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FBI charges Iranian agent over plot to murder former US national security adviser John Bolton

An Iranian operative is charged over a plot to murder former US national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a US air strike that killed Qassem Soleimani — the country's most powerful general.

ABC News

US accuses Iranian operative of plotting to kill John Bolton

Justice Department says IRGC member offered $300,000 to assassinate Donald Trump’s former national security adviser.

Al Jazeera

DOJ charges Iranian national in alleged plot to assassinate John Bolton

Bolton has for decades been a fierce critic of Iran.

Axios

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Iran plotting to kill Donald Trump in assassination plot, intelligence leak says

Iran is seeking to avenge the United States for the death of Major General Qassim Soleimani, a powerful Iranian commander, at the hands of a US drone strike two years ago

Daily Mirror

Hello Commander: new pop song aims to steer Iranian youth away from the temptations of American culture

The Tehran Times recently hailed what it referred to as: “A new epic song themed with generational support for the Islamic Revolution…” Hello Commander, which is being sung by schoolchildren across the country, is an attempt by the current conservative government of Iran to unify the youth around their particular…

The Conversation

Long, fraught timeline of tensions over Iran nuclear program

Iran has started removing 27 surveillance cameras installed by U.N. inspectors at nuclear sites around the country, widening a dispute over Tehran’s program as it enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels

The Independent UK

No Way Out as Iraq's Dangerous Post-election Impasse Deepens

Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn’t have a government and there seems to be no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock. Political elites are embroiled in cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges, including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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No way out as Iraq's dangerous post-election impasse deepens

Iraq still doesn’t have a government, eight months since national elections took place, and there seems no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock

The Independent UK

Iraqi State TV Station Threatened for Criticizing Iran's Khamenei, Soleimani

The state-run Iraqiya television station found itself in hot water after political analyst Sarmad al-Tai made a scathing critique of President of the Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zidan, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and slain Iran Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Journalists revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that security forces were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Uncovers New Hezbollah Route to Transfer Weapons from Iran to Lebanon

Israel accused on Friday a senior official in the Hezbollah party of opening a new route to transfer weapons from Iran to Lebanon. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said that Rida Hashem Safieddine was overseeing the route. Safieddine is the husband of Zeinab, the daughter of slain Iranian Quds Force…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Intelligence: IRGC to Escalate Attacks in Case of Sanctions Waivers

A US top official said Iran would increase its targeting of Americans and US allies as a result of the Biden administration’s significant sanctions relief and offer to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. US Army Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria’s Assad meets top Iranian leaders in surprise Tehran visit

The Syrian president holds talks with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi to boost bilateral ties.

Al Jazeera

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Reject US Proposals to Drop Plans to Avenge Soleimani Killing

Iran will not abandon plans to avenge the 2020 US killing of al-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, despite "regular offers" from Washington to lift sanctions and provide other concessions in return, said a top Iranian official. A State Department spokesperson told Reuters that if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran has rejected U.S. offers to lift sanctions in exchange for Tehran abandoning Soleimani revenge - ISNA quotes Guards Navy Commander

Iran has rejected "regular offers from its enemies" to lift sanctions in return for Tehran abandoning its plans to avenge the U.S. assassination of Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, the semi-official ISNA news agency quoted the Guards' Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri as saying on Thursday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Hands over ‘Iraq’ to Soleimani Successor

The US and Iran have appointed new ambassadors to Iraq. The diplomats come from an intelligence and military background and were involved in the region's crises at different levels. What does this mean for a politically dysfunctional country that has been unable to form a new government since the October…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qaani Says Israel's Destruction 'Gaining Ground', Defends Missile Attacks on Erbil

After a notable absence from the media, head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Esmail Qaani threatened on Thursday to destroy Israel, while defending Tehran's firing of ballistic missiles on Erbil. Iran will harshly confront Israel "wherever it feels necessary", Qaani said, according to the semi-official Nour News agency.…

Reuters

Iran Guards commander says death of all US leaders would not avenge Soleimani killing

The killing of all American leaders would not be enough to avenge the U.S. assassination of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' top commander Qassem Soleimani two years ago, a senior Iranian Guards commander said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Commander Says Death of All US Leaders Would Not Avenge Soleimani Killing

The killing of all American leaders would not be enough to avenge the death of Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards general said. Soleimani was killed in January 2020 by the US military while on a visit to Iraq. Iran vowed a "crushing revenge" on all…

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Al Jazeera

Iran sanctions 24 US officials over ‘terrorism’ and rights abuses

Iran and the US continue to sanction each other as they engage in talks to restore a 2015 nuclear deal.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top US General Against Removing Iran's Quds Force from Terrorist List

The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said that he does not support removing the Quds Force, the foreign arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), from the list of foreign terrorist organizations. "I believe the IRGC is a terrorist organization, and I do…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Three Missiles Fall Near Oil Refinery in Iraq’s Erbil

Three missiles fell near an oil refinery in Iraq’s northern city of Erbil on Wednesday without causing any casualties or damage, Kurdistan anti-terrorism authorities said in a statement. Iraq’s state news agency cited the statement as saying “initial information show the missiles were launched from Nineveh” province in Iraq. Sources…

Al Jazeera

Can Iran and the US finalise their nuclear talks?

Iran and the US continue to push each other to make concessions as they face internal pressure.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Insists on ‘Punishing Those Responsible’ for Soleimani’s Death

Iranian Attorney-General Jafar Montazeri on Sunday said that his country would continue to follow-up on the assassination of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani by a US army airstrike.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Geagea to Asharq Al-Awsat: Arabs Are Not Concerned with Lebanon of Qassem Soleimani

The Lebanese Forces’ main slogan for its electoral campaign – “We want and we can” – has emphasized the political party’s willingness and determination to bring about change in the upcoming polls, as stated by the LF leader, Samir Geagea, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat. “The Lebanese people today…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Says 'Almost Killed' Soleimani in Syria

Former Israeli Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot revealed that his army had "almost killed" commander of Iran's Quds Force Qassem Soleimani in Syria years before his was assassinated by the United States. In an interview with Israel's Maariv newspaper, he said his forces have carried out several operations against the…

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