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Month: November 2016

Pan-Arab Issues

Growing Worries over Iran-Backed Militias’ Military Advances in Iraq

November 2016

The increasing role of Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militia forces in the battle of Mosul has alarmed the Iraqi Sunni minority as well as many countries in the region. While the Iraqi security forces are busy …

The EU and USA

Iran Continues to Arrest Dual-Nationals for Ransom

November 2016

Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, says that Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) officials are using his wife as a “bargaining chip” to secure a decades-old £500 …

Pan-Arab Issues

Iran Unsettled by Improving Riyadh-Beirut Ties

November 2016

When the Lebanese parliament elected Michel Aoun as the country’s president on October 31, Iran celebrated the news as a “victory” for its ally Hezbollah and for “the Islamic Resistance” against Israel. President Hassan Rouhani …

Pan-Arab Issues

Iran Trying to Exploit Cairo-Riyadh Rift for Political Gains

November 2016

On November 21, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahran Ghasemi praised Egypt as a leading country in the Arab world and stressed that Tehran sought closer ties with Cairo.  “Egypt, a country with ancient history and civilization, can …

The EU and USA

Iran in Talks with Alternative Companies to Replace Boeing, Airbus

November 2016

On November 17, the US House of Representative passed a legislation that would prohibit the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran. If approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Obama, the bill …

Persian Spring

Political Wrangling Intensifying in Iran as Election Looms

November 2016

A last-minute cancellation of a pro-government event in the Iranian city of Mashhad has sparked a bitter conflict between hardliners and reformists and is likely to further undermine the Rouhani government. Mashhad is Iran’s second …

Pan-Arab Issues

Turkey Warns against Iran-Backed Militias’ Role in Mosul

November 2016

The battle for influence in Iraq between Iran and Turkey appears to be escalating to a dangerous level as Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militia forces are set to capture the Turkmen-majority city of Tal Afar from …

The EU and USA

Iran Sanctions Act Extension Angers Iranian Leaders

November 2016

On November 15, the US House of Representatives almost unanimously approved a 10-year extension of the Iran Sanctions Act. Lawmakers argued that the move would put pressure on Iran to comply with the 2015 nuclear …

Persian Spring

Worsening Air Pollution Triggers Political Clashes in Iran

November 2016

In the past days, the alarming levels of air pollution in Tehran and other major cities have forced schools to shut down for several days, caused health hazards for the local population, and triggered a …

Pan-Arab Issues

Iran-backed Militia Group Seizes Military Base West of Mosul

November 2016

As the US-backed Iraqi security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters are advancing into Mosul from the east, an Iranian-backed militia group claimed a major victory over the Islamic State in western part of the city …

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