Iran

Spotlight on Iran* (July 2 – 16, 2017)

In a first official Iranian response to the ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States and Russia, Iran’s foreign ministry’s spokesman said the success of the agreement depended on extending it all over Syria. The senior advisor to the speaker of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) met with the Syrian ambassador in Tehran to
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Spotlight on Iran* (June 18 – July 2, 2017)

On June 18, 2017, in response to the June 7 ISIS attacks on the Majlis building and the Khomeini shrine, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) attacked ISIS targets in the Deir al-Zor region in eastern Syria. In response to the White House threat to take measures against the Syrian regime if it carried out
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Spotlight on Iran* (June 4 – 18, 2017)

Senior Iranian officials expressed concern after several Arab states (led by Saudi Arabia) suspended relations with Qatar. Senior Iranian officials exploited ISIS’s twin terrorist attacks on the Iranian parliament building and the shrine of the Islamic Revolution founder’s grave to justify its military involvement in Iraq and Syria, and accused Saudi Arabia of responsibility for
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (June 8-14, 2017)

The main event of the week was a combined attack carried out by ISIS in Tehran against the Majles Building (the Iranian Parliament) and the Khomeini Mausoleum compound. The combined ISIS terrorist attack in Tehran is the first of its kind. ISIS is under severe pressure on the ground. Along the Syria-Iraq border, the competition
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (June 2-7, 2017)

The main event of the week was a combined vehicular and stabbing attack on London Bridge, for which ISIS claimed responsibility. On the ground, pressure on ISIS is increasing: Syria: on June 6, 2017, SDF forces began an attack on the city of Al-Raqqah, with Coalition air support. It is worth noting the increasing “competition”
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Spotlight on Iran* (May 21 – June 4, 2017)

Senior Iranian officials responded to remarks made by Donald Trump during his visit to Saudi Arabia by rejecting his claims about Iranian support for terrorism. Iran and Russia continue coordinating the military campaign in Syria. The Russian ambassador to Tehran told that Russia was satisfied with Iranian-Russian cooperation in Syria. He added that Russia was
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