Spotlight Iran

Spotlight on Iran (July 26 – August 9, 2015)

Several Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) fighters were killed in Syria and Iraq. The Supreme Leader’s representative in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Qods Force said that anyone killed defending Syria deserved to be rewarded more than Iran-Iraq War martyrs. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah noted Iran’s commitment to the organization, even after the Read more...

Spotlight on Iran (July 12-26, 2015)

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, stressed that Iran would continue to support the Palestinians, Yemenis, Syrians, Iraqis, Bahrainis and Lebanese even after the nuclear deal had been signed. Two high-ranking Iranian officers were killed in Syria; a Basij operative was killed in Iraq. The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – Qods Force (IRGC-QF) Read more...

Spotlight on Iran (June 28 – July 12, 2015)

n marked annual World Jerusalem Day, intended to show Iranian and global Muslim support for the Palestinian cause and the “liberation of Jerusalem.” Iran exploits Jerusalem Day for strong anti-Israeli propaganda and incitement. According to a senior Iranian official, Iran is prepared for direct war in Iraq if ISIS advances towards the sites holy to Read more...

Spotlight on Iran (June 13 – 28, 2015)

Iran rejected the American State Department’s annual report on terrorism. Hossein Hamedani, a senior IRGC official, described Syria as “Iran’s strategic depth,” and claimed the objective of Syria’s enemies was to ensure Israel’s security through decreasing Iran’s regional influence and weakening Hezbollah. Three Iranian fighters were killed when a mine exploded on the Damascus-Daraa road Read more...

Spotlight on Iran June 1 – 13, 2015

After ISIS’s recent military successes in the city of Tadmor and the Syrian desert, senior Iranian officials stressed Iran’s commitment to the Syrian regime but denied reports that Iran was planning to increase the number of its forces there. The campaign in Iraq continues claiming Iranian victims. The Iranian cargo sent to Yemen in the Read more...

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