Qassem Soleimani

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Despots of the Square-Kilometer Empires

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Editor 16 Views Ayatollah Golpayegani, Khamenei, Mao Zedong, Qassem Soleimani

Amir Taheri Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT In a recent speech in Tehran Ayatollah Golpayegani, Chief of Staff of “Supreme Guide” Ali

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Iran, ripe for a new revolution

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 Editor 77 Views blasphemous, bloody, corrupt, credibility, Cyrus the Great, demonization, distinction, doctrinaire, economic prosperity, eliminate, free education, free healthcare, happy society, historical past, history makers, ideology, international status, Islamic regime, major routes, modern world, Mohsen Hojaji, Mullahs, national founders, national heroes, nullify, opposition group, Pahlavi kings, Pasargadae, popular, Propaganda, public figures, Qassem Soleimani, security, security forces, seize power, Shah, social freedom, structure, terrorists, tomb, true identity, undermine, victimized, warp the truth, welfare, Women's Rights

By Zaman Feyli   Forty years after the Islamic revolution in Iran, most of the country’s population consists of young

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The High Risks of Soleimani’s Solution for Iraq

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 Editor 49 Views Afghan, Afghanistan, Ayatollah Ali Yunesi, Bahraini, Bashar al-Assad, blank cheque, bricklayer, empire building, France, invicibility, Iran's Customs Office, Iranian passport, Iraq, Jordan, Kerman, Kirman, Lebanon, Major General, Marechal, military commander, military force, Napoleon, national army, Qassem Soleimani, scheme, self-preservation, Syria, vanguard, Yemen

By Amir Taheri Source: Asharq Al-Awsat   For almost two decades, a former bricklayer from Kirman, southeast Iran, has been

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Iran’s Imperial Overreach

November 7, 2019November 8, 2019 Editor 71 Views Adel Abdul-Mahdi, Ali Larijani, anti-government, Axis of Resistence, Ba’ath regime, Brigadier General Esmail Kowsari, Communist Party, demonstrators, Hassan Hanizadeh, Hassan Nasrallah, Hossein Amirabdollahian, imperial overreach, military-industrial complex, monopoly, political protests, Prime Minister, proxies, Qassem Soleimani, Qassim Suleimani, Saad Hariri, Sarallah Headquarters, Shia movement, Soviet Union, stabilize, wildfire, Yegor Gaidar, Zionist regime

As anti-government protests spread like wildfire threatening the Islamic Republic’s allies and proxies, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei faces

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U.S. Ambassador to Iraq condemns killing and kidnapping of Iraqi protesters

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 Editor 60 Views Adel Abdul-Mahdi, American leaders, Arba’een, covert agents, cracking down, deeply concerned, demonstrators, exploitative behavior, foreign conspiracy, free elections, heavy-handed, Human Rights, indiscriminate killings, instigators of the violence, international norms, internationally supervised, Intimidation, Iranian consulate, Iraqis, Karbala, kidnapping, list of demands, masked men, Matthew H. Tueller, Mike Pompeo, militias, mosque, Najaf, Observers, prevented, Prime Minister, protesters, Qassem Soleimani, religious pilgrimage, Saba al Mahdawi, Secretary of State, security forces, separation, Shi'a clerics, Shia community, stepping up, Tehran's proxies

By The Free Iranian Staff   On Wednesday, November 6th, Matthew H. Tueller, the American ambassador to Iraq, condemned the

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Iran toils to snuff out turmoil in its zones of influence

November 3, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 51 Views Abbas Mousavi, Al-Arabiya, Ali al-Araqi, Brian Hook, Christian Party, Corruption, Foreign Ministry, Gebran Bassil, Green Zone, legal structure, Michel Aoun, mobilized, Nasiriyah, Qassem Soleimani, Saad Hariri, spokesman, tear gas, US Special Representative for Iran

Washington revealed October 31 that Iran spent $16 billion on its “militias” in Iraq and Syria, in statements made by

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Hezbollah Al-Manar TV’s Twitter account shut down

November 3, 2019 Editor 153 Views Al Manar TV, Batoul Wehbe, Beirut-based Hezbollah TV station, broadcasting worldwide, Commission of the European Communities, Disinformation, editor-in-chief, Instagram, Iran-affiliated, Lebanese government, militant propaganda, political pressure, Qassem Soleimani, Satellite, terrorist group, The Central Warfare Channel, top commanders, Yemen’s Houthi

By The Free Iranian Staff   Twitter shut down Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV official account. Citing Al   violation of their, Twitter

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Spotlight on Iran – October 20 – November 3, 2019

November 3, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 60 Views Abbas Mousavi, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, American action, Assassination, Baghdad, consulate, Daily Kayhan, destabilization, domestic political calculations, foreign affairs, foreign ministry official, Hassan Nasrallah, Houthis, internal affairs, Iranian officials, ISIS, Karbala, Kurdish militias, Lebanon, meddle, Minister of Communication, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Nechirvan Barzani, northeastern Syria, Osama bin Laden, political orders, posters, President Donald Trump, Qassem Soleimani, resignation, resistance, Russian, Saad al-Hariri, security concerns, Sunni Takfiri, Syrian state, Tasnim, territorial integrity, the Mediterranean, Turkish, Twitter account, withdrawal, Yemen

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

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Grand Ayatollah Sistani: “No foreign force should impose their will on the Iraqi people!”

November 1, 2019November 2, 2019 Editor 78 Views Adel Abdul-Mahdi, Ali Khamenei, Bahram Salih, Brian Hook, chanted, conspiracy, creating chaos, domestic-based, exerting influence, foreign forces, fury, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, highest-ranking, ideology, impose, internationally-driven, Iran Action Group, Karbala, lording over, mosque, placards, protestors, Qassem Soleimani, sermon, Shi’a cleric, slogans, Supreme Leader, U.S. State Department, Western intelligence

By The Free Iranian Staff   Grand Ayatollah Sistani, the highest-ranking Shi’a cleric in Iraq, announced his support for the

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* Iraq Protests Update

October 28, 2019October 29, 2019 Editor 89 Views Abu Yazra'eel, Abu Zainab al-Lami, Al-Hashd Al-Sha'bi, Asaeb Ahl Al Haq, Ayatollah Sistani, Babil, Badr Brigade, Baghdadis, Barricades, Basra, consulate, coordination, crackdown, death toll, demonstrators, Diwaniyah, foreign domination, Green Zone, Hashd Al-Sha'bi, Hillah, Iraqi army, Karbala, Kirkuk, Meysan, Moqtada al-Sadr, mortar rounds, Najaf, Nasiriyah, Prime Minister, Qassem Soleimani, Qassem Soleymani, quarantined, Shia militias, Tahrir Square, tear gas

By The Free Iranian Staff   October 17th Iraqi army officers confirmed today that personnel from the Shia militias loyal

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