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Dishonor Amongst Thieves: The Race to Succeed Ali Khamenei Has Begun

November 3, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 374 Views absolute dictator, Ahmadinejad, Al Quds Al Arabi, ally, Arabic newspaper, Assembly of Clerics, Astan Qodz Razavi, billion dollars, candidates, closed doors, committee of clerics, competing, conglomerates, constitution, coterie, Credit Suisse, disenfranchised Iranians, Ebrahim Raisi, eldest son, embezzle, executions, extremely wealthy, factional grouping, foundations, Frozen Assets, Green Movement, Guardian Council, harsh punishment, health problems, hierarchy, highest-ranking, holding companies, human rights abuses, Imam Reza Shrine, imprisonment, infighting, internal regime politics, Iraq, Islamist lawyer, Liechtenstein, living standards, low-level, major figures, Malaysia, Mashhad, Micheloud & Cie, Mojtaba Khamenei, Najaf, powerful organ, Prosecutor, qualifications, Rafsanjani family, replacements, Sadeq Larijani, Shanghai, Shia Islamic clerics, South Africa, special exemption, subservience, Supreme Leader, supreme leadership, Syria, The Assembly of Experts, Torture, UAE, UBS, Venezuela, would-be

Which Machiavellian Intriguer Shall Prevail?   By The Free Iranian Staff With the Khomeinist Regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, now

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Iran’s Oil Revenues Are Falling, and the Regime is Trying to Find New Sources of Income

November 1, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 193 Views barrel, billionaires, Budget, combat, currency, currency trafficking, deduct interest, Deputy Minister of Economics, exploitative, financial transactions, Hormozgan, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Iranian opposition, Ministry of Economics, Mohammad-Ali Dehghan Dehnavi, oil revenue, Omid Ali Parsa, provenance, sky-high, Tax collection, tax evasion, UAE, up-to-date

But will rich Iranians pay up?   By the Free Iranian Staff   The Islamic regime’s oil revenues are declining,

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US treasury secretary to hold talks in India as pressure builds on Iran

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Editor 135 Views assistant secretary, Brent McIntosh, finance minister, financial crimes, Gulf countries, India, international affairs, Iranian oil, Israel, Jared Kushner, Marshall Billingslea, militant networks., New Delhi, Nirmala Sitharaman, nuclear program, Qatar, Reserve Bank of India Governor, Saudi Arabia, Senior Advisor, Shaktikanta Das, son-in-law, Terrorist Financing, UAE, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, world powers

Source: AlArabiya US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will hold talks with Indian leaders in New Delhi on Friday, Indian official

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Khomeinist Regime harbors Dutch-Moroccan gangster responsible for Iranian assassinations in Holland

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Editor 395 Views Albania, Ali Motamed, Assassination, betray, bombing, brother-in-law, Chilean cocaine dealer, criminal, Denmark, drug dealer, Drug Trafficking, Dubai, Dutch Intelligence, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Dutch-Moroccan, gang leader, gangster, intelligence services, Irish organized crime, Latin America, MKO, Mohammad-Reza Samadi-Kolahi, Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK, multiple murders, Naoufal "The Belly" Fassih, Noffel, PMOI or NCRI), reward, Richard Eduardo Riquelme Vega, Ridouan Taghi, safehouse, Serbian gangsters, Sicilian Mafia, The Netherlands, UAE

By The Free Iranian Staff On Friday, October 25th, the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported that Ridouan Taghi, a Dutch-born

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Columbus Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Exporting Goods to Iran

October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 Editor 190 Views American technology, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Attorney-General, Behrooz Behroozian, Benjamin C. Glassman, Central Ohio, Columbus, computer parts, Comtech International, crimes, criminal conduct, critical equipment, Department of Justice, Douglas R. Hassebrock, Douglas W. Squires, Dublin, economic capabilities, embargo, export control laws, FBI, gas, hostile countries, illegal, industry, International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Iranian industrial complex, law enforcement, military, military use, National Security Division, national security interests, Ohio, Oil pipeline, oil refinement, personal gain, petrochemical, prosecute, S. Courter Shimeall, Southern District of Ohio, State Sponsor of Terrorism, Sumar Industrial Equipment, Timothy J. Prichard, trade, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. District Court, UAE, violation, Will Mackie

Defendant Used Dublin Shell Company to Export Oil Industry Parts Source: U.S. Department of Justice   A Central Ohio man

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Imam Tawhidi: Facts Vs. Hypocrisy, The Story of Iranian Jews

October 24, 2019 Editor 381 Views Abrahamic religion, Abrishami, antisemitism, Arab states, Artaxerxes, Ayatollahs, Azam Gorgin, Bagh Saba, basic rights, Biblical books, Capital city of Tehran, Charles Recknagel, Christianity, CodePINK, conflict, crime, Cyrus the Great, Danial, Daniel, Darius, Dynasties, economy boomed, Ettefagh, Ezra, God of Israel, Haggai, Haman, Hebrew, Hitler, homeland, humanity, hypocrisy, Iddo, If Not Now, Isaiah, Islam, Islamic Conquests, Jewish community, Jewish people, Judaism, Khorasaniha, king, living the dream, Marc Schneier, Mohammad Reza Shah, Mongol Rule, Nehemiah, Pahlavi, Parthian period, peace, Persia, prophet, Qajar, Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, religious establishment, Reza Shah, Sassanid period, Savavid, social development, societies, synagogues, Tensions, UAE, world politics, Zechariah, Zionism

By Mohammad Towhidi Source: The Times of Israel (TOI) Blogs Judaism is the oldest Abrahamic religion that forms the basis

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Manama Security Summit begins with emphasis on Iran’s destructive role in the region

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Editor 176 Views Arabism, Australia, Bahrain, Bahrain’s foreign minister, Britain, child molestation, coalition, collective stance, conference, custodian, Dana Benvenisti, economic part, EU, freedom of navigation, genocide, guarantee, Islamism, Israeli Foreign Ministry, Manama, Maritime and Aviation Security, monitor, normalize, nuclear accord, occupation, outlaw states, Persian Gulf, Polish, posture, protect, retaliatory action, Saudi Arabia, serious threats, Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Tehran, trade, UAE, umdermine, US Navy's Fifth Fleet, Warsaw, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Western partners, Working Group

By The Free Iranian Staff   Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, along with representatives

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Iranian-American Businessman Coordinated With UAE Monarch to Target Iran Critics, Lawsuit Alleges

October 15, 2019 Editor 223 Views advoctes, American public, Amir Handjani, assassination of dissidents, assets, Atlantic Council, attorney, Bell Pottinger, blackmail, blogs, board of directors, bribery, British firms, collateral damage, Columbia Journalism Review, conspiracy, counterclaim, court documents, David Asher, Dechert LLP, Digitalis Reputation, diplomatic ties, Disinformation, dissidents, emails, espionage, experts, fake accounts, Farhad Azima, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, hardline stance, international fraud, international hacking, Iranian-American businessman, Jay Solomon, Justice Department, Lawfare blog, London, Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS), misrepresentation, Money Laundering, National Iranian American Council (NIAC), Neil Gerrard, New York-based, oil executive, Pagefield Global, pmarcj, pro-Tehran, prominent, proxies, public relations, RAKIA, Ras al Khaimah (RAK), sharp critic, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, smear campaign, State Department official, stolen data, target, think tank, Truman National Security Project, Trump administration, Twitter feeds, UAE, United Kingdom, Wall Street Journal, Washington Free Beacon

Lawsuit suggests Wall Street Journal journalist also caught up in smear operation By Adam Kredo Source: The Washington Free Beacon

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Qatar may escalate conflict with Saudi Arabia and The UAE with Turkish troops

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Editor 371 Views Basra, Erdogan, Houthi, National Security Council, NATO, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Qatar, Quds Force, Saudi Arabia, Shiite, Soccer, Soleimani, Turkey, U.S. State Department, UAE, Yemen

By Adelle Nazarian Source: The Daily Caller   The recent bilateral agreement signed between Turkey and Qatar, the first of

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Iran’s Soleimani: Saudi Arabia wants to ‘destroy’ Pakistan

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Editor 382 Views Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Source: AlArabiya   General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, accused Saudi Arabia of attempting to create tension

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