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2021-03-02 14:42
By Mohammad Mazhari
Everyone has known that MBS is new Saddam Hussein: Georgetown University prof.
“HOPE is an excellent step in the right direction, and Iran should continue to promote it in various international forums”
TEHRAN - By releasing an intelligence report implicating Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S. has done "nothing much" because it has been quite clear that MBS in the new Saddam Hussein of West Asia, a university professor says.
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2021-03-01 21:33
By Mohammad Mazhari
Vast majority of terror victims are Muslims: scholar
TEHRAN – Noting that most of the people who are victims of terrorism are Muslims, a British professor of communication says that Islamophobic rhetoric makes reconciliation and peace harder to attain.
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2021-03-01 18:49
By Mohammad Mazhari
Jalaluddin Rakhmat was victim of slander by takfiris: Indonesian professor
‘The nature of Islam in Indonesia is a peaceful Islam’
TEHRAN – Jalaluddin Rakhmat, a top Sia figure in Indonesia, lived under harassment and slander by takfiris, especially in recent years, an Indonesian academic says.
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2021-02-28 18:15
Yemenis target Saudi soil with 15 UAVs and ballistic missile
Yemeni forces targeted the Saudi soil with 15 UAVs and a ballistic missile on Saturday night, the spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree says.
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2021-02-27 22:06
Khashoggi killing report: A test for Biden’s human rights claim
TEHRAN- Jamal Khashoggi was killed by a Saudi hit squad operating under the command of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), United States intelligence agencies have concluded.
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2021-02-27 16:34
By Mohammad Mazhari
Scholar says it’s not clear Biden can overcome polarization soon
TEHRAN – An American academic says she is not sure Biden can deal with the polarization in the U.S. which has resulted from Donald Trump’s policies.
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2021-02-27 13:52
By Mohammad Mazhari
Resolution in the hands of Yemeni parties, says ex-U.S. ambassador to Sanaa
TEHRAN – Urging regional powers to cooperate for a settlement of the conflict in Yemen, the former U.S. ambassador to Sanaa, says the key to ending the war conflict in Yemen lies in the hands of the Yemeni parties.
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2021-02-23 23:06
Ma’rib battle: Yemeni army close to retaking city from Saudi-led forces
Victory appears to be on the horizon in the heated battle for Yemen’s strategic central province of Ma’rib as army troops, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have reportedly taken control of most areas there and dislodged Saudi-led coalition forces and Riyadh-backed militants from those regions.
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2021-02-23 23:04
Hamas says Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes ‘a war crime’
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says what Israel is doing in demolishing Palestinian homes and displacing women and children is “a war crime” that can be punished under international law.
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2021-02-23 13:08
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden admin not serious to stop war in Yemen: Yemeni politician
TEHRAN - A senior member of the political office of the Yemeni Ansarullah says the new Biden administration is not serious to put an end to the Saudi-led war on Yemen or halt the siege on the impoverished Yemeni people.
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2021-02-22 21:02
U.S.-backed SDF militants steal 140,000 barrels per day of Syrian oil in Hasakah
Militants of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is supported by the United States, steal 140,000 barrels of crude oil on a daily basis from oil fields in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, a report says.
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2021-02-22 19:10
Israel won’t be able to survive for next generation: ex-Israeli official
A former senior Israeli security official has said that ‘Israel’ will not be able to survive for the next generation.
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2021-02-22 17:27
Lebanese activist Anis al-Naqqash dies of Coronavirus
Anis al-Naqqash, a political Lebanese activist in the field of Islamic resistance, died at the age of 70.
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2021-02-22 16:38
By Mohammad Mazhari
Idea of nuclear-weapon-free zones is unlikely: Russian expert
THRAN - A Russian expert believes the idea of nuclear-weapon-free zones in West Asia is not practical due to the level of trust between nations and separate political groups.
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2021-02-21 12:01
By Mohammad Mazhari
GSA: Saudi-U.S. ties will face major challenges in the next four years
TEHRAN - Chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA) says that U.S.-Saudi relations will witness major challenges in the upcoming four years over the Saudi-led war on Yemen, the Libya crisis, and Riyadh’s human rights record.
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2021-02-20 22:25
By Mohammad Mazhari
Moscow interested in strong partnership with Iran: Russian analyst
TEHRAN - Leonid Savin, a Russian political analyst, is of the opinion that Moscow is keen to establish a strong partnership with Iran.
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2021/02/20
By Abir Bassam
We need to scratch our back on our own
In an article I published on the Tehran Times a few months ago under the title “Waiting for the American Godot”, I wrote that electing Joe Biden will not bring any changes to the American policy in the region.
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2021-02-20 17:58
Satellite images reveal Israel quietly expanding secretive Dimona nuclear site
Newly-released satellite images have revealed that the Israeli regime — the sole possessor of nuclear arms in West Asia — is conducting “significant” constructive activities at the highly-secretive Dimona nuclear facility in the Negev Desert.
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2021-02-20 15:03
Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine, CoviVac
Russia on Saturday approved a third coronavirus vaccine for domestic use, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on state TV, though large-scale clinical trials of the shot, labelled CoviVac and produced by the Chumakov Centre, have yet to begin.
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2021-02-19 11:08
By Mohammad Mazhari
China isn’t the USSR: Texas University professor
Jon R. Taylor believes that China be considered a reliable ally for Iran
TEHRAN - An American professor from the University of Texas says that the strategy that was applied by the U.S. against the Soviet Union during the Cold War won’t work with China.
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2021-02-17 18:19
Lower house of French parliament approves anti-Islam bill
The lower house of the French parliament has approved a controversial bill that it says is aimed at curbing “Islamist separatism” but that has raised concerns about targeting religious freedom and stigmatizing Muslims.
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2021-02-17 17:43
Nasrallah: 'Israel will see things it hasn't seen since its inception'
Hezbollah’s secretary-general has warned the Israeli regime not to play with fire, saying any Israeli act of aggression against Lebanon will be met by a strong response from the resistance movement.
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2021-02-17 15:41
Indonesian Shia leader Jalaluddin Rakhmat dies from Covid-19
TEHRAN - Jalaluddin Rakhmat, leader of the Indonesian Shia Muslims, died from Covid-19 at the age of 72 in Santosa Hospital in Bandung on Monday.
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2021-02-17 14:34
By Mohammad Ali Saki
Professor says Washington will be less biased in favor of Riyadh
TEHRAN - An American professor says that U.S. foreign policy during Joe Biden's presidency will focus on human rights and democracy which can affect its ties with Saudi Arabia.
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2021-02-16 22:33
By Mohammad Mazhari
S. Arabia trying to approach Shia groups in Iraq to undermine Iran: Iraqi analyst
TEHRAN – An Iraqi political analyst says that Saudi Arabia is trying to approach Shia parties in Iraq to restrain Hashd al-Shaabi and undermine Iran.
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2021-02-15 12:43
10th anniversary of Bahrain uprising marked
The tenth anniversary of the pro-democracy movement of the Bahrainis against the despotic al-Khalifa regime was marked at the shrine city of Qom on Saturday night. The ceremony was addressed by Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, the leader of the movement. The uprising against the ruling family were a series of demonstrations that started in February 2011. The protests were peaceful but they were suppressed violently. Even Saudi Arabia sent military forces to the tiny island state to crack down on the demonstrators.
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2021-02-14 13:32
By Mohammad Mazhari
Israel continues to obstruct attempts to create NWFZ: Russian academic
‘Trump's maximum pressure policy has hit American interests in the region’
TEHRAN - An associate professor in the Department of Comparative Politics at Russia’s RUDN University says Israel is one of the main obstacles to a “nuclear-weapon-free zone” in the region.
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2021-02-13 20:19
Bahraini protesters stage rallies nationwide on eve of uprising anniversary
Bahrainis have staged demonstrations across the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the popular uprising against the Al Khalifah regime, and its heavy-handed crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners.
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2021-02-13 17:39
Blast hits Iranian-Afghanistan border as dozens of gas tanker trucks reportedly catch fire
A gas tanker truck has exploded on the Iranian-Afghanistan border at a customs post in Herat Province .
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2021-02-13 11:48
By Payman Yazdani
Macron's idea sign of his inability to think strategically
TEHRAN–"The idea to include Saudi Arabia must be seen within that context, i.e. the inability of Macron to think strategically and in more analytical detail about national and international relations", says Prof. Adib Moghaddam.