Shayan Ghajar
Iranian officials have temporarily set aside their political infighting to respond to as-yet unproven allegations from the United States that individuals in the Iranian military asked an Iranian-American used car salesman to hire someone to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Washington, D.C.. Iran claimed October 18 that one of the men suspected in the plot–one Gholam Shakouri–is actually a member of the terrorist group called the Mojahedin-e Khalq, or MKO. more»
Reza H. Akbari
In one of the quickest and most comprehensive reactions seen from the Islamic Republic, Iran’s political elites have condemned the allegations of an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States. more»
Reza H. Akbari
One of Iran’s most prominent dissident clerics, Grand Ayatollah Ali-Mohammad Dastgheib, issued two letters to the Assembly of Experts and condemned the state of “lawlessness,” which has dominated the country during the past two years. more»
Reza H. Akbari
“Any plan that divides Palestine would be rejected,” said Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran on October 1. These remarks were made during the 5th International Conference on the Palestinian Intifada held in Tehran.
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Shayan Ghajar
While Iran’s military commemorates the start of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war in 1980 during its annual “Sacred Defense Week,” two prominent Iranian commanders indicated September 27 that the Islamic Republic’s naval forces may soon assert their presence just outside of United States territorial waters in the Atlantic.
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