Schlagwort: Iran

„Syria would be divided into informal zones of regional power influence and Bashar al-Assad would remain president for at least a few years under an outline deal between Russia, Turkey and Iran, sources say. Such a deal, which would allow regional autonomy within a federal structure controlled by Assad’s Alawite…

„‚Es besteht kein Zweifel, dass ein schiitischer Bogen oder Halbmond entsteht‘, sagt der Politikwissenschaftler Hilal Khashan von der Amerikanischen Universität in Beirut. ‚Die Iraner weiten ihren Einflussbereich vom Irak bis in den Libanon aus. Dabei gehen sie mit Ausdauer vor, um schließlich die Früchte ihrer Geduld zu ernten.‘ Ein ‚schiitischer…

„Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, has hailed the ‚victory‘ in Syria’s Aleppo claiming that the city represents a frontline for ‚Islamic revolution‘ in his country. According to him, Iranian authorities view the evacuation of citizens from Aleppo and the destruction of the…

„For years the international community has been forced to believe in the existence of ‚moderates‘ and ‚hardliners‘ in Iran. Those advocating such a point of view have been calling for support of ‚moderates‘ to improve the human rights situation in this country. This accord with Iran was presented as the…

„Characteristically, an autocrat inflates his place in history. But, in this case, it’s worth acknowledging that Assad has a point: the significance of Aleppo’s collapse is far greater than its physical territory, its ancient history, and its former splendor. For more than four years, Western governments and the United Nations…

„Iran and world powers have agreed on clarifications to the 2015 nuclear deal that will effectively allow Iran to enrich more uranium than previously thought, Reuters reported Friday. The technical documents released by the office of European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini state that some of the enriched material…

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„In late November 2016, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian armed forces, General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, announced to commanders of the Iranian fleet that Iran may establish naval bases in the future far from its shores, on islands or as floating bases, and that one day it may be…

„Russia, Iran and Turkey met in Moscow on Tuesday to work toward a political accord to end Syria’s nearly six-year war, leaving the United States on the sidelines as the countries sought to drive the conflict in ways that serve their interests. Secretary of State John Kerry was not invited.…

Von Ely Karmon Iranische Führer beanspruchen den militärischen Sieg in Aleppo für sich. Der oberste Militärberater von Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prahlte damit, dass die Streitkräfte des syrischen Präsidenten Bashar al-Assad es ohne Unterstützung aus Teheran nicht geschafft hätten, die besetzte Stadt zurückzuerobern. „Aleppo wurde dank eines Bündnisses zwischen dem Iran,…

„The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has warned that unless Iran slows down the pace at which it is enriching uranium, it will exceed the limits that the nuclear deal set on its possession of the material, senior diplomats told the Associated Press on Monday. While the head of the International…

„Victory in Aleppo matters enormously for both sides, but when the dust finally settles in Aleppo, it counts for more in Iran. Securing Syria’s second city and industrial heart is much less to do with re-establishing state sovereignty than about asserting its own influence and agenda in the strategic heart…

„How do you know if someone’s an antisemite? They don’t all perform stiff-arm salutes for the camera and offer interesting 140-character thoughts about race theory on Twitter. Although those are helpful clues, as the American alt-right, Hezbollah and Iran’s leadership prove. But antisemitism isn’t a prejudice restricted to the likes…

„The controversial transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to Tehran by the Obama administration a few months ago is likely being used to expand Iran’s defense budget, according to an analysis by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). According to former senior MEMRI analyst Dr. Nimrod…

„Iranian soccer fans have protested the ongoing massacre perpetrated by the Assad regime in Aleppo during a game in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan. Foulad soccer fans in Iran protested the ongoing massacres in Aleppo during the soccer game of their team in the Alghadir Stadium. Soccer fans brandished…