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Ailing Iranians suffer as sanctions hit medical supplies

by YAHOO February 25

Iran will be able to produce one billion cubic meters of gas per day from next month

by Reuters February 25

Deconstructing the election to Iran’s Majlis

by M. K. Bhadrakumar February 24

Iran sustains military spending in face of US sanctions

by Financial Times February 24

Iran-Iraq Border Crossing Reopens

by Tasnim News February 24

Sanders Will Not Attend AIPAC Conference Over Concern for ‘Basic Palestinian Rights’

by Eoin Higgins February 24

Iran’s government disputes report that 50 have died from the coronavirus.

by The Guardian February 24

Death toll from new virus in Qom is at 50

by ABC News February 24

Syria Stands As A Mega-Embarrassment For America

by Bruce Bilds February 24

Iran elections: Record low turnout but hardliners set for win

by BBC News February 23

Realpolitik and Refugees – Podcast Episode 10

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by Reza Marashi 5 days ago

Regional Allies and Missiles Make Iran Invulnerable to US and Israeli Threats

by Elijah J. Magnier February 22

5 Comment(s)

Iranian, Dutch Top Diplomats Discuss Closer Ties

by Tasnim News February 22

Iran reports fifth coronavirus death, most outside Far EasT

by France24 February 22

The U.S.-Iran Pistachio War Is Heating Up

by Bloomberg February 21

Iranians vote to elect new parliament amid uncertainty

by Al Jazeera February 21

Ooops: Pentagon ‘Accidentally’ Tells The Truth About Idlib

by Zero Hedge February 21

Iran Slams Plans to Add It to Money Laundering Blacklist

by Sputnik News February 21

Saudi Air Defence Intercepts Several Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen’s Sanaa

by Sputnik News February 21

Kuwait ports suspend travel and from Iran amid coronavirus fears

by Reuters February 20

How Saudi Arabia Infiltrated Twitter

by Alex Kantrowitz February 20

Iran confirms three more coronavirus cases

by Al Jazeera February 20

Ayatollah Tweets “Wealthy Zionists” Control US Amid Push To Get Him Banned From Twitter

by Zero Hedge February 20

Syria – Turkey’s Bluff Is Called – Media Opposition Sources Run By British Intelligence

by Moon of Alabama February 20

New Iranian Missiles Pose Threat to U.S. Aircraft in Yemen, Pentagon Says

by The New York Times February 20

Iran’s Shifting Afghan Alliances Don’t Fit Easy Narratives

by Foreign Policy February 20

How John Bolton won the war on Iran policy

by Sean D. Naylor February 19

Iran Greco-Roman team win Asian Wrestling Championships

by Tehran Times February 19

Russia warns Turkey against rash moves in Idlib

by M. K. Bhadrakumar February 19

Why Does Saudi Arabia Need To Negotiate With Iran?

by Fatemeh Salehi February 19

Realpolitik and Refugees – Podcast Episode 10

by Reza MarashiFebruary 20, 2020

Episode Description: This week, Reza breaks down the lack of action against China running modern-day concentration camps, how the Trump administration is now trying to justify...

Deconstructing the election to Iran’s Majlis

by M. K. BhadrakumarFebruary 24, 2020

Iran’s parliamentary election on Friday took place in extraordinary circumstances. The pandemic fear over coronavirus significantly impacted the voter turnout, which is estimated to be...

Human Rights, Politics,

Syria Stands As A Mega-Embarrassment For America

by Bruce BildsFebruary 24, 2020

For a long time, America has tried to ignore and distance itself from its role in making Syria the disaster it is today. Syria stands...

Regional Allies and Missiles Make Iran Invulnerable to US and Israeli Threats

by Elijah J. MagnierFebruary 22, 2020

Many Iranians question the benefits of arming and financing Iran’s many allies in the Middle East while Iran is suffering the harshest ever US “maximum...

5 Comment(s)

Business,

The U.S.-Iran Pistachio War Is Heating Up

by BloombergFebruary 21, 2020

Media, Science and Tech,

How Saudi Arabia Infiltrated Twitter

by Alex KantrowitzFebruary 20, 2020

When it built its global media team, Twitter didn’t prepare for possible scenarios in which employees with access to sensitive data and close relationships with foreign governments might use it to spy,...

Syria – Turkey’s Bluff Is Called – Media Opposition Sources Run By British Intelligence

by Moon of AlabamaFebruary 20, 2020

Russia has called Turkey’s bluff of a wide ranging attack on Syrian government forces. The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will now have to find a way out of the Idleb trap...

Iran’s Shifting Afghan Alliances Don’t Fit Easy Narratives

by Foreign PolicyFebruary 20, 2020

The assassination last month of Qassem Suleimani, the leader of the elite Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has set off a wave of debates in the...

How John Bolton won the war on Iran policy

by Sean D. NaylorFebruary 19, 2020

During the 17-month tenure of John Bolton as President Trump’s national security adviser, representatives from government agencies with a stake in Iran policy would meet regularly in a secure room...

Russia warns Turkey against rash moves in Idlib

by M. K. BhadrakumarFebruary 19, 2020

Moscow has taken with a pinch of salt Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s statement on Wednesday that a Turkish incursion into the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib is...

Why Does Saudi Arabia Need To Negotiate With Iran?

by Fatemeh SalehiFebruary 19, 2020

Recent remarks by the Iranian and Saudi officials on the dialogue between the two countries highlights significant points regarding the prospects for bilateral relations between...

Life,

Chai Swag: Yara Shahidi’s Pride and Joy

by The IranianFebruary 19, 2020

Tara Shahidi shows off her chai swag on Twitter. https://twitter.com/yarashahidi/status/1230025520743620608?s=21

The United States Is in Syria Illegally as a Proxy for Israel and Saudi Arabia

by Philip GiraldiFebruary 19, 2020

The first week in February was memorable for the failed impeachment of President Donald Trump, the “re-elect me” State of the Union address and the marketing...

Music,

Watch: Iranian-Swedish Singer Snoh Aalegra

by NPRFebruary 18, 2020

Almost without trying, Snoh Aalegra has an unforgettable presence. Strolling into NPR's music department on the day of her Tiny Desk Concert debut, the striking Iranian-Swedish singer...

Viral Posts Spread Iran-‘Deep State’ Conspiracy Theory

by FactCheck.orgFebruary 18, 2020

Facebook posts shared by tens of thousands tell of an elaborate “deep state” conspiracy by top Democrats to “drag” President Donald Trump into a war with Iran — despite the...

by Senator Chris MurphyFebruary 18, 2020

Behind the Scenes of My Trip to Ukraine and Munich

I just got back from a return trip to visit President Zelensky in Ukraine and a stop at the important Munich Security Conference in Germany. As is my habit, on...

Erdogan’s Long-Coming Reality Check

by Ghassan KadiFebruary 18, 2020

It is hard to say if Erdogan is running out of choices, friends, time, or all of the above; and his stands on various issues...

Life, Music,

Iranian maestro composes song in commemoration of Ukraine plane crash victims

by IRNAFebruary 17, 2020

The legendary Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian has composed a piece of music in commemoration of Ukraine plane crash victims. The song entitled “Requiem for...

The Koch-Soros Quincy Project: A Train Wreck of Neocon and ‘Humanitarian’ Interventionists

by Daniel McAdamsFebruary 16, 2020

Those hoping the non-interventionist cause would be given some real muscle if a couple of oligarchs who've made fortunes from global interventionism team up and pump millions...

Highly Secretive Iranian Rebels Are Holed Up in Albania. They Gave Us a Tour.

by The New York TimesFebruary 16, 2020

“Little by little, you are broken,” said Abdulrahman Mohammadian, 60, who joined the group in 1988 and left in 2016. “You forget yourself and you change your personality. You only...

Post Soleimani: Status Of The ‘Axis Of Resistance’

by Elijah J. MagnierFebruary 16, 2020

More than forty days ago a US drone assassinated Major General Qassem Soleimani, leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – Quds Brigade and...

Syria: M5 highway secured, time for truce

The de-escalation talks between Moscow and Ankara over the Russian-backed offensive by the Syrian government forces in the northwestern province of Idlib didn’t help defuse...

Cutting the US-Iran Gordian knot at Munich

The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar chose the annual Munich Security Conference (February 14-16) as the forum to espouse a world order characterised by nationalism...

#1 Sponsor of Terrorism? US Media Name Iran, but Overlook a Candidate Closer to Home

by Joshua ChoFebruary 13, 2020

After the illegal assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, FAIR (1/9/20) noted that the corporate media offered no moral objections to murdering another country’s high-ranking state official. The...

Hostage-Taking and Peace-Making – Podcast Episode 9

by Reza MarashiFebruary 13, 2020

Episode Description: This week, Reza breaks down how Trump is militarizing U.S. foreign policy, how our intelligence agencies contradict Trump's foreign policy, and why assertions...

4 Comment(s)

AIPAC is in a losing battle to preserve Israel’s bipartisan status in America

by Nasim AhmedFebruary 12, 2020

The latest clash in the American civil war over Israel, which pits liberal progressives against right-wing reactionary nationalists, ended with an apology at the weekend...

Trump’s Brink of War with Iran Spun on a Lie

by Finian CunninghamFebruary 12, 2020

Iraqi military intelligence has found that almost certainly the rocket attack on a U.S. base in December which killed an American contractor was carried out...

Life,

The Life Legacy of the Aslani’s

by Dr. Davood RahniFebruary 11, 2020

It is with somber sadness to witness and bear the melancholy of the passing of our community’s patriarch and matriarch, Hossein (Greg) and Fida (Olympia)...

“I Will Put an End to Endless Wars:” Is Pete Buttigieg As Antiwar As He Claims?

by Alan MacleodFebruary 11, 2020

Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg has developed a habit of putting out clever, catchy phrases as part of his bid to win the Democratic...

Music, Politics,

She’s Iran’s Biggest Pop Star. She’s Also A Voice Of Hope Demanding Change

by Jason RezaianFebruary 10, 2020

Human Rights,

Sanctions Are Not an Alternative to War

by Keyvan ShafieiFebruary 7, 2020

It was September 2017, and I was back home in Iran. A few weeks earlier, I had received a phone call that my father had fallen critically ill. He had...

News,

Ailing Iranians suffer as sanctions hit medical supplies

by YAHOOFebruary 25, 2020

News,

Iran will be able to produce one billion cubic meters of gas per day from next month

by ReutersFebruary 25, 2020

News,

Iran sustains military spending in face of US sanctions

by Financial TimesFebruary 24, 2020

Iran has sustained its military spending in the face of debilitating US sanctions, a military adviser to the supreme leader has said in a rare interview, dismissing the Trump administration’s...

News,

Iran-Iraq Border Crossing Reopens

by Tasnim NewsFebruary 24, 2020

Spokesperson for the Iranian Customs Administration said the Mehran border crossing on the common border with Iraq reopened on Monday morning. According to Ruhollah Latifi,...

News,

Sanders Will Not Attend AIPAC Conference Over Concern for ‘Basic Palestinian Rights’

by Eoin HigginsFebruary 24, 2020

Democratic 2020 presidential primary frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders earned the praise of progressives after announcing on Sunday he would not attend the annual AIPAC conference...

News,

Iran’s government disputes report that 50 have died from the coronavirus.

by The GuardianFebruary 24, 2020

The Iranian government has denied trying to cover up the full extent of the coronavirus outbreak after reports suggested the death toll from the disease...

News,

Death toll from new virus in Qom is at 50

by ABC NewsFebruary 24, 2020

News,

Iran elections: Record low turnout but hardliners set for win

by BBC NewsFebruary 23, 2020

News,

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

by Al JazeeraFebruary 23, 2020

News,

Iranian, Dutch Top Diplomats Discuss Closer Ties

by Tasnim NewsFebruary 22, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Dutch counterpart, Stef Blok, held talks on a host of topics, including ways to boost bilateral relations...

News,

Iran reports fifth coronavirus death, most outside Far EasT

by France24February 22, 2020

News,

Iranians vote to elect new parliament amid uncertainty

by Al JazeeraFebruary 21, 2020

News,

Ooops: Pentagon ‘Accidentally’ Tells The Truth About Idlib

by Zero HedgeFebruary 21, 2020

The Pentagon has in a rare moment gone off the mainstream narrative script concerning Idlib. The UK's Sky News interviewed US coalition spokesman Col. Myles Caggins as part of...

News,

Iran Slams Plans to Add It to Money Laundering Blacklist

by Sputnik NewsFebruary 21, 2020

Created in 1989 in Paris on the initiative of the Western industrial powers, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) includes the European Union, members of...

News,

Saudi Air Defence Intercepts Several Ballistic Missiles Fired From Yemen’s Sanaa

by Sputnik NewsFebruary 21, 2020

The missiles were launched towards the city of Yanbu on the Red Sea coast, where the state-owned Saudi Aramco oil refinery is located, although it...

News,

Kuwait ports suspend travel and from Iran amid coronavirus fears

by ReutersFebruary 20, 2020

News,

Iran confirms three more coronavirus cases

by Al JazeeraFebruary 20, 2020

Authorities shut down schools in city of Qom after three new cases detected in Iran. Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to Iran’s health minister, said on Wednesday a total of five...

News,

Ayatollah Tweets “Wealthy Zionists” Control US Amid Push To Get Him Banned From Twitter

by Zero HedgeFebruary 20, 2020

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has marked the latest national event commemorating the death of IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani by tweeting a deeply provocative statement asserting...

News,

New Iranian Missiles Pose Threat to U.S. Aircraft in Yemen, Pentagon Says

by The New York TimesFebruary 20, 2020

Iran has developed a new type of antiaircraft missile and shipped it to Houthi rebels in Yemen, Pentagon officials announced Wednesday. The weapons were seized by United States Navy warships...

News,

Iran Greco-Roman team win Asian Wrestling Championships

by Tehran TimesFebruary 19, 2020

Iran Greco-Roman team won the title of the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships on Wednesday. The Iranian wrestlers won three gold and two bronze medals on...

News,

First coronavirus cases reported in Iran

by The HillFebruary 19, 2020

News,

Iran: US Must Fix Its Own ‘Nontransparent’ & Undemocratic Elections Before Lecturing Others

by Jake JohnsonFebruary 19, 2020

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday urged U.S. officials to focus on fixing their own country's "nontransparent" and undemocratic system before calling into question the legitimacy of...

News,

Khamenei says voting in Iran’s election ‘a religious duty’

by ReutersFebruary 19, 2020

News,

Iran Boosts Oil Recovery Rate To Counter U.S. Sanctions

by Simon WatkinsFebruary 18, 2020

Given the gaps available to Iran in the current U.S. sanctions environment to continue to export its oil – principally via rebranding as Iraq oil and various shipping scams – Tehran is...

News,

Regional country provides 3 planes of weaponry to terrorist in SE Iran

by Mehr NewsFebruary 18, 2020

Brigadier-General and Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces Mohammad Pakpour announced on Tuesday that one of the countries in the region has...

News,

“Doomed To Failure”: Bolton Excoriates Trump On Iran

by Zero HedgeFebruary 18, 2020

Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton took his former boss's foreign policy to task during comments made at Duke University Monday night — in his first...

News,

Iran Unveils Its Most Advanced Humanoid Robot Yet

by The IranianFebruary 18, 2020

Surena IV is an adult-size humanoid robot built by University of Tehran researchers A little over a decade ago, researchers at the University of Tehran introduced...

News,

Democratic Senators Secretly Met Iranian Top Diplomat: Report

by Zero HedgeFebruary 17, 2020

A group of Democratic senators held a secret meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Munich last week, alleges a new exclusive in The Federalist on Monday. "Sen....

by Middle East MonitorFebruary 17, 2020

News,

Ivanka Trump lauds Saudi and UAE over women’s rights but is silent on ‘torture’

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been lauded by Ivanka Trump for the progress they have made in advancing women’s rights. The daughter of US...

News,

Iranian hackers have been hacking VPN servers in companies around the world

by ZDNETFebruary 17, 2020

Realpolitik and Refugees – Podcast Episode 10

by Reza MarashiFebruary 20, 2020

Episode Description: This week, Reza breaks down the lack of action against China running modern-day concentration camps, how the Trump administration is now trying to justify...

Deconstructing the election to Iran’s Majlis

by M. K. BhadrakumarFebruary 24, 2020

Iran’s parliamentary election on Friday took place in extraordinary circumstances. The pandemic fear over coronavirus significantly impacted the voter turnout, which is estimated to be...

Human Rights, Politics,

Syria Stands As A Mega-Embarrassment For America

by Bruce BildsFebruary 24, 2020

For a long time, America has tried to ignore and distance itself from its role in making Syria the disaster it is today. Syria stands...

Regional Allies and Missiles Make Iran Invulnerable to US and Israeli Threats

by Elijah J. MagnierFebruary 22, 2020

Many Iranians question the benefits of arming and financing Iran’s many allies in the Middle East while Iran is suffering the harshest ever US “maximum...

5 Comment(s)

Business,

The U.S.-Iran Pistachio War Is Heating Up

by BloombergFebruary 21, 2020

Media, Science and Tech,

How Saudi Arabia Infiltrated Twitter

by Alex KantrowitzFebruary 20, 2020

Syria – Turkey’s Bluff Is Called – Media Opposition Sources Run By British Intelligence

by Moon of AlabamaFebruary 20, 2020

Russia has called Turkey’s bluff of a wide ranging attack on Syrian government forces. The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will now have to find a way out of the Idleb trap...

Iran’s Shifting Afghan Alliances Don’t Fit Easy Narratives

by Foreign PolicyFebruary 20, 2020

The assassination last month of Qassem Suleimani, the leader of the elite Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has set off a wave of debates in the...

How John Bolton won the war on Iran policy

by Sean D. NaylorFebruary 19, 2020

Russia warns Turkey against rash moves in Idlib

by M. K. BhadrakumarFebruary 19, 2020

Moscow has taken with a pinch of salt Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s statement on Wednesday that a Turkish incursion into the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib is...

Why Does Saudi Arabia Need To Negotiate With Iran?

by Fatemeh SalehiFebruary 19, 2020

Recent remarks by the Iranian and Saudi officials on the dialogue between the two countries highlights significant points regarding the prospects for bilateral relations between...

Life,

Chai Swag: Yara Shahidi’s Pride and Joy

by The IranianFebruary 19, 2020

Tara Shahidi shows off her chai swag on Twitter. https://twitter.com/yarashahidi/status/1230025520743620608?s=21

The United States Is in Syria Illegally as a Proxy for Israel and Saudi Arabia

by Philip GiraldiFebruary 19, 2020

The first week in February was memorable for the failed impeachment of President Donald Trump, the “re-elect me” State of the Union address and the marketing...

Music,

Watch: Iranian-Swedish Singer Snoh Aalegra

by NPRFebruary 18, 2020

Almost without trying, Snoh Aalegra has an unforgettable presence. Strolling into NPR's music department on the day of her Tiny Desk Concert debut, the striking Iranian-Swedish singer...

Viral Posts Spread Iran-‘Deep State’ Conspiracy Theory

by FactCheck.orgFebruary 18, 2020

Facebook posts shared by tens of thousands tell of an elaborate “deep state” conspiracy by top Democrats to “drag” President Donald Trump into a war with Iran — despite the...

by Senator Chris MurphyFebruary 18, 2020

Behind the Scenes of My Trip to Ukraine and Munich

I just got back from a return trip to visit President Zelensky in Ukraine and a stop at the important Munich Security Conference in Germany. As is my habit, on...

Erdogan’s Long-Coming Reality Check

by Ghassan KadiFebruary 18, 2020

It is hard to say if Erdogan is running out of choices, friends, time, or all of the above; and his stands on various issues...

Life, Music,

Iranian maestro composes song in commemoration of Ukraine plane crash victims

by IRNAFebruary 17, 2020

The legendary Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian has composed a piece of music in commemoration of Ukraine plane crash victims. The song entitled “Requiem for...

The Koch-Soros Quincy Project: A Train Wreck of Neocon and ‘Humanitarian’ Interventionists

by Daniel McAdamsFebruary 16, 2020

Those hoping the non-interventionist cause would be given some real muscle if a couple of oligarchs who've made fortunes from global interventionism team up and pump millions...

Highly Secretive Iranian Rebels Are Holed Up in Albania. They Gave Us a Tour.

by The New York TimesFebruary 16, 2020

“Little by little, you are broken,” said Abdulrahman Mohammadian, 60, who joined the group in 1988 and left in 2016. “You forget yourself and you change your personality. You only...

Post Soleimani: Status Of The ‘Axis Of Resistance’

by Elijah J. MagnierFebruary 16, 2020

More than forty days ago a US drone assassinated Major General Qassem Soleimani, leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – Quds Brigade and...

Syria: M5 highway secured, time for truce

The de-escalation talks between Moscow and Ankara over the Russian-backed offensive by the Syrian government forces in the northwestern province of Idlib didn’t help defuse...

Cutting the US-Iran Gordian knot at Munich

The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar chose the annual Munich Security Conference (February 14-16) as the forum to espouse a world order characterised by nationalism...

#1 Sponsor of Terrorism? US Media Name Iran, but Overlook a Candidate Closer to Home

by Joshua ChoFebruary 13, 2020

Hostage-Taking and Peace-Making – Podcast Episode 9

by Reza MarashiFebruary 13, 2020

Episode Description: This week, Reza breaks down how Trump is militarizing U.S. foreign policy, how our intelligence agencies contradict Trump's foreign policy, and why assertions...

4 Comment(s)

AIPAC is in a losing battle to preserve Israel’s bipartisan status in America

by Nasim AhmedFebruary 12, 2020

The latest clash in the American civil war over Israel, which pits liberal progressives against right-wing reactionary nationalists, ended with an apology at the weekend...

Trump’s Brink of War with Iran Spun on a Lie

by Finian CunninghamFebruary 12, 2020

Iraqi military intelligence has found that almost certainly the rocket attack on a U.S. base in December which killed an American contractor was carried out...

Life,

The Life Legacy of the Aslani’s

by Dr. Davood RahniFebruary 11, 2020

It is with somber sadness to witness and bear the melancholy of the passing of our community’s patriarch and matriarch, Hossein (Greg) and Fida (Olympia)...

“I Will Put an End to Endless Wars:” Is Pete Buttigieg As Antiwar As He Claims?

by Alan MacleodFebruary 11, 2020

Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg has developed a habit of putting out clever, catchy phrases as part of his bid to win the Democratic...

Music, Politics,

She’s Iran’s Biggest Pop Star. She’s Also A Voice Of Hope Demanding Change

by Jason RezaianFebruary 10, 2020

Human Rights,

Sanctions Are Not an Alternative to War

by Keyvan ShafieiFebruary 7, 2020

It was September 2017, and I was back home in Iran. A few weeks earlier, I had received a phone call that my father had fallen critically ill. He had...