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ifmat - The larijani clan and the run up to succession in Iran

The larijani clan and the run up to succession in Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed outgoing Majles Speaker Ali Larijani as his adviser and a member of the Expediency Council, demoting his status to ...
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ifmat - The Iranian cyber threat can no longer be underestimated

The Iranian cyber threat can no longer be underestimated

Last week's cyberattack during which a screensaver showing Tel Aviv going up in flames supplanted hundreds of Israeli websites may have been an unpleasant reminder of anti-Israeli sentiment, but ...
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ifmat - Why Iran is exporting gasoline to Venezuela

Why Iran is exporting gasoline to Venezuela

On March 23, the first Iranian tanker flotilla carrying 43 million liters of gasoline and refinery equipment departed Bandar Abbas port in southern Iran toward Venezuela. It was supposed ...
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ifmat - Iran prepares for major confrontation by heavily arming IRGC in Persian Gulf

Iran prepares for major confrontation by heavily arming IRGC in Persian Gulf

The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), General Hussein Salami, announced that the IRGC’s naval forces have received 112 new warships.
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ifmat - Iran to name warship after Qassem Soleimani

Iran to name warship after Qassem Soleimani

The commander of the Iranian Navy, Major-General Ali-Reza Tungsiri, said that Tehran is working on designing a military ship named “Qassem Soleimani” and another one called “Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis”, ...
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ifmat - Fourth Iranian tanker arrives in Venezuela with heavily armed escort

Fourth Iranian tanker arrives in Venezuela with heavily armed escort

The Venezuelan Naval Forces announced the arrival of the Iranian ‘Faxon’ oil tanker to the country, which is the fourth of the group of five Iranian tankers transporting fuel ...
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