Iran gains influence in Iraq as Shiite forces fight Islamic State
Iran gains influence in Iraq as Shiite forces fight Islamic State
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Iraq, Iran forces push on toward Islamic State-held Tikrit
Iraq, Iran forces push on toward Islamic State-held Tikrit
Iranian general at the forefront of the Tikrit offensive
Several photos have been released by the semi-official Iranian news agency Fars showing Qassem Soleimani on the battlefield near Tikrit. Other photos circulating on social media show the leader of the Qods Force with various Shiite militias taking part in the current offensive in central Iraq.
Dempsey says Iranian hand in Iraq could turn out well
Dempsey says Iranian hand in Iraq could turn out well
Iran calls Obama’s 10-year nuclear demand ‘unacceptable’
Iran calls Obama's 10-year nuclear demand 'unacceptable'.
Iraq claims it seizes districts from Islamic State in Tikrit advance
Iraq claims it seizes districts from Islamic State in Tikrit advance.
Special Report: How Iran’s military chiefs operate in Iraq | Reuters
Special Report: How Iran’s military chiefs operate in Iraq.
Kerry and Iran’s Zarif meet again in Geneva in search of a nuclear deal – The Washington Post
Kerry and Iran’s Zarif meet again in Geneva in search of a nuclear deal.
Iraqi forces prepare for Tikrit offensive – The Washington Post
Iraqi forces prepare for Tikrit offensive
Iran still stalling UN nuclear inquiry as deal deadline looms: IAEA
Iran still stalling U.N. nuclear inquiry as deal deadline looms: IAEA
Iran
Pro-Iran militias’ success in Iraq could undermine US
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Iran denies that Khamenei replied to Obama letter on Islamic State
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I saw the US hand Iraq over to the Iranians. Is the whole region next?
Influential AQAP ideologue killed in US drone strike
Harith bin Ghazi al Nadhari, a senior sharia official in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in a US drone strike on Jan. 31. Al Qaeda had consistently elevated Nadhari’s media profile, meaning he was considered a key ideologue for the global organization.
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Iran’s militias are taking over Iraq’s army
Argentina
Argentina prosecutor Nisman ‘planned warrant’ for President Fernandez
Iran
Survivors say Iraqi forces watched as Shi’ite militias executed 72 Sunnis
Hezbollah
Israel, Hezbollah signal their flare-up is over
Video shows Hezbollah Brigades convoy transporting American M1 tank
A video posted online shows the Iranian-backed Hezbollah Brigades, a designated terrorist organization, transporting an American-made M1 Abrams tank and other US military equipment in Iraq.
Hezbollah kills 2 Israeli soldiers in anti-tank missile attack
Hezbollah fired five anti-tank missiles at an IDF unit patrolling near Mt Dov.
Hezbollah
Two Israeli soldiers, UN peacekeeper killed in Israel-Hezbollah violence
Video shows Hezbollah Brigades convoy transporting American M1 tank
A video posted online shows the Iranian-backed Hezbollah Brigades, a designated terrorist organization, transporting an American-made M1 Abrams tank and other US military equipment in Iraq.
Argentina
Argentina’s Fernandez says death of prosecutor was not suicide
Iranian political and military leaders laud Qods Force general killed in Syria
Political and Military elites of the Islamic Republic weigh-in on the death of Brigadier General Mohammad-Ali Allah-Dadi, the IRGC-QF member killed in Syria by an Israeli helicopter attack.Their commentary indicates a desire to establish deterrence, at least rhetorically, and tout their globalist message pertaining to the Islamic Revolution.
Argentina
Argentina says dead prosecutor tricked into accusing Fernandez
Senior Qods Force general killed in suspected Israeli airstrike
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps confirmed that Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allah-Dadi was killed in an airstrike in Syria. He was assigned to help Hezbollah and Syria battle jihadist groups.
Hezbollah commanders killed in suspected Israeli airstrike
Jihad Imad Mughniyah, the son of the notorious founder and military and intelligence commander of Hezbollah up until his assassination in 2008, was among six Hezbollah operatives killed in a suspected airstrike in Quneitra, Syria.
Egypt
Shiite leaders forbid insults against Sunnis
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Iran eclipses US as Iraq’s ally in fight against militants
Hamas
PLO faces US civil trial over terror attacks in Israel