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Many Iranians, particularly the young, have come to see Amini’s death as part of the Islamic Republic’s heavy-handed policing of dissent and the morality police’s increasingly violent treatment of young women

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Will Iran’s clerics survive the latest wave of unrest? AP and ILH Staff September 21, 2022 Under President Raisi, a hard-liner elected last year, agents of the morality police appear to have been unleashed. … Continue reading

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With Hezbollah ensconced in Lebanon and Syria, Hamas controlling Gaza, and a weak Hashemite monarchy in Jordan, the West Bank is the final remaining outpost for Iran

THE NATIONAL INTEREST Will Iran Soon Control the West Bank? Sean Durns September 18, 2022 The Islamic Republic of Iran, Henry Kissinger once remarked, must decide whether it is a nation or a cause. But the regime’s choice has been … Continue reading

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“While the West appeases Iran, Israel is now battling Tehran’s efforts to engulf the Jewish state in a ‘ring of fire’ – a strategy the theocracy adopted from its longstanding partner-in-intimidation, North Korea”

HAARETZ How North Korea Taught Iran to Entrap and Threaten Israel Mark Dubowitz and David Maxwell September 7, 2022 As its technology has advanced, Tehran has armed its proxies on Israel’s borders with precision-guided missiles, saturation-fire rockets, and explosives-laden unmanned … Continue reading

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#IranDeal is off; message conveyed to PM Lapid in recent conversations with Biden and other US officials; Iranian demands to halt IAEA probes appear to have derailed talks

TIMES OF ISRAEL Nuclear deal with Iran off the table for time being, US has indicated to Israel Shalom Yerushalmi September 7, 2022 A new nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is off the table and will not be … Continue reading

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Moscow reportedly wishes to avoid the #Iranian militias in #Syria being targeted by #Israel

JNS Russia demands Iranian militias withdraw from Syrian province September 4, 2022 Russia has demanded that Iranian militias withdraw from military positions west of the Syrian province of Hama and from other positions in central and western Syria to prevent … Continue reading

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Boeing KC-46’s to arrive in 2025 at the earliest; deal to cost Israel nearly $1 billion, with funds coming from military aid Washington provides to Jerusalem

TIMES OF ISRAEL US inks deal to sell Israel 4 refueling planes needed for potential Iran strike Emanuel Fabian September 1, 2022 Aircraft manufacturer Boeing signed a contract with the US Department of Defense on Thursday to supply Israel with … Continue reading

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Civilians injured, Masyaf area ablaze following alleged Israeli strike on Iranian missiles

JPOST Israeli strike destroyed over 1,000 Iran-made missiles in Syria August 28, 2022 An airstrike Thursday on the Syrian city of Masyaf that was attributed to Israel struck a missile warehouse containing more than 1,000 Iranian-made missiles, the Syrian Observatory … Continue reading

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“Khomeini’s decree stoked Muslim anger and paralyzed the West’s response to Islamic fundamentalism”

WALL STREET JOURNAL How the Salman Rushdie Fatwa Changed the World Reuel Marc Gerecht August 25, 2022 Apart from Iran’s Islamic revolution, for which Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini could claim only partial credit, his most momentous achievement was the February 1989 … Continue reading

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Thanks to Biden’s #IranDeal, Kuwait and the UAE can see the coming “realignment” in the Middle East

BREITBART Distrust of Biden Administration Leads UAE, Kuwait to Restore Ties with Iran John Hayward August 24, 2022 Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took steps this week to restore diplomatic relations with Iran, a tacit acknowledgment that President … Continue reading

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Saudi news outlet says Israeli drones and mid-air refueling aircraft took part in exercises, managed to avoid Russian and Iranian sensors

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israeli F-35s penetrated Iranian airspace repeatedly during war drills Ash Obel August 24, 2022 Israeli F-35 stealth fighters penetrated Iranian airspace on multiple occasions in the last two months, a Saudi-run news outlet reported Wednesday, as Israel … Continue reading

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