Category: raisi
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Trump Looms Over Saudi-hosted Meeting On Mideast Wars
Text size Arab and Muslim leaders gather in Saudi Arabia Monday for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, a chance to send a message to US President-elect Donald Trump. The Saudi foreign ministry announced plans for the summit in late October during a meeting, also in Riyadh, of a new “international alliance”…
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Saudi armed forces chief of staff in Iran for talks with officials
Iran’s state media said al-Ruwaili headed a high-level Saudi military delegation in Tehran and met Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri. By REUTERS NOVEMBER 10, 2024 21:49 THEN-IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, last November. Iran views itself as the defender of Islam in…
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Iranians view Trump’s victory with shock and cautious hope
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has left Iran in a complex state of shock, as Iranians face a mix of anxiety, cautious hope, and uncertainty over what his policies might mean for the country’s economy and political standing. During Iran’s presidential election in the summer, Ali Abdolalizadeh, the head of President Masoud…
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Iran’s currency falls to all-time low as Trump clinches U.S. presidency
People walk past a sign displaying currency exchange rates in central Tehran on November 6, 2024, as Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s currency fell on Wednesday (November 6, 2024) to an all-time low as Donald Trump clinched the U.S. presidency again, signalling new challenges ahead for Tehran as…
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Two Iran Guards Killed In Helicopter Crash During Combat: Report
Tehran, Iran: An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general and pilot were killed in a helicopter crash during an anti-terror operation in the country’s restive southeast, state media reported on Monday. The “ultra-light gyroplane” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “had an accident while conducting combat operations” in a border area, IRNA news agency said. It said…
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Iran: Two killed in plane crash during training exercise
Two members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed when their plane crashed during a training exercise in southeastern Iran. According to Iranian reports, one of those killed is Hamid Mazandarani, commander of the IRGC’s Ground Forces Brigade. In May, a helicopter carrying then-President Ebrahim Raisi, 63, and his entourage crashed on…
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Two Iran Revolutionary Guards Killed In Helicopter Accident: State Media
By AFP – Agence France Presse November 4, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general and pilot were killed in a helicopter crash during an anti-terror operation in the country’s restive southeast, state media reported on Monday. The “ultra-light gyroplane” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “had an accident while…
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Donald Trump is ready to ‘unleash the wrath of God’ against Iran but Tehran isn’t scared of Kamala Harris, says expert
DONALD Trump would “unleash the wrath of God” on Iran if reelected, but Tehran doesn’t fear Kamala Harris, a senior expert on the regime has claimed. Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran, told The U.S. Sun that a Trump victory in the election on November 5 would pose a “very significant challenge”…
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Locked in Mideast wars and battered by sanctions, Iran wary over US presidential election
America’s presidential election next week comes just after Iran marks the 45th anniversary of the 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis – and for many, tensions between Tehran and Washington feel just as high as they did then. Iran remains locked in the Mideast wars roiling the region, with its allies – militant groups and fighters…
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Locked in Mideast wars and battered by sanctions, Iran is wary over US presidential election
TEHRAN, Iran — America’s presidential election next week comes just after Iran marks the 45th anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis — and for many, tensions between Tehran and Washington feel just as high as they did then. Iran remains locked in the Mideast wars roiling the region, with its allies — militant…
