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The Death of Raisi – and Iranian Influence in the Caucasus

On May 19, a forty-year-old Bell 212 helicopter crashed in the foggy mountains of northwest Iran, killing Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Policymakers and pundits
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Two Captains for Smuggling Iranian Oil

In a rare move targeting mariners, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has added two captains to its list of people who have been blacklisted for helping move Iranian-linked ...
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US Issues Seventh Round of Sanctions Against Iran-Backed Houthis

The US has issued the seventh round of sanctions aimed to strangle Iran’s Yemeni Houthi militia amidst its blockade of global trade in the Red Sea region. The Department ...
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Former Iran State TV Official to Be Deported from France

Bashir Biazar, a former managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has been detained in France and is awaiting deportation, according to Iran International's Paris correspondent. ...
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire ‘Palestine’ missile at Israel

Houthi rebels in Yemen said they had fired a new solid-fuel missile called the "Palestine" at the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Monday. The missile is believed to ...
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The Supreme Ideologue Among Iran’s Presidential Candidates

Amidst a crowded field of 80 candidates for the upcoming state-controlled presidential election in Iran, one name continually stands out: Saeed Jalili. At 55, the anti-American ideologue and self-proclaimed ...
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