Middle East

The Revolutionary Guards: Transition from Islamic fundamentalism to "gangsterism"

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) turns 43. What a history this most controversial official military force in the Middle East has gone through…

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CIA Director: Regardless of the outcome of the Vienna talks, Iran will remain a threat to the Middle East

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, says that regardless of the outcome of the Vienna talks between Iran and world powers to revive the JCPOA,…

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Afghanistan; Security Council meeting and Merkel's admission of "lack of control over the situation"

The UN Security Council called for an end to armed conflict in Afghanistan in its emergency meeting. Merkel also announced the acceptance of…

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Habib Lajevardi, founder of the Iranian Oral History Project at Harvard, passes away

Habib Lajevardi, director of the Iranian Oral History Project at Harvard University's Center for Middle East Studies, passed away on Sunday, August 23, at the age of 86.

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Pompeo: US committed to protecting Middle East from Iranian missile threats

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during a telephone press conference with journalists, stressed the United States' commitment to protecting countries...

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سایه جنگ درخاورمیانه؛ نفت و طلا بالا کشید، سهام پایین افتاد

به دنبال افزایش تنش‌ها میان تهران و واشنگتن و نگرانی از احتمال وقوع جنگ در خاورمیانه، نرخ جهانی نفت و…

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