Iran May Well Be a Bigger Problem Than North Korea

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Iran May Well Be a Bigger Problem Than North Korea

Iran Focus

London, 26 Dec – Iran is on the march within the Middle East following the P5 + 1 nuclear agreement that brought billions in sanctions relief, which implies the Iranian regime is currently the most important threat to regional stability. Iranian proxies, that embrace Hezbollah, Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood and also the Houthis in Yemen, permit the Iranian regime to project force on an unexampled scale within the Middle East and emboldens different dangerous actors on the world stage.

The Middle East is in a shambles, as Iranian proxy wars and different wars dominate Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, mali and Egypt, at the side of a Palestinian war probably being around the corner. Now that the u. s. has recognized jerusalem as Israel’s capital and Turkish prime minister Erdogan has called Israel “a terrorist state,” passions are on the increase, which has allowed Iran to intensify its attacks on Israel and Sunni nations that disagree with its shia interpretation of Islam.

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Iran Increases Pressure on Hamas to Do Its’ Behest

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Iran Increases Pressure on Hamas to Do Its’ Behest

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London, 23 Dec – Iran has been putting increasing pressure on Hamas by reducing financial aid to the terrorist group over the past two months, an Arab intelligence source told Breitbart. The source described the resulting financial crisis in Hamas as “unprecedented” and said the reduction in aid from Iran is meant to push Hamas to fully comply with Iranian policy on the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, political disputes in Lebanon and the issue of Palestinian reconciliation.

Inquiries have indeed shown that Hamas is suffering from growing financial troubles, a crisis that has purportedly been brought on by Iran’s insistence on keeping financial aid to the group at its current, reduced levels, almost of all of which goes to Hamas’ so-called military wing.

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Iranian Mullahs and Their Fears From PMOI/MEK

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Iranian Mullahs and Their Fears From PMOI/MEK

by Jubin Katiraie

At the conference titled, “The explosive situation of Iran, the mullahs’ regime encircled by crises” on 16 December at the Palais Brongniart in Paris on the Iranian subject, Misagh Yazdannejad a young Iranian activist who recently left his country after spending more than nine years of his life in the jails of the Mullahs attended and shared his experience under the rule of Mullahs. Here is the text of his touching discourse
Greetings to everyone. And I thank all the distinguished guests who have voiced support for the Iranian people and Resistance in all these years.

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Iran Policy Likely a Volatile Issue in 2018

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Iran Policy Likely a Volatile Issue in 2018

Iran Focus

London, 21 Dec – Iran has been labeled “the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism.” Its regime has now established a major land force in Syria, which is seen by some as a threat to Israel.

Claiming to be assisting Syrian President Bashar Assad defeat domestic insurgents, Tehran has stationed what is estimated at 125,000 troops in Syria, outnumbering its own army, in addition to thousands of Iranian militia. Allegedly Iran is helping Iraq forces extinguish ISIS threats there.

Last week, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley outlined the way Iran is flouting United Nations resolutions by supporting and arming Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who recently fired what was identified as an Iranian missile into Saudi Arabia.

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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Iran Capital

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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Iran Capital

Iran Focus

London, 20 Dec – Tehran, 20 Dec – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted a town near the Iranian capital on Wednesday, according to state television.

The quake caused people in buildings to pour out into the streets in fear.

The quake hit Malard, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Tehran, at 23:28 Wednesday local time. Its depth was 7 kilometers, according to the Associated Press. While Iranian state TV put its magnitude at 5.2, the U.S. Geological Survey later said it was a 5.0 quake.

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Infighting in Iran Reaches Another Peak

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Infighting in Iran Reaches Another Peak

Iran Focus

London, 20 Dec – The war of words between the factions of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and conservative judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani within Iran is heating up yet again, after the leading mullahs publically criticised each other last week.

At a December 13 summit where he was supposed to address students, Larijani accused Ahmadinejad of trying to create “turmoil” and “sedition” after rumours about Larijani’s daughter being arrested for espionage surfaced.

He said: “The actions of those who are making [different] kinds of accusations against the judiciary are a type of sedition. Because whoever undermines [Iran’s] political system is actually committing sedition.”

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Iran Trains Militia in Pakistan

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Iran Trains Militia in Pakistan

Iran Focus

London, 20 Dec – The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has trained a proxy Shiite militia from Pakistan to help Iran prop up the Assad dictatorship in Syria.

The Zainebiyoun brigade is largely made up of fighters from the Hazaras ethnic group or the areas of Parachinar and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Estimates of their numbers could be as high as 1000.

Iran is targeting poor and, disadvantaged Shia Muslims in Pakistan, who are frequently attacked by terrorist groups (who can trace their support to the Iranian Regime), for recruitment into their militias. They promise a better and safer life with protection from the terrorists, much like how the Mob can promise that you won’t be taken out by any of their guys, so long as you work for them.

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Iran Backsteps on Gender Equality

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Iran Backsteps on Gender Equality

Iran Focus

London, 20 Dec – Every year, the World Economic Forum releases a Global Gender Gap report which assesses how 144 countries are doing in terms of women’s rights, parity and equality.

They calculate it using parameters like economic participation, health, life expectancy, political empowerment and opportunity, and education.

In their latest report, Iran was listed as one of the worst five countries in the world for gender equality; ahead of only Chad, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen.

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French Foreign Minister: France Determined To “Vigorously”Pressure Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

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French Foreign Minister: France Determined To “Vigorously”Pressure Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

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London, 20 Dec – During his visit to Washington, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stated that France and the United States are determined to “vigorously” raise pressure on Iran over its ballistic missile program, including possibly through sanctions, according to a report by Reuters International.

On Monday, Le Drian was set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, as wells as White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster, and U.S. President Trump’s special adviser, Jared Kushner. Le Drian, previously France’s defense minister, also planned to meet with Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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Tackle Iran by Supporting the Iranian People

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Tackle Iran by Supporting the Iranian People

Iran Focus

London, 19 Dec – Ever since the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran has been dealing with an endless stream of international and domestic crises, including fevered unrest from the Iranian people who want regime change and various countries in the Middle East standing up against Iran’s malign meddling.

These crises are likely to be exacerbated given the constant threat of international negotiations over Iran’s ballistic missile program and regional destabilisation efforts.

International condemnation and Iran’s response

Iran has attempted to save face by showing ‘power’ from the Revolutionary Guards bully-boy tactics and the Iranian military’s excursions to other Middle Eastern states, but if the international community cracked down hard on the Regime, the mullahs would soon give in and give up their dangerous military strategy.

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