Iran Inaugurates Internal Version of Internet
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official news agency is reporting the country has inaugurated first phase of its “National Network of Data.”
Iran Hangs Alireza Akbari, Dual U.K. Citizen Accused of Spying
Britain has imposed sanctions on the Iranian prosecutor general after the country’s execution of the British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari, while Iran has summoned the UK ambassador. Akbar was executed on Saturday after Iranian authorities claimed he was an MI6 spy, charges his family and the Foreign Office deny. Britain had already summoned the most…
DetailsIran General Hints Saudi King Might Be Killed
As Saudi Arabia holds a naval drill in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a powerful Iranian general has been quoted as suggesting the kingdom’s deputy crown prince is so “impatient” he may kill his own father to take the throne.
Iran funds Hezbollah with smuggled gold
Iran is smuggling gold from Venezuela to finance Lebanon’s Shiite Islamist Hezbollah movement, bypassing U.S. sanctions, according to a report by British-based opposition media that cited a confidential document. According to Iran International, Lloyds Marine insurance company sent a warning to its clients that revealed the Islamic Republic’s illegal schemes through Venezuela, to fund its…
DetailsIran Executes Nuclear Scientist Jailed For Passing Secrets To U.S.
Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri has been executed, according to local media reports.
Iran executes four people accused of spying for Mossad
Iran on Sunday put to death four people accused of working with Israel’s intelligence service, the judiciary said. “This morning, the sentences of four main members of the gang of mobsters related to the Zionist intelligence service were executed,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported. Iran carried out the sentences four days after the Islamic…
DetailsIran Executes A CIA Spy Then Demands $2B of Frozen Assets
Iran’s former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a letter on Monday to President Barack Obama, asking him to ‘quickly fix’ a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing families of people killed in attacks linked to Iran to collect damages from some $2 billion in frozen assets.
Iran Deal Will Save Bashar Assad
Bashar Assad is the only Arab leader (leader?) who commented on the nuclear agreement. In the flattery letters he sent to Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and to President Hassan Rouhani, he praises the “great achievement” and offers his own evaluation of the situation: This agreement, he states, will actually contribute to peace and stability…
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Iran committed to Thailand that it won’t target Israeli tourists
The government of Thailand notified the Israeli government that it received a commitment from Iran not to conduct attacks against Israeli targets on Thai soil, according to an Israeli Foreign Ministry cable and two Israeli officials briefed on the matter. Why it matters: Thailand is a major tourism destination for Israelis, and Israeli officials have…
DetailsIran Closing Technology Gap With Israel, Military Intelligence Chief Warns
The Military Intelligence chief said Israel and Iran are engaged in a technology war in which the Islamic Republic is rapidly narrowing the quality gap.