Iran experiencing the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East
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Israel is in trouble with the Democrats and it needs to move fast
The message is clear – Hamas and anti-Netanyahu protesters are happy Biden has won. AMERICAN AND ISRAELI flags fly during a demonstration in support of Israel at the US Capitol in 2002. (photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS) “It is easier to fight with someone you can present as your adversary.” That is what a senior member…
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Trump administration plans “flood” of sanctions on Iran by Jan. 20
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: Patrick Semansky/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration, in coordination with Israel and several Gulf states, is pushing a plan to slap a long string of new sanctions on Iran in the 10 weeks left until Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, two Israeli sources briefed on the effort…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mocks U.S. Election ‘Spectacle’
Iranian Supreme Leader speaks during a live televised speech marking the birth of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in Tehran on November 3. Iran’s supreme leader has mocked the U.S. presidential election, calling the tight race a “spectacle” that has exposed the weakness of democracy. More than 24 hours after polls closed, several battleground states continue to…
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Iran: What Khamenei’s Special Reappearance Means?
On October 29, the Justice Department announced that it had seized Iranian weapons bound for Yemen and sold 1.1 million barrels of Iranian oil bound for Venezuela. The government also unsealed two civil forfeiture complaints for the goods, which were intercepted in 2019 and 2020. The seizures were part of the Trump administration’s efforts to…
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Iran: What Khamenei’s Special Reappearance Means?
Irancoronacoron Recently Ali Khamenei, the Iranian regime’s supreme leader, warned his faction about recent infighting and their threats against Hassan Rouhani, the regime’s president. What do Khamenei’s warnings, as the regime’s highest authority, mean? After eight months of absence and quarantining himself, Khamenei met with the National Covid-19 Task Force on Saturday. Khamenei, who had…
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Iran: Coronavirus Catastrophe – Fatalities Exceed 140,600 in 462 Cities
Minoo Mohrez, member of the scientific committee of the National Coronavirus Task Force: “Had Tehran been locked down even for a few weeks in the past months, the chain of virus spread would have been very weakened, and we would not be witness to the high number of deaths and increasing hospitalizations. Why is the…
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US threatens to destroy Iranian missiles shipped to Venezuela
US warns it’ll destroy potential Iranian long-range missile shipment delivered to Maduro regime. EXCLUSIVE: The United States is warning it will destroy potential Iranian long-range missile shipments delivered to the Maduro regime in Venezuela, a senior administration official tells Fox News. “The transfer of long-range missiles from Iran to Venezuela is not acceptable to the United…
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Russia to continue trade with Iran despite US bans
Russia has criticized Washington’s approach on sanctions against Tehran, stressing that Moscow will keep up its international trade ties with Iran despite US potential sanctions. “The wrong approach again… The United States playing a ‘world policeman,’ substituting the UN Security Council is an unwelcome role,” Deputy Russian Ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy tweeted on Monday 20…
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UN arms embargo on Iran lifted
The UN arms embargo on Iran has expired as part of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement covering Iran’s nuclear programme. The JCPOA set an expiry date for the arms embargo of 18 October 2020, after five years after the adoption of the agreement. Other restrictions, such as financial transaction and travel restrictions, have…
