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Iran’s Continued Attempts to Divide Iraq

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Iran’s Continued Attempts to Divide Iraq

Iran’s continued attempts to divide Iraq

Iran Focus

London, 29 May – In Iraq, talks about a new coalition government are underway. Many are wishing Iraq well and hope to see a stronger and more successful country emerge.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has reached out to Iraq and has given hope that there will be a strategic partnership in the coming years.

Following the elections earlier this month, there was no clear leader, however it was very clear that the Iraqi people in general are looking for change and want an independent leadership that rids Iraq of the corruption and political division that has plagued the country for years. The politicians and political groups that were most successful were the ones that support this stance.

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Iran’s Ongoing Struggle With Israel

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Iran’s Ongoing Struggle With Israel

Iran’s ongoing struggle with Israel

Iran Focus

London, 29 May – Iran regularly mentions Israel, referring to it as “Little Satan”. They take swipes at each other in the media and there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that they are fierce enemies.

Iran make believe to support the Palestinian people and some say that it is more against Israel than it is for the Palestinian people. The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has admitted that his country’s hatred of Israel is to aid the “oppressed” Palestinians.

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Why Did Richard Engel of MSNBC Make False Allegations About the Iranian Resistance?

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Why Did Richard Engel of MSNBC Make False Allegations About the Iranian Resistance?

Why Did Richard Engel of MSNBC Make False Allegations about the Iranian Resistance?

Iran Focus

London, 29 May – MSNBC aired their “On Assignment” Program, which was narrated by Richard Engel, on May 25, 2018. Engel made a series of allegations against the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) that have been repeatedly disproven.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), that acts as Iran’s Parliament in Exile, has called out the MSNBC piece by Richard Engel on May 25, 2018, as lacking the minimum standards of journalism as well as objectivity.

The piece appears to be based on assertions of Masoud Khodabandeh, who is reportedly an agent of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) for some 20 years.

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Angry Protests Sparked by Pre-Revolution Iranian Superstar’s Funeral

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Angry Protests Sparked by Pre-Revolution Iranian Superstar’s Funeral

Nasser Malek Motiee

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London, 28 May – In Tehran on May 27th, a large group of demonstrators remembered pre-revolution superstar Nasser Malek Motiee, who passed away on Friday evening of kidney failure at the age of 88.

Motiee was barred from appearing in movies or on television for some 40 years. Thousands of Iranians took to the streets on Sunday to pay homage to him. Young people who were born long after Malek Motiee vanished from their screens came out in large numbers to attend his funeral.

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Iran Increases Support for Taliban

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Iran Increases Support for Taliban

Iran increases support for Taliban

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London, 28 May – The Iranian Regime is increasing its support of the Taliban following Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal, according to Afghan officials.

Farid Bakhtawar, the head of the provincial council of Farah in western Afghanistan, explained that the Iranian Regime trained and armed Taliban fighters who, last week, came over the Afghan-Iran border and killed dozens of civilians and Afghan troops in an offensive against his city.

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Iran’s Cat and Mouse Routine Is All Bluff

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Iran’s Cat and Mouse Routine Is All Bluff

Iran’s cat and mouse routine is all bluff

Iran Focus

London, 28 May – In a recent statement following the US’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Supreme Leader of Iran compared the US to the cat in the children’s cartoon Tom and Jerry and claimed that just like Tom, the US would lose again when challenging Iran.

This claim, while no doubt able to make the rounds on social media, actually shows the world how scared the Mullahs are of US sanctions.

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What Is Next for Iran?

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What Is Next for Iran?

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

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London, 28 May – In his speech about the United States’ new Iran strategy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Trump administration will ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. He said that the administration will apply “unprecedented financial pressure” on the government of Iran and said that actions taken will be the “strongest in history”.

Furthermore, Pompeo listed the demands that the Trump administration has of the Iranian government.

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Europe, China, and Russia Meet to Save Iran Nuclear Deal

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Europe, China, and Russia Meet to Save Iran Nuclear Deal

Europe, China, and Russia meet to save Iran nuclear deal

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London, 25 May – The five countries that remain in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna today in a desperate bid to save the accord, which Iran warned was “in intensive care” after the US withdrawal earlier this month.

At Iran’s request, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany will gather for the first time since signing the agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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Social Media Photos Expose Iran’s Secret Missile Testing

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Social Media Photos Expose Iran’s Secret Missile Testing

Social media photos expose Iran’s secret missile testing

Iran Focus

London, 25 May – An image search on social media and the colour aquamarine has revealed Iran’s secret missile testing sites.

Weapons researcher Fabian Hinz was looking through social media posts by the deceased general Moghaddam, Iran’s chief rocket scientist, when he spotted a box marked with the name of small Iranian town, Shahrud, in the background of one picture.

Hinz, who works at California’s Middlebury Institute of International Studies, started to dig and soon he was pouring over satellite imagery of the town and its surrounding area.

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We Need a Global Coalition Against Iran

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We Need a Global Coalition Against Iran

We need a global coalition against Iran

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London, 25 May – Despite considerable efforts from many countries over the past 40 years, the world has been unable to tackle Iran’s destabilizing behaviour in the Middle East. One solution to the problem, according to an Iranian-American political scientist, is a global coalition that would confront Iran domestically, regionally, and internationally.

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh, a leading expert on Iran, wrote an op-ed on Arab News to explain the proposal in great detail, but here we will summarise his main points.

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