Zolghardr’s appointment suggests a push to strengthen the group’s influence over national security and the war effort.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Meet Bagher Zolghadr, a hard-line IRGC veteran now Iran's security chief
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Iran claims Israel, US, attacked near nuclear power plant
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said that US and Israel attacked the vicinity of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening, IRNA reported.It said the attack caused no technical damage or human casualties based on initial…
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What Iranians make of the possibility of talks to end the war
Kiana, a woman in her 20s, lives in the capital, Tehran. From day one, she has repeatedly said she wants the war to end, but now that the possibility of a ceasefire which would keep the leaders of the Islamic Republic in power is being mooted,…
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Iran says ‘non-hostile’ ships can transit Strait of Hormuz, FT reports
March 24 (Reuters) – Iran has told International Maritime Organization member states that “non-hostile vessels” may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing a…
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Donald Trump: US is talking to the right people in Iran to make a deal
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States was talking to “the right people” in Iran in order to reach an agreement to end hostilities, adding that the Iranians want to reach a deal very badly.”We’re actually talking to the right…
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Trump: US is talking to the right people in Iran, says Tehran badly wants deal
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States was talking to “the right people” in Iran in order to reach an agreement to end hostilities, adding that the Iranians want to reach a deal very…
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Iranian missile intercepted above Lebanon, shrapnel falls on towns in Beirut
An Iranian missile was intercepted over Lebanese airspace for the first time on Tuesday, three senior Lebanese security sources said, with two of them saying a foreign naval vessel was responsible for the interception.The Lebanese news agency…
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Iran's first strike on Iraqi Kurdish forces since war began a warning to US allies
The deadly strike on Kurdish forces underscores Tehran’s readiness to pressure US partners as Erbil is caught between Iran, Baghdad and Washington.
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Analysis-Gulf warnings and fears of miscalculation preceded Trump’s pause in Iran showdown
By Samia Nakhoul
DUBAI, March 24 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s abrupt pause in his showdown with Iran followed warnings from Gulf states that the war was veering into a far more perilous phase and rising fears among officials in the region that…
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Donald Trump to deploy elite 82nd Airborne Division troops to Middle East
The White House is planning on deploying around 3,000 soldiers from the US army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to support Operation Epic Fury, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.According to two US officials, a written order for the…
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