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Russia and Iran ‘bake’ an exchange of Su-35 fighters with drones

Russia and Iran ‘bake’ an exchange of Su-35 fighters with drones Russia and Iran ‘bake’ an exchange of Su-35 fighters with drones

By Paul Iddon The latest speculation about the future of Russia-Iran defense relations has Tehran procuring Russian Su-35 Flanker fighter jets and sending home-made drones to Moscow. On August 2, a Twitter account cited unofficial sources as saying that “Iran has sent the first batch of UAVs to Russia for field testing.” “Iranian pilots and […]

Revolutionary Guards threaten Israel with ‘high price’ for Gaza shelling

Revolutionary Guards threaten Israel with ‘high price’ for Gaza shelling Revolutionary Guards threaten Israel with ‘high price’ for Gaza shelling

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said today that Israel will pay a heavy price for its latest attacks against Palestinians in Gaza, Reuters reported, citing Iranian state television. “The Israelis will pay yet another heavy price for their recent crime,” Lt. Gen. Hossein Salami said, referring to Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, as he met […]

Iran – ‘nuclear’ deal: Europeans call on Tehran not to make unrealistic demands

Iran – ‘nuclear’ deal: Europeans call on Tehran not to make unrealistic demands Iran – ‘nuclear’ deal: Europeans call on Tehran not to make unrealistic demands

European countries participating in the negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program (Britain, France and Germany/E3) are calling on Iran “not to make unrealistic demands outside the framework” of the 2015 deal, in a statement today. The remarks come a day after talks on Iran’s nuclear program resumed in Vienna, as Tehran calls for an International Atomic […]

At the US-Iran negotiation table for Tehran’s nuclear weapons

At the US-Iran negotiation table for Tehran’s nuclear weapons At the US-Iran negotiation table for Tehran’s nuclear weapons

Iran’s most senior negotiator on Tehran’s nuclear program and a senior US envoy will travel to Vienna this week for talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, officials from the two governments said today, reviving a process that had discontinued in June. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said Tehran was ready to reach an […]

‘Silent fish’ from Blinken for Iran

‘Silent fish’ from Blinken for Iran ‘Silent fish’ from Blinken for Iran

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said today that it remains to be seen whether Tehran is willing to move forward with reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but sidestepped the question of whether Washington is ready to return to talks on the issue. In particular, when asked if the US was ready to resume […]

Iran: We have the means to build an atomic bomb, but we don’t want to

Iran: We have the means to build an atomic bomb, but we don’t want to Iran: We have the means to build an atomic bomb, but we don’t want to

Iran has the technical capability to build an atomic bomb but has no intention of doing so, Mohammad Eslami, head of the country’s atomic energy agency, said today, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Eslami was echoing comments made by Kamal Harazi, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in July. Harazi’s […]

The Russia-Iran experiment to ‘ostracize’ the dollar

The Russia-Iran experiment to ‘ostracize’ the dollar The Russia-Iran experiment to ‘ostracize’ the dollar

By Dominic Dudley Russia and Iran have begun to take some small but significant steps toward ostracizing the dollar from their bilateral trade by testing a system of settlements in their national currencies. In July, after the governor of Iran’s central bank, Ali Salehabadi, visited Moscow, the Iranian Foreign Exchange introduced the ruble-riyal pair. With […]

Iran: More than 80 dead in more than a week of floods

Iran: More than 80 dead in more than a week of floods Iran: More than 80 dead in more than a week of floods

More than 80 people have died and 30 are still missing in Iran more than a week after floods swept through several parts of the country, official sources said today. Since the beginning of the month of Mordad (on July 23), “59 people have died and 30 are reported missing due to the floods,” said […]

How Putin is ‘pushing’ Netanyahu back into the prime ministership

How Putin is ‘pushing’ Netanyahu back into the prime ministership How Putin is ‘pushing’ Netanyahu back into the prime ministership

By Zev Chafets Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid decided to show Moscow that he will not become a toy in the hands of Vladimir Putin. It’s a strategy that, for all its powerful moral weight, could damage Israel’s long-term security interests while also untying the hands of Lapid’s political rival, Benjamin Netanyahu. Lapid has been […]

Iran: Police say they have arrested five suspects allegedly linked to the Mossad

Iran: Police say they have arrested five suspects allegedly linked to the Mossad Iran: Police say they have arrested five suspects allegedly linked to the Mossad

Iranian police have arrested the alleged leader and four other members of a spy ring suspected of being linked to Israel’s intelligence services, Iranian law enforcement said today. He did not give the nationalities of those arrested but said they had received training in armed operations and sabotage. “The five members of this spy network […]