Recent reports that Iran is supporting ISIS through its funding of Hamas are a reminder that the Islamic Republic has long backed the powerful jihadist group and its predecessors in a variety of ways. In 2012, the United States Treasury Department exposed the extensive financial ties between Iran and al-Qaeda...

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As much as one third of Hezbollah’s fighting force has been killed or injured fighting in defense of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, Avi Issacharoff reported Tuesday in The Times of Israel. According to Issacharoff, Israeli sources estimate that between 1,300 to 1,500 members of the Iran-backed terrorist group have been...

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The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency voted unanimously to close the watchdog group’s investigation into Iran’s past nuclear research on Tuesday, the same day it was revealed that the United Nations Council of Experts found Iran to be in violation of a Security Council resolution, the...

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A United Nations panel found that Iran’s ballistic missile test in October violated a UN Security Council resolution prohibiting it from developing  ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads, Reuters reported on Tuesday. “On the basis of its analysis and findings the Panel concludes that Emad launch is a violation...

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A report published Monday in Ynet that documents ties between Hamas and the Sinai-based branch of ISIS also shows Iran’s role in supporting ISIS. Israel’s security establishment has pointed out a clear paradox in this dangerous collaboration: the bulk of Hamas’ financial support comes from Iran, which is persistently fighting ISIS...

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The Iranian regime directed regional authorities across the country to implement a ban on the import of over 200 American products, Iran’s semi-official PressTV news service reported on Monday. The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran has published the names of 227 goods subject to an import ban and sent the list...

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Democratic lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned that the Obama administration’s inaction in response to a number of Iranian provocations will set a bad precedent for the implementation of the nuclear deal, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. The report quoted Democrats from both houses of Congress, including those who supported...

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Argentina’s new justice minister, Germán Garavano, announced that he will not renew a controversial agreement with Iran to jointly investigate the 1994 AMIA community center bombing, The New York Times reported on Saturday. The deal was originally signed by the government of former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Although a court last...

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In the wake of the recent International Atomic Energy Agency’s report confirming that Iran was covertly working to develop a nuclear bomb as late as 2009, the U.S. and its partners in the nuclear deal must keep sanctions in place until the regime “[fills] in the remaining blanks on its weapons...

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Iran has been bolstering the beleaguered regime of its ally, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, by recruiting Pakistani Shiites to fight against anti-Assad insurgents, Reuters reported Friday. Two men from the Zeinabiyoun, a unit of Pakistani Shiite fighters, were killed fighting in Syria last month. A Twitter account associated with the group has posted pictures of...

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