Iran Continues to Blame U.S. Sanctions for Coronavirus Epidemic
By Hamed Mohammadi
Many Iranian officials continue to blame U.S. sanctions for the shortage of medicine and medical equipment which has exacerbated the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in the country.
High-ranking officials including Iran’s Supreme...
Iran Releases Foreign Nationals, Hopes to Secure $5 Billion IMF Loan
BY Hamed Mohammadi
On March 20, Iran freed Roland Marchal, a French sociologist who had been in prison in the country since June 2019. On the same day, France released Jalal Ruhollahnejad, an Iranian engineer...
Iran Undermines Global Efforts to Fight Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia has lambasted the Islamic Republic for allowing some Shia residents of the eastern province of Al-Qatif to visit Iran without stamping their passports -- warning...
Coronavirus is a Bioterrorist Attack Against Iran and China, Majlis Deputy Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
The coronavirus outbreak has been a deliberate bioterrorist attack against China and Iran, according to Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament).
Mr....
Iran Sinks Deeper into Syrian Quicksand After Turkish Military Attack on IRGC
By Hamed Mohammadi
On Feb. 29, an organization called Iran’s Military Advisory Center (MAC) in Syria released a statement urging the Turkish military to stop attacking Shia militia and Hezbollah forces operating under the auspices...
Soleimani Persuaded Putin Fight Against ISIS in Syria, Iranian General Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
Lieutenant General Ghasem Soleimani, the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Qods Force (IRGC-QF), persuaded Russia to join the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)...
Iran’s Regular Army Played a Key Role in Fighting ISIS, Commanders Say
By Hamed Mohammadi
Recent comments by several senior army commanders hailing the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces and the Air Force for their roles in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88) and in the...
U.S. Rejects Iranian Media Claims of CIA Officer’s Death in Jet Crash in Afghanistan
By Hamed Mohammadi
The U.S. Department of Defense has dismissed reports by Iranian state media that Michael D’Andrea, dubbed “Ayatollah Mike,” a senior officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in charge of the Iran...
OPINION: Iran’s IRGC Quds Force Is Powerless After Soleimani’s Death
By Hamed Mohammadi
The former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Qods Force (IRGC-QF) Brigadier General Ghasem Soleimani was killed in a targeted U.S. drone attack on
Baghdad’s International Airport on January 3.
Many political observers...
ANALYSIS: Iran Faces Pressure As European Governments Lose Patience
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Speaker of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) Ali Larijani has criticized France, Germany and the UK for triggering Article 37 -- the dispute mechanism, or Snap Back mechanism, stipulated in the 2015...
