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Iran Brags of Expanding Global Military Presence

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Iran Brags of Expanding Global Military Presence

Iran Brags of Expanding Global Military Presence

By Jubin Katiraie

On Monday, Business Insider reported upon Iran’s supposed plans to deploy warships to the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to counter American power following the arrival of a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. Last month, the head of the Iran’s naval forces declared that Tehran would not tolerate the presence of such a vessel in international shipping lanes near Iran’s shores. But of course there is little that the Iranian military or the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps can do to repel the more sophisticated vessels of the US Navy.

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Lawsuit Highlights Persistent Danger to Dual Nationals in Iran

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Lawsuit Highlights Persistent Danger to Dual Nationals in Iran
Lawsuit Highlights Persistent Danger to Dual Nationals in Iran

By Edward Carney

Jason Rezaian, the Iranian-American reporter who was detained for 18 months in the Islamic Republic before being released as part of a prisoner swap in January 2016, is slated to testify in US federal court on Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that he filed against the Iranian government shortly after returning home. Domestic lawsuits against sovereign foreign nations are ordinarily not permitted under American law, but exceptions are made for cases involving allegations of terrorism, torture, or hostage-taking by nations that are designated by the US State Department as state sponsors of terrorism.

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Iranian MP Warns Tehran Regarding Continuing Protests

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Iranian MP Warns Tehran Regarding Continuing Protests

Iranian MP Warns Tehran Regarding Continuing Protests

‌By Pooya Stone

Regarding his country’s foreign policy, Member of the Iranian Parliament, Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, said in his speech before his colleagues on Sunday, “Unnecessary costs, which are not a priority should be removed”, and that these costs would leave the regime “paralyzed on the streets of Tehran.” He also pointed out that the former Soviet Union eventually fell apart despite its nuclear warheads and influence around the world.

Jahanabadi is the head of the International Committee of the Legal and Judicial Commission, as well as the representative of three cities in Iran’s Northeastern province of Razavi Khorasan.

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Iran Budget Causing Anger With More Money Diverted to Suppressive Forces

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Iran Budget Causing Anger With More Money Diverted to Suppressive Forces

Iran Budget Causing Anger With More Money Diverted to Suppressive Forces

‌By Mehdi

Iran’s new budget bill has been causing anger amongst ministers, officials and parliamentarians since it was presented to the parliament on December 25, with the Health Minister even resigning over a reported decrease in the country’s health and hygiene budget.

Although the details of the budget bill, for the Persian year beginning on March 21, have yet to be publicly released, some information has been leaked that appears to show some government companies being given billions of tomans without any accountability for their expenditures.

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Strikes Hit Grand Bazaar as Iran’s Economy Worsens

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Strikes Hit Grand Bazaar as Iran’s Economy Worsens

Strikes Hit Grand Bazaar as Iran's Economy Worsens

By Jubin Katiraie

Re-imposed US sanctions are crashing Iran’s economy, and the people of Iran are struggling to afford basic goods. More unrest is expected. In fact, as Iran’s rial collapsed, vendors of the thousands of shops in Tehran’s sprawling Grand Bazaar, — traditionally a gauge of the national mood — have spoken out against the government, internal politics, and corruption.

Iran’s lower and middle classes make up the majority of the population. Their discontent highlights the dangers ahead for the government of President Hassan Rouhani. Many expect this year to be worse than last as protests over the economy continue.

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Iran and Palestinian Jihad Add Iraqi Shiite Militias and Hizbollah to Gaza Terrorist Command

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Iran and Palestinian Jihad Add Iraqi Shiite Militias and Hizbollah to Gaza Terrorist Command

Iran and Palestinian Jihad Add Iraqi Shiite Militias and Hizbollah to Gaza Terrorist Command

Iran Focus

London, 4 Jan – According to DEBKAfile, an Israeli military intelligence website based in Jerusalem that provides commentary and analyses on terrorism, intelligence, national security, military, and international relations, with a particular focus on the Middle East, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad delegation that is visiting Tehran has been empowered by Iran to attach Iraqi Shiite militias under Al Qods. Hizbollah will command the common operations on the Gaza Strip.

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Mullah Claims Iran Has Made 400 Years of Progress Since 1979

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Mullah Claims Iran Has Made 400 Years of Progress Since 1979

Mullah Claims Iran Has Made 400 Years of Progress Since 1979

Iran Focus

London, 4 Jan – A senior influential ayatollah and top Shiite cleric in Iran claimed on January 3 that Iran has seen 400 years’ worth of progress in the 40 years since the 1979 revolution.

Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, 87, told Iran’s conservative Student News Agency (ISNA): “In these 40 years 400 years’ worth of service has been rendered to this country and we have had 400 years’ worth of growth and progress; technology, gadgets, various equipment, population and lifestyle, and now it is totally different from the past”.

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Iran’s Exports in Sharp Decline

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Iran’s Exports in Sharp Decline

Iran’s Exports in Sharp Decline

Iran Focus

London, 4 Jan – Iranian oil exports have fallen sharply and exports of other items from Iran have dropped by more than half because of US sanctions, according to economic data released this week by Iranian officials.

Between November 21 and December 22, Iran’s export of non-oil goods only amounted to a total of $1.867 billion, less than half the monthly average during the current fiscal year, which began on March 21. The biggest reason for this is the complete halt in exports of ultra-light oil (gas condensate) sales, which Iran lists under non-oil exports. This export averaged about $330 million (or one-seventh of the total drop).

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Iranians Turning to Secularism, According to Top Cleric

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Iranians Turning to Secularism, According to Top Cleric

Iranians Turning to Secularism, According to Top Cleric

Iran Focus

London, 3 Jan – One of Iran’s top Shiite clerics has said that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is aware that Iranians are turning to secularism and evading religious teachings.

Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, widely considered the spiritual father of Iran’s hardliner conservatives, seemed pessimistic about the future of the Iranian Rulers in an interview with the hard-line weekly “9 Day”, in late December. His comments contradicted Khamenei’s insistence that Iranians, especially the young people, have been embracing Islamic teachings more in recent times.

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Analysis of the New Iranian Budget Bill

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Analysis of the New Iranian Budget Bill

Analysis of the New Iranian Budget Bill

By Jubin Katiraie

“In next year’s budget, the government intends to increase the wages of employees in tandem with increasing the employment rate for the youth, all the while keeping the prices for gas at the 10,000-rial [10 cents] level and make sure that supervision is made in a way that goods reach people with cheap prices,” reads a report released on December 28th, by an Iranian national broadcaster, that presents the government budget for the next Persian year (March 2019 — March 2020). The problems of the poor will be resolved, minimum wages will rise, the unemployed youth will have jobs, and goods will be less expensive, the report claims.

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