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ifmat - Iran next hardline president coming into view

Iran’s next hardline president coming into view

The countdown is on for Iran’s June 18 presidential election and early projections suggest a hardliner close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will likely emerge on top.
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ifmat - Iran Regime systematic corruption and Iran economic crisis

Iran Regime’s systematic corruption and Iran’s economic crisis

News from Iran indicates how people are grappling with economic hardships, particularly the skyrocketing prices and inflation. Meanwhile, the state-run media acknowledge how the regime’s economic mismanagement has created ...
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ifmat - Transition in Iran will threaten security at home and abroad

Transition in Iran will threaten security at home and abroad

When is a republic not a republic? When an incumbent leader lays the groundwork for his son to succeed him, which is exactly what Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali ...
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ifmat - EU and US appeasement of Iran mullahs is dangerous

EU and U.S. appeasement of Iran’s mullahs is dangerous

After spending most of last week in Brussels, American Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be reporting back to President Joe Biden on the progress of a shared U.S.-European ...
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ifmat - Iranian problems are not related to sanctions

Iranian problems are not related to sanctions

While Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani had previously promised that by entering the JCPOA (2015 Iran nuclear deal) with world powers, his government would make “so much economic prosperity that ...
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ifmat - The Shia Fatemiyoun Brigade - Iran prospective proxy militia in Afghanistan

The Shia Fatemiyoun Brigade – Iran’s prospective proxy militia in Afghanistan

In December 2020, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif offered the Afghan government use of the Iranian-backed Shia militia, Fatemiyoun Brigade, to fight Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K) in ...
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