October 3, 2019October 5, 2019 Editor 26 Views Ali Khamenei, Atomic Energy Organization, breaches, British media, comprehensive, criterion, cross-border, desired results, elite leaders, European friends, European mediation efforts, fulfilled obligations, geography of resistance, growing tensions, hegemony, hostility, internal elements, international nuclear deal, international terrorist groups, maximum pressure, negotiate, nuclear and missile programs, nuclear deal, nuclear program, openly hostile, precise, regional security issues, relations, resistance front, rivalry, Saudi oil facilities, strategy, stringent agreement, surrender, the region, UN General Assembly

By Adil Al-Salmi Source: Asharq Al-Awsat Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has urged senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) commanders

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Tehran’s We Did, We Didn’t Game

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 Editor 38 Views Abadan cinema, adversary, Afghan Taliban, Ali Khamenei, Anti-Americanism, arch enemy, army of djinns, attacks, BBC Persian TV commentator, blame America first, British government, Brussels-based research outfit, cabinet minister, city on the hill, disrupting navigation, downing a drone, drone attacks, emergency exits, experts, Fars News, FOREIGN MINISTER, Foreign Policy magazine, French government, George H. W. Bush, George Soros, Great Satan, hit back, hostage taking, humiliated America, Imperialist America, ineffective policy, Iran’s defenses, Iranian Revolution, Iraq’s PMF, Khmer Rouge, Khomeinist regime, legitimate response, maximum pressure, medication, mighty power, mischief, missile attacks, Mohammad Javad Zarif, money and arms, oil installations, op-eds, propagandists, Raja News, retaliation, Reuel Marc Gerecht, revolutionaries, Richard Haas, Saddam Hussein, Saudi oil installations, SAVAK, secret service, shenanigans, special emissary, State Department official, state-controlled media, structural weakness, Supreme Leader, surrogate forces, tankers and oil installations, tension, terrorist operations, the Crisis Group, The daily Kayhan, the olive branch, the region, travelers, TV shows, Vietcong, we-did-it-but-we-didn’t-do-it, Western commentators, Western pseudo-intellectuals, Yemeni Houthis, Zaafar al-Jinni

By Amir Taheri Source: Asharq Al-Awsat How to take credit for a mischief you have committed but do not wish

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Mahmoud Moradkhani, Khamenei’s Nephew: Iran is Responsible for Extremism in the World

September 18, 2019September 20, 2019 Editor 76 Views activist, Alan TV (UAE), Ali Khamenei, colony, dangerous, elections, experts, extremists, invading, Mahmoud Moradkhani, Newphew, Opposition, Plundering, religious democracy, Rule of the Jurisprudent, Russia, slogans, Supreme Leader, the region, tyrannical control, weapons, worldwide

The Opposition Must Unite Source: Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Dr. Mahmoud Moradkhani, a France-based Iranian opposition activist who

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‘Game of thrones’ intensifies as contenders vie to become Iran’s next supreme leader

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 Editor 72 Views administrative affairs, Akbar Tabari, Ali Khamenei, Ali Larijani, Assembly of Experts, Astan Quds Razavi, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, Bagher Larijani, broadcast, campaign, candidates, clerical leaders, conglomerate, consolidate support, coordinated campaign, cultural attaché, decision maker, dictators, Ebrahim Raisi, exploit, Fazel Larijani, frontrunner, head of the judiciary, health minister, High Council on Human Rights, holy city, infamous, influential cleric, Islamic Azad University, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Larijani brothers, luxurious, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, massacre, Mirza Hashem Amoli Larijani, Mohammad-Javad Larijani, political interest, political jockeying, political operator, political opponents, power and wealth, private bank accounts, public allegations, public funds, Qom, representatives of God, Sadegh Larijani, seminary, state-run media, succession, Supreme Leader, supreme power, television, the Guardian Council, the Kennedys of Iran, the parliament, venality, veto power

By Saeed Ghasseminejad and Tzvi Kahn Source: The Hill Sadegh Larijani has had a difficult summer. Despite his loyalty to Iran’s

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Pompeo Says Trump Willing To Meet Iran’s Rouhani ‘With No Precondition’

September 9, 2019September 10, 2019 Editor 34 Views Ali Khamenei, breakthrough, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, hardliner, Hassan Rouhani, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Mike Pompeo, nuclear deal, partial agreement, pre-condition, proxies, Secretary of State, Supreme Leader, Tensions

Source: RadioFarda U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said President Donald Trump is willing to meet with the Islamic

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Trump and the Deceiving of Mullahs

August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 Editor 75 Views Abol-Hasaan Banisadr, additional demands, agreement, Ali Khamenei, apologist, Ayatollah Muhammad Beheshti, Biarritz, Carter administration, comedy, Communist regime, crucial points, doing mischief, ephemeral, faction, Fariba Adelkhah, French media, G7, George W Bush, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, hardline, heroic, influence, intellectual, Iranian Gorbachev, Iranian mullah, Jack Straw, Josef Stalin, liberal, Mao Zedong, mass executions, mechanism, Mehdi Bazargan, meltdown, miracle, Muhammad Khatami, narrative, New Economic Policy (NEP), new trajectory, Obama nuke deal, Paris time, political circles, Prime Minister, Rafsanjani faction, reformist, reign of terror, researcher, revolutionary phase, revolutionary regimes, roadmap, Russophile, Sadeq Ghotbzadeh, Soviet system, summit, Supreme Guide, The 100 Flowers, the New York Boys, Thermidor, Tony Blair, United Nations General Assembly

By Amir Taheri Source: Asharq Al-Awsat For a few hours last weekend, political circles in Tehran were seized with speculative

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Trump can change history by declassifying three Obama-era documents

August 29, 2019 Editor 62 Views accountability, administrative, aides, Ali Khamenei, American public, Bill Clinton, bribery, Cabinet officials, committee, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States(CFIUS), concession, contracts, controversial, debunked, declassification, declassify documents, domestic enrichment capacity, extortion, FBI, foreign acquisitions, high-profile issues, Hillary Clinton, in good standing, James Comey, kickbacks, legislative, lower-ranking, nation, national security, nuclear fuel, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Obama administration, Obama years, public, public accounting, Rosatom’s effort, rubber-stamped, Russian company, Steve Mnuchin, Supreme Leader, Tehran, The Iran deal, transparency, U.S. intelligence community, uranium, Uranium One, Vladimir putin

By John Solomon Source: The Hill My sources tell me President Trump is putting the finishing touches on a White House initiative

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