Staff writer, SF
While the state-run media reported on Egypt’s efforts to establish reconciliation between Palestinian Authority and Hamas last week, an Arab media outlines the Iran regime’s attempts to deflect Hamas from Mahmoud Abbas’s government.
Regarding Iran Nuclear Deal: The EU and the US Are Not Far Apart
by Atousa Pilger
On Friday, the European Union leaders’ summit focused on Brexit, but it ended a week of meetings in Brussels and Luxembourg to determine policies on, among other issues, North Korea and Iran.
If Not for Iran, FSA Claim, “We Would Have Won”
by Armin Baldwin
The leading commanders of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) were confident that they would soon see the end of the war during the summer of 2012. Their successes on the battlefield saw large portion of the country come into rebel control. They were optimistic that forces loyal to Assad would not be able to withstand the growing uprising.
Iranian MP, Ali Motahari, Criticizes Friday Prayers
by Azita Carlson
Asserting that Friday Prayer leaders take orders from a “central command” and merely repeat back the lines dictated by the regime to support their policy messages, Ali Motahari, Iran’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament, spoke out against the ceremonies.
Iran Regime’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Pledges to Stay Rogue and Belligerent as Ever
by Navid Felker
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement stresses that the regional influence and missile development will be fostered.
In an official statement issued in the state media on October 19, the IRGC responded to Donald Trump’s recent statements against the organization, claiming with insult that “while the regional influence, authority, and Iran’s development of the missile power accord with the era of sanctions, Iran will constantly promote and develop its further plans.”
International Support for New U.S. Iran Policy and Sanctions Against IRGC
by Azita Carlson
On October 13th, the Trump administration announced new sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as part of Trump’s broader agenda to get tough on Iran for its support for terrorism in the Middle East.
Trump Decertifying Iran Nuclear Deal May Be a Path Forward for the Iranian People
by Armin Baldwin
Although the international community appears to be divided regarding the United States leaving the 2015 nuclear agreement, now that the Trump administration has decided to not certify Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA, the exit from the deal by the United States is set in motion. Congress has 60 days to decide whether or not if they are going to reinstitute the sanctions on Iran. President Trump has indicated that if Congress does not reinstitute the sanctions, he will remove the United States from the deal.
Iran Will Reap the Rewards of Iraqi-Kurds Fight
by Navid Felker
The Iranian Regime looks set to profit as the US-led coalition against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq appears to crumble.
On Monday, Iran-backed Iraqi forces have taken over the Kurdish-held area, including oil-rich Kirkuk, after weeks of threats over Kurdish independence. The Kurdish forces retreated in order to save the lives of their people against a much bigger enemy.
The U.S. National Security Team’s Unity Over Iran Deal and Other Views
by Atousa Pilger
The US will remain a part of the 2015 nuclear deal for now, despite Donald Trump’s decertification of the Iranian Regime as compliant on Friday, according to his top national security aides.
