The Islamic Republic of Iran today is a Shiite Islamic republic with a Sunni minority under a theocratic regime which is ruled by President Hassan Rouhani since 2013. Historically, it is home to some of the world's oldest civilizations including the Persian empire. Since the 1979 Islamic revolution Iran has become more and more conservative.
A Western official said over the weekend that the objective of the impending nuclear deal between the US and Iran is to stop Israel from attacking Iran.
Iran brags that despite the US leaving the Iran deal and trying to use sanctions against Iran’s oil exports, Iran is ostensibly flourishing.
The kingdom broke ties with Iran in 2016 after protesters attacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran in retaliation for Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
The ‘Magazine’ meets Siamand Moeini, leader of PJAK, an Iranian Kurdish party and militia, to discuss the uprising in Iran.
Gallant emphasized to Austin how much the Islamic Republic stimulates attacks against Israel using proxies in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.
In this case, it claims that Hezbollah has recently trained 8,000 fighters who can “cross the border and occupy an Israeli town within a few hours.”
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Iranian authorities have reportedly intensified their crackdown on the families of slain protesters in recent weeks.
Such a deal would mean some partial, but not full, nuclear concessions by Iran, in exchange for some partial, but not full, sanctions relief by the West.
The West continues to highlight Iran's drone program and discover new ways to sanction it, and Ukraine has also been raising the alarm about Iran’s drones.
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