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Israel strikes military targets in Iran in reprisal that raises risk of regional war

Air attack completed on Saturday morning hit missile and drone manufacturing sites, says IDF

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024

Iran’s New Hijab Plan Includes Fines Up to $6,000

Iranian authorities are preparing a new Hijab Plan that includes fines up to $6,000 on defiant women breaching the country’s mandatory Hijab rule, revealed hardliner lawmaker and member of parliament’s cultural committee Hossein Jalali. There will be fines issued for women who break dress code regulations, ranging from 5,000 Iranian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 27, 2023

IRGC-Affiliated Newspaper Accuses Khatami of Seeking to Overthrow Iranian Regime

Javan, a newspaper affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, accused former reformist President Mohammad Khatami and his ally, Mir Hossein Moussavi, of seeking to topple the Iranian regime, following two separate statements, in which they called for radical reforms in the country. The two statements, which were issued days before…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2023

IRGC Says it Neutralized Terrorist Cell, 4 of its Members Killed

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said its forces had neutralized a "terrorist cell" in Salmas near the Turkish border. The IRGC issued a statement announcing that its ground forces tasked with protecting the border triangle with Turkey and the Kurdistan region of Iraq "neutralized a terrorist cell after intelligence…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 9, 2022

Iran: Engineer's Death at Military Site Attributed to 'Industrial Sabotage'

The death of an Iranian Defense Ministry engineer in May 2021 was the result of "industrial sabotage" at a military site in Parchin near the capital Tehran, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted on Monday as saying. In his comments to the semi-official Entekhab news agency, the commander, Hassani…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 20, 2022

Iranian engineer's death at military site attributed to 'industrial sabotage' - agency

The death of an Iranian Defence Ministry engineer in May 2021 was the result of "industrial sabotage" at a military site in Parchin near the capital Tehran, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted on Monday as saying.

Reuters · Jun 20, 2022

Unidentified Persons Burn Khomeini Poster in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

A group that goes by “Ashbal al-Qadisiyah” burned a Khomeini poster hanging on a lamppost in the Euphrates Basin area in the east Syria city of Deir Ezzor. They later fled the scene to an unknown destination. Earlier, activists speaking to a UK-based war monitor reported that an IED explosion…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 7, 2022

Saudi State Security Designates 13 Individuals, 3 Entities as Terrorist

The Saudi State Security designated on Monday 13 individuals and three entities as terrorist. A Lebanese national and two Iranians were blacklisted for ties to Iran's Quds Force and the Iran-backed terrorist Hezbollah party in Lebanon. Four people, including an Afghan and a Syrian national, and a company were blacklisted…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 6, 2022

TankerTrackers.com Locates Seized Greek Tankers in Iranian Waters

Two Greek oil tankers seized by Iran last week are located in Iranian waters, monitoring service TankerTrackers.com said in a Twitter post on Thursday. "We now have a visual confirmation that the hijacked Greek Suezmax tanker Prudent Warrior is in the anchorage of Bandar Abbas, Iran," the online service which…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 2, 2022

Mossad Foils Iranian Attempt to Assassinate Western, Israeli Figures

Israeli officials revealed that the Mossad intelligence agency had recently thwarted an Iranian assassination plot against three western and Israeli figures in Turkey, Germany and France. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force had sought to assassinate an Israeli consulate employee in Turkey's Istanbul, a senior American general in Germany and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2022