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Sep- 2020 -22 SeptemberEurope
Russia Vows Military Cooperation With Iran After UN Arms Embargo Ends
Russia said Tuesday it will develop military cooperation with Tehran after a United Nations arms embargo on Iran expires next month, despite US efforts to block arms deals.
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17 SeptemberCommentary
US Troop Drawdown in Iraq Is Double-Edged Sword for Iran
The US force reduction in Iraq reinforces the oft-used narrative that Iran is impervious to American imperialism but conversely undermines the efficacy of Khamenei’s domestically-driven “Crusader” propaganda.
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11 SeptemberEurope
Russia to Stage Huge 12,000 Troop ‘Caucasus’ Drills in September
Russia said on Friday it would stage massive military drills in the Caucasus in late September with troops from countries including China, Iran, and Pakistan invited to participate.
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11 SeptemberMiddle East
Iran Deploys Submarine, Cruise Missile in Exercises Near Sensitive Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian navy on Friday deployed homegrown military equipment including a submarine and a cruise missile on the second day of exercises near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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8 SeptemberCommentary
What Is Iran up to in Latin America?
Iran is leveraging its relationship with Venezuela to legitimize its anti-US axis of resistance, using information as a weapon.
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1 SeptemberCommentary
How to Combat the Iranian Drone Threat
To neutralize the Iranian drone threat, the US should pursue a strategy based on raising the costs of further attacks, investing in counter-drone technologies, and extending the UN arms embargo.
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Aug- 2020 -24 AugustMiddle East
Iran Guards Say Three US-Linked Infiltrators Killed
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday that its forces killed three gunmen with links to the United States who tried to infiltrate its territory in the country's far northwest.
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21 AugustAmericas
Trump Meets Iraq PM, Says US Troops to Exit ‘At Some Point’
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that American troops would leave Iraq but gave no timetable for the withdrawal, as he met the country's prime minister for the first time in Washington.
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19 AugustMiddle East
Pro-Iran Groups Escalate Violence as Iraq PM Heads to US
As Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi prepares for his first meeting with US President Donald Trump this week, attacks on American targets by pro-Iranian fighters have been on the rise.
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12 AugustMiddle East
Iran’s Rouhani Hopeful US Arms Embargo Push Will Fail
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani expressed "great hopes" Wednesday that a US bid to extend an arms embargo on his country will fail, warning of consequences if the UN Security Council backs it.
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