The Iranian research institute Iranian Diplomacy is claiming that Saudi Arabia is closely following and attempting to derail the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 nations, which are moving this week from Muscat to Vienna. The institute wrote in its latest report (Arabic link) that was published on the...

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According to an Iranian general, Hamas and Hezbollah both possess arsenals that “are able now to attack all targets from southern to northern parts of [Israel],” according to a report Wednesday in The Times of Israel. Citing Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, the Times quoted  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier...

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Less than two weeks before the deadline for the West to reach a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, top nuclear experts as well as representatives from the P5+1 powers are expressing concerns that a comprehensive deal may not be reached by the November 24th deadline. French Foreign Minister Laurent...

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In 2009, at the beginning of his first term in office, President Barack Obama announced that his administration would be seeking to “directly engage” with Iran. Nonetheless, Obama acknowledged that Iran’s “actions over many years now have been unhelpful when it comes to promoting peace and prosperity both in the region and...

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Lawmakers on Wednesday issued a statement warning the White House that they would aim to increase sanctions on Tehran if the administration fails to agree to what Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) described as a “good deal” as the deadline to reach an agreement with Iran over its...

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Hardline political factions in Iran attacked (Arabic link) the negotiations that the Islamic Republic is currently conducting with the international powers on the nuclear issue, claiming that these talks are “humiliating” Iran. “Washington does not want to fully lift the sanctions,” complained Ham Anshidi, a website associated with conservative political factions in...

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A range of stories published over the weekend and into Tuesday indicate that Iran is preparing to expand its declared plutonium program and has not yet accounted for a potentially vast clandestine uranium enrichment program, with new analysis suggesting that the latter may expand Iran’s previously known capacity significantly. The...

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A special report in Reuters today (.pdf) documents the extensive ties three leading Iraqi Shiite militias—Asaib Ahl al-Haq, the Badr Brigades, and Kataib Hezbollah—have with Iran. Reuters describe the militias as being “instrumental” in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Aside from bordering Iraq, “Iran’s population is overwhelmingly...

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Arabic media outlets are expressing worry that negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran will not bring a good result—not for the United States and certainly not for the Arab countries. U.S. President Barack Obama is being depicted in the Arab press as a puppet and a lover of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei. Every...

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The Associated Press (AP) reported today that Shiite militias in Iraq are proving to be “just as brutal as that of their sworn sectarian enemies,” the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In a grisly video recently posted online, a Shiite fighter shouts the name of a revered imam in victory...

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