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ifmat - No chance for JCPOA says commentator close to Khamenei

No chance for JCPOA says commentator close to Khamenei

As a radical shift in the Iranian media’s narrative regarding the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal is becoming evident daily, IRGC-linked news agency Fars carried an interview with ...
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ifmat - While the Ayatollahs hold power no journalist is safe

While the Ayatollahs hold power no journalist is safe

On Wednesday, July 14, the U.S. Justice Department charged four Iranians for an abduction plot against Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, also known as Vezerat Salimi and ...
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ifmat - The securitization of Iranian football

The securitization of Iranian football

From the winter of 1989-90, when the Islamic Republic first decided to bring Esteghlal FC and Persepolis FC under its control, through to the beginning of the Khatami era, ...
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ifmat - Iran priorities clear once again with attempt to kidnap activists on US soil

Iran’s priorities clear once again with attempt to kidnap activists on U.S. soil

US law enforcement has foiled an attempt by Iranian intelligence agents to kidnap activists, and has indicted four Iranian nationals with several conspiracy charges, the Justice Department announced on ...
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ifmat - Facebook says Iranian hackers used site in spying on US military personnel

Facebook says Iranian hackers used site in spying on U.S. military personnel

Facebook said on Thursday it had taken down about 200 accounts run by a group of hackers in Iran as part of a cyber-spying operation that targeted mostly U.S. ...
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ifmat - Iran hostile takeover of Lebanon

Iran hostile takeover of Lebanon – The not so bright future of “Paris of the middle east”

Lebanon used to be the Paris of the middle east, an oasis for free markets, good investments and relative stability. The leftovers of French influence accompanied by Maroon Christian ...
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