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Iraqi Forces Enter ISIS-Held City of Fallujah

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iraqi troops entered the ISIS-held city of Fallujah on Monday May 30, according to multiple media reports, in an effort to drive out the militants, who launched a string of bombings in and around Baghdad that left at least 24 people dead.
Energy

Iran Exports 10bn kWh of Power to Regional Countries

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Deputy Energy Minister announced that Iran has exported 10bn kWh of electricity to regional countries over the past Iranian calendar year, which ended March 19.
Crisis

Velayati: Iraqi People and Government to Defeat Terrorists

Golrokh Askarieh -
Senior Expediency Council Official Ali Akbar Velayati stressed that the Iraqi nation and government will overcome terrorists.
Int'l Relations

Former IRGC General Says Saudi FM Needs ‘Political Education’

Golrokh Askarieh -
Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei reacted to anti-Iranian remarks by Saudi Arabian FM Adel Al-Jubeir, saying the Saudi official needs proper ‘political education’.
Asia

‘Peace and Friendship’ at Tehran Intangible Cultural Heritage Meeting

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The promotion of peace and friendship is the main theme of the 3rd Ordinary Governing Council Meeting of Tehran’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Centre, Iran’s representative to the governing council Mohammad-Hassan Talebian said on Saturday May 28.
Middle East

Iran Hajj Organization: Saudis Depriving Iranian Pilgrims

Emad Askarieh -
Iranians have no chance of making a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj any more, Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization announced on Sunday May 29, placing the blame squarely on Saudi officials for “continued obstructionism” and politicizing the religious ritual.
Crisis

Iraqi MP Defends Gen. Soleimani in Response to Bahraini FM’s Remarks

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Hanan Al Fatlawi, a member of the Iraqi Parliament, downplayed the recent remarks by the Foreign Minister of Bahrain, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa,...
Hard News

Iraqi Commander: Gen. Soleimani in Iraq at Baghdad’s Request

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The Deputy Head of the “Popular Mobilisation Committee”, the Iraqi popular forces fighting against ISIS terrorists, stressed that General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of IRGC Quds Force, is in Iraq at the official request of the Iraqi government.
Middle East

Minister: Hajj Pilgrimage to Be Called Off for Iranians This Year

Emad Askarieh -
On Sunday May 29, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said that Iranians cannot make their Hajj pilgrimage this year, due to the obstacles created by Saudi Arabian officials.
Africa

VP Orders Enhancement of Ties with Indian Ocean Littoral States

Golrokh Askarieh -
First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri ordered administrative agencies to enhance ties with Indian Ocean littoral states on Saturday May 28.
Crisis

No Need for Iranian Military Presence in Iraq: General Soleimani

Emad Askarieh -
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force said that Iran will take action against terrorist groups in Iraq only if the country’s Marja (religious leadership) deems it necessary.
Cinema

Saudi Arabia Worried by Iranian Success at Cannes 2016

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A Saudi newspaper recently expressed its concerns over the success of Iranian cinema in prestigious film festivals, seeing Iranian actor Shahab Hosseini as being “more dangerous than” IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani.
Middle East

No Deal Yet – Saudi Rejects Iran’s Hajj Conditions: Official

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Saeed Ohadi, said Saudi Arabia has refused to accept Iran’s conditions on arrangements for Iranians to attend this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
Foreign Policy

Spokesman Rejects Saudi FM’s Allegation against Iran

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari rejected recent remarks made by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on Iran’s military presence in Iraq, saying that the Islamic Republic’s advisory mission there has been undertaken at the request of Baghdad.
Crisis

ISIS Carrying Out Chemical Experiments on Prisoners

Emad Askarieh -
ISIS [also known as Daesh or ISIL] has moved its chemical weapons operations to densely populated residential areas, and is testing homemade chlorine and mustard gas on its prisoners, residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul have claimed.
Crisis

US Policies Move Iraq towards Disintegration: Analyst

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Nosratollah Tajik, a senior Middle East expert and the former Iranian ambassador to Jordan, believes that the policies followed by the United States in Iraq will definitely lead to the Arab country’s disintegration.
Energy

Iran Exports First Consignment of Gas Oil to Iraq’s Kurdistan

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran has exported the first consignment of its gas oil to Iraq’s Kurdistan, a local official said.
Crisis

Iran Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Syria

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks in the Syrian coastal cities of Jableh and Tartus, which killed at least 140 people, mostly civilians.
Crisis

Syrian Terrorists Design “Cannonball of Hell”

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Hassan Shemshadi, an IRIB correspondent in Syria, published a photograph on his Instagram page of a strange handmade weapon used by terrorists in Syria.
Crisis

IRGC Commander Criticizes Islamic Organizations for Silence over Regional Crises

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Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that “so-called Islamic organization have turned to US and Israel’s...
Crisis

Iranian Minister Blames Israel for Health Situation in Palestine

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Health Minister Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi held Israel responsible for the deteriorating health and hygiene conditions in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Crisis

Iran Blasts Israel for Defying Chemical Weapons Disarmament

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi rapped Israel for having huge arsenals of nuclear and chemical weapons, and called on the international community to pressure Tel Aviv to join and abide by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Crisis

Few Reporters Allowed to Enter Saudi Arabia: German Journalist

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Hans Jakob Ginsburg, an economic reporter working in Germany’s Wirtschafts Woche, is one of the few foreign reporters permitted to visit Saudi Arabia. IRNA recently reported his experiences of visiting the Arab country.
Crisis

Baghdad Chaos Detrimental to Both Iran and Iraq’s National Interests: Analyst

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Sabbah Zanganeh, an expert in Middle Eastern affairs, stressed that Tehran should beware of its attitudes towards the ongoing tension in its neighbouring country,...
Crisis

Rezaei Urges Action over Saudi Behaviour

Golrokh Askarieh -
Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei decried the Riyadh regime for attempts to unsettle the region and its hostile moves against Tehran, calling on the Foreign Ministry to publicize evidence of Saudi role in terrorist plots in Iran.
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