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Iran Warns 'Enemies' Against Aggression

Reuters | Posted 04.06.2012

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TEHRAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Iran will attack any country whose territory is used by "enemies" to launch a military strike against its soil, the deputy...

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Iran Begins New Military Exercises

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.05.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to "hostile" European nation...

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Blast In Iranian Arms Depot Kills Dozens

AP | Posted 01.12.2012

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TEHRAN, Iran — An accidental explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot west of Tehran killed at least 17 soldiers on Saturday, Iranian...

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Saudi Arabia's Appropriate Response to Iran's Assassination Plot

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.16.2011

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Rather than waiting for the United States government to take the lead would it not be salutary for this once to have Saudi Arabia take the initiative and formulate policy in response to Iran?

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Tehran's Tango: Iran's Terror Beachhead South Of The Border

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 10.13.2011

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Whether Tuesday's salacious indictment leads to Iranian officials and Hezbollah as the federal indictment alleges remains to be seen. Given Iran's well-known and well-feared record of penetration in Latin America, there is plenty of smoke to hide the real fire.

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Iran's Proxy War in Syria Is Shoring Up Assad

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 09.26.2011

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If the current trajectory of Syrian street protests continue at their current, bloody pace, last Friday may be remembered as the epic day Syria's Assad dictatorial dynasty began a fateful, accelerating process of unraveling.

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Iran Seizes Kurdish Opposition Bases In Iraq

Posted 09.17.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces have taken control of three bases of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in neighboring Iraq,...

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Iran's Turmoil at the Top

Conn Hallinan | Posted 08.30.2011

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Iran's government has enormous repressive powers at its fingertips, from the million-member Basij militia to the powerful Revolutionary Guard and the secret police. But its centers of power are hardly united.

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Iran's Powerful Paramilitary Group Reportedly Launches Cyber Attack

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian hackers working for the powerful Revolutionary Guard's paramilitary Basij group have launched attacks on websites of the "ene...

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Devouring their Own: The Basij in the Islamlic Republic

Narges Bajoghli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yet not all of the basij adhere to the ultra-conservative elements of the Islamic Republic that have caught the world's attention in the past two months. Many are actually strong supporters of the reformists

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard 'Not Worried' By Latest U.N. Sanctions

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — The hardline spiritual mentor of Iran's president has made a rare public call for producing the "special weapons" that are a mono...

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Iran Explosions: Twin Bombings Kill At Least 20

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) TEHRAN, Iran -- A Sunni insurgent group said it carried out a double suicide bombing against a Shiite mosque in southeast Iran to avenge the exec...

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Targeting Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Shirin Mohammadi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iran's convoluted political and economic situation requires an innovative policy approach by Washington that focuses on engagement rather than further punitive sanctions.

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As Iran's Crackdown Continue, Former Revolutionary Guard Officers Speak Out

Chavala Madlena | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new film presents solid evidence that officers in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are deeply disturbed by the actions of the state against protestors following the 2009 presidential election.

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Iran Sanctions Negotiations Start at UN With No Deadline in Sight (Update)

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 05.25.2011

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The first talks at the United Nations on US proposals for sanctions against Iran begin Thursday but could take months before any resolution is adopted by the 15-nation Security Council.

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U.S. Shifts Iran Policy, Embraces Opposition

Los Angeles Times | Paul Richter | Posted 05.25.2011

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After keeping a careful distance for the last year, the Obama administration has concluded that the Iranian opposition movement has staying power and ...

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Clinton: 'Iran Is Moving Toward A Military Dictatorship'

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday Iran is sliding into a military dictatorship, a new assessment...

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Iran Social Media Facing Serious Obstacles

Huffington Post | Rebecca Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Citizen journalists faced serious obstacles in Iran today. News outlets are reporting that during the lead-up to the 31st anniversary of the Iranian r...

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US Slaps New Sanctions On Iran Revolutionary Guard

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday slapped new sanctions on several affiliates of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps amid stepped-...

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Plotting the Next Moves in Obama's Chess Match with Iran

Josh Lockman | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the President should be commended for vigorously engaging with the Iranian regime, now is the time for stronger action.

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Iran's Awakening

Ali Fatemi | Posted 05.25.2011

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At this juncture, the US has the moral obligation to not short-circuit Khamenei's collapse. Anything that would provide Khamenei the pretext of an "external threat" will do that.

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Iran Begins War Games To Protect Nuclear Facilities

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported,...

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Jundallah, Sunni Rebel Group, Claims Responsibility For Revolutionary Guard Attack In Iran

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran vowed retaliation Monday after accusing Pakistan, the U.S. and Britain of aiding Sunni militants who stunned the Islamic reg...

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"Qum" Buy Ya

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

While the technical revelations regarding the Qum nuclear enrichment facility filter out as the IAEA prepares its final report to the U.N., the U.S. is at a crossroads regarding Iran's nuclear program.

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Iran, Balochistan and Pakistan: The Next Insurgent Frontier?

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Balochistan has all the ingredients to conjure up major trouble for U.S forces in Afghanistan. If the Taliban is present in Balochistan, Pakistani authorities need to take stern action.

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