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Iranians Charged With Plan to Attack Israeli Embassy

Linking Lone Wolf Killers To ISIS Magnifies the Threat

A Kenyan court has charged two Iranian nationals with planning an act of extremism after they filmed the Israeli embassy in Nairobi. The two men were driving in a diplomatic car when authorities caught them filming Israel’s diplomatic mission with a mobile phone on Tuesday, according to AFP news agency. The Nairobi court charged Sayed […]

Houthis Deny Firing Missile at Mecca After Saudi Claims

Saudi Arabia has accused Iranian-backed Houthi rebels of firing a missile at the holy city of Mecca Friday, an accusation the rebels have denied, saying they targeted an international airport. The Saudi military said that the missile was fired Thursday night from Yemen’s northwestern Saada province, which borders southern Saudi Arabia. The missile caused no […]

Why an Iran-Saudi Arabia Conflict Is More Likely Today

Why an Iran-Saudi Arabia Conflict Is More Likely Today

Much has been written about the cold war between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Though this deadly strategic competition has not caused the sweeping disorder in which the Middle East finds itself, it has widened and deepened it. Whether in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Lebanon or elsewhere, the feud between Riyadh […]

Iran raises force to deploy in Arab states, say reports

Iran raises force to deploy in Arab states, say reports

Iran has formed what it calls the Shia Liberation Army whose units will be deployed in Arab countries, according to reports. Currently, Iran is involved in multiple conflicts where Shia and Sunni Muslims are battling for control, notably Syria and Yemen. Mohammad Ali Al Falaki, who heads the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said in an […]

Iranian President: West’s Militarism Big Problem for Int’l Community

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took the western states responsible for many problems created in the world by pursuing warmongering policies and launching military attacks against different countries. “Terrorism, political interference and the military deployment of the western states in many parts of the world are among the most important problems of the international […]

Iran Warns to Show Harsh Reaction to Aggressors at Borders

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani warned of Tehran’s crushing response to any aggression at the country’s bordering areas, specially the borders shared with the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with Abdelkarim Sanjari, the interior minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, in Tehran on […]

President Rouhani: Iran Pessimistic about US

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that his country still distrusts Washington which has acted against its undertakings based on the last year nuclear deal between Tehran and the world powers. “Being optimistic about the nuclear deal doesn’t mean optimism about the world powers; we are optimistic about the nuclear deal but pessimistic about […]

Iranian Security Prohibits Sunnis from Performing Eid Prayers in Tehran

London-Iranian security personnel prevented Wednesday Sunni worshippers from attending mosque prayers in Tehran. Member of Iran’s Parliament Mahmoud Sadeghi was quoted by IRNA news agency as saying that 18 parliamentarians had presented a warning to Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli after the closure of a Sunni mosque in Eslamshahr, west of Tehran. Sadeghi said that […]