Iran

Spotlight on Iran (July 7, 2022 – July 21, 2022)

On July 19, the presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey held a summit in Tehran as part of the Astana Talks process concerning the settlement of the war in Syria. On July 10, Iranian President Raisi spoke on the phone with the Syrian President al-Assad and called for the implementation of agreements signed by both countries during the recent visit of the Syrian president to Tehran in May.Iraqi sources reported that the Commander of the Qods Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Esmail Qa’ani, visited northern Iraq in early July, and met with representatives of the two major Kurdish parties to mediate between them and solve the disagreement between them concerning the nomination of the next Iraqi president.
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Spotlight on Iran (June 23, 2022 – July 7, 2022)

The Iranian minister of foreign affairs arrived for a visit in Syria and met with senior regime officials, chief among them President Assad. Another Iranian oil tanker arrived at Syria’s shores. The Iraqi prime minister arrived for a visit in Tehran as part of his effort to resume the Iranian-Saudi rapprochement talks.
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Spotlight on Iran (June 9, 2022 – June 23, 2022)

Following the strike on the International Airport of Damascus , the Iranian minister of foreign affairs spoke to his Syrian counterpart and condemned the strike, which has been attributed to Israel. On June 13, two Iranian oil tankers carrying about two million barrels of oil docked at a port along the Syrian coast. The Iraqi minister of foreign affairs voiced extraordinary criticism of Iran’s meddling in Iraq’s domestic affairs.
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Spotlight on Iran (May 26, 2022 – June 9, 2022)

The chairman of the Majlis’ National Security Committee denied the reports concerning the withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria and their substitution by Iranian-backed forces.Iranian media and senior officials in Tehran warned of a possible Turkish military operation in northern Syria. A Syrian pro-opposition outlet reported about the reinforcement of pro-Iranian militias along the Jordan-Syrian border
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Spotlight on Iran (May 12, 2022 – May 26, 2022)

Senior Iranian officials implicitly accused Israel and the United States of assassinating the senior Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) office, Hassan Sayyad Khodae, and vowed revenge. The spokesperson of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) exposed a route used to smuggle parts of advanced weaponry from Iran to Hezbollah, overseen by Seyyed Reda Safi al-Din, the son of Seyyed Hisham Safi al-Din, the Chairman of Hezbollah’sity; the Damascus Chamber of Industry and the Joint Iranian-Syrian Chamber of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding concerning the expansion of cooperation in the sectors of industry and finance; the deputy Spotlight on Iran May 12, 2022 – May 26, 2022 Author: Dr. Raz Zimmt 2 081-22 minister of Islamic Guidance used the International Book Fair in Tehran to promote cultural and literary cooperation with Syria; and a memorandum of understanding was signed between the communication authorities of Iraq and Iran.
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Iranian-Sponsored World Jerusalem Day A display of anti-Israeli anti-United States propaganda and calls for their destruction

World Jerusalem Day is marked on the last Friday of Ramadan a decision made by the Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, in 1979. Its objective is to show the support of Iran and the Muslim world for the Palestinian cause and the "liberation" of Jerusalem. The day is marked in Arab-Muslim countries and in the West as well. The events are platforms to slander Israel, call for its destruction and act defiantly toward the United States. This year Jerusalem Day events were held on April 29 with rallies and demonstrations, after a two-year coronavirus hiatus.
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