January 17, 2023

Iran sentences Belgian aid worker to 40 years in prison, lashes on spying charges

By Yaghoub Fazeli
Al Arabiya
January 10, 2023

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/01/10/Iran-sentences-Belgian-aid-worker-to-27-5-years-in-prison-74-lashes

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French-Irish citizen held in Iran in 'critical' health: France

Al Arabiya
AFP
January 18, 2023

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/01/18/French-Irish-citizen-held-in-Iran-in-critical-health-France

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Iran: Swedish-Iranian doctor held hostage and at risk of retaliatory execution

Amnesty International
May 19, 2022

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European Parliament resolution of 19 September 2019 on Iran, notably the situation of women’s rights defenders and imprisoned EU dual nationals

The European Parliament
Texts adopted
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January 15, 2023

Iran To Sell Hundreds Of Ballistic Missiles To Russia: US Diplomat

Iran International 
January 14, 2023

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Iran Sending Drones To Russia May Be War Crimes - US

Iran International
January 9, 2023

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January 12, 2023

Iran IRGC chief vows revenge against Charlie Hebdo over Khamenei cartoons

By Yaghoub Fazeli
Al Arabiya
January 10, 2023

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/01/10/Iran-IRGC-chief-vows-revenge-against-Charlie-Hebdo-for-Khamenei-cartoons

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Hezbollah Condemns 'Insulting' Khamenei Cartoons By Charlie Hebdo

Iran International
January 13, 2023

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December 27, 2022

Zelenskiy Tells Congress Iran 'Partner' In Russia's 'Genocidal Policy'

Iran International
December 22, 2022

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202212220036

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December 26, 2022

US Congress Reportedly Passes HUNT Act Against Islamic Republic

Iran International
December 25, 2022

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202212255819

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Masih Alinejad HUNT Act of 2021

U.S. Congress
December 2021

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US Bill Aims To Counter Iran's Terror Campaign To Silence Opponents Abroad

Asharq Al-Awsat
December 3, 2021

https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3339246/us-bill-aims-counter-iran’s-terror-campaign-silence-opponents-abroad

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December 23, 2022

E3 Statement after UN Security Council Meeting on Iran: 19 December 2022

The governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on the JCPoA.

The Government of the United Kingdom
December 20, 2022

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/e3-statement-after-un-security-council-meeting-on-iran-19-december-2022

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Statement of Germany at the UN Security Council meeting on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2231 [JCPoA, Iran, non-proliferation] on 19 December 2022

By Ambassador Antje Leendertse
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nation
December 19, 2022

https://new-york-un.diplo.de/un-en/news-corner/-/2570052

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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Resolution 2231

By Ambassador Robert Wood
United States Mission to the United Nations
December 19, 2022

https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-resolution-2231/

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December 14, 2022

UK Vows To Protect Iran International Journalists From Threats

Iran International
December 14, 2022

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202212149148

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MI5 Names Iran As Major Security Threat For UK

Iran International
November 17, 2022

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202211176309

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December 13, 2022

Iran's Oil Exports Are Vulnerable to Sanctions

By Henry Rome
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
November 9, 2022

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-oil-exports-are-vulnerable-sanctions

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December 12, 2022

Is Qatar plundering Iran's share in the South Pars joint gas field?

By Bahman Aghai Diba
Payvand
June 19, 2014

at

Qatar Signs Deal With Total For Expansion Of Gas Field In Persian Gulf

Iran International
June 13, 2022

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202206132359

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Factbox: Qatar, Iran share world's biggest gas field

Reuters
July 26, 2010

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December 11, 2022

Iraq's Parliament Speaker Confirms Killing Of Thousands By Iran-Backed Militia

Iran International 
December 11, 2022

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Punished for Daesh's crimes': Displaced Iraqis abused by militias and government forces

Amnesty International
October 2016

https://www.amnestyusa.org/reports/punished-for-daeshs-crimes-displaced-iraqis-abused-by-militias-and-government-forces/

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/files/punished_for_daeshs_crimes.pdf?VersionId=wPYzyQ3ff9mMM6VHMcMYQ54rVKkHRTXS

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After the liberation of Mosul, an orgy of killing

In the dying days of the battle of Mosul, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad followed Iraqi soldiers during the last push against Isis. But following their victory, a new wave of savagery was unleashed

By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
The Guardian
November 21, 2017

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/21/after-the-liberation-of-mosul-an-orgy-of-killing

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Mosul's bloodbath: 'We killed everyone - IS, men, women, children'

Iraqi soldiers receive brutal, final order in last days of battle with IS: kill anything that moves. The results can be found crushed into the rubble

Middle East Eye
August 27, 2017

https://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/news/mosuls-final-bloodbath-we-killed-everyone-men-women-children-1721780413

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December 10, 2022

Ukraine war: US says Iran now Russia's 'top military backer'

By Elsa Maishman and Sam Hancock
BBC News
December 9, 2022

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63921007.amp

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Russia-Iran military partnership 'unprecedented' and growing, officials say

Moscow and Tehran are said to be collaborating on drone development, ballistic missiles and technical training

By Karen DeYoung and Joby Warrick
The Washington Post
December 9, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/09/russia-iran-drone-missile/

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Russia trying to get ballistic missiles from Iran, says Britain

Al Arabiya 
Reuters 
December 9, 2022

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UN Investigating Iran's Supply Of Drones To Russia

Iran International 
December 8, 2022

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December 01, 2022

Iran defends strikes on northern Iraq, in letter to UN

Al Arabiya
AFP
November 24, 2022

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Iran warns of more action over 'threats' from Kurds in neighboring Iraq

Al Arabiya
AFP
November 23, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/11/23/Iran-warns-of-more-action-over-threats-from-Kurds-in-neighboring-Iraq

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Iran targets Kurdish groups in Iraq with new strikes

Al Arabiya
AFP
November 22, 2022

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One killed in Iran strikes on northern Iraq: Kurdish party

Al Arabiya
AFP
November 21, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/11/21/One-killed-in-Iran-strikes-on-northern-Iraq-Kurdish-party-

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Iran launches wave of cross-border missile strikes on Kurdish groups in Iraq

Al Arabiya
Reuters
November 14, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/11/14/Rocket-attack-near-Iraq-s-Erbil-kills-one-wounds-ten-Mayor

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Iraq: Iran Attacks Kill Civilians in Kurdistan Region

Civilians, Refugees Injured, Killed, Displaced

Human Rights Watch
October 19, 2022

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/10/19/iraq-iran-attacks-kill-civilians-kurdistan-region

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November 11, 2022

Exclusive: U.S., EU powers push IAEA board to order Iran to cooperate urgently

By Francois Murphy
Reuters
November 11, 2022

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-e3-push-iaea-board-say-iran-must-cooperate-urgently-text-2022-11-11/

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UN Nuclear Chief Says Concerns Over Iran Growing

Iran International 
November 10, 2022

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Iran is an ever more 'relevant' problem, nuclear watchdog chief says

Al Arabiya
Reuters
October 28, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/10/28/Iran-is-an-ever-more-relevant-problem-nuclear-watchdog-chief-says

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October 19, 2022

Iran's missile and drone threat is advancing

By Michael Doran
Al Arabiya
November 11, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/views/2022/11/11/Iran-s-missile-and-drone-threat-is-advancing

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Iran's terror drone pipeline to Moscow

By Emanuele Ottolenghi
Al Arabiya
November 10, 2022

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Iran personnel 'in Crimea' helping Russia war on Ukraine: White House

Al Arabiya
AFP
October 20, 2022

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US, Europe to raise Iranian drone transfers to Russia at UN

In the letter, Ukraine said "both Mohajer and Shahed UAVs meet the parameters" stipulated under 2231 "because they are capable of a range of equal to or greater than 300 kilometers."

Al Arabiya
Reuters
October 19, 2022

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Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia: Report

Al Arabiya
Reuters
October 18, 2022

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October 18, 2022

The Iranian regime thugs among us

By Mariam Memarsadeghi
Al Arabiya
October 18, 2022

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September 10, 2022

Iran schools call for Israel's 'eradication,' consider US 'satanic enemy': Study

Al Arabiya
September 13, 2022

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Iran's Radical Education

An Interim Update Report, 2021-22

By Eldad J. Pardo, Samuel Hyde and Talia Glazer
The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education 
August 2022


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September 07, 2022

Israeli minister says Iran using Syria facilities for weapons production

Al Arabiya
Reuters
September 12, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/09/12/Israeli-minister-says-Iran-using-Syria-facilities-for-weapons-production

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Israeli attacks squeeze Iranian aerial supplies to Syria, sources say

Al Arabiya 
Reuters 
September 2, 2022

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September 02, 2022

Show US Congress full text of Iran nuclear deal, 50 lawmakers tell Biden

"Strengthened with an estimated one trillion dollars in sanctions relief over a decade, Iran and the IRGC would be an enormous danger to Americans at home and abroad, and to our allies," the bipartisan group of lawmakers says.

By Joseph Haboush
Al Arabiya 
September 1, 2022

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Bipartisan Group of 50 Sound the Alarm on Looming Iran Deal

By Josh Gottheimer
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District
September 1, 2022

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Cash from new deal with Iran will give boost to Lebanon's Hezbollah: Report

The US State Department said in 2020 that Iran was providing Hezbollah with about $700 million per year.

By Joseph Haboush
Al Arabiya
September 6, 2022

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Iran Deal May Provide Billions in IRGC-Connected Sanctions Relief Prior To Congressional Review

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies
September 2, 2022

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/09/02/iran-deal-may-provide-billions-in-irgc-connected-sanctions-relief-prior-to-congressional-review/

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Nuclear Deal with Iran Would Further Empower Hezbollah

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies
August 30, 2022

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/08/30/nuclear-deal-with-iran-would-further-empower-hezbollah/

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Tehran's $1 Trillion Deal An Updated Forecast of Iran's Financial Windfall From a New Nuclear Agreement

By Saeed Ghasseminejad
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies
August 19, 2022

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Another Iran Deal? Looking Back and Looking Ahead

By Jacob Nagel and Jonathan Schanzer
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies
August 18, 2022

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EU proposes lifting pressure on Iran's Revolutionary Guards to revive nuclear deal

Non-US citizens would be allowed to do business with companies that have 'transactions' with Tehran’s ubiquitous military force.

By Matthew Karnitschnig 
Pilitico 
August 12, 2022

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September 01, 2022

Iran's regional position no less satanic than the verses it opposes

By Makram Rabah
Al Arabiya 
September 1, 2022

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'Kill Salman Rushdie, not the Iran Deal!'

By Bernard Haykel and Mohammed Alyahya
Al Arabiya
September 4, 2022

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Muslim World League chief says Rushdie attack 'unacceptable' to Islam

By Tala Michel Issa
Al Arabiya
August 22, 2022

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Salman Rushdie attack 'unacceptable' to Islam, says MWL chief Al-Issa

By Francesco Bongarra
Arab News
August 21, 2022

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Events following Iran's fatwa against author Salman Rushdie

Al Arabiya
Reuters
August 12, 2022

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Salman Rushdie Is on the 'Road to Recovery' Following Gruesome Attack

By Chas Danner and Victoria Bekiempis
New York Magazine
August 15, 2022

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Part 1: Khomeini's Fatwa on Rushdie

Wilson Center
August 16, 2022

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/part-1-khomeinis-fatwa-rushdie
 
Part 2: Timeline of Iran's Fatwa on Rushdie
Wilson Center
August 16, 2022

Part 3: U.S. & Iran Reaction to Rushdie Attack
Wilson Center
August 17, 2022


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August 04, 2022

Crisis in Iraq tests its stability and Iran's sway

Reuters
Al Arabiya
August 3, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/08/03/Crisis-in-Iraq-tests-its-stability-and-Iran-s-sway


Extract

It adds another destabilizing factor to a belt of fragile Arab states between Iran and the Mediterranean - Iraq, Syria and Lebanon - all of which fall within Iran’s sphere of influence and have suffered major conflict or crisis over the last decade, including the battle with ISIS.

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Who is behind the chaos in Iraq?

By Abdulrahman al-Rashed
Al Arabiya 
September 1, 2022

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Iraq's Qais al-Khazali decides to close militia's offices across Iraq

Al Arabiya 
September 1, 2022

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Iraqi Protesters Enter Baghdad's Green Zone To Reject Iran's Interference

Iran International
July 30, 2022

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Anti-Iran fever heats up as Iraq's political deadlock continues

As Iran-backed groups block the formation of Iraq's next government, frustrated voices are getting louder about Iran's meddling.

By Hassan Al-Saeed
Al-Monitor 
April 23, 2022

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July 25, 2022

Venezuelan leader, Iranian president sign 20-year agreement

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and Iran's hard-line president have signed a 20-year cooperation agreement in Tehran

By Amir Vahdat
Associated Press
June 11, 2022

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20-Year Cooperation Agreement Between Iran, Venezuela Is 'Largely Symbolic,' Experts Say

By Debbie Mohnblatt
The Media Line
December 6, 2022

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Venezuela and Iran sign 20-year cooperation deal during Maduro visit

The two allies seek to bolster ties as both suffer under crippling US sanctions

Middle East Eye
June 11, 2022

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July 20, 2022

Why we should worry about Iran's ties to China

By Dr. Majid Rafizade
Arab News
January 23, 2022

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The 25-year Iran-China agreement, endangering 2,500 years of heritage

By Ghazal Vaisi
Middle East Institute
March 1, 2022

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Not "business as usual": The Chinese military's visit to Iran

By Tuvia Gering and Jason M. Brodsky
Middle East Institute
May 16, 2022

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Iran seeks to expand its military cooperation with China

Iran's state media say President Ebrahim Raisi expressed his government's desire for closer cooperation with China during a visit to Tehran by the Chinese defense minister

The Associated Press
ABC News
April 27, 2022

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Iran joins expanding Asian security body led by Moscow, Beijing

Reuters
September 17, 2021

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What China's New Deal with Iran Says About Its Ambitions in the Region

By Joseph Hincks
Time
July 29, 2020

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China-Iran Relations: The Myth of Massive Investment

Why the 25-Year China-Iran Strategic Cooperation Agreement isn't a "big deal," literally or figuratively.

By William Figueroa
The Diplomat 
April 6, 2021

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Tehran's Ties With Beijing and Moscow

 United Against Nuclear Iran 

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July 15, 2022

Joint naval drills reflect growing ties between China, Russia and Iran

New exercises in Indian Ocean come as all three test Washington's resolve

By Mike Glenn 
The Washington Times 
January 20, 2022

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Russia to launch Iran satellite into orbit after Putin's visit to Tehran

Al Arabiya
AFP
August 4, 2022

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Russia, Iran agree to new plane supplies deal, plan to increase flights between countries: report

Iran and Russia will increase flights between the two countries

By Peter Aitken 
Fox News
July 27, 2022

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Iran's President Presents 20-Year Agreement Draft To Putin

By Maryam Sinaee
Iran International 
January 19, 2022

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Iran and Russia's 20-Year Agreement Is a Warning Shot to the West

The potential of a twenty-year Iran-Russia pact is perhaps more significant for the West than it is for Iran and Russia themselves.

By Arash Toupchinejad
The National Interest 
February 19, 2022

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Russia and Iran Keep Growing Closer

By Anna Borshchevskaya
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
July 26, 2022

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Iran and Russia's friendship is more complicated than it seems

By Nadeen Ebrahim
CNN 
July 21, 2022

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Russia keeps Iran waiting on advanced weapons

Russian officials are quite aware that selling advanced weapons to Iran would jeopardise not only Moscow's ties with Israel, but would lead to additional tensions with Washington.

By Nikola Mikovic
The Arab Weekly
January 11, 2022

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Russian/Iranian defense agreement for Su-35 and more, to be signed soon

By Gastón Dubois
Aviacionline
December 26, 2021

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How Russia Could Earn Billions From Biden's Revival of the Nuclear Deal With Iran

By Andrea Stricker
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
April 12, 2022

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July 12, 2022

Khamenei Backs Moscow On Ukraine, Says Iran And Russia Must Cooperate

Iran International 
July 19, 2022


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Khamenei Backs Putin in First Public Reaction to Ukraine Invasion

Iran Wire 
March 1, 2022

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Russia has likely used Iranian drone in Ukraine: UK intelligence

Al Arabiya
Reuters
September 14, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/09/14/Russia-has-likely-used-Iranian-drone-in-Ukraine-UK-intelligence

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New US sanctions on Iran for shipping drones to Russia

Another three Iranian companies and an Iranian national were designated for their work on drone production for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its air force and navy.

By Joseph Haboush
Al Arabiya
September 8, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/09/08/New-US-sanctions-on-Iran-for-shipping-drones-to-Russia

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Russia gets its first drones from Iran as the two countries strengthen ties

Sharing a common enemy in the U.S., Moscow is looking to Tehran for help. But there are technical issues with the first Iranian drones it has received, U.S. officials said.

By Dan De Luce, Josh Lederman and Ed Flanagan
NBC News 
August 30, 2022

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Russian officials trained in Iran as part of drone deal, U.S. says

By Simon Lewis
Reuters 
August 11, 2022

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Russia Obtained Hundreds Of Drones From Iran - Report

Iran International 
August 26, 2022

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Iranian Drones to Russia: Capabilities and Limitations

By Farzin Nadimi
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy 
August 1, 2022

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Iran preparing to provide Russia with drones to use in Ukraine: Senior US official

Al Arabiya
July 12, 2022

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Russia 'using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine'

The Guardian 
April 12, 2022

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