Syria’s Assad meets top Iranian leaders in surprise Tehran visit The Syrian president holds talks with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi to boost bilateral ties. Al Jazeera · May 8, 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 22, 2022
Iran has rejected U.S. offers to lift sanctions in exchange for Tehran abandoning Soleimani revenge - ISNA quotes Guards Navy Commander Iran has rejected "regular offers from its enemies" to lift sanctions in return for Tehran abandoning its plans to avenge the U.S. assassination of Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, the semi-official ISNA news agency quoted the Guards' Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri as saying on Thursday. Reuters · Apr 21, 2022
Iran Hands over ‘Iraq’ to Soleimani Successor The US and Iran have appointed new ambassadors to Iraq. The diplomats come from an intelligence and military background and were involved in the region's crises at different levels. What does this mean for a politically dysfunctional country that has been unable to form a new government since the October… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022
Qaani Says Israel's Destruction 'Gaining Ground', Defends Missile Attacks on Erbil After a notable absence from the media, head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Esmail Qaani threatened on Thursday to destroy Israel, while defending Tehran's firing of ballistic missiles on Erbil. Iran will harshly confront Israel "wherever it feels necessary", Qaani said, according to the semi-official Nour News agency.… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 15, 2022
Iran Guards commander says death of all US leaders would not avenge Soleimani killing The killing of all American leaders would not be enough to avenge the U.S. assassination of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' top commander Qassem Soleimani two years ago, a senior Iranian Guards commander said on Wednesday. Reuters · Apr 13, 2022
Iranian Commander Says Death of All US Leaders Would Not Avenge Soleimani Killing The killing of all American leaders would not be enough to avenge the death of Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards general said. Soleimani was killed in January 2020 by the US military while on a visit to Iraq. Iran vowed a "crushing revenge" on all… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 13, 2022
Iran sanctions 24 US officials over ‘terrorism’ and rights abuses Iran and the US continue to sanction each other as they engage in talks to restore a 2015 nuclear deal. Al Jazeera · Apr 9, 2022
Top US General Against Removing Iran's Quds Force from Terrorist List The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said that he does not support removing the Quds Force, the foreign arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), from the list of foreign terrorist organizations. "I believe the IRGC is a terrorist organization, and I do… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2022
Three Missiles Fall Near Oil Refinery in Iraq’s Erbil Three missiles fell near an oil refinery in Iraq’s northern city of Erbil on Wednesday without causing any casualties or damage, Kurdistan anti-terrorism authorities said in a statement. Iraq’s state news agency cited the statement as saying “initial information show the missiles were launched from Nineveh” province in Iraq. Sources… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2022
Can Iran and the US finalise their nuclear talks? Iran and the US continue to push each other to make concessions as they face internal pressure. Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2022
Iran Insists on ‘Punishing Those Responsible’ for Soleimani’s Death Iranian Attorney-General Jafar Montazeri on Sunday said that his country would continue to follow-up on the assassination of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani by a US army airstrike. Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2022
Geagea to Asharq Al-Awsat: Arabs Are Not Concerned with Lebanon of Qassem Soleimani The Lebanese Forces’ main slogan for its electoral campaign – “We want and we can” – has emphasized the political party’s willingness and determination to bring about change in the upcoming polls, as stated by the LF leader, Samir Geagea, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat. “The Lebanese people today… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 21, 2022
Israel Says 'Almost Killed' Soleimani in Syria Former Israeli Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot revealed that his army had "almost killed" commander of Iran's Quds Force Qassem Soleimani in Syria years before his was assassinated by the United States. In an interview with Israel's Maariv newspaper, he said his forces have carried out several operations against the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022