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Harassment and imprisonment: Life as a persecuted Christian in Iran

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Editor 25 Views Assyrian Pentecostal Church, bible studies, childhood memories, Christian, Christians detained in Iran, Christmas celebration, church services, citizens, confinement, contrived charges, Dabrina Tamraz, daughter, detention, evangelism, exclusive interview, Farsi, foundational right, harassment, house church, illegal, imprisonment, interrogation, Iranian regime, leadership, Mike Pence, minorities, national language, pastor, persecution, religious freedom, soldiers, surveillance, tainted, threat to national security, U.S. State Department, United Nations, US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Vice-President, Victor Tamraz

By Emily Judd Source: Al Arabiya Dabrina Tamraz grew up as the daughter of a pastor living under the Iranian

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Around the Region IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force 

Operative of Turkey’s spy agency MİT sent $600,000 to al-Shabab in Somalia

October 4, 2019October 5, 2019 Editor 38 Views al-Shabab, assassin, Cemalettin Kani Torun, Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İnsan Hak ve Hürriyetleri ve İnsani Yardım Vakfı, İbrahim Halil İlgi, illegal shipments, Islamist doctor, jihadists, Kayseri, Kilis, Mogadishu, Ömer Faruk Aksebzeci, or IHH), prosecutor Adem Akıncı, radicalize, Recep Çamdalı, Russian aerial campaign, Russian envoy, Sanctions Committee, Somali government, Somalia, terrorist leaders, transcripts, Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), United Nations, wiretaps

By Abdullah Bozkurt Source: Nordic Monitor Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), led by a pro-Iranian Islamist figure, delivered hundreds of

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Around the Region IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Terrorism 

At UN assembly, Israeli minister calls out Turkey, points to terror groups

September 27, 2019September 29, 2019 Editor 39 Views 1967 borders with east Jerusalem, Arab Gulf States, FOREIGN MINISTER, Gaza Strip, Haifa, Hamas, he Mediterranean, homogeneous territories, independent Palestinian state, Iranian threat, Israel Katz, Jordan, Kurdish minority, oppress, Ottoman Empire, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Persian Gulf, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Regional Peace initiative, Saudi Aramco oil facilities, Shi'ite militias, Syria, terrorist groups, the sultan, threaten to destroy Israel, Turkey, Turkish people, U.N. General Assembly, United Nations

“You that brutally oppress the Turkish people, slaughter the Kurdish minority and support the terror organization Hamas, you are the

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Special Representative Brian Hook met with members of the Iranian diaspora on the sidelines of UNGA

September 27, 2019September 29, 2019 Editor 62 Views 1st Marine Brigade on Bandar Abbas, Akbar Atri, Arshya Vahabzadeh, Brian Hook, diaspora, General Aseembly, Iranian regime, Kaveh Shahrooz, Nikan Khatibi, United Nations

Source: U.S. Department of State Facebook Special Representative Brian Hook met with members of the Iranian diaspora on the sidelines

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U.S. Sanctions Iran’s Central Bank, Says It Will Send Military Forces to Saudi Arabia

September 20, 2019October 4, 2019 Editor 43 Views accusations, air and missile defenses, air defense batteries, air defense troops, annual U.N. General Assembly, attacks, blacklisted, cabinet meeting, campaign, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charred wreckage, cruise missile, defensive in nature, deployment, diplomatic isolation, drone strikes, economic pressure, economy-wide pressure campaign, enriched uranium, Etemad Tejarate Pars Co., European allies, financial institutions, financially, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, going to hell, government controlled, Gulf allies, humanitarian trade, international action, International Coalition, international commerce, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Iran's central bank, isolate the country, Khurais oil field, killing dissidents, Marine Gen. Joe Dunford, Mark Esper, military forces, military response, missile defenses, National Development Fund of Iran, nuclear accord, number of troops, oil field and refinery, oil supplies, policy director, politically, punishment, regional conflicts, Riyadh, Ryan Costello, Saudi national oil company Aramco, Secretary of Defense, senior administration official, stabilization towers, steer clear, targeted strike, terror, the Pentagon, torturing dissidents, United Nations, Wall Street Journal, warplanes, world leaders, World Markets, wrongdoing

The sanctions action, part of a ‘maximum pressure’ campaign meant to avoid war, targets institutions critical to the last vestiges

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

Yes, Iran Was Behind the Saudi Oil Attack. Now What?

September 15, 2019September 15, 2019 Editor 56 Views adversaries, aggression, Barack Obama, crude oil, de-escalate, Democrats, diplomacy, draw fire, drones, escalation, expertise, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, George Washington University, infrastructure, irresponsible, Missiles, negotiations, neutralism, nuanced view, nuclear deal, panel of experts, power, processing facility, proxies, regrettable, revisionist, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Senator Chris Murphy, simplification, statecraft, status quo, subsidiary, the Gulf, the Levant, Tochka missiles, United Nations, world economy, Yemen

This latest escalation is yet another reason the U.S. should not pursue talks with the regime. By Eli Lake Source:

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International Iran Middle East & Levant News Other News Terrorism 

Saudi Arabia Calls For New Accord To Control Iran’s Nuclear, Regional Ambitions

September 12, 2019September 13, 2019 Editor 33 Views Abdulaziz Bin Salman, Abdullah bin Khaled bin Sultan Al Saud, Board of Governors, Dan Brouillette, enrichment, hardliner, international accord, International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA), Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), maximum pressure, negotiations, neighboring countries, nuclear obligations, nuclear program, nuclear reactors, peacefulness, permanent representative, power plant, radicalism, region's security, Saudi Energy Minister, Saudi media, Steve Mnuchin, U.S. deputy energy secretary, U.S. National Security Adviser, U.S. policy, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, United Nations, uranium, Vienna, violation, weapons-grade, world community

Source: RadioFarda Saudi Arabia has called on the world community to confront Iran’s radicalism and Tehran’s violation of its nuclear

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Press Briefing by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 Editor 76 Views Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, American foreign policy, associated entities, Chief of Staff, CIA Director, decisive leadership, deter, diplomacy, Executive Order, Hamas, humanitarian crisis, Hurras al-Din, identify, individuals and entities, Iran Policy, Iraq war, ISIS-Philippines, ISIS-West Africa, Jihad Council, John Bolton, maximum pressure campaign, Mexico, Modernizing, national security advisor, national security team, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, perpetrators of terrorism worldwide, preconditions, Russian asset, Secretary of Defense, Specially Designated Global Terrorist Entity, State Department, Syria, terrorist attacks, Treasury department, TTP in Pakistan, United Nations, victims

Source: Office of the Press Secretary   James S. Brady Press Briefing Room     1:30 P.M. EDT       

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UK accuses Iran of selling oil from seized tanker to Syria

September 10, 2019September 11, 2019 Editor 25 Views Adrian Darya 1, assertions, assurances, Bashar al-Assad, British marines, British officials, brutal regime, cargo, commercial ships, Dominic Raab, Fabian Picardo, First Minister, Foreign Office, Gibraltar, Gibraltarian authorities, Grace 1, Hamid Baeidinejad, hijack, Houthi, intelligence assessments, international public opinion, international system, Iran’s nuclear programme, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), maximum economic pressure, murderous regime, regional security, revenue, strategy, tanker, UK Foreign Secretary, United Nations, violation of international norms, volte face, Yemen

Foreign Office says Tehran breaching assurances with sale to ‘Assad’s murderous regime’ By Patrick Wintour Source: The Guardian Britain has

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France Dangles $15 Billion Bailout for Iran in Effort to Save Nuclear Deal

September 3, 2019September 4, 2019 Editor 62 Views American official, bailout, bomb-grade fuel, campaign promises, cash, compliance, disaster, Emmanuel Macron, enriching uranium, European banks, European Central Bank, European Council on Foreign Relations, European powers, exports, extending credit, financial bailout package, foreign policy, France’s central bank, French foreign ministry, Group of 7 summit, hard currency, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iranian delegation, Iranian press, John R. Bolton, letter of credit, loan, maximum pressure, National Security Adviser, negotiations, nuclear deal, Obama administration, oil sales, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, purity, rough patch, sanctions-busting, United Nations

By David E. Sanger, Steven Erlanger and Adam Nossiter Source: The New York Times A senior Iranian delegation arrived in Paris on Monday to

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