The Echo of Iran ® [By: Farjam Behnam]
On January 20, Iran’s defense minister said that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered the country’s powerful Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to curtail its growing business empire and divest its commercial assets that are not relevant to its domain
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The representative of the Palestinian Hamas in Lebanon, Ali Barakah, has said that the militant group wants Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to unify the Islamic community and lead the fight against the United States and Israel after Washington’s decision
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The Houthi rebels, Iran’s allies in Yemen, today launched another missile attack into Saudi Arabia, targeting an air defense operations center in the kingdom’s border province of Najran, Iranian and Lebanese media outlets reported. According to Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV, the
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As the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) enters its third year of implementation, an atmosphere of uncertainty has slowed the pace of post-sanctions trade and investment. In Tehran, government figures have sought to lay blame for Iran’s faltering economic
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President Rivlin, Prime Minister Netanyahu, Speaker Edelstein, Leader Herzog, members of the Knesset, justices of the Supreme Court, citizens of Israel – (applause) – it is deeply humbling for me to stand before this vibrant democracy – (applause) –
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The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the Islamic Republic will not negotiate with Western powers to amend the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the nuclear deal Tehran signed with world powers in 2015. “America’s latest
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The Iranian naval forces today tested its new medium-range cruise missile during a two-day drill underway in the Sea of Oman, the Iranian media reported. According to Iranian officials, two Qadir cruise missiles, with a range of 300 kilometers, successfully
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South Korea has stopped an investment deal in Iran’s steel industry due to Saudi Arabia’s influence, Financial Tribune daily reported on Tuesday. South Korea’s POSCO Engineering & Construction signed a 1.6 billion U.S. dollar agreement with the Iranian steelmaker, Pars
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Iran’s supreme leader has ordered the Revolutionary Guard to loosen its hold on the economy, the country’s defense minister says, raising the possibility that the paramilitary organization might privatize some of its vast holdings. The comments this weekend by Defense
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A closer look at the structure and tactics of the many-headed internal security network that the Islamic Republic has deployed to crack down on protestors nationwide. The suppression of Iran’s latest uprising has followed a familiar pattern, intensifying immediately after
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