Sourced : The Washington Post By Erin Cunningham Anti-government protests in Iran flared on more fronts Tuesday with clashes that left at least nine people dead, state media reported, as leaders in Tehran struggled to respond to the most serious internal crisis in nearly a decade. Six days of demonstrations — which have left at… Continue reading IRAN PROTESTS AND DEATH TOLL GROW AS TENSION RISES
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TURKEY, IRAN LEADERS TO PUT HEADS TOGETHER TO KEEP REGION SAFE FROM GROWING THREATS
Sourced : Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday for an official visit to to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues amid growing tension following the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) referendum to secede from Iraq. According to presidential sources, Erdoğan is scheduled to meet with his Iranian counterpart Hassan… Continue reading TURKEY, IRAN LEADERS TO PUT HEADS TOGETHER TO KEEP REGION SAFE FROM GROWING THREATS
IRAN CONSIDERS NAVAL BASES IN YEMEN AND SYRIA
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that the country’s chief of staff of the armed forces has said that Tehran is interested in setting up naval bases in both Syria and Yemen. The Saturday report by Tasnim quotes Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri as saying, “Maybe, at some point we will need bases on the… Continue reading IRAN CONSIDERS NAVAL BASES IN YEMEN AND SYRIA
IRAN SAYS MAY ALLOW RUSSIA TO USE MORE AIR BASES
Sourced : Tehran Times The Iranian defense minister signaled on Saturday that depending on operational demands Tehran may allow more air bases to service more Russian bombers and fighters in the future. Russia is currently using an air base in Hamadan, western Iran, to pound terrorist strongholds in Syria. The operations started on Tuesday as… Continue reading IRAN SAYS MAY ALLOW RUSSIA TO USE MORE AIR BASES