Al Arabiya Crippling US sanctions are set to kick in early next month against Iran’s regime, targeting its oil and banking sectors. While initially calling for “maximum pressures,” as we speak, the Trump administration is weighing to what extent these measures should push forward in denying Tehran … [Read more...] about The importance of banning Iran’s regime from SWIFT
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A look at Iran’s history of assassinating dissidents
Al Arabiya The Jamal Khashoggi case has taken the world by storm, all in favor of the Iranian regime to take attention from its domestic and international crises, and place the spotlights elsewhere. What should not go overlooked is the fact that Iran has a long history of brutal methods to … [Read more...] about A look at Iran’s history of assassinating dissidents
ANALYSIS: Iran and the Financial Action Task Force impasse
Al Arabiya What is the FATF and why are we hearing such conflicting remarks from inside the Iranian regime in this regard? The Financial Action Task Force is a non-governmental organization established by the G7 back in 1979 to tackle money-laundering. In 2001, the initiative was expanded to also … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: Iran and the Financial Action Task Force impasse
Warmongering Iran and its mounting regional and international isolation
Al Arabiya The international and regional isolation against Iran is once again becoming a concern for the regime. Global condemnations over a recent attack on Iraq-based Kurdish dissident groups and the executions of three Kurdish political prisoners resulted in a variety of rebukes concerning … [Read more...] about Warmongering Iran and its mounting regional and international isolation
ANALYSIS: How Iran’s regime views the internet
Al Arabiya For a short while Iran’s cyber security threats and its use of social media platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter came under the spotlight. This is good, but more is needed. Iran runs a cyber-army and what has been unearthed recently is just the tip of the iceberg. According to … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: How Iran’s regime views the internet
ANALYSIS: The reasoning behind Iran’s recent nuclear, military measures
Al Arabiya The Iranian regime has recently moved up its fall military exercises, due to the re-imposition of US sanctions as they say, and test fired a short-range ballistic missile. This launching comes after a pause of more than a year. On Monday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei placed what … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: The reasoning behind Iran’s recent nuclear, military measures
Why Washington’s willingness to listen to Iranians is nightmare for the regime
Al Arabiya The speech delivered by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday evening at the Reagan Library in Los Angeles can be described as yet another nail in the Iranian regime’s coffin. It is hard to recall the last time the leaders of a regime were compared to the “mafia,” as Pompeo did in … [Read more...] about Why Washington’s willingness to listen to Iranians is nightmare for the regime
Iran: Changes in Revolutionary Guards’ senior command?
IRGC chief Mohammad Ali Jafari & Quds Force chief may be sacked The following report is from sources inside Iran and has yet to be confirmed. At a family event on July 18th, Seyed Massoud Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has told Sadeq Kharazi, his brother in law, that … [Read more...] about Iran: Changes in Revolutionary Guards’ senior command?
Opposition convention provides ‘the alternative’ solutions for Iran
Al Arabiya The Iranian Diaspora held a massive rally on Saturday in Paris where a long slate of international political figures from both sides of the Atlantic, the Middle East and beyond joined a huge crowd to voice their support for regime change in Iran. The rally was spearheaded by the Iranian … [Read more...] about Opposition convention provides ‘the alternative’ solutions for Iran
ANALYSIS: How to cripple the Iranian regime and help its people
Al Arabiya The US administration taking significant measures to re-impose sanctions on Iran’s regime aims to reach a variety of objectives. Crippling sanctions are being implemented on Tehran and there are methods to pinpoint these efforts against the regime and in fact support the Iranian people’s … [Read more...] about ANALYSIS: How to cripple the Iranian regime and help its people