How US blacklisting of IRGC is stalling Iran nuclear deal revival Iran wants its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps removed from US ‘terror’ list, a demand Biden is reluctant to grant. Al Jazeera · May 13, 2022
Iran’s IRGC shells ‘terrorist positions’ in Iraq’s Erbil The attack comes two months after the IRGC launched ballistic missiles at what it said was an Israeli base in Erbil. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2022
US Intelligence: IRGC to Escalate Attacks in Case of Sanctions Waivers A US top official said Iran would increase its targeting of Americans and US allies as a result of the Biden administration’s significant sanctions relief and offer to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. US Army Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said in a… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 11, 2022
Congress Fires Its Warning Shot on Iran Nuclear Deal The US Congress fired a warning shot at the US administration's efforts to return to the nuclear agreement with Iran. A total of 16 Democrats voted with almost all Republicans to approve Sen. Asharq Al-Awsat · May 6, 2022
The status of Iran nuclear deal talks For weeks, talks between world powers and Iran over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal have been stalled — partly because of the war in Ukraine. But they're still a priority and could go either way. WEKU · May 5, 2022
Iran Prepares for Protests Amid Fears of Nuclear Negotiations Failure Iranian authorities issued "secret directives" to the security and the judiciary units to prepare for public protests after an increase in food prices due to fears of the collapse of the Vienna talks, Iranian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The sources said that the security services, police, riot control, the judiciary,… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 5, 2022
Nuclear Talks on Verge of Collapse, Europe Counts on Iranian Concessions Western officials’ hopes for reviving the Iran nuclear deal are dwindling. This is forcing them to weigh how to limit Iran's nuclear program even as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has divided major powers. While they have not completely given up on the pact, there is a growing belief it may… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2022
Analysis-Iran nuclear deal near death, but West not ready to pull plug Western officials have largely lost hope the Iran nuclear deal can be resurrected, sources familiar with the matter said, forcing them to weigh how to limit Iran's atomic program even as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has divided the big powers. Reuters · May 2, 2022
Israel Reveals Iranian Assassination Plots, Convinces Biden to Keep IRGC on Terror List The Israeli Intelligence Services recently interrogated an Iranian national on Iranian soil who confessed to a plot to assassinate an Israeli diplomat, a US general, and a French journalist, according to diplomatic sources in Tel Aviv. The investigation's results were crucial in convincing US President Joe Biden to decide on… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2022
Quds Day: Iran officials warn Israel, vow to support Palestine Mass rallies held in Tehran and elsewhere across Iran in annual showcase of solidarity with Palestinians. Al Jazeera · Apr 29, 2022
Blinken defends Iran deal talks against congressional criticism US secretary of state backs efforts to restore the multilateral pact amid stalled push to revive the agreement. Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2022
Time running out to reach Iran nuclear deal, warn experts Letter signed by former diplomats says Iran close to developing nuclear weapons capability The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022
IRGC Seizes Foreign-Flagged Vessel for ‘Smuggling’ Fuel Iran’s Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced Sunday that it has seized a foreign vessel in Gulf waters for allegedly smuggling 200,000 liters of fuel, in the third such incident this month. Colonel Gholam Hossein Hosseini, the head of the public relations department of the second naval zone of the IRGC,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 25, 2022
Iranian Advisor: Ukraine War Will Eventually Push US to Agree to an Agreement The growing problems of the Ukraine war will eventually push the US to agree to an agreement with Iran, announced a senior Iranian expert. The political advisor of the Iranian negotiating team, Mohammad Marandi, told the official news agency IRNA that the failure to reach an agreement was due to… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 25, 2022
Axios · Apr 24, 2022 U.S. and Israel will hold Iran talks amid stalemate in nuclear negotiations The U.S. and Iran are still in a stalemate in negotiations over reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 24, 2022 Hezbollah Opens Workshops to Repair Drones in Homs Countryside Lebanon’s Hezbollah has recently established workshops in Syria to manufacture artillery, rockets, and landmines and repair drones and various kinds of weapons, said sources in the southeastern countryside of Homs. Sources said the workshops were established under the supervision of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) experts in a fortified depot…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 24, 2022 IRGC Commander Survives Assassination Attempt in Sistan-Baluchestan Gunmen have attacked the car of a senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), killing one of his bodyguards, according to state media. Saturday’s report identified the dead man as Mahmoud Absalan, the bodyguard of Brigadier-General Hossein al-Massi, who survived the ambush in Sistan-Baluchestan province. Absalan is the son…
Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2022 Iran Revolutionary Guard general survives attack; bodyguard dead Bodyguard of Iranian general is killed in a shooting in Sistan-Baluchistan, a province bordering Pakistan and Afghan.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2022 Iran: Teachers Demand Fair Wages, Better Working Conditions Teachers in Iran marched in several cities, including Tehran, to demand fair wages, better working conditions, and the release of their jailed colleagues. The Iranian Teachers Unions Coordination Committee stated that teachers organized protests in front of the education departments' headquarters in about 50 Iranian cities. The committee's spokesman, Mohammad…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2022 Iran's Revolutionary Guards Reject US Proposals to Drop Plans to Avenge Soleimani Killing Iran will not abandon plans to avenge the 2020 US killing of al-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, despite "regular offers" from Washington to lift sanctions and provide other concessions in return, said a top Iranian official. A State Department spokesperson told Reuters that if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2022 US Says Iran Must Address its Concerns for Sanctions Relief Beyond Nuclear Deal The United States said on Thursday if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond that of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal - an apparent reference to removing Iran's Revolutionary Guards from a US terrorism list - it must address US concerns beyond the pact. "We are not negotiating in public, but if…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2022 Israel Criticizes Biden's 'Tolerance' with Iran Officials in Tel Aviv condemned the US silence over Tehran's procrastination, accusing the administration of President Joe Bide of delaying the deadline on the nuclear talks. Israeli sources said that the US, through its National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, had set a deadline for the talks last December. Sullivan said…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2022 Democrats Warn Biden Administration Against Lifting Iran Sanctions Democratic lawmakers are increasingly growing their opposition to the ongoing negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program after an apparent reluctance to publicly criticize the US administration during the negotiations that began more than a year ago. US Senator Joe Manchin detailed his concerns with the ongoing negotiations between the…
Reuters · Apr 11, 2022 Analysis-Politics, not substance, seen guiding U.S. and Iran on terror listing One of the last obstacles to reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal - Tehran's demand to remove its Revolutionary Guards from a U.S. terrorism list - is more an issue of politics than substance, analysts said.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2022 Israel Welcomes US Stance from IRGC The Israeli government welcomed an alleged US decision to keep the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on its list of terrorist organizations. The government asserted that the move is significant and indicates that Washington is beginning to understand the position of regional countries that have suffered from terrorist attacks. The…