NY POST.com - News: "NJ MAN, HADI MATAR, WITH SYMPATHIES TOWARD IRANIAN GOVERNMENT ID'd AS SUSPECT IN SALMAN RUSHDIE STABBING" by Joe Marino and Evan Simko-Bednarski (SNIPPET: "Law enforcement sources told The Post that an initial investigation suggests Matar has made social media posts in support of Iran and its Revolutionary Guard, and in support of Shi'a extremism more broadly. New York State Police, however, said that Matar's motive remained unclear.") (Updated August 12, 2022 5:09 pm)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "MEMBER OF IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC) CHARGED WITH PLOT TO MURDER THE FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR" (SNIPPET: "An Iranian national" SNIPPET: "Shahram Poursafi, aka Mehdi Rezayi, 45, of Tehran, Iran") (August 10, 2022)

NY POST.com - Metro: "MAN ARRESTED WITH AK-47 OUTSIDE OF DISSIDENT IRANIAN JOURNALIST'S BROOKLY HOME" bby Joe Marino and Patrick Reilly (SNIPPET: "Khalid Mehdiyev, 23, was found with the assault rifle, a high-capacity magazine and more than $1,000 worth of cash when he was arrested after lurking for two days, according to a federal complaint.") (Updated July 31, 2022 3:33 am)

CNS NEWS: "'INVISIBLE JIHAD': REPORT SAYS IRANIAN REGIME AND ITS PROXIES DRIVING EXODUS OF CHRISTIANS" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "This "invisible jihad," orchestrated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and regime proxies, is having a severe impact on embattled Christian communities in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, it says.") (June 14, 2022)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - U.S. Attorney's Office - Southern District of New York - Press Release: "NEW JERSEY MAN CONVICTED OF RECEIVING MILITTARY-TYPE TRAINING FROM HIZBALLAH, MARRIAGE FRAUD, AND MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS Alexei Saab Was Trained by Hizballah's External Terrorist Operations Component in the Use of Firearms and Bomb-Making and Gathered Intelligence in New York City and Elsewhere in Support of Attack-Planning Efforts" (SNIPPET: "ALEXEI SAAB, a/k/a "Ali Hassan Saab," a/k/a "Alex Saab," a/k/a "Rachid," SNIPPET: "The evidence at trial showed that Saab surveilled some of New York's most iconic and highly trafficked locations, such as the U.N. headquarters, Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Empire State Building, and local airports, tunnels, and bridges-- in order to provide critical intelligence on how they could be most effectively attacked.) (May 11, 2022)

FBI.gov - Washington - Press Release: "FBI WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE STATEMENT ON THE 15th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABDUCTION OF ROBERT A. LEVINSON" (SNIPPET: "The FBI will continue to develop information identifying specific individuals involved with Bob's abduction. In 2020, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned two senior Iranian intelligence officials who were identified as having a role in Bob's abduction, detention, and probable death.") (March 9, 2022)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "AS UKRAINE FALLS, NEW 'AXIS OF EVIL' RISES, SENATOR SAYS" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the invasion marks the arrival of a "new axis of evil" comprising Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. The Biden administration's refusal to take tough unilateral action when faced with aggression has emboldened these nations, she said.") (February 22, 2022)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington: "TREASURY TARGETS KEY HOUTHI FINANCE NETWORK IN COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL GULF PARTNERS" (SNIPPET: "Led by the U.S.-designated Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Houthi financier Sa'id al-Jamal, this network has transferred tens of millions of dollars to Yemen via a complex international network of intermediaries in support of the Houthis' attacks. Despite persistent calls for peace from the international community, the Houthis continue their destructive campaign inside Yemen, and have repeatedly launched ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles that have struck civilian infrastructure in neighboring states, resulting in civilian casualties.") (February 23, 2022)

THE DAILY SIGNAL - Security/Commentary: "THREAT ASSESSMENT GRIM ON WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION" by Peter Brookes and Jacob Montoya (SNIPPET: "Indeed, there are good reasons to be nervous about threats from weapons of mass destruction arising not only from rogue states such as Iran, North Korea, and Syria--but also from great powers such as China and Russia, too.") (February 7, 2022)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "PENTAGON REPORT: IRAQ'S SECURITY FORCES OVERRUN BY IRANIAN-BACKED MILITANTS For first time, DOD discloses that Iran controls large portions of Iraqi security forces" by Adam Kredo (February 14, 2022)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "CLASSIFIED IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL BRIEF LEAVES 'MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS,' GOP LAWMAKER SAYS Biden Iran envoy grilled about preemptive sanctions relief for Tehran" by Adam Kredo (February 8, 2022)

YNET NEWS (REUTERS): "LEBANON WILL NOT 'HAND OVER' HEZBOLLAH ARMS AT GULF MEETING, MINISTER SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Lebanon's foreign minister said he was not going "to hand over" Hezbollah's weapons during a meeting this weekend with Gulf Arab counterparts that want Beirut to rein in the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi'ite group in exchange for improved ties.") (Published January 29, 2022, 08:38)

YNET NEWS: "REPORT: RUSSIA PROPOSES U.S.-BACKED INTERIM NUCLEAR DEAL TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Citing U.S. officials, the report said the Americans are aware of the proposal, which includes limited sanctions relief in return for re-imposition of some restrictions on Tehran's nuclear program.") (Published January 22, 2022, 13:49)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "U.S. CITIZEN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN Defendant Allegedly Conspired to Illegally Export U.S. Goods and Technology without Required Licenses" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has classified CBI as a Specially Designated National (SDN) signifying that CBI is acting for or on behalf of a terrorist organization. According to the U.S. government, CBI has materially assisted, sponsored and provided financial, material or technological support, goods or services to Lebanese Hizballah, a terrorist organization, and to the Qods Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The IRGC is a branch of the Iranian armed forces and represents the primary means of the Government of Iran to direct and implement its global terrorism campaign. Kashani allegedly perpetrated the illegal transshipping scheme through two separate United Arab Emirates (UAE) front companies for which he acts as principal.") (January 18, 2021)

CBN NEWS: "AFGHANISTAN NOW TOPS OPEN DOORS' WORLD WATCH PERSECUTION LIST: 'TRACKING CHRISTIANS, KILLING CHRISTIANS'" by Stephen Little (SNIPPET: "At this moment in history, Open Doors ranks the following locations as the top 10 worst spots for Christians: Afghanistan, North Korea, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Eritrea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, and India.") (January 20, 2022)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO IRANIAN NATIONALS CHARGED FOR CYBER-ENABLED DISINFORMATION AND THREAT CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO INFLUENCE THE 2020 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION" (SNIPPET: "Seyyed Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazemi ... aka Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazem, aka Hosein Zamani, 24, and Sajjad Kashian ... aka Kiarash Nabavi, 27, both of Iran" SNIPPET: "purporting to be from the Proud Boys") (November 18, 2021)

CNS NEWS: "RUSSIA IN, NIGERIA OUT IN BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION DESIGNATIONS" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "The Biden State Department on Wednesday announced its first designations of religious freedom violators, adding Russia to the blacklist for the first time but -- in a decision advocates found puzzling -- delisting Nigeria. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced ten "countries of particular concern" (CPCs) -- Burma, China, Eritrea Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.") (November 18, 2021)

FDD’s LONG WAR JOURNAL: “HAMAS ACKNOWLEDGES MEMBERS OF SPECIALIZED UNIT KILLED BY ISRAEL” by Joe Truzman (SNIPPET: "On Oct. 26, Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades acknowledged three of its members killed in the May conflict with Israel were members of a specialized Frogman unit. The group did not detail the deaths of Ali Walid Bris, Muhammed Hassan Abu Samaan and Muhammed Jamal Abu Samaan…” SNIPPET: "However, the group only acknowledged that Muhammed Jamal Abu Samaan belonged to the specialized unit.") (October 28, 2021)

THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: "U.S. MILITARY ONLY 'MARGINALLY ABLE' TO MEET NEEDS, THINK TANK ARGUES" by Mike Brest, Defense Reporter (SNIPPET: "While China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea all pose "high" threats..." SNIPPET: "Russia "remains the primary threat to American interests in Europe" while China is the "the most comprehensive threat" to the U.S.") (October 19, 2021)

DARKReading.com - Attacks/Breaches: "AEROSPACE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES VICTIMS OF STEALTHY IRANIAN CYBER-ESPIONAGE CAMPAIGN" by Jai Vijayan (SNIPPET: "The campaign has mainly targeted firms in the Middle East and more recently, the United States, Russia, and Europe. Security researchers from Cybereason who have been tracking the campaign have dubbed it Operation GhostShell and attributed it to a new threat group they are calling MalKamak. Some of the newly discovered threat actor's malware code and tactics suggest at least a passing connection to other known Iran-backed threat groups, such as APT39, aka Chafer, and Agrius APT. In a new report, the security vendor describes MalKamak's campaign as designed to steal sensitive information about the infrastructure, technology, and other critical assets of targeted organizations.") (October 6, 2021)

YNET NEWS (REUTERS): "TANKERTRACKERS SAYS 3rd TANKER CARRYING IRANIAN FUEL TO LEBANON HAS REACHED SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "A third tanker carrying Iranian fuel for distribution in Lebanon has reached the Syrian port city of Baniyas, TankerTrackers.com reported on Twitter on Wednesday.") (Published October 6, 2021)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT NEWS: "COLOMBIA UNCOVERS ANOTHER IRANIAN FOREIGN ASSASSINATION CAMPAIGN" by Potkin Azarmehr (SNIPPET: "... planned and financed by a high-ranking Iranian Quds Force officer. That officer, Rahmat Asadi, is regarded by Western intelligence organization as a dangerous terrorist.") (October 1, 2021)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FLORIDA RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO VIOLATE IRAN SANCTIONS, OTHER CRIMES" (SNIPPET: "Defendants Mohammad Faghihi, 52, his wife Farzeneh Modarresi, 53, and his sister Faezeh Faghihi, 50, operated Florida company Express Gene. According to the criminal complaint affidavit, between October 2016 and November 2020, Express Gene received numerous wire transfers from accounts in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, Singapore, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, totaling almost $3.5 million. It is alleged that some of the money received was used by Express Gene and its principals to purchase genetic sequencing equipment from U.S. manufacturers and ship them to Iran without a license from the Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to export the machines, despite sanctions on Iran. The incoming money also was used by F. Faghihi and Modarresi to fund the 2019 purchase of the Express Gene property, says the affidavit. On Feb. 20, Faghihi arrived at Miami International Airport from Iran, where he was inspected by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. According to the charging documents, during his inspection by CBP officers, Faghihi made false statements, including that he did not practice his profession in Iran or conduct any type of research in Iran. In fact, according to the affidavit, Faghihi was the director of a laboratory within Shiraz University of Medical Science in Iran bearing his name: "Dr. Faghihi's Medical Genetic Center,". In addition, his luggage contained 17 vials of unknown biological substances covered with ice packs and concealed beneath bread and other food items, according to the affidavit. All the vials were subject to regulations.") (September 15, 2021)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY EXPORTING MILITARY SENSITIVE ITEMS" (SNIPPET: "Mehrdad Ansari, 40, a resident of the United Arab Emirates and Germany, was convicted by a federal jury in May 2021 for his role in a scheme to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian Trade Embargo. In coordination with his co-conspirators, Ansari obtained and attempted to obtain parts that had dual-use military and civilian capability and could be used in such systems as nuclear weapons, missile guidance and development, secure tactical radio communications, offensive electronic warfare, military electronic countermeasures (radio jamming) and radar warning and surveillance systems. The equipment Ansari helped try to obtain could be used to test these other weapon systems." SNIPPET: "Evidence presented during trial revealed that Ansari attempted to transship testing equipment obtained from the U.S. by co-defendants Taiwanese citizen Susan Yip, aka Susan Yeh, and Iranian citizen Mehrdad Foomanie, aka Frank Foomanie, using Ansari's companies, Gulf Gate Sea Cargo LLC and Global Merchant LLC, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.") (September 14, 2021)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "IRAN BLOCKS INTERNATIONAL INSPECTORS FROM NUCLEAR SITES" by Jack Beyrer (SNIPPET: "Iranian scientists are enriching uranium--a process vital to building nuclear weapons--at an alarming rate. Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz said in August that Iran is just over two months away from obtaining enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear weapon, while Iran's new hardline prime minister Ebrahim Raisi has stalled talks in Vienna over renegotiation of the Iran deal.") (September 7, 2021 4:55 pm)

CNS NEWS: "AT IRANIAN INAUGURATION, EU DELEGRATE SEATED NEAR TERRORIST LEADERS" by Patrick Goodenough (PHOTO CAPTION: "The E.U.'s Enrique Mora, ringed in blue, was seated at the ceremony close to Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah, and Houthi chief negotiator Mohammad Abdulsalam. (Screengrab: Mehr)")" (August 6, 2021)

CBN NEWS: Jerusalem, Israel - "ISRAEL, US AND UK BLAME IRAN FOR DEADLY SHIP ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Israel says an Iranian suicide drone hit the Mercer Street ship on Friday, killing the captain, a British national. A Romanian citizen also died in the attack. An Israeli-owned company manages the vessel and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sent Iran a clear warning.") (August 2, 2021)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY EXPORTING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging a Canadian national with the unlawful export of laboratory equipment from the United States to Iran, through Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to court documents, Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, aka Reza Sarhang, 46, an Iranian national residing in Montreal, was indicted...") (July 30, 2021)

THE UNITED STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY EXPORTING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging a Canadian national with the unlawful export of laboratory equipment from the United States to Iran, through Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to court documents, Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, aka Reza Sarhang, 46, an Iranian national residing in Montreal, was indicted by a grand jury...") (July 30, 2021)

YNET NEWS (i24NEWS, Ynet): "LEAKED SECRET IRAN DOCS EXPOSE PLANS FOR CIVILIAN CYBER STRIKES Five leaked documents include explanations on how ship's internal systems can be used against it, how fuel pumps could be exploited to cause explosion and how smart systems can be hacked to destroy building air filtration mechanism" (SNIPPET: "IRGC's cyber unit "Shahid Kavid"" SNIPPET: "The source added that the reports were compiled by Shahid Kavid's Intelligence Group 13, led by an individual named Hamid Reza Lashga, and that two of the reports were dated to April 19, 2020 and November 19, 2020, while the others were not dated.") (Published July 27, 2021, 12:33)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATING U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN" (SNIPPET: "A Canadian national" SNIPPET: "According to court documents, Arash Yousefi Jam, 33, an Iranian national living in Ontario, conspired with others -- including Abdollah Momeni Roustani, believed to be living and working in Iran -- to obtain goods from at least three U.S. companies, including one in Michigan, and export those goods to Iran in violation of economic sanctions. Records shows that the goods included nine electrical discharge boards, one CPU board, two servo motors and two railroad crankshafts.") (July 22, 2021)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "MEET BEN & JERRY'S BOARD CHAIR: ANTI-ISRAEL ACTIVIST HAS PUBLISHED DEFENSES OF HEZBOLLAH, HAMAS Anuradha Mittal founded nonprofit that accused Israel of human rights abuses and defended Hezbollah" by Alan Goodman (SNIPPET: "Anuradha Mittal, the leading force behind the ice cream company's decision to stop selling its products in parts of Israel, founded the Oakland Institute, which describes itself as an "independent policy think tank," in 2004 and serves as its executive director. The group has published articles defending Hezbollah and Hamas, terrorist groups that seek the destruction of the Jewish state.") (July 23, 2021)

CNS NEWS: "CAIR AND REP. OMAR PRESSING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO APPOINT 'ISLAMOPHOBIA' ENVOY" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "... lawmakers led by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) promoting the issue, it is hopeful of success." SNIPPET: " The “Muslim ban” cited by Omar referred to President Trump's executive actions that prohibited certain categories of visitors from 13 countries, eight of which have Muslim majorities. (The bloc of Islamic nations has 57 members.) Six of the eight Muslim-majority countries named in Trump's orders -- Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen -- were identified – as terrorism "countries of concern" by the Obama administration in 2016.") (July 22, 2021)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS INDICTED ON KIDNAPPING CONSPIRACY CHARGES Iranian Intelligence Services Allegedly Plotted to Kidnap a U.S. Journalist and Human Rights Activists from New York City for Rendition to Iran" (SNIPPET: "A New York federal court unsealed an indictment today charging four Iranian nationals with conspiracies related to kidnapping, sanctions violations, bank and wire fraud, and money laundering. A co-conspirator and California resident, also of Iran, faces additional structuring charges. According to court documents, Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, aka Vezerat Salimi and Haj Ali, 50; Mahmoud Khazein, 42; Kiya Sadeghi, 35; and Omid Noori, 45, all of Iran, conspired to kidnap a Brooklyn journalist, author and human rights activist for mobilizing public opinion in Iran and around the world to bring about changes to the regime's laws and practices. Niloufar Bahadorifar, aka Nellie Bahadorifar, 46, originally of Iran and currently residing in California, is alleged to have provided financial services that supported the plot.") (July 13, 2021)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "DEFENSE DEPARTMENT LINGUIST SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRANSMITTING HIGHLY SENSITIVE CLASSIFIED NATIONAL DEFENSE INFORMATION TO AID A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT" (SNIPPET: "DEFENSE DEPARTMENT LINGUIST SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRANSMITTING HIGHLY SENSITIVE CLASSIFIED NATIONAL DEFENSE INFORMATION TO AID A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT" (SNIPPET: "Mariam Taha Thompson, 62, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota" SNIPPET: "Thompson admitted that she believed that the classified national defense information that she was passing to a Lebanese national would be provided to Lebanese Hezbollah, a designated foreign terrorist organization.") (June 23, 2021)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "LAS VEGAS WOMAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY EXPORTING GOODS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "According to the indictment unsealed yesterday, Tina Chen, 47 -- aka Ya When Chen, Wen Tina Chen, Tina Dunbar, and Tina Dubner -- is the owner of Top One Zone, LLC, a company exporting electronic and computer components that Chen operates from her residence. As alleged, from about November 2015 to May 2019, Chen conspired with others to buy and export goods from companies in the United States, and then send those goods to individuals in Iran through companies in Hong Kong. Chen concealed the identities of the end users, and she did not have a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.") (May 28, 2021)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "HAMAS FIGHTER WITH AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP KILLED IN RECENT GAZA CONFLICT" by Joe Truzman (SNIPPET: "An American citizen known as Osama al-Zebda was fighting with the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the so-called "armed wing" of Hamas, during the recent battle in Gaza. An official confirmed this with FDD's Long War Journal, adding that al-Zebda was on a U.S. terrorist watch list. Al-Zebda was killed by an Israeli air strike on May 12. His father -- an al-Qassam commander named Jamal al-Zebda -- was also killed in the strike.") (May 23, 2021)

YNET NEWS (AP): "IRAN PRESIDENT CALLS 60% ENRICHMENT AN ANSWER TO ISRAEL'S 'EVILNESS' Hassan Rouhani says first-generation IR-1 centrifuges, damaged during alleged Israeli attack at Natanz nuclear site, would be replaced by advanced IR-6 centrifuges that enrich uranium much faster" (April 14, 2021 11:23)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: Washington - "DEFENSE DEPARTMENT LINGUIST PLEADS GUILTY TO TRANSMITTING HIGHLY SENSITIVE CLASSIFIED NATIONAL DEFENSE INFORMATION TO AID A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT" (SNIPPET: "A Minnesota woman" SNIPPET: "Mariam Taha Thompson, 63, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota" SNIPPET: "Lebanese Hizballah") (March 26, 2021)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: Washington - "IRANIAN NATIONALS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO EVADE U.S. SANCTIONS ON IRAN BY DISGUISING $300 MILLION IN TRANSACTIONS OVER TWO DECADES" (SNIPPET: "A federal criminal complaint unsealed today charges 10 Iranian nationals with running a nearly 20-year-long scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on the Government of Iran by disguising more than $300 million worth of transactions -- including the purchase of two $25 million oil tankers -- on Iran's behalf through front companies in the San Fernando Valley, Canada, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. In addition, a forfeiture complaint filed today seeks a money laundering penalty in the amount of $157,332,367.") (March 19, 2021)

CNS NEWS: "IRAN CONTINUES TO TAKE OVER, MANIPULATE ENDANGERED CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN IRAQ" by Hollie McKay (SNIPPET: "It has been more than three years since ISIS was territorially erased from Iraq's map. But before the dust could settle, the Tehran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) took advantage of the power vacuum to take over checkpoints, weapons arsenals, institutions, and critical roads formerly in ISIS hands.") (March 2, 2021 1:13am EST)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ANALYSIS: HEZBOLLAH RENEWS THREATS IN PUBLICATION, FAILS TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION" by Joe Truzman (SNIPPET: "Although Hezbollah may find itself slumping in productiveness of its propaganda, the Beirut-based Al-Manar TV and the group's powerful presence on social media sites have been able to effectively disseminate Hezbollah's anti-U.S. and Israel rhetoric without impediment.") (February 24, 2021)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "POLITICAL SCIENTIST AUTHOR CHARGED WITH ACTING AS AN UNREGISTERED AGENT OF THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT" (SNIPPET: "A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, also known as Lotfolah Kaveh Afrasiabi, with acting and conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).  Afrasiabi was arrested yesterday at his home in Watertown, Massachusetts...") (January 19, 2021)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "THREE CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY EXPORTING GOODS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Charged in the indictment are: -Arash Yousefi Jam, also known as Arash Yousefijam, 32, an Iranian national living in Ontario, Canada. Arash Jam was arrested by U.S. authorities on December 23, 2020; -Amin Yousefi Jam, also known as Amin Yousefijam, 33, an Iranian national living in Ontario, Canada; and -Abdollah Momeni Roustani, also known as Abdollah Momeni, Ab Momeni, and Amir Amiri, 44, an Iranian national believed to be living in Iran.") (January 12, 2021)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS IRAQI MILITIA LEADER CONNECTED TO SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE" (SNIPPET: "Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Iraqi Popular Mobilization Committee (PMC) Chairman and former National Security Advisor Falih al-Fayyadh for his connection to serious human rights abuse. During protests beginning in October 2019, Iran-aligned elements of the PMC attacked Iraqi civilians demonstrating against corruption, unemployment, economic stagnation, poor public services, and Iranian interference in Iraq's domestic affairs. Al-Fayyadh was part of a crisis cell comprised primarily of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) militia leaders formed in late 2019 to suppress the Iraqi protests with the support of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). Today, Iran-aligned elements of the PMF continue to wage an assassination campaign against political activists in Iraq who are calling for free and fair elections, respect for human rights, and clean government.") (January 8, 2021)

FBI.gov - News - Press Release: "IRANIAN CYBER ACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBSITE THREATENING U.S. ELECTION OFFICIALS" (SNIPPET: "The FBI has identified multiple domains, to include the main site, enemiesofthepeople.org, that contained personal information and photographs for a number of U.S. officials and individuals from private sector entities involved with the 2020 election. The FBI has confirmed the main site is currently inactive. In addition, threatening emails were sent to the officials from the following email addresses: ...") (December 23, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TAIWAN INDIVIDUAL AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE IRANIAN SANCTIONS" (SNIPPET: "Chin Hua Huang, 42, a resident of Taiwan, was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia with participating in a criminal conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws and sanctions against Iran.  Also charged was Taiwan business organization DES International Co., Ltd. (DES Int'l) and Brunei business organization Soltech Industry Co., Ltd. (Soltech).") (November 10, 2020)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - Special to IPT NEWS: "ARREST SHEDS LIGHT ON JOINT HIZBALLAH/QUDS FORCE TERROR UNIT" by Yaakov Lappin (SNIPPET: "The latest investigation uncovered how Hizballah uses secret communications channels, including the transmission of coded messages through social media networks, according to the Shin Bet. It also highlighted meetings by recruiters and operatives held around the world, "with an emphasis on Turkey," and the use of fictitious codenames by operatives during their operational missions to hide their membership in Hizballah.") (October 1, 2020)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "HEZBOLLAH'S PRECISION GUIDED MISSILE PROJECT UNDER RENEWED SCRUTINY" by Joe Truzman (SNIPPET: "Recent events in Lebanon have brought about renewed attention to Hezbollah's Precision Guided Missile (PGM) project after an arms depot belonging to the Iranian-backed proxy exploded in Ayn al-Qana last week and Tuesday's reveal by Prime Minister Netanyahu of Hezbollah 'missile factories' located in three Beirut neighborhoods.") (October 1, 2020)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRANIAN FRONT GROUPS CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECENT ATTACKS AGAINST COALITION TARGETS IN IRAQ" by Caleb Weiss and Joe Truzman (SNIPPET: "Over the past few days, a surge of assaults against American and Coalition forces inside Iraq have been reported across the country. Four nascent armed factions, all of which are believed to be Iranian-backed, have claimed responsibility.") (September 18, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO IRANIAN NATIONALS CHARGED IN CYBER THEFT CAMPAIGN TARGETING COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST" (SNIPPET: "According to a 10-count indictment returned on Sept. 15, 2020, Hooman Heidarian, a/k/a "neo," 30, and Mehdi Farhadi, a/k/a "Mehdi Mahdavi" and "Mohammad Mehdi Farhadi Ramin," 34, both of Hamedan, Iran, stole hundreds of terabytes of data, which typically included confidential communications pertaining to national security, foreign policy intelligence, non-military nuclear information, aerospace data, human rights activist information, victim financial information and personally identifiable information, and intellectual property, including unpublished scientific research.  In some instances, the defendants' hacks were politically motivated or at the behest of Iran, including instances where they obtained information regarding dissidents, human rights activists, and opposition leaders. In other instances, the defendants sold the hacked data and information on the black market for private financial gain.") (September 16, 2020)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ZULFIQAR FORCES CLAIM ATTACK ON U.S. EMBASSY IN IRAQ" by Caleb Weiss and Joe Truzman (SNIPPET: "The nascent Zulfiqar Forces, part of the Iranian-backed 'Islamic Resistance in Iraq,' recently published a video claiming responsibility for an Aug. 27 rocket attack against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. The U.S. military tweeted that the rockets did not hit the Embassy, nor did reach any targets inside the heavily fortified Green Zone.") (September 9, 2020)

YNET NEWS: "SHIN BET: EAST JERUSALEM RESIDENT RECRUITED BY HEZBOLLAH, IRAN" by Yoav Zitun (SNIPPET: "Yasmin Jaber, who works at the National Library..." SNIPPET: "She has been in secret contact with her operator by transmitting agreed-upon coded messages on social media in accordance with a security briefing and instructions she received from Hezbollah. She met with her operators in Turkey, who clarified to her that her role is to recruit additional activists in Israel, who will serve as a cell under her guidance.") (September 17, 2020, 13:33)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "UNITED STATES SEIZES DOMAIN USED BY FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION" (SNIPPET: "On July 2, 2009, the U.S. Secretary of Treasury designated Kata'ib Hizballah, an Iran-backed terrorist group active in Iraq..." SNIPPET: ""Aletejahtv.com" and "Aletejahtv.org," acted as Kata'ib Hizballah's media arm and published internet communications such as videos, articles, and photographs.  These communications included numerous articles designed to further Kata'ib Hizballah's agenda, particularly destabilizing Iraq and recruiting others to join their cause.  They also functioned as a live online television broadcast channel, "Al-etejah TV." Portions of the communications expressly noted that they were published by Kata'ib Hizballah." (September 2, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "U.S. SEIZURE OF THREE WEBSITES USED BY IRANIAN FRONT COMPANY THAT WAS SHIPPING FUEL ON FOUR TANKERS TO VENEZUELA" (SNIPPET: "The forfeiture complaint alleged how Mohammad Madanipour used a web of front companies, including Mobin International to perpetrate this scheme.  The websites for Mobin International and related front companies, Sohar Fuel, and Oman Fuel, now display the following splash page noting control by the U.S. government") (August 28, 2020)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS PRAISE TRUMP ADMIN BID TO 'SNAPBACK' ALL SANCTIONS ON IRAN" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "With snapback invoked, the United States "finally puts an end to the Obama administration's failed attempt at appeasing the Ayatollah and sends a clear message to the regime that the only way forward is to cease with its attempts to destabilize the Middle East and agree to complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization," they wrote.") (August 21, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO U.S. CITIZENS, ONE PAKISTANI NATIONAL CHARGED WITH MOVING U.S. CURRENCY TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Muzzamil Zaidi, 36, a U.S. citizen who resides in Qom, Iran, was charged with acting in the United States as an agent of the government of Iran without first notifying the Attorney General.  Zaidi, Asim Naqvi, 36, a U.S. citizen who lives in Houston, Texas, and Ali Chawla, 36, a Pakistani national who lives in Qom, Iran, were all charged with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.  The complaint alleges that both charges stem from the defendants' campaign to transport U.S. currency from the United States to Iran on behalf of the Supreme Leader of Iran in 2018 and 2019. Both Zaidi and Naqvi were arrested in Houston yesterday, Aug. 18, 2020.") (August 19, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - U.S. Attorney's Office - Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia - "YEMENI MAN INDICTED ON CHARGES OF LYING TO JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE ABOUT SUPPORTING ANTI-AMERICAN AND ANTI-SEMITIC ARMED INSURGENCY" (SNIPPET: "Gaafar Muhammed Ebrahim Al-Wazer, 25, of Altoona, PA" SNIPPET: "Al-Wazer allegedly denied to the FBI that he was aligned with the Houthi movement, whose motto is "Allah is the greatest of all, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse upon the Jews, Victory to Islam," and further denied that he had ever fired a weapon or participated in military or militia training. To the contrary, however, the court documents allege that a search of Al-Wazer's Facebook account revealed numerous postings and photographs in which he extolled and praised Ansar Allah, its objectives and its fighters who were killed in battle against the Yemeni government and its Saudi and U.S.-backed forces. In these postings, Al-Wazer was armed with automatic weapons (including a rocket-propelled grenade launcher). Al-Wazer's Facebook account allegedly included a posting of a photograph of him and others bearing automatic assault rifles and pledging that they would stay on the path of jihad and wishing death to the United States and Israel and victory to Islam. In another posting, Al-Wazer again bears a machine gun in a photograph, which is accompanied by a pledge to Ansar Allah to the death.") (August 19, 2020)

DNI.gov - NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER - ODNI News Release No. 29-20: "STATEMENT BY NCSC DIRECTOR WILLIAM EVANINA: ELECTION THREAT UPDATE FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC" (SNIPPET: "We are primarily concerned about the ongoing and potential activity by China, Russia, and Iran.") (August 7, 2020)

CNS NEWS: "U.S., SUDAN NEAR COMPENSATION DEAL FOR EMBASSY BOMBINGS; IRAN STILL HARBORS SUSPECTS" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "But two key suspects remain at large, thanks largely to the Iranian regime. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah and Saif al-Adl, both Egyptians, were indicted by a federal grand jury in 1998 for their involvement in the bombings. According to court documents, both sat on al-Qaeda's top decision-making body, the majlis al shura, headed by bin Laden.") (June 26, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FOUNDER AND CEO OF IRANIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE U.S. SANCTIONS" (SNIPPET: "Seyed Sajjad Shahidian, 33" SNIPPET: "Shahidian, a citizen of Iran" SNIPPET: "According to the defendant's guilty plea and documents filed in court, Payment24 was an internet-based financial services company with approximately 40 employees and offices in Tehran, Shiraz, and Isfahan, Iran.  The primary business of Payment24 was helping Iranian citizens conduct prohibited financial transactions with businesses based in the United States, including the unlawful purchase and exportation of computer software, software licenses, and computer servers from United States companies.  According to Payment24's website, the company charged a fee to circumvent "American sanctions," and claimed to have brought in millions of dollars of foreign currency into Iran. According to the defendant's guilty plea and documents filed in court, Shahidian, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Payment24, co-conspirator Vahid Vali, and other individuals violated the restrictions on trade and exports from the United States to Iran.") (June 16, 2020)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - National Security: "TRUMP ADMIN SANCTIONS IRANIAN SHIPPING COMPANY TIED TO WMD PROGRAM" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The Trump administration on Monday reimposed sanctions on Iran's shipping industry due to its efforts to import ballistic missile technology and other equipment used as part of Tehran's weapons of mass destruction program. The State Department announced that sanctions will be slapped on the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and a subsidiary corporation based in China, which has helped Iran skirt sanctions in the past.") (June 8, 2020)

PERSECUTION.org - INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN: Iraq - "CROP FIRES SET IN NINEVEH PLAINS" (SNIPPET: "On Tuesday, suspicious fires were set in the Hamdaniyah District of the Nineveh Governorate. According to early estimates, the fires devoured over 240 acres of agricultural and pasture land. An investigation is ongoing. These fires occurred in a predominately Christian area and impacts the livelihoods of those who are attempting to rebuild their lives following displacement from the Islamic State (ISIS). This is not the first instance of crop fires being set in Nineveh. Many residents are quick to blame either ISIS or the PMF (Popular Mobilization Forces), an Iranian-backed militia which controls the territory.") (June 5, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEEKS FORFEITURE OF MORE THAN $20 MILLION IN ASSETS RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO EVADE AND VIOLATE IRANIAN SANCTIONS" (SNIPPET: "The civil forfeiture complaint alleges that Kenneth Zong, a U.S. citizen, conspired with three Iranian nationals to evade the prohibitions of IEEPA and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR) by engaging in false, fictitious and fraudulent transactions which were designed to unlawfully convert and remove Iranian owned funds in a Korean financial institution, equivalent to approximately $1 billion U.S. dollars (USD).  These funds were held in Korean bank accounts and converted into more easily tradeable currencies, such as USD, through U.S. financial institutions and laundered into and through a host of shell company accounts in multiple jurisdictions, including the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Korea. Approximately $20 million in funds traceable to this scheme were used by Zong's co-conspirators to attempt to purchase a hotel in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2011 and 2012.") (June 3, 2020)

YNET NEWS: "IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER SHARES ANTI-ISRAEL POSTER WITH NAZI-INSPIRED RHETORIC Caricature uploaded on Khamenei's website depicts Palestine devoid of Jews and uses Nazi phrase "The Final Solution"; PM in response: those threatening the destruction of Israel face a similar danger" by Ronen Bergman, Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun (Published May 20, 2020)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - Special to IPT News: "HIZBALLAH AND IRAN RAGE AGAINST GERMANY'S BAN" by Hany Ghoraba (SNIPPET: "Iran is not reacting well to last week's decision by the German government to label Hizballah, Iran's terrorist proxy, as a terrorist group. The move accompanied sweeping raids throughout Germany that led to the arrest of 1,050 Hizballah members. The raids included mosques and associations linked to the Lebanese group.") (May 6, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST TWO IRANIAN NATIONALS FOR VIOLATING MONEY LAUNDERING & SANCTIONS LAWS BY PROCURING PETROLEUM TANKER Related Forfeiture Complaint Filed for Approximately $12.3 Million in Funds Is Largest Ever Seizure of IRGC-QF Related Funds" (SNIPPET: "Amir Dianat, 55, and Kamran Lajmiri, 42, both Iranian nationals") (May 1, 2020)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "STATE DESIGNATES IRAN-BACKED LEAGUE OF THE RIGHTEOUS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of State has added Asaib Ahl al Haq, an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shia terror group also known as "League of the Righteous," to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Additionally, the group's leader, Qais al Khazali, and his brother, Laith al Khazali, have been listed as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Both Qais and Laith were in U.S. custody for two years between 2007 and 2009. The League of the Righteous "and its leaders are violent proxies of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in the press release that announced the designations.") (March 24, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN NATIONAL EXTRADITED TO THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FOR ILLEGALLY EXPORTING MILITARY SENSITIVE ITEMS FROM THE U.S. TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "28-year-old Merdad Ansari who is an Iranian citizen and a resident of the United Arab Emirates") (March 17, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "DEFENSE DEPARTMENT LINGUIST CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE" (SNIPPET: "Mariam Taha Thompson, 61, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, was charged today in the District of Columbia with transmitting highly sensitive classified national defense information to a foreign national with apparent connections to Hizballah, a foreign terrorist organization that has been so designated by the Secretary of State. According to the affidavit filed in support of a criminal complaint, the information Thompson gathered and transmitted included classified national defense information regarding active human assets, including their true names.  By compromising the identities of these human assets, Thompson placed the lives of the human assets and U.S. military personnel in grave danger.") (March 4, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "CHINESE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONGLOMERATE HUAWEI AND SUBSIDIARIES CHARGED IN RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY AND CONSPIRACY TO STEAL TRADE SECRETS Charges also Reveal Huawei's Business in North Korea and Assistance to the Government of Iran in Performing Domestic Surveillance" (February 13, 2020)

YNET NEWS: "IRANIANS NABBED USING FAKE ISRAELI PASSPORTS IN ECUADOR Man and woman both in their 20s caught trying to travel from South American country to Spain for unknown purposes; Jerusalem often receives requests from other countries asking them to verify Israeli passports due to the frequency of attempts to forge them" by Itamar Eichner (February 10, 2020, 12:20)

THE UNITED STATES DEPRTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH BANK FRAUD AND LYING TO FEDERAL AGENTS IN CONNECTION WITH A SCHEME TO USE THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO SEND MORE THAN $115 MILLION TO IRANIAN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES" (SNIPPET: "Bahram Karimi" SNIPPET: "Karimi, 53, of Canada") (January 31, 2020)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "HOUTHIS KILL OVER 100 YEMENI SOLDIERS IN MISSILE, DRONE ATTACK ON BASE" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "At least 116 people have been killed in the strike, which reportedly utilized both ballistic missiles and armed drones." SNIPPET: "The Iranian-backed Houthi movement" SNIPPET: "According to a database compiled by FDD's Long War Journal, the Houthis have utilized at least 299 ballistic missiles since June 2015 and have conducted at least 119 drone strikes since April 2018. FDD's Long War Journal has tracked and mapped over 400 Houthi ballistic and cruise missile launches, drone strikes, and naval attacks since June 2015. For more information, see the three-part series: Houthi missiles, drones, naval attacks.]") (January 20, 2020)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED IN CONNECTION WITH WORK ON BEHALF OF IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 39, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, 60, an Iranian citizen and resident of California" SNIPPET: ""This case illustrates Iran's targeting of Americans in the United States in order to silence those who oppose the Iranian regime or otherwise further its goals," said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers. "The defendants, working for Iran, gathered information on Americans that could then be used by the Iranian intelligence services to intimidate or harm them or their families.  These prosecutions should serve as a reminder to anyone here working covertly for Iran that the American law enforcement will pursue you to protect this country, its citizens and the First Amendment principles upon which it was founded."") (January 15, 2020)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. KILLS IRAN'S QODS FORCE COMMANDER AND IRAQ'S DEPUTY PMF LEADER IN STRIKE IN BAGHDAD" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "A U.S. drone strike near the Baghdad International Airport has reportedly killed Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) -- Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, the leader of the Hezbollah Brigades and deputy leader of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). Soleimani and Muhandis were terror and insurgency masterminds who were revered in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and beyond for their support of the Iranian-backed Shia militias and terrorist groups that have destabilized several countries in the Middle East.") (January 2, 2020)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Newsroom - Release: "STATEMENT FROM ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JONATHAN HOFFMAN" (SNIPPET: "In response to repeated Kata'ib Hizbollah (KH) attacks on Iraqi bases that host Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) coalition forces, U.S. forces have conducted precision defensive strikes against five KH facilities in Iraq and Syria that will degrade KH's ability to conduct future attacks against OIR coalition forces. The five targets include three KH locations in Iraq and two in Syria. These locations included weapon storage facilities and command and control locations that KH uses to plan and execute attacks on OIR coalition forces" SNIPPET: "KH has a strong linkage with Iran's Quds Force and has repeatedly received lethal aid and other support from Iran that it has used to attack OIR coalition forces.") (December 29, 2019)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "HAMAS SENDS DELEGATION TO ISLAMIST SUMMIT IN MALAYSIA" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "Malaysia has been a focal point for Hamas operations in Southeast Asia. Hamas raised millions in Malaysia, and the country has allowed Hamas terrorists to train on its soil.") (December 20, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO DENATURALIZE MICHIGAN MAN WHO WAS CONVICTED IN ISRAEL Defendant Allegedly Procured U.S. Citizenship by Concealing His Support to Hamas by Concealing Bomb-Making Materials and His Israeli Conviction for Such Conduct" (SNIPPET: "Abdul Jabbar Naji Shalabi" SNIPPET: "Shalabi, a native of Jordan") (December 18, 2019)

JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST - Opinion: "1989 AND THE RISE OF HAMAS" by Sean Durns (SNIPPET: "Perhaps most importantly, on November 16, 1989, Hamas announced that it had formed an alliance with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Relations between the two would wax and wane over the next three decades, but Tehran's support has been crucial to Hamas's power.") (December 22, 2019 15:22)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "INDONESIAN CITIZEN AND THREE INDONESIAN COMPANIES CHARGED WITH VIOLATING U.S. EXPORT LAWS AND SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Sunarko Kuntjoro, 68, a citizen of Indonesia" SNIPPET: "An eight-count indictment returned today charges Kuntjoro and PTMS, PTKEU, and PTAK, with conspiracy to unlawfully export U.S.-origin goods and technology to Iran and to defraud the United States. Kuntjoro and PTMS also face charges for unlawful export and attempted export to an embargoed country, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and false statements.") (December 17, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "HIZBALLAH OPERATIVE SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON FOR COVERT TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF HIZBALLAH'S ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION Ali Kourani Was Trained by Hizballah's External Terrorist Operations Component and Gathered Intelligence in New York City in Support of Attack-Planning Efforts" (SNIPPET: "While living in the United States, Kourani served as an operative of Hizballah" SNIPPET: ""Ali Kourani was recruited, trained, and deployed by Hizballah's Islamic Jihad Organization to plan and execute acts of terrorism around New York City. After spending years conducting surveillance on the City's critical infrastructure, federal buildings, international airports, and even daycare centers, he is now the first Islamic Jihad Organization operative to be convicted and sentenced for his crimes against the United States," said U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman for the Southern District of New York.") (December 3, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - USAO-EDPA- Press Release: Philadelphia - "YEMENI MAN DETAINED ON CHARGES OF LYING TO JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE ABOUT SUPPORTING ANTI-AMERICAN AND ANTI-SEMITIC ARMED INSURGENCY" (SNIPPET: "Gaafar Muhammed Ebrahim Al-Wazer, 25, of Altoona, PA" SNIPPET: "According to the Criminal Complaint filed against the defendant and the government's motion to detain him, FBI counterterrorism investigators questioned Al-Wazer, a Yemeni citizen, on May 17, 2016 about his affiliation with the Houthi movement, known formally as Ansar Allah.") (November 21, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR VIOLATING U.S. SANCTIONS BY EXPORTING CARBON FIBER FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Behzad  Pourghannad" SNIPPET: "Between 2008 and July 2013, Pourghannad and his two codefendants, Ali Reza Shokri and Farzin Faridmanesh, lived and worked in Iran. During that period, they worked together to obtain carbon fiber from the United States and surreptitiously export it to Iran via third countries in violation of United States sanctions.  In particular, Shokri worked to procure many tons of carbon fiber from the United States; Pourghannad agreed to serve as the financial guarantor for large carbon fiber transactions; and Faridmanesh agreed to serve as the trans-shipper. Carbon fiber has a wide variety of uses, including in missiles, aerospace engineering, and gas centrifuges that enrich uranium.") (November 14, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "COLUMBUS MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY EXPORTING GOODS TO IRAN Defendant Used Dublin Shell Company to Export Oil Industry Parts" (SNIPPET: "Behrooz Behroozian, 64" SNIPPET: "Behroozian was born in Iran in 1955 and entered the United States in 1976. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1987.") (October 24, 2019)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER ORDERS CONSTRUCTION OF ADVANCED WEAPONRY Ayatollah says Iran needs cutting-edge military tech" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the country's fighting forces to construct cutting-edge military technology to take on the United States and other nations that the ruler described as god's enemies.") (October 14, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "NEW JERSEY MAN INDICTED FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF HIZBALLAH'S ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION Alexei Saab Allegedly Was Trained by Hizballah's External Terrorist Operations Component in Bomb-Making and Conducted Intelligence-Gathering in New York City and Elsewhere in Support of Hizballah's Attack-Planning Efforts" (SNIPPET: "Alexei Saab, 42, of Morristown, New Jersey, also known as  Ali Hassan Saab,  Alex Saab, or Rachid") (September 19, 2019)

DARKReading.com - Attacks/Breaches: "INDICTMENTS DO LITTLE TO STOP IRANIAN GROUP FROM NEW ATTACKS ON UNIVERSITIES" by Jai Vijayan (SNIPPET: "Cobalt Dickens targeted more than 60 universities in the US and elsewhere this summer, according to a new report. Cobalt Dickens, a threat group that the US has accused of working on behalf of the Iranian government, has launched a large global phishing campaign aimed at students, faculty, and staff at dozens of universities. The goal, as with the group's previous campaigns, appears to be to steal research data and other academic resources.") (September 12, 2019)

ICE.gov - News Release: Philadelphia - "ICE REMOVES GERMAN MAN CONVICTED OF VIOLATING U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON IRAN" (SNIPPET: "On Nov. 20, 2017, Olaf Tepper, 51, entered the United States lawfully in New York using a nonimmigrant visa. On Nov. 21, 2017, Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested him in Saratoga Springs, New York, and charged him with violating the IEEPA.") (September 5, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES VAST IRANIAN PETROLEUM SHIPPING NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS IRGC-QF AND TERROR PROXIES Network of vessels and facilitators has moved hundreds of millions of dollars to Assad regime, Hizballah, and illicit actors" (SNIPPET: "Over the past year, the IRGC-QF has moved oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars or more through this network for the benefit of the brutal Assad regime, Hizballah, and other illicit actors. Senior IRGC-QF official and former Iranian Minister of Petroleum Rostam Qasemi oversees this sprawling network, which features dozens of ship managers, vessels, and facilitators.  This complex network of intermediaries enables the IRGC-QF to obfuscate its involvement in selling Iranian oil.  The IRGC-QF also relies heavily on Hizballah officials and front companies to broker associated contracts.") (September 4, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE U.S. SANCTIONS BY EXPORTING CARBON FIBER FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Behzad Pourghannad" SNIPPET: "According to the allegations contained in the indictment and statements made at Pourghannad's guilty plea: Between 2008 and July 2013, Pourghannad and his two codefendants, Ali Reza Shokri and Farzin Faridmanesh lived and worked in Iran. During that period, they worked together to obtain carbon fiber from the United States and surreptitiously export it to Iran via third countries. In particular, Shokri worked to procure many tons of carbon fiber from the United States; Pourghannad agreed to serve as the financial guarantor for large carbon fiber transactions; and Faridmanesh agreed to serve as the trans-shipper. Carbon fiber has a wide variety of uses, including in missiles, aerospace engineering and gas centrifuges that enrich uranium.") (August 29, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN CITIZEN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO FACILITATE THE ILLEGAL EXPORT OF TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Negar Ghodskani, 40" SNIPPET: "When received by Green Wave in Malaysia, the goods were repackaged and unlawfully exported from Malaysia to Fana Moj in Tehran, Iran. In 2017, Fana Moj was designated by the United States Department of the Treasury as a Specially Designated National for providing financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).  Co-defendant Jalali pled guilty in November 2017 and was sentenced in March 2018.") (August 9, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "LEBANESE BUSINESSMAN TIED BY TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO HEZBOLLAH IS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME INVOLVING THE EVASION OF U.S. SANCTIONS" (SNIPPET: "Kassim Tajideen, 63" SNIPPET: "In 2009, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated Tajideen as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist based on his tens of millions of dollars of financial support of Hezbollah.") (August 8, 2019)

PJ MEDIA - Trending: "IRANIAN GOVERNMENT PIRATES SEIZE ANOTHER OIL TANKER" by Rick Moran (SNIPPET: "The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has captured another oil tanker under the pretense that the ship was carrying Iranian oil to be sold to foreign customers." SNIPPET: "Currently, Iran is under sanctions for threatening its neighbors and carrying out illegal missile tests.") (August 4, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "EXPORT COMPANY EXECUTIVE PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATING U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Mahin Mojtahedzadeh (Mahin), age 74, a citizen of Iran, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to unlawfully export gas turbine parts from the United States to Iran.") (July 19, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES EXTRADITION OF IRANIAN NATIONAL AND UNSEALING OF CHARGES AGAINST TWO OTHER MEN FOR EXPORTING CARBON FIBER FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "... announced the extradition of Behzad Pourghannad and the unsealing today of a three-count indictment charging Pourghannad, Ali Reza Shokri and Farzin Faridmanesh with exporting carbon fiber from the United States to Iran.") (July 16, 2019)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C.: "SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL R. POMPEO REMARKS TO THE PRESS" (SNIPPET: "SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon. It is the assessment of the United States Government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today. This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication. This is only the latest in a series of attacks instigated by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its surrogates against American and allied interests, and they should be understood in the context of 40 years of unprovoked aggression against freedom-loving nations.") (June 13, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "ALI KOURANI CONVICTED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT FOR COVERTT TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF HIZBALLAH'S ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION Ali Kourani Was Trained by Hizballah's External Terrorist Operations Component and Gathered Intelligence in New York City in Support of Attack-Planning Efforts" (SNIPPET: "Ali Kourani, a.k.a. "Ali Mohamad Kourani," a.k.a. "Jacob Lewis," a.k.a. "Daniel,"") (May 17, 2019)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "YEMEN'S HOUTHIS CLAIM DRONE STRIKES ON SAUDI PIPELINE" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "The use of armed drones against Saudi targets deep within the Kingdom represents both a significant increase in capabilities and the threat posed by the Iranian-supported rebel movement. However, this is not the first reported use of Houthi drones against Gulf targets.") (May 16, 2019)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Release No: 116-19 - Immediate Release: "STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON ADDITIONAL FORCES TO U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND" (SNIPPET: "The United States does not seek conflict with Iran, but we are postured and ready to defend U.S. forces and interests in the region.") (May 10, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "INDIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 60 MONTHS FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN DANGEROUS HUMAN SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY Admitted to Assisting 400 Aliens to Unlawfully Enter the United States; At Least One Alien Died During His Journey to the United States" (SNIPPET: "Yadvinder Singh Sandhu, 61, an Indian national" SNIPPET: "Sandhu has also used the names "Yadvinder Singh Bhamba," "Bhupinder Kumar," "Rajinder Singh," "Robert Howard Scott" and "Atkins Lawson Howard."" SNIPPET: "According to admissions in Sandhu's plea agreement, since 2013, Sandhu had a leadership role in a human smuggling conspiracy operating out of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, India and elsewhere. Sandhu admitted he personally assisted around 400 aliens to unlawfully enter the United States between 2013 and 2015 as part of the conspiracy.  He also oversaw and directed co-conspirators operating out of the Caribbean. Sandhu and other members of the conspiracy made flight arrangements for aliens to travel from India through other countries -- including Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Iran, Panama, Venezuela, Belize and Haiti -- to the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic was used as a staging area, where aliens were housed before being transported to the United States.") (April 23, 2019)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Office of the Spokesperson - Fact Sheet: Washington, D.C. - "DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS" (SNIPPET: "The State Department intends to designate as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its entirety, including the Qods Force. This is a historic step to counter Iran-backed terrorism around the world.") (April 8, 2019)

MILITARY TIMES.com: "IRAN KILLED MORE U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN, PENTAGON SAYS" by Kyle Rempfer (SNIPPET: "The Pentagon is upping the official estimate on the number of U.S. troops in Iraq who were killed by Iranian-backed militias, now putting that number at at least 603.") (April 5, 2019)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "NEWS OF TERRORISM AND THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT (March 13- March 19, 2019)" (SNIPPET: "On March 15, 2019, two Iranian-made Fajr M-75 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip at the Tel Aviv region in central Israel.") (pdf) (March 20, 2019)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. ADDS IRANIAN-BACKED SHIA MILITIA AND ITS LEADER TO LIST OF GLOBAL TERRORISTS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The US Department of State added Harakat al Nujaba (HAN), or Movement of the Noble, an Iranian-supported Shiite militia which operates in both Iraq and Syria, and its leader, Akram 'Abbas al Kaabi (or Kabi) to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists today. In the recent past, Kaabi has said he takes orders from Iran's Supreme Leader and would overthrow the Iraqi government if ordered to do so.") (March 5, 2019)

REUTERS: London - "BRITAIN TO EXPAND BAN ON LEBANON'S HEZBOLLAH, CALLING IT TERRORIST GROUP" by Michael Holden (SNIPPET: "London had already proscribed Hezbollah's external security unit and its military wing in 2001 and 2008 respectively, but now wants to outlaw its political arm too.") (February 25, 2019)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CODE PINK CO-FOUNDER LAMENTS IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S RESIGNATION" by Nic Rowan (SNIPPET: "Medea Benjamin" SNIPPET: "Benjamin, whose anti-war activist group has a history of supporting the Islamist terrorist group Hamas and the late Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, met with Zarif on Sunday.") (February 25, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "FORMER U.S. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENT CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE ON BEHALF OF IRAN; FOUR IRANIANS CHARGED WITH A CYBER CAMPAIGN TARGETING HER FORMER COLLEAGUES Indictment Unsealed as U.S. Treasury Department Announces Economic Sanctions" (SNIPPET: "Monica Elfriede Witt, 39, a former U.S. service member and counterintelligence agent") (February 13, 2019)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "INDIAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO LEADERSHIP ROLE IN DANGEROUS HUMAN SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY Admitted to Assisting Around 400 Aliens to Unlawfully Enter the United States" (SNIPPET: "Yadvinder Singh Bhamba, 60, an Indian national" SNIPPET: "He also oversaw and directed co-conspirators operating out of the Caribbean. Bhamba and other members of the conspiracy made flight arrangements for aliens to travel from India through other countries -- including Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Iran, Panama, Venezuela, Belize, and Haiti -- to the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic was used as a staging area, where aliens were housed before being transported to the United States.") (January 28, 2019)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES IRAN'S FOREIGN FIGHTER MILITIAS IN SYRIA ALONG WITH A CIVILIAN AIRLINE FERRYING WEAPONS TO SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "The Fatemiyoun Division, composed of Afghan nationals, and the Zaynabiyoun Brigade, consisting of Pakistani nationals, are IRGC-QF-led...") (January 24, 2019)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "TWITTER SAYS IT BLOCKED 22 HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH ACCOUNTS AT ISRAEL'S REQUEST In new report, social networking giant says it suspended 205,156 accounts for promoting terrorism during first half of 2018, having flagged most of them itself" by Sue Surkes (December 20, 2018)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. FEARS IRAN PLANNING 'MASSIVE REGIONAL WAR' IN MIDDLE EAST" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The Trump administration disclosed that Iran is behind the construction of several underground tunnels leading into Israel that Hezbollah militants and other terror forces have been using to conduct attacks, according to multiple U.S. officials who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon and communicated fears that Tehran is preparing to lead a "massive regional war."") (December 6, 2018)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "LEBANESE BUSINESSMAN TIED BY TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO HEZBOLLAH PLEADS GUILTY TO MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY TO FURTHERANCE OF U.S. SANCTIONS" (SNIPPET: "Kassim Tajideen, the operator of a network of businesses in Lebanon and Africa whom the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated as an important financial supporter to the Hezbollah terror organization, pleaded guilty today to charges associated with evading U.S. sanctions imposed on him.") (December 6, 2018)

DARKReading.com - Risk: "CLOUD, CHINA, GENERIC MALWARE TOP SECURITY CONCERNS FOR 2019" by Kelly Sheridan (SNIPPET: "FireEye's Threat Intelligence, Mandiant, and Labs teams, which have a close eye on the frontlines, are particularly worried about how Chinese cyber espionage is restructuring, the increase in Iranian activity targeting the US, attackers using publicly available malware, the increase of business email compromise, abuse of legitimate services for command-and-control, and e-commerce and online banking portals being caught in the crosshairs of cyberthreats.") (November 15, 2018)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS KEY HIZBALLAH, IRGC-QF NETWORKS IN IRAQ Action follows signing of new Hizballah sanctions legislation and re-imposition of Iran-related sanctions" (November 13, 2018)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 6825 - Translated by MEMRI TV: "LOUIS FARRAKHAN REFERS TO THE U.S. AS "GREAT SATAN" DURING A TEHRAN UNIVERSITY SPEECH; SAYS TO IRANIANS: IF YOU PERSEVERE IN YOUR REVOLUTION DESPITE THE SANCTIONS, "VICTORY WILL BE YOURS."" (Posted November 4, 2018)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA, RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA, AND IRAN SET FOR ELECTRONIC PULSE ATTACKS ON U.S. Declassified report warns of dangers from electromagnetic pulse" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The report is based on information up to June 2017 and reveals that both Russia and China are well advanced in developing plans for using EMP as part of advanced warfighting concepts that combine the use of nuclear and non-nuclear EMP with cyber and other electronic warfare capabilities. The report also warns of vulnerabilities to the U.S. electric grid from both a nuclear blast EMP and a devastating solar storm, like the 1859 Carrington event that generated a widespread natural EMP that if it occurred today would have caused massive blackouts to electric grids and other life-sustaining critical infrastructures.") (October 23, 2018)

CNS NEWS: "IRANIAN 'DIPLOMAT' EXTRADITED FOR TRIAL; POMPEO SAYS BOMB PLOT 'LAYS BARE' CONTINUED TERROR SUPPORT IN EUROPE" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Asadollah Assadi" SNIPPET: "The Belgians are leading the investigation, since an Iranian couple living in Belgium were arrested in that country on the day of the rally, allegedly in possession of 500 grams of the powerful homemade explosive TATP and an ignition mechanism, hidden in a toiletry bag. Assadi is suspected to have given the husband-and-wife pair the materiel at a rendezvous in Luxembourg hours before they were stopped in Belgium. He then drove into Germany, where he was arrested at a highway gas station in Bavaria.") (October 11, 2018)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "STATE DEPARTMENT: IRAN ALLOWS AL QAEDA TO OPERATE ITS 'CORE FACILITATION PIPELINE'" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Moreover, "Iran has allowed AQ facilitators to operate a core facilitation pipeline through Iran since at least 2009, enabling AQ to move funds and fighters to South Asia and Syria."") (September 19, 2018)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN OFFICIAL SLAMS REGIME OVER MISTREATMENT OF IMPRISONED AMERICAN" by Susan Crabtree (SNIPPET: "Zakka, who has lived in the United States for decades, is one of 15 publicly known prisoners with strong western ties unjustly imprisoned in Iran, according to Amnesty International.") (September 20, 2018, 5:00 am)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "CANADIAN SENTENCED TO 3+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO EXPORT RESTRICTED GOODS AND TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Ghobad Ghasempour, 38, a Canadian national" SNIPPET: "Ghasempour was arrested on March 28, 2017 as he entered the United States at Blaine, Washington. An investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego, California, revealed that Ghasempour had used front companies in China and co-conspirators in Iran, Turkey and Portugal to illegally export restricted technology products to Iran." SNIPPET: "According to records filed in the case, between 2011 and 2017, Ghasempour and his co-conspirators illegally exported and attempted to export goods and technology to Iran that have both military and non-military uses.") (August 22, 2018)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO INDIVIDUALS CHARGED FOR ACTING AS ILLEGAL AGENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN" (SNIPPET: "An indictment was returned today charging Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 38, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, 59, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, with allegedly acting on behalf of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran by conducting covert surveillance of Israeli and Jewish facilities in the United States, and collecting identifying information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK).") (August 20, 2018)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "DID IRGC COMMANDER SAY HOUTHIS WERE ORDERED TO STRIKE TANKERS?" by Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander confirmed for the first time that the Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthis) struck targets following the IRGC's order, according to transcripts of a speech published on Aug. 7.") (August 9, 2018)

CNS NEWS: "U.S. ACCUSES IRAN OF PLOT TO BOMB DISSIDENTS' RALLY ATTENDED BY GIULIANI, GINGRICH" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Update: German prosecutors on Wednesday ordered that Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi be remanded in custody on charges of espionage and conspiracy to murder under German law. The charges did "not preclude" his extradition to Belgium, they said.") (July 11, 2018 5:12 am EDT)

CNS NEWS: "IRANIAN DIPLOMAT ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH PLOT TO BOMB DISSIDENTS' RALLY IN PARIS" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "It also reported that a "contact person" -- a 47-year-old Iranian diplomat based in Vienna, Austria named as Asadollah A. -- had been arrested in Germany. The Austrian foreign ministry's list of diplomatic corps names Asadollah Assadi as a "third counselor" who has been stationed at the embassy since June 2014.") (July 5, 2018)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "YEMEN'S HOUTHIS HIGHLIGHT NEW UNDERGROUND MISSILE LAUNCHERS" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Iran has been implicated in providing the Houthis with rockets and better technology to improve its missile capabilities. Iran, and it's proxy Lebanese Hezbollah, have long supported the Houthi movement with weapons, training, and money.") (July 4, 2018)

CNS NEWS: "PRO-IRANIAN MILITIAS VOW TO HIT U.S. AND ISRAEL AFTER UNCLAIMED AIRSTRIKE NEAR SYRIA-IRAQ BORDER" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "The retaliation threats came from PMF members Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kata'ib Hezbollah" SNIPPET: "The U.S.-led military coalition said that no U.S. or coalition airstrikes had been carried out in the area of Albu Kamal at the time in question. The area is under the control of the Assad regime.") (June 21, 2018)

IDF@IDFSpokesperson via Twitter.com: "About an hour ago, IDF defense systems identified approximately 20 rockets that the Iranian Quds forces launched at IDF forward posts on the Golan Heights" (Posted May 9, 2018 3:26 pm)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "TRUMP ANNOUNCES PRECISION STRIKES AGAINST SYRIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS CAPABILITIES" by Paul Crookston (SNIPPET: "Trump also spoke directly to the leaders of Russia and Iran, calling on them to stop backing Assad and help their own standing in the world. "I also have a message tonight for two governments most responsible for supporting, equipping and financing the criminal Assad regime," Trump said. "To Iran and to Russia I ask: what kind of a nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women, and children?"") (April 13, 2018)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRGC-CONTROLLED SYRIAN MILITIA DECLARES JIHAD AGAINST U.S. FORCES IN SYRIA" by Amir Toumaj and Romany Shaker (SNIPPET: "A Syrian militia led by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared jihad on April 6 against US and allied forces in Syria.") (April 13, 2018)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "NINE IRANIANS CHARGED WITH CONDUCTING MASSIVE CYBER THEFT CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS Mabna Institute Hackers Penetrated Systems Belonging to Hundreds of Universities, Companies, and Other Victims to Steal Research, Academic and Proprietary Data, and Intellectual Property" (March 23, 2018)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "IRANIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRING TO FACILITATE THE ILLEGAL EXPORT OF TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Alireza Jalali, 39, of Iran" SNIPPET: ""Jalali and his co-conspirators illegally sent sensitive military-use technology to Iran, where it could fall into the hands of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in clear violation of U.S. law," said Assistant Attorney General Demers.") (March 20, 2018)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "QODS FORCE CHIEF: ISRAEL'S DESTRUCTION THE BLOOD DEBT OF HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER'S DEATH" by Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "Mughniyeh was a founder of Hezbollah, serving as its international operations chief and liaison with Iran, He was the architect of a string of notorious bombings, kidnappings, hijackings and assassinations including the bombings of the US embassy and Marine barracks in Lebanon in the 1980's. More Americans died in his orchestrated attacks than anyone else prior to 9/11. Mughniyeh died in a car bombing in Damascus in 2008.") (March 9, 2018)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "BAHRAINI RAIDS ARREST OVER 100 MEMBERS OF ALLEGED IRANIAN-BACKED NETWORK" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Saraya al Ashtar" SNIPPET: "Also captured in Saturday's raids were copious amounts of weapons and explosives. According to the Interior Ministry's statement this includes, "42kg of C4 and TNT, 757kg of urea nitrate [used in improvised explosive devices], magnetic and manual bombs, RPGs, and anti-personnel and anti-vehicle ammunition." Photos provided by the Interior Ministry appear to confirm large amounts of explosives were captured. In recent years, Iran has redoubled sponsorship of militant groups in Bahrain. Bahraini security forces have intercepted large quantities of advanced Iranian weapons shipments and explosives, including armor-piercing explosively formed penetrators (EFPs). Since 2015, Manama has detained dozens of Bahraini nationals linked to the IRGC and Lebanese Hezbollah.") (March 7, 2018)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO MEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY EXPORTING UAV PARTS AND TECHNOLOGY TO HIZBALLAH" (SNIPPET: "The indictment of Usama Darwich Hamade, 53, Samir Ahmed Berro, 64, and Issam Darwich Hamade, 55, was announced today for their conspiring to illegally export goods and technology from the United States to Lebanon and to Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Export Administration Regulations, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.  Defendants Usama Hamade and Issam Hamade are currently in custody in South Africa. Samir Ahmed Berro remains at large.") (February 16, 2018)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DESIGNATES IRANIAN-SPAWNED JIHADIST FACTION IN GAZA" by Grant Rumley (SNIPPET: "As-Sabirin is an Iranian-funded splinter Shia jihadist faction that has operated in Gaza since as early as 2014." SNIPPET: "As-Sabirin receives approximately $10 million a year in assistance from Iran.") (January 31, 2018)

PANAM POST.com: "EX-PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA CRISTINA KIRCHNER MAY FINALLY FACE COURT OVER THE AMIA TERRORIST ATTACK" by Marcelo Duclos (SNIPPET: "According to Prosecutor Alberto Nisman, the treaty hid Kirchner and her associates' true intentions. According to his investigation, the treaty hid an immunity pact with the Iranian officials in order to guarantee them impunity in the case of the attack on the AMIA (Israeli-Argentine Mutual Association) in exchange for commercial exchanges. It would include energy resources, which Argentina needed after the collapse caused by the 2002 subsidy policy.") (January 18, 2018)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - Special to IPT NEWS: "IRAN'S ONGOING ATTEMPT TO SET UP A WEST BANK TERRORIST OUTPOST EXPOSED" by Yaakov Lappin (SNIPPET: "In recent years, most of those efforts have seen Hizballah, Iran's chief proxy in the region, attempt to create a footprint in the West Bank." SNIPPET: "Yet the latest plot to be broken up by Israel's Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency shows direct involvement of Iranian intelligence agents in orchestrating a Palestinian terrorist cell in Hebron.") (January 9, 2018)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TURKISH BANKER CONVICTED OF CONSPIRING TO EVADE U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN AND OTHER OFFENSES" (SNIPPET: "Mehmet Hakan Atilla was found guilty today of conspiring with others, including Reza Zarrab, aka Riza Sarraf, who previously pleaded guilty to evading U.S. sanctions among other offenses, to use the U.S. financial system to conduct transactions on behalf of the Government of Iran and other Iranian entities, which were barred by U.S. sanctions, and to defraud U.S. financial institutions by concealing these transactions' true nature.") (January 3, 2018)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES LARGE-SCALE IRGC-QF COUNTERFEIT RING Iranian Network Prints Counterfeit Yemeni Bank Notes for IRGC-Qods Force" (November 20, 2017)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRAQI MILITIA PUBLICIZES IRANIAN QODS FORCE CHIEF BY SYRIAN BORDER TOWN" by Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "Iraqi Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba has posted photos of Major General Qassem Soleimani, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force chief, inspecting positions near Al Bukamal in Syria near the Iraqi border. The town sits on a major border crossing into Iraq.") (November 18, 2017)

MEMRI TV via YouTube.com (SNIPPET: "The footage was posted on the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News site on November 4."): "Iranian Regime Marks Anniversary of 1979 U.S. Embassy Takeover" (Posted November 17, 2017)

YONHAP NEWS AGENCY: Seoul - "NK MACHINE GUNS CAPTURED IN SMUGGLING SHIPS IN ARABIAN SEA" (SNIPPET: "North Korean-manufactured machines guns were seized by a French frigate in an inspection of small Iranian ships on their way to Somalia in the Arabian Sea in March, a U.S. broadcaster reported Tuesday, citing a U.N. report.") (November 14, 2017 13:52)

AL ARABIYA - English: "BIN LADEN'S MACHIAVELLIAN PLAN AND HIS COORDINATION WITH IRAN AND QATAR IN LIBYA" (SNIPPET: "Bin Laden was aware of all this. In his recently published diary, he insists on a greater role in Libya and the need to coordinate with everyone who influences the Libyan movement, from the Qatari preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi to Al-Jazeera, which he characterizes as the nest for revolution from Tunisia to Egypt to others, calling for coordination with the channel and the formulation of a rhetoric that does not upset the audiences." SNIPPET: "One of the documents published by the CIA revealed Qatar's prominent role in financing terrorism, embracing the ideologues of bloody doctrines, and its main task in implementing the organization's plans to dismantle the Gulf States.") (November 13, 2017)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - USAO-SDFL - Press Release: "MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RESIDENTS PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT PROHIBITED ARTICLES TO SYRIA I IN VIOLATION OF U.S. EXPORT CONTROL LAWS" (SNIPPET: "Ali Caby, a/k/a "Alex Caby," 40, Arash Caby, a/k/a "Axel Caby," 43, and Marjan Caby, 34, were charged with conspiracy to violate the IEEPA by exporting dual-use goods, that is, articles that have both civilian and military application, without a license to Syrian Air, the Syrian government's airline, which is an entity designated and blocked by OFAC for transporting weapons and ammunition to Syria in conjunction with Hizballah, a terrorist organization, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.") (October 4, 2017)

DARK READING.com - Attacks/Breaches: "IRANIAN CYBERSPY GROUP TARGETS AEROSPACE, ENERGY FIRMS" by Jai Vijayan (SNIPPET: "APT33 focused on gathering information to bolster Iran's aviation industry and military decision-making capability, FireEye says.") (September 20, 2017)

YNET NEWS (AP): Dubai - "UN SAYS 2 AMERICANS UNJUSTLY HELD IN IRAN PART OF A PATTERN" (SNIPPET: "Siamak Namazi, a 46-year-old businessman who promoted closer ties between Iran and the West, was arrested in October 2015. His 81-year-old father Baquer, a former UNICEF representative who served as governor of Iran's oil-rich Khuzestan province under the US-backed shah, was arrested in February 2016, apparently drawn to Iran over fears about his incarcerated son.") (September 18, 2017 12:46)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series No.1341: "HEAD OF IRAN'S ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION: Only External Pipelines of Arak Reactor Were Filled With Cement, Its Core Was Not; Within Five Days, We Can Begin Enriching Uranium To 20%" by A. Savyon and U. Kafash (September 1, 2017)

REUTERS: Gaza - "AFTER SYRIA FALL-OUT, HAMAS TIES WITH IRAN RESTORED: HAMAS CHIEF" (SNIPPET: ""Relations with Iran are excellent and Iran is the largest supporter of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades with money and arms," Yehya al-Sinwar, referring to Hamas's armed wing, told reporters." SNIPPET: "Hamas seeks Israel's destruction.") (August 28, 2017)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF INTERNATIONAL METALLURGICAL COMPANY SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS FOR CONSPIRING TO EXPORT SPECIALTY METALS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Erdal Kuyumcu, 45" SNIPPET: " In furtherance of the illegal scheme, Kuyumcu and others plotted to obtain more than one thousand pounds of the metallic powder from a U.S.-based supplier. To hide the true destination of the goods from the supplier, Kuyumcu arranged for the metallic powder to be shipped first to Turkey and then to Iran. Kuyumcu used coded language when discussing shipment of the powder with a Turkey-based co-conspirator, such as referring to Iran as the "neighbor."  Shortly after one of the shipments was sent from Turkey to Iran, a steel company in Iran sent a letter-sized package to Kuyumcu's Turkey-based co-conspirator. The Iranian steel company had the same address as an OFAC-designated Iranian entity under the Weapons of Mass Destruction proliferators sanctions program that was associated with Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.") (September 7, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRESS PUTS IRAN ON RENEWED PATHWAY TO BOMB Iranian, North Korean leaders meet after hydrogen bomb test, testing U.S. resolve" by Adam Kredo (September 4, 2017)

BREITBART.com - News - National Security: "IRAN REJECTS U.S. CITIZEN'S APPEAL IMPRISONED ON SPYING CHARGES" by Edwin Mora (SNIPPET: "Princeton University identified Wang as a doctoral candidate specializing in Eurasian history, noting that he was conducting research for his dissertation at the time of his arrest last year. "In connection with his doctoral research he traveled to Iran solely to study Farsi and to examine historical documents from the late 19th and early 20th centuries," explained the university. "He described his research plans in advance to the Iranian authorities and the libraries and archives he planned to visit, and he only sought access to materials that he needed for his dissertation."") (August 18, 2017)

CNS NEWS: "NORTH KOREA STRENGTHENING TIES WITH IRAN: 'TEHRAN AND PYONGYANG HAVE A COMMON ENEMY'" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "North Korea also inaugurated a new embassy in Tehran.") (August 9, 2017)

YNET NEWS (REUTERS): London - "IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS FIND NEW ROUTE TO ARM YEMEN REBELS" (SNIPPET: "Using this new route, Iranian ships transfer equipment to smaller vessels at the top of the Gulf, where they face less scrutiny. The transhipments take place in Kuwaiti waters and in nearby international shipping lanes, the sources said.") (August 2, 2017 09:24)

FOX NEWS (AP): Beirut - "DESPITE TRUMP CLAIM, HEZBOLLAH OPERATION BOOSTS LEBANON ROLE" by Zeina Karam, AP (SNIPPET: "The Iranian proxy is the single most potent military and political force in Lebanon, with an arsenal surpassing that of the country's army. By many accounts, Hezbollah has brought disaster to the country...") (August 6, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CIA GIVES MORE POWER TO SPIES TO BOLSTER INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS Pompeo: China, not Russia, poses greatest long-term threat" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "While China, Russia, and Iran all are expected to pose significant problems in the future, China is a greater threat because of its robust economy and growing military power--both aimed against the United States." SNIPPET: "On North Korea, Pompeo indicated the Trump administration's new policy of pressuring the Pyongyang regime is based on new intelligence indicating the North Koreans will be able to strike the United States with a nuclear missile in the coming years.") (July 26, 2017 5:00 am)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (from a U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND NEWS RELEASE): Washington - "CENTCOM: U.S. SHIP FIRES WARNING SHOTS AS IRANIAN VESSEL MAKES 'UNSAFE' APPROACH" (SNIPPET: "The Iranian vessel halted its approach after the warning shots were fired, officials said, noting that the Iranian vessel's actions were not in accordance with internationally recognized "rules of the road," nor with internationally recognized maritime customs, thus creating a risk for collision.") (July 25, 2017)

REUTERS: Dubai - "IRAN AMBASSADOR ORDERED TO LEAVE KUWAIT OVER SPY CASE" by Sylvia Westall (SNIPPET: "Kuwait ordered the expulsion of the Iranian ambassador and 14 other diplomats for alleged links to a "spy and terror" cell. Iranian and Kuwaiti media reported on Thursday, worsening an unusual public dispute between the two countries. Kuwait also told Iran's cultural and military missions to shut down following a court case that increased tensions between the Gulf Arab,state and Tehran.") (July 20, 2017 2:51 am)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURE - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS PERSONS SUPPORTING IRANIAN MILITARY AND IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS Actions Coincide with State Department Designations Involving Iran's Ballistic Missile Program" (July 18, 2017)

MEMRI.org: "CORRESPONDENT FOR IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY CLOSE TO IRGC TWEETS PHOTOS OF STRATEGIC SITES IN HAIFA BAY FOR TARGETING BY HIZBULLAH'S IRANIAN MISSILES" (July 12, 2017)

YNET NEWS (AP): "2 IRANIAN MEN CHARGED WITH HACKING VERMONT SOFTWARE COMPANY" (SNIPPET: "An indictment of Mohammed Reza Rezakhah and Mohammed Saeed Ajily was announced Monday. Arrest warrants have been issued for the men, who are being sought. The third person was Nima Golestaneh, who was pardoned by Obama as part of a prisoner swap with Iran.") (July 18, 2017 08:08)

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THE WASHINGTON TIMES - Analysis/Opinion: "IRAN's TERRORISM GOLIATH" by R. James Woolsey ad Peter Vincent Pry (SNIPPET: "ISIS never had more than about 3,,000 fighters, equipped mostly with small arms, with very little access to high-tech weaponry. In contrast, the IRGC has about 125,000 fighters. It is the only terror organization in the world with an army, navy, and special forces.") (July 16, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "INTELLIGENCE REPORT WARNS OF GROWING MISSILE THREATS China, Russia, Iran, North Korea building up missile forces to threaten U.S. homeland and allies" by Bill Gertz (July 13, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: IRAN BUILDING LONG-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES IN SYRIA Russia, North Korea helping Iran manufacture missiles in Syria" by Adam Kredo (July 12, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN MILITARY AGENT CAUGHT TRYING TO ENTER U.S. Member of Iranian fighting force tied to IRGC turned away in Boston by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Seyed Mohsen Dehnavi. who has been identified as a member of Iran's highly vetted volunteer Basij force, was turned away from entering the United States at Boston's Logan Airport. Sources familiar with the situation said that Dehnavi is billing himself as a medical researcher and was to assume residency at a Boston-based hospital.") (July 13, 2017)

GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "DEADLY TALE: CHRISTIAN CONVERTS FROM ISLAM" by Majid Rafizadeh (SNIPPET: "What harm was Zargaran doing to the society? She was contributing the society doing charity work and privately practicing her faith. But, if you live under Islamic laws, your faith is neither private nor personal. Your faith is directly controlled by Islamist authorities or the state. At age 33, she was arrested for converting to Christianity.") (July 9, 2017 4:00 am)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "QASSEM SOLEIMANI BOASTS OF TEHRAN'S EXPANDED FOOTPRINT THROUGHOUT MIDDLE EAST" by Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "Soleimani hailed the importance of Qods Day, established by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to call for Israel's destruction and express support for Palestinians.") (July 6, 2017)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL - tags: "IRAN"

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "HIZBALLAH-LINKED PARAGUAYAN IS CHARGED IN MIAMI IN A DRUG CONSPIRACY" (SNIPPET: "Ali Issa Chamas") (June 27, 2017)

MIAMI HERALD: "PARAGUAYAN MAN LINKED TO HEZBOLLAH FACES DRUG CHARGES IN MIAMI" by Jay Weaver SNIPPET: "A former Oxford University lecturer, Ottolenghi said Hezbollah, with assistance from Iran, has become ingrained in Paraguayan society and the other Tri-Border nations, helping criminal cartels and local mafias ship drugs and other contraband to markets in the United States, Europe and other parts of the world.") (June 26, 2017)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "Qods Day Commemorations Highlight Tehran's Global Reach" by Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "Several dozen pro-Palestinian activists marked Qods Day in New York City and Toronto.") (June 27, 2017)

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FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL - Analysis: "2 U.S. CASES PROVIDE UNIQUE WINDOW INTO IRAN'S GLOBAL TERROR NETWORK" by Thomas Joscelyn (June 23, 2017)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL - Tags: "IRAN"

CNS NEWS: "REPORT: IRAN COLLABORATING WITH N. KOREA ON EXTENSIVE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEVELOPMENT" by Patrick Goodenough (June 21, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN THREATENS TO 'DEPOSE' TRUMP AS MILITARY READIES MISSILE STRIKES ON U.S. FORCES Iranian officials urge greater confrontation with Trump admin, U.S. forces" by Adam Kredo (June 21, 2017)

ALERT5.com - Military Aviation News: "JF-17 CLAIMED IS FIRST AERIAL KILL, SHOOTING DOWN IRANIAN DRONE" (SNIPPET: "An Iranian drone operating in Pakistan's Parom area of Panjgur district was shot down by a JF-17 fighter.") (Posted June 21, 2017)

CNS NEWS: "IRAN SAYS ITS FIRST KNOWN BALLISTIC MISSILE STRIKE IN SYRIA SENDS MESSAGE TO USA" by Patrick Goodenough (June 20, 2017)

CNS NEWS: "IN NEAR-UNANIMOUS VOTE, SENATE PASSES IRAN SANCTIONS BILL THAT KERRY OPPOSED" by Patrick Goodenough (June 16, 2017)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): Beirut - "IRAN AND CHINA CONDUCT NAVAL DRILL IN GULF" (June 18, 2017 13:40)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS SEEKS EMBARGO ON IRAN AIRLINE LINKED TO TERRORISM AS TEHRAN TARGETS U.S. FORCES Iranian commercial airline ferrying weapons to terrorists attacking America" by Adam Kredo (June 15, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN-BACKED HEZBOLLAH PROMISES TERROR STRIKES ON U.S. SOLDIERS Iran boosts proxy fight against American forces in Syria" by Adam Kredo (June 13, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN MILITARY TEAMS WITH HEZBOLLAH TO LAUNCH STRIKES IN SYRIA" by Adam Kreo (June 14, 2017)

WQOW.com -ABC - News 18 (AP): Moscow, Russia - "PUTIN: New sanctions will 'complicate' Russia-US ties" (June 17, 2017; Updated June 18, 2017 4:13 am PDT)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF HIZBALLAH'S ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION" (SNIPPET: "Ali Kourani, 32, of the Bronx, New York, and Samer el Debek, 37, of Dearborn, Michigan, aka, "Samer Eldebek,"") (June 8, 2017)

El Debek - Complaint

Ali Kourani - Complaint

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN DEVELOPING ADVANCED NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES, HEIGHTENING TIME TO WEAPON Report: Iran stockpiling illicit nuclear parts to reduce time to weapon" by Adam Kredo (June 5, 2017 5:00 am)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Media Note - Press Release: Washington, D.C. - "STATE DEPARTMENT TERRORIST DESIGNATIONS OF HASHEM SAFIEDDINE AND MUHAMMAD AL-ISAWI" (SNIPPET: "Hashem Safieddine is a senior leader in Hizballah, a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and SDGT entity supported by Iran. Safieddine is a key member of Hizballah's executive council, which oversees Hizballah's political, organizational, social, and educational activities. Hizballah is responsible for such terrorist attacks as the suicide truck bombings of the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, the U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut in 1984, and the 1985 hijacking of TWA flight 847. Muhammad al-Isawi, more commonly known as Abu Usama al-Masri, has been ISIS' affiliate in the Sinai's leader since the death of Abu Du'a al-Ansari in August 2016.") (May 19, 2017)

FDD's THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Analysis: "IRAN STEPS UP SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM IN BAHRAIN" by David Weinberg and Amir Toumaj (May 18, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "INTEL REPORT: IRAN REFINING NUKE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF BAN Increased ICBM work offers pathway to long-range nuclear weapon" by Adam Kredo (May 12, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN TO LAUNCH TWO NEW SATELLITES, LIKELY COVER FOR ILLICIT ICBM PROGRAM" by Adam Kredo (May 9, 2017)

FOX NEWS.com: "IRAN ATTEMPTED MISSILE LAUNCH FROM SUBMARINE, U.S. OFFICIALS SAY" by Lucas Tomlinson (SNIPPET: "cruise missile" SNIPPET: "An Iranian Yono-class "midget" submarine conducted the missile launch. North Korea and Iran are the only two countries in the world that operate this type of submarine.") (May 3, 2017)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "GERMANY: IRAN PLOTTING TERROR ON JEWISH AND ISRAELI TARGETS" (April 24, 2017)

DARK READING.com: "IRANIAN HACKERS BELIEVED BEHIND MASSIVE ATTACKS ON ISRAELI TARGETS" by Kelly Jackson Higgins (SNIPPET: "The Israeli Cyber Defense Authority yesterday announced that it believes Iran was behind the a series of targeted attacks against some 250 individuals between April 19 and 24 in government agencies, high-tech companies, medical organizations, and educational institutions including the renowned Ben-Gurion University. The attackers -- whom security experts say are members of the so-called OilRig aka Helix Kitten aka NewsBeef nation-state hacking group in Iran -- used stolen email accounts from Ben-Gurion to send their payload to victims.") (April 27, 2017)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "SINGAPORE MAN SENTENCED TO 40 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR PLOT INVOLVING EXPORTS TO IRAN OF U.S. COMPONENTS" (SNIPPET: "Lim Yong Nam, aka Steven Lim, 43, a citizen of Singapore" SNIPPET: "Lim and others were indicted in the District of Columbia in June of 2010 on charges involving the shipment of radio frequency modules made by a Minnesota-based company. The modules have several commercial applications, including in wireless local area networks connecting printers and computers in office settings. These modules include encryption capabilities and have a range allowing them to transmit data wirelessly as far as 40 miles when configured with a high-gain antenna. These same modules also have potentially lethal applications. Notably, during 2008 and 2009, coalition forces in Iraq recovered numerous modules made by the Minnesota firm that had been utilized as part of the remote detonation system for IEDs. According to the plea documents filed in the case, between 2001 and 2007, IEDs were the major source of American combat casualties in Iraq.") (April 27, 2017)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRAN, RUSSIA BOOST MILITARY TIES AMID U.S. ACTION IN SYRIA" ) (April 24, 2017)

YNET NEWS.com: "U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY: 'Iran continues to threaten Israel'" by Yoav Zitun and REUTERS (Last update: April 21, 2017 11:38)

AP - AP Top News: Labbouneh, Lebanon - "HEZBOLLAH BORDER TOUR OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF POSSIBLE WAR AHEAD" by Zeina Karam (April 20, 2017)

REUTERS.com: "CHINESE, IRANIAN FIRMS TO SIGN FIRST NUCLEAR PLANT REDESIGN CONTRACTS" (April 20, 2017)

YAHOO.com News (AP): "RUSSIA, IRAN AND SYRIA ISSUE WARNING TO U.S." by Vladimir Isachenkov (April 14, 2017)

YNET NEWS (AP): RUSSIA AND IRAN AFFIRM COMMITMENT TO SYRIAN GOVERNMENT" (April 9, 2017 21:24)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN, RUSSIA THREATEN 'LETHAL RESPONSE' TO FURTHER U.S. ACTION IN SYRIA Iran, Russia boost ties, heightening tension with U.S." by Adam Kredo (April 10, 2017)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER - English - Tag: "IRAN"

YNET NEWS (REUTERS): "HUNGARY, IRAN TO COOPERATE IN JOINT MINI NUCLEAR PLANT PROJECT" (April 6, 2017 17:07)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IRAN SPONSORED SHI'A MILITIA LAUNCHES TERROR GROUP TO FIGHT ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "Golan Liberation Army") (April 5, 2017)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6859: "SPOKESMAN FOR IRAN-BACK IRAQI SHI'ITE MILITIA IN SYRIA: 'We Have Established The Golan Liberation Army'" (April 5, 2017)

Video (OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM): "ASSESSING THE IRAN DEAL" (Posted April 5, 2017)

NATIONAL POST.com (THE CANADIAN PRESS): "CANADIAN MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY PLANNED TO SMUGGLE MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO IRAN HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE U.S." by Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press (SNIPPET: "Court documents show Ghobad Ghasempour, who was born in Iran, was arrested last week in Washington State following a federal investigation that spanned several years." SNIPPET: "The document, which includes an affidavit from a U.S. Homeland Security special agent, alleges Ghasempour worked with two other men to route restricted items through China and into Iran.") (April 4, 2017)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Special Briefing: "SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ON IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT (INKSNA) SANCTIONS" (March 30, 2017)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - USAO-SDNY - Press Release: "TURKISH BANKER ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRING TO EVADE U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN AND OTHER OFFENSES Complaint Further Alleges That the Defendant Used His Position at Turkish Bank to Facilitate Access to the U.S. Financial System and to Conceal International Financial Transactions for Iranian Entities in Violation of U.S. Sanctions" (SNIPPET: "...unsealing of a Complaint charging MEHMET HAKAN ATILLA with conspiring with others, including Reza Zarrab, a/k/a "Riza Sarraf," to use the U.S. financial system to conduct transactions on behalf of the Government of Iran and other Iranian entities, which were barred by United States sanctions, and to defraud U.S. financial institutions by concealing the true nature of these transactions.") (March 28, 2017)

Criminal Complaint - Link

DEFENSE.gov - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE News: Washington - "CENTCOM COMMANDER BRIEFS CONGRESS ON REGIONAL THREATS" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "The commander of U.S. Central Command looked beyond the current conflicts in the greater Middle East today and told the House Armed Services Committee that Iran is the greatest danger to peace in the region. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel discussed the current campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Afghanistan and other trouble spots in the region during his testimony this morning. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt and the Sinai and Pakistan are just some of the hot points in the command's area of responsibility, Votel said.") (March 29, 2017)

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MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6848: "IN INTERVIEW ON IRANIAN NEWS WEBSITE CLOSE TO IRGC, IRAQI PRESIDENT 'LAUDS IRAN'S TIMELY SUPPORT, BACKS [IRGC COMMANDER] GEN. SOLEIMANI'" (March 28, 2017)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "IRGC MEMBERS KILLED IN SYRIA'S HAMA PROVINCE" by Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "The death of the two Iranians indicates that elements of the IRGC's ground forces have continued to deploy to Syria.") (March 28, 2017)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "LEBANESE BUSINESSMAN TIED TO HIZBALLAH ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING IEEPA AND DEFRAUDING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT" (SNIPPET: "Kassim Tajideen, a prominent financial supporter of the Hizballah terror organization" SNIPPET: "Tajideen, 62, of Beirut, Lebanon") (March 24, 2017)

Indictment - Link

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN'S SPYMASTER CLAIMS PRO-REGIME AGENTS OPERATING IN D.C., LONDON, CANADA Claims pro-Iran 'lobby' pushing Tehran's agenda in D.C." by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Mahmoud Alavi") (March 23, 2017)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "ZTE CORPORATION PLEADS GUILTY FOR VIOLATING U.S. SANCTIONS BY SENDING U.S.-ORIGIN ITEMS TO IRAN" (March 22, 2017)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "FAMILY OF JEWISH EX-FBI AGENT SUES IRAN OVER DISAPPEARANCE Lawsuit filed in Washington accuses Tehran of using deception and lies to hide role in Robert Levinson's imprisonment" (March 22, 2017 10:53 am)

"HELP BOB LEVINSON.com"

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): Rabat - "MOROCCO ARRESTS SUSPECTED HEZBOLLAH FINANCIER" (SNIPPET: "Kassim Tajideen") (March 21, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): London/Ankara/Dubai - "IRAN STEPS UP SUPPORT FOR HOUTHIS IN YEMEN'S WAR" by Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi, and Michael Georgy (March 21, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Inside the Ring: "IRAN BEHIND YEMENI REBELS' EXPLOSIVE BOATS" by Bill Gertz (March 16, 2017)

MEMRI.org - TV Clip No. 5947: "Iran Unveils a New Tank" (Posted March 10, 2017)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "CROWD FUNDING SITE SHUTS DOWN IRANIAN-BACKED MILITIA'S SOLICITATION" by John Rossomando (March 15, 2017) (Read More...)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "INSIDE THE RING: IRAN BEHIND YEMENI REBELS' EXPLOSIVE BOATS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Iranian-backed Houthi rebels working to take power in Yemen are using a new weapon that is raising fears of seaborne attacks on both military and commercial shipping in the region. The weapon is an Iranian-designed remotely piloted small boat filled with explosives, a defense official told Inside the Ring.")

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6828: "KUWAITI DAILY: MISSILE, ARMS FACTORIES BUILT BY IRGC IN LEBANON HAVE RECENTLY BEEN HANDED OVER TO HIZBULLAH" (SNIPPET: "The following is a translation of the report") (March 14, 2017)

Video (MEMRI TV): "IRAN TEST LAUNCH OF SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM! (S-300)" (Posted March 13, 2017)

THE JERUSALEM POST: "KATZ: IRAQI HEZBOLLAH'S 'GOLAN LIBERATION BRIGADE' INCREASES IRAN RISK" by Anna Ahronheim (March 13, 2017)

Video (FOX NEWS): "ERIC SHAWN REPORTS: A PLEA FROM AN AMERICAN JAILED IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Robin Shahini") (March 12, 2017)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER - English - tag: "IRAN"

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Bureau of Consular Affairs - U.S. Passports & International Travel - Alerts & Warnings: "IRAN TRAVEL WARNING" (Last updated August 22, 2016)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "NORTH KOREA TURNING SCUD-ER INTO ANTI-SHIP BALLISTIC MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "Officials from South Korea's Ministry of National Defense said tests were carried out last September and February. Sources say Pyongyang probably inherited the know-how from Iran which has turned its Fateh missile into an anti-ship weapon.") (March 14, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "IRAN'S LEADER, MILITARY SPEND BILLIONS ON TERROR AND WEAPONS, IRANIAN DISSIDENTS REPORT" by Rowan Scarborough (March 8, 2017)

CNS NEWS: "PROFITS FUNDING TERROR: NEW REPORTS EXAMINE FINANCIAL TENTACLES OF IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD" by Patrick Goodenough (March 8, 2017)

THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "HIZBALLAH'S ONGOING THREAT TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY" (March 7, 2017)

AL ARABIYA English - Perspective: "ANALYSIS: HEZBOLLAH AS A THREAT TO THE U.S. THAT NO WALL CAN PREVENT" by Tony Duheaume (March 3, 2017)

YNET NEWS (AP): Berlin - "ALLEGED IRANIAN SPY SET TO BE TRIED IN GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "A 31-year-old Pakistani man is going on trial in Berlin on allegations he spied for Iran on Israeli and Jewish institutions in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Syed Mustufa H. ...") (March 8, 2017)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "ZTE CORPORATION AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY AND PAY OVER $430.4 MILLION FOR VIOLATING U.S. SANCTIONS BY SENDING U.S.-ORIGIN ITEMS TO IRAN Combined Penalty of $1.19 Billion with Department of Commerce and Department of Treasury Actions Shows All of Government Approach to Sanctions Enforcement" (SNIPPET: "illegally shipped U.S. technology to Iran") (March 7, 2017)

YNET NEWS (REUTERS): Washington - "U.S. NAVY SHIP CHANGES COURSE AFTER IRAN VESSELS COME CLOSE" (SNIPPET: "in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday") (March 7, 2017 07:48)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6814: "IRGC USING 'MAHAN AIR' CIVILIAN AIRLINERS TO HIDE TRANSFER OF WEAPONS AND FIGHTERS TO SYRIA, YEMEN" (March 6, 2017)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN'S TEST-FIRING OF S-300" (March 4, 2017)

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FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRANIAN SNIPER EMBEDDED IN IRAQI MILITIA KILLED NEAR MOSUL" by Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "Ali-Asqar Karimi") (March 2, 2017)

CNS NEWS: "VIDEO CLIP SHOWS IRGC SUPPORT FOR TERROR AGAINST AMERICA" by Patrick Goodenough (February 28, 2017 4:16 am EST)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "ELEVEN INDIVIDUALS AND ONE COMPANY CHARGED IN FLORIDA WITH EXPORTING PROHIBITED ARTICLES TO SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "The dual-use goods were exported to Syrian Arab Airlines, the Syrian government's airline, which is an entity designated and blocked by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control for transporting weapons and ammunition to Syria in conjunction with Hizballah, a terrorist organization, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).") (February 24, 2017)

CNS NEWS: "IRAN HOSTS TERRORIST GROUPS AS U.S. MULLS TERROR DESIGNATION FOR ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS" by Patrick Goodenough (February 23, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Dubai - "IRGC COMMANDER: Iran Ready to Give U.S. 'Slap in the Face'" (February 22, 2017)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IRAN'S LEADER URGES PALESTINIANS TO LAUNCH VIOLENT UPRISING" (February 21, 2017)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6795: "KHAMENEI IN SPEECH AT IRAN'S SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIAN INTIFADA: 'We [Stand] With Every Group That Is Steadfast On This Path [Of Resistance]'; 'Cancerous Tumor' Israel Must Be Cured In Several Phases" (February 21, 2017)

YNET NEWS: "IRAN HOSTS CONFERENCE SUPPORTING INTIFADA" (SNIPPET: "The conference will be attended by representatives from 80 countries and more than 20 heads of parliaments around the world. Today the conference opened with the participation of representatives from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah.") (February 21, 2017 10:13)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "HEZBOLLAH HAS SMUGGLED YAKHONT INTO LEBANON" (SNIPPET: "Western intelligence agencies believe that Hezbollah has managed to smuggle at least eight SS-N-26 Yakhont anti-ship missiles into Lebanon.") (February 21, 2017)

DARK READING.com - Threat Intelligence: RSA Conference - San Francisco: "IRAN INTENSIFIES ITS CYBERATTACK ACTIVITY" by Kelly Jackson Higgins (February 16, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS WANTS NEW SANCTIONS ON VENEZUELA FOR TIES TO IRAN-BACKED TERRORISTS" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Rogue nations such as Iran have made overtures to anti-Western nations such as Venezuela in an effort to boost the number of rogue nations thriving in America's backyard. Numerous experts have claimed Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy group, and other terrorist forces have been spotted moving across Latin America.") (February 9, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HEZBOLLAH"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: HEZBOLLAH-LINKED COMPANY EXPORTING MILLIONS TO U.S. DESPITE SANCTIONS Hezbollah financiers circumvent sanctions to export Congolese lumber to U.S., Europe" by Brent Scher (February 9, 2017)

Report - Copy - Link (pdf)

MEMRI.org - Clip No. 5887: "HOUTHI MILITARY SPOKESMAN THREATENS TO TARGET U.S., FRENCH, OTHER SHIPS ENTERING YEMENI TERRITORIAL WATERS" (February 6, 2017)

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THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "CABLES REVEAL CHINESE CONNECTION TO IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILES" by Bill Gertz (February 8, 2017)

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THE WASHINGTON TIMES (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN: IF ENEMIES DO WRONG, MISSILES WILL COME DOWN ON THEM" (SNIPPET: "Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh says: "If the enemy does not walk the line, our missiles come down on them.") (February 4, 2017)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - Special to IPT News - Guest Column: "WASHINGTON FINALLY DESIGNATES IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS" by Raymond Tanter and Edward Stafford (February 3, 2017)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS SUPPORTERS OF IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM AND IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS -- QODS FORCE" (February 3, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "IRAN DEFIES TRUMP'S THREAT ON MISSILES, PUTS U.S. ON NOTICE" by Guy Taylor (February 2, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Berlin - "REPORT: IRAN TESTED NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "Iran has tested a cruise missile called "Sumar" that is capable of carrying nuclear weapons in addition to test-firing a medium-range ballistic missile on Sunday, German newspaper Die Welt reported Thursday, citing unspecified intelligence sources.") (February 2, 2017)

FOX NEWS: "IRAN TESTS BALLISTIC MISSILE IN DEFIANCE OF UN RESOLUTION, U.S. OFFICIALS SAY" by Lucas Tomlinson, Jennifer Griffin (January 30, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SANCTIONED IRANIAN AIRLINES FERRYING ILLICIT WEAPONS TO TEHRAN Ukrainian seizure of Iranian weapons exposes terror transport network" by Adam Kredo (January 24, 2017)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "UKRAINE SEIZES SHIPMENT OF 9K111 FAGOT ATGMs" (SNIPPET: "A cargo plane destined for Iran was found to be carrying three containers with 9K111 Fagot anti-tank guided missiles inside them in Kiev, Ukraine.") (January 23, 2017)

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MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5863: "IRANIAN NUCLEAR CHIEF SALEHI: There will be no changes to the nuclear deal..." (Posted January 22, 2017)

Video Clip (MEMRI TV): "Pro Houthi Rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Women Brandish Weapons, Chant: Death to America!" (Posted January 20, 2017)

FOX & friends@foxandfriends via Twitter.com: "Iran to receive 130 tons of uranium from Russia, enough to make 10 atomic bombs" (Posted January 10, 2017 3:55 am)

FOX NEWS: "IRAN SET TO RECEIVE HUGE SHIPMENT OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM RUSSIA AMID LAWMAKERS' CONCERNS" (January 9, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Dubai - "IRAN TO EXPAND MILITARY SPENDING, DEVELOP MISSILES UN: Iran may have violated arms embargo by supplying weapons, missiles to Hezbollah" by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (January 9, 2017)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. ADDS 2 SENIOR HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS TO TERRORISM LIST" by David Daoud (January 10, 2017)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Media Note: "STATE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATIONS OF ALI DAMUSH AND MUSTAA MUGHNIYEH" (SNIPPET: "Ali Damush is a senior leader of Hizballah, a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), and an aide to its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). Damush leads Hizballah's Foreign Relations Department, which engages in covert terrorist operations around the world on behalf of Hizballah, including recruiting terrorist operatives and gathering intelligence. Mustafa Mughniyeh is a commander in Hizballah. He is the nephew of the terrorist group's previous military commander Mustafa Badreddine and the son of the notorious Hizballah military commander Imad Mughniyeh. Mustafa Mughniyeh once led Hizballah's operations in the Golan Heights, helping organize the group's terrorist infrastructure.") (January 9, 2017)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "PMF DEPUTY COMMANDER MUHANDIS DETAILS HEZBOLLAH OPS IN IRAQ" by David Daoud (January 9, 2017)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN: U.S. SURRENDERED MORE THAN $10 BILLION IN GOLD, CASH, ASSETS Obama admin lowballs cost of dealing with Iran" by Adam Kredo (January 9, 2017)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): United Nations - "UN CHIEF CONCERNED IRAN MAY HAVE VIOLATED ARMS EMBARGO" (SNIPPET: "The United Nations chief expressed concern to the Security Council that Iran may have violated an arms embargo by supplying weapons and missiles to Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, according to a confidential report, seen by Reuters on Sunday.") (January 9, 2017)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6727: "IRGC PRESENTS ITS NEW 'SUICIDE DRONE'" (January 4, 2017)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL (AP): "PAKISTANI MAN INDICTED FOR SPYING ON GERMAN-ISRAELI GROUP FOR IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Syed Mustufa H.") (January 2, 2017)

YNET NEWS (REUTERS): Buenos Aires - "ARGENTINE COURT REVIVES BOMBING COVER-UP CASE OF JEWISH CENTERS" (SNIPPET: "Argentine courts have accused Iran of sponsoring the attack, which killed 85 people at the AMIA Jewish community center.") (December 29, 2016 23:54)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PENTAGON: IRAN SEEKING NEW MISSILES, WAR EQUIPMENT" by Adam Kredo (December 21, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series No.1289: "U.S.MONEY TRANSFERRED TO IRAN USED TO EXPAND IRAN'S MILITARY BUDGET" by Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli (December 15, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN COMMANDER WHO KILLED AMERICANS TOURS SYRIA, VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BAN Iran demonstrates control in Syria, boosting Hezbollah presence" by Adam Kredo (December 19, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. ACCUSED OF TRAINING IRANIAN-TIED FORCES IN IRAQ Obama admin denies charges, insists there is convergence of U.S.-Iranian interests" by Adam Kredo (December 16, 2016)

CNS NEWS.com: "WH: IRAN'S NUCLEAR-POWERED VESSEL ANNOUNCEMENT DOESN'T VIOLATE NUCLEAR DEAL" by Patrick Goodenough (December 14, 2016)

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN VOWS NUCLEAR RETALIATION FOR U.S. BREACH OF DEAL" by Adam Kredo (December 14, 2016)

KUNA.net-kw: KUWAIT NEWS AGENCY - English: Tehran, Iran - "IRAN CONDUCTS MILITARY DRILL IN SE. IRAN" (December 11, 2016 08:11 GMT)

UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: "DEFEATING THE IRANIAN THREAT NETWORK: OPTIONS FOR COUNTERING IRANIAN PROXIES" (December 6, 2016)

CNS NEWS: "AYATOLLAH, ON THE DAY BOEING SIGNS DEAL WITH IRAN AIR: 'Do Not Trust Americans At All'" by Patrick Goodenough (December 12, 2016 4:24 am EST)

REUTERS.com: "IRAN AIR SAYS SIGNS DEAL TO BUY 80 BOEING PASSENGER PLANES" (SNIPPET: "The agency quoted Farhad Parvaresh, the head of the country's flag carrier, as saying that the 10-year deal included 50 Boeing 737 aircraft and 30 777 planes.") (December 11, 2016 4:44 am EST)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry and Analysis Series No. 1286: "THE REGIONAL VISION OF IRAN'S ISLAMIC REGIME AND ITS MILITARY-POLITICAL IMPLEMENTATION, Part 1 -- The Ideological Doctrine: Exporting The Revolution; Iran as 'Umm Al-Qura'" by Yigal Carmon and A. Savyon and U. Kafash (SNIPPET: "The regime in Iran is the jumping-off point for a "comprehensive Islamic Revolution," and exporting the Revolution is the tool for attaining Islamic unity.") (December 7, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE - Policy Watch 2734: "HEZBOLLAH'S 'DIPLOMATS' GO OPERATIONAL" by Matthew Levitt (SNIPPET: "Officials in Washington and abroad should pay close attention to the group's self-styled 'ambassadors,' who are increasingly being implicated in criminal and terrorist activities around the world.") (December 2, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE - Policy Watch 2733: "RESPONDING TO IRAN'S ARMS SMUGGLING IN YEMEN" by Michael Knights (December 2, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): Beijing, China - "CHINA EXPRESSES CONCERN AS YEMEN'S HOUTHIS FORM GOVERNMENT" (December 3, 2016 08:27)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 6697: "IRAN'S MASHHAD MUNICIPALITY OPENS MILITARY-RELIGIOUS AMUSEMENT PARK -- TO REINFORCE REVOLUTIONARY VALUES FOR CHILDREN" (December 1, 2016)

Matthew Levitt@Levitt_Matt posted on Twitter.com: "A U.S.-designated terrorist group is now an official part of the Iraq govt" (November 27, 2016 7:12 am)

THE WASHINGTON POST: "IRAQ GIVES MILITIAS OFFICIAL STATUS DESPITE ABUSE CLAIMS" by Mustafa Salim and Missy Ryan (SNIPPET: "Some of the most powerful militias included in the "popular mobilization units" are closely aligned to Tehran, and the United States considers one of them a terrorist group.") (November 26, 2016)

FDD's LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRAQI POPULAR MOBILIZATION FORCES CLOSE IN ON TAL AFAR" by Bill Roggio & Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "The militias have bragged that they are receiving direct support from Iran during their offensive west of Mosul. "The Iranians are with us," a Hezbollah Brigades spokesman told the Associated Press on Nov. 21. Earlier in the month, Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, commander of the Hezbollah Brigades and PMF deputy commander whom the US Treasury has designated as a terrorist, also thanked Iran's support, telling pro-Hezbollah media that the PMF receive "fundamental and direct support of Iran," approved by Baghdad. Muhandis is advisor to Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) external operations wing, the Qods Force.") (November 23, 2016)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "INTEL: IRAN USING COMMERCIAL PLANES TO SMUGGLE WEAPONS TO TERRORISTS Obama admin accused of facilitating Iranian terror by approving new airplane sales" by Adam Kredo (November 24, 2016)

JEWISH NEWS: "ISRAEL's UN ENVOY: IRAN SMUGGLING WEAPONS TO HEZBOLLAH Danny Danon claimed Islamic country's revolutionary guard has been funnelling weapons and ammunition to terrorists" by Stephen Oryszczuk (November 23, 2016)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "CONSULTANT TO IRANIAN MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS PLEADS GUILTY TO FILING FALSE INCOME TAX RETURN AND CONSPIRING TO VIOLATE SANCTIONS LAWS" (SNIPPET: "Ahmad Sheikhzadeh, 60, a U.S. citizen and resident of New York City, New York, pleaded guilty to filing a false income tax return that substantially understated the amount of cash salary the defendant received from Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations (IMUN) and conspiring to facilitate the transfer of funds to Iran without the required license from the Treasury Department in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).") (November 21, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): Washington - "U.S. HOUSE VOTES TO BAR SALES OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would block the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran, a bid to stop sales by Boeing and Airbus that have already been approved by President Barack Obama's administration. The bill passed the Republican-led House by 243-174 largely along party lines. Eight Democrats joined Republicans in favor. All 174 "no" votes were from Democrats.") (November 17, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HEZBOLLAH POSTS PHOTOS ALONGSIDE U.S.-MADE ARMORED CARRIERS" by Natalie Johnson (SNIPPET: "The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah held a parade in Syria over the weekend to show off its array of military equipment, which included American-made armored vehicles fitted with antiaircraft guns. Photographs of Hezbollah militants posing with the armored personnel carriers, known as the M113, have raised questions among U.S. officials and analysts about how the terror group acquired the vehicles.") (November 17, 2016)

Matthew Levitt@Levitt_Matt wrote via Twitter: "1. #Hezbollah procurement agent & criminal facilitator Khalid Amhaz arrested in Lebanon" (Posted November 17, 2016 1:44 pm)

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS PROCUREMENT AGENTS OF HIZBALLAH FRONT COMPANY BASED IN LEBANON WITH SUBSIDIARIES IN THE UAE AND CHINA Action Targets Company's Owners and Several Managers Responsible for Supporting Hizballah's Global Procurement Operations" (July 10, 2014)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN SAYS IT HAS 'OTHER OPTIONS' SHOULD NUCLEAR DEAL CRUMBLE" by Natalie Johnson (November 10, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5741 Broadcast: November 2, 2016: "Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Explains the Chant 'Death to America'"

CNS NEWS.com: "STATE DEPARTMENT ON IRAN'S 'DEATH TO AMERICA'CHANTS: 'Like Any Country, There's Heated Political Rhetoric'" by Patrick Goodenough (November 4, 2016)

REUTERS: Jerusalem - "IRAN COMMANDS 25,000 SHI'ITE FIGHTERS IN SYRIA - ISRAELI OFFICIAL" by Luke Baker (SNIPPET: "Iran now commands a force of around 25,000 Shi'ite Muslim militants in Syria, mostly made up of recruits from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the former head of Israel's domestic intelligence agency has told a visiting Swiss delegation.") (November 3, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MILITARY LEADER: IRAN SENDING ELITE FIGHTERS INTO U.S., EUROPE IRGC Commander: 'IRGC will be in the U.S. and Europe very soon'" by Adam Kredo (November 2, 2016)

DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "INSIDE 'THE GLASSHOUSE': IRAN 'IS RUNNING COVERT WAR IN SYRIA COSTING BILLIONS FROM TOP SECRET SPYMASTER HQ NEAR DAMASCUS AIRPORT'" by Jake Wallis Simons (August 30, 2016; Updated September 6, 2016)

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "TWO CALIFORNIA MEN AMONG THOSE CHARGED IN SCHEME TO SMUGGLE MILITARY AIRCRAFT PARTS AND DEFENSE ITEMS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Zavik Zargarian, 52, of Glendale, California, and Vache Nayirian, 57, of Lakeview Terrace, California" SNIPPET: "Also named in the indictment are Zargarian's Glendale-based company, ZNC Engineering, and two Iranian nationals, Hanri Terminassian, 55, and Hormoz Nowrouz, 56, both of whom are believed to be in Iran.") (October 28, 2016)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS: CUBA TO SHARE CRITICAL U.S. INTEL WITH IRANIAN SPIES Intel sharing with Cuba endangers America, lawmakers warn" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Intelligence released by the State Department and posted on WikiLeaks as part of an email dump from Hillary Clinton's personal email server shows that Hezbollah was moving into Cuba as far back as 2011.") (October 27, 2016)

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"CUBA CONFIDENTIAL The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN TO ADD U.S.-MADE AIRCRAFT TO ITS WAR FLEET Obama admin paves way for Tehran to rebuild its air force" by Adam Kredo (October 24, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "IRGC TO EXPAND BASIJ SPECIAL FORCES" by Amir Toumaj (October 24, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "QASSEM SOLEIMANI SPOTTED IN IRAQ'S KRG TERRITORY" by Amir Toumaj (October 24, 2016)

NYPOST.com - Opinion - Editoral: "IRAN JUST RAISED ITS PRICE FOR THE NEXT HOSTAGE RANSOM" by Post Editorial Board (SNIPPET: "Iran's leaders, according to the nation's state-run press, now expect "billions of dollars" in exchange for US hostages they're holding in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.") (October 20, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "TWO AMERICANS HELD IN YEMEN RELEASED AND FLOWN TO OMAN" (SNIPPET: "Two American prisoners held captive by Yemen Houthi rebels have been released and taken to neighboring Oman after Omani officials mediated their release, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.") (October 15, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. STIKES THREE RADAR SITES IN HOUTHI-CONTROLLED PART OF YEMEN" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The US has launched missiles against three radar sites in the Houthi-controlled part of Yemen. The strikes came in response to two attacks on the USS Mason, which operates in international waters off the Red Sea coast of Yemen.") (October 13, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - tag: "IRAN"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Washington - "U.S. NAVY DESTROYER AGAIN TARGETED BY MISSILES FROM YEMEN" (October 12, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. CASH TO IRAN MAY HAVE FUNDED ATTACK ON AMERICAN NAVY Lawmakers fear Iran spending American dollars to fund global terror operation" by Adam Kredo (October 12, 2016)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "THREE IRANIANS CAUGHT IN ITALY WITH FAKE ISRAELI PASSPORTS Israel checking whether the 3, who were deported to Turkey, are tied to Iranian global terror plots against Israelis" (SNIPPET: "In 2014, two Iranians were arrested at an airport in Nairobi, Kenya, after attempting to enter the country using fake Israeli passports. They were sentenced under anti-terrorism laws to two years in prison and ordered to pay a large fine.") (October 12, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6634: "IRANIAN OFFICIAL: 'If America Wants to Try Its Luck Against Us, [It Should Know That] We Are Completely Capable of Mobilizing 9 Million Fighters... In Under 10 Days'; 'We Have Warehouse Full [Of Missiles] ... That Can Hit Tel Aviv'" (October 2, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No.5692 Broadcast September 22, 2016: "IRGC DEPUTY COMMANDER SALAMI: We Have a 'Jungle' of Missiles Ready to Be Launched at Any Enemy Far Away"

MIAMI HERALD: "STATE: HEZBOLLAH-LINKED GROUP LAUNDERED DRUG MONEY THROUGH MIAMI BANKS" by David Ovalle (SNIPPET: "The main player is Mohammad Ahmad Ammar, 31..." SNIPPET: "Along with Ammar, two other Hezbollah associates are facing charges charges in the same case.") (October 11, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ACCUSED HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVE SLATED TO SPEAK IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Questions remain about how individual linked to terror obtained visa" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Azmi Bishara") (October 6, 2016)

DEFEND DEMOCRACY.org: "HOW THE NUCLEAR DEAL ENRICHES IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS" by Eamnuele Ottolenghi, Saeed Ghasseminejad, Annie Fixler & Amir Toumaj (pdf) (October 2016)

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THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "YEMENI HOUTHIS FIRE AT SHIP WITH IRANIAN-SUPPLIED MISSILE" by Amir Toumaj (October 5, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "ISRAELI SECURITY FORCES ARREST GHAJAR TERROR CELL LINKED TO HEZBOLLAH" by David Daoud (October 7, 2016)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "HEZBOLLAH CELL PLANNED TO BLOW UP IDF SOLDIERS, BUT LOST ITS BOMBS Residents of Ghajar received explosives from Shiite terror group, hid them in grove where farmer found them; seventh man indicted for dealing drugs" by Judah Ari Gross (October 6, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE - Policy Alert: "IRAN SHOWS OFF ITS BOUNTY OF CRASHED DRONES AND NEW UAVs" by Farzin Nadimi (October 4, 2016)

Video - THE GLAZOV GANG: "TOP 10 ACID ATTACK VICTIMS IN IRAN" (October 1, 2016)

Video - THE GLAZOV GANG: "TOP 10 INNOCENT WOMEN WHO WERE EXECUTED IN IRAN" (August 27, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN HIDING SECRET HOSTAGE DOCS SIGNED WITH IRANIAN INTEL OFFICIALS Obama admin sequesters key docs relating to secret deals" by Adam Kredo (October 5, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN SECRETLY FACILITATED BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM" by Adam Kredo (October 4, 2016)

HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE: Washington, D.C. - "MCCAUL ON ADMINISTRATION SECRETLY LIFTING SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN BANKS" (September 30, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: OBAMA ADMIN SIGNED SECRET DOCUMENT TO LIFT U.N. SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN BANKS" by Cameron Cawthorne (September 30, 2016)

WSJ.com: Washington - "U.S. SIGNED SECRET DOCUMENT TO LIFT U.N. SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN BANKS" by Jay Solomon and Carol E. Lee (September 29, 2016)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IRAN'S TERROR PROXY SUPPORT OPENLY DEFIES WESTERN PRESSURE" (September 12, 2016)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "HOUSE APPROVES BILL BANNING CASH PAYMENTS TO IRAN" (September 22, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. BEGINS GRANTING LICENSES FOR AIRCRAFT SALES TO IRAN" by Natalie Johnson (September 21, 2016)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER - English - tag: "IRAN"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN 'LAUNDERED' U.S. CASH TO IRAN VIA N.Y. FED, EURO BANKS Congressman: 'Administration laundred this money in order to circumvent U.S. law'" by Adam Kredo (September 19, 2016 5:00 am)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: OBAMA ADMIN PROVIDED IRANIAN TERROR ORGS WITH $37.4 MILLION IN CASH Cash payment by U.S. goes to Iran's military budget, report finds" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The recent $1.7 billion cash payment to Iran--which is being described by many in Congress as a ransom payment to the Islamic Republic--will be used in part to fund Iran's leading military organization, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is responsible for orchestrating terror attacks that have killed Americans. The new research comes amid a growing scandal over the Obama administration's decision to hand Iran billions in cash as part of an effort to secure the release of several U.S. hostages earlier this year.") (September 14, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6611: "Iranian General Discusses Shi'ite Liberation Army Under Command of Qassem Soleimani, Who Is Subordinate to Supreme Leader Khamenei" (September 15, 2016) (Read More...)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IRAN'S TERROR PROXY SUPPORT OPENLY DEFIES WESTERN PRESSURE" (September 12, 2016)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "SPOTLIGHT ON IRAN" -Editor: Dr. Raz Zimmt (pdf) (August 29-September 11, 2016)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "NEW REPORT DETAILS IRANIAN COMMANDER'S INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY AND REGIONAL EXPANSION" (November 4, 2015)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "PORTRAIT OF QASEM SOLEIMANI, COMMANDER OF THE IRANIAN ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS' QODS FORCE, INSTIGATOR OF IRANIAN SUBVERSION AND TERRORISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AROUND THE GLOBE" by Dr. Raz Zimmt (pdf) (October 29, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "INTERNET GROUP ICANN BOOSTED MEMBER WHO TRANSFERRED U.S. TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN Obama administration pushing to hand over control of internet to ICANN" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Obama administration efforts to hand over control of America's Internet to The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, an international coalition of 162 countries and entities, have sparked outrage on Capitol Hill, where critics allege the move would stifle the free flow of information." SNIPPET: "On multiple occasions, ICANN has provided official accreditation to people operating as an "arm of a criminal network," including one person who pled guilty to transferring U.S. technology to Iran, according to testimony by John Horton, president and CEO of LegitScript, which works with international governments.") (September 14, 2016 1:55 pm)

TESTIMONY - John C. Horton - Link (pdf)

UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY - Subcommitte on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts: "PROTECTING INTERNET FREEDOM: IMPLICATIONS OF ENDING U.S. OVERSIGHT OF THE INTERNET" (September 14, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES - Analysis/Opinion: "AL QAEDA'S IRAN CONNECTION The Islamic Republic and the terror group are lethal allies" by Sean Durns (September 8, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "U.S. TREASURY SAYS $1.7 BILLION TRANSFER TO IRAN WAS ALL CASH" (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration had claimed the events were separate, but recently acknowledged the cash was used as leverage until the Americans were allowed to leave Iran.") (September 7, 2016 08:24)

STARS AND STRIPES: Washington - "IRANIAN BOATS SWARM U.S. WARSHIP, FORCE IT TO CHANGE COURSE IN PERSIAN GULF" by Corey Dickstein (SNIPPET: "It was at least the fifth time in the last two weeks the Revolutionary Guard boats, controlled by hard-line, anti-American clerics close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, harassed U.S. Navy ships.") (September 6, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5645 Broadcast: August 26, 2016: "Anti-American Propaganda Film Shows Young Iranians Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers with Battle Cries"

REUTERS.com - Financials: "THREE IRANIAN BANKS TO OPEN BRANCHES IN MUNICH -- PAPER" (SNIPPET: "Middle East Bank, Parsian Bank and Sina Bank" SNIPPET: "She cited strong interest in exporting items to Iran from the German engineering, automotive, aerospace, environmental technology, pharmaceutical and medical technology sectors.") (September 4, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MISSING IN IRAN" by Joseph Bottum (SNIPPET: "... Robert Levinson, the American spy who has been missing in Iran for almost a decade.") (September 3, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN SATELLITE LAUNCH PROMPTS FEAR OF LONG RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iranian officials announced on Tuesday that the country is preparing to launch three new satellites into space, renewing concerns from defense experts about Iran's ongoing research into long-range ballistic missile technology that could help it fire a nuclear weapon at Western nations.") (August 31, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CENTCOM COMMANDER SLAMS IRANIAN NAVAL ACTIONS AS 'UNPROFESSIONAL'" by Jack Heretik (August 30, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. NAVY FIRES WARNING SHOTS AT IRANIAN VESSEL" by Jack Heretik (August 25, 2016)

Video - FOX NEWS: "IRAN'S PATTERN OF DEFIANCE IS GROWING MORE PRONOUNCED" (August 30, 2016)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Bureau of Consular Affairs - U.S. Passports & International Travel: "IRAN TRAVEL WARNING" (August 22, 2016)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OUTLINES GROWING TERRORIST THREAT" (SNIPPET: "The Canadian government warned that roughly 60 "extremist travelers" have returned to Canada, in a new report outlining major threats from terrorist organizations including the Islamic State and Hizballah." SNIPPET: "The few that returned to North America pose a major threat to both Canada and the United States.") (August 29, 2016)

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ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN SHOWS S-300 DEPLOYED AT FORDOW NUCLEAR SITE" (August 30, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CLINTON FOUNDATION DONOR BARRED ENTRY INTO U.S. ON TERRORISM GROUNDS" by Natalie Johnson (SNIPPET: "Gilbert Chagaoury") (August 29, 2016)

REUTERS: "IRAN VESSELS MAKE 'HIGH SPPED INTERCEPT' OF U.S. SHIP: U.S. OFFICIAL" (SNIPPET: "Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels "harassed" a U.S. warship on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said, amid Washington's concerns about Iran's posture in the Gulf and in the Syrian civil war.") (August 25, 2016 4:09 pm EDT)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPARTMENT WARNS: IRAN SEEKING TO CAPTURE U.S. CITIZENS" by Adam Kredo (August 22, 2016)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Bureau of Consular Affairs: "IRAN TRAVEL WARNING" (Last updated August 22, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Analysis: "IRGC IMPLICATED IN ARMING YEMENI HOUTHIS WITH MISSILES" by Benham Ben Taleblu (August 21, 2016)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER DOESN'T RULE OUT OPENING MORE BASES TO RUSSIA" (August 21, 2016)

THE TELEGRAPH: Rome - "FAKE PASSPORTS FOR ISIL TERRORISTS 'FOUND IN GREEK REFUGEE CAMPS'" by Josephine McKenna (SNIPPET: "Law enforcement officers arrested six individuals in Austria and one in Hungary. Europol said the mastermind of the gang, a 44-year-old Syrian national, was recruiting drivers in Austria and deploying them to Hungary." SNIPPET: "The crime network is suspected to have smuggled over 200 migrants who were of Afghan, Iranian, Iraqi and Syrian origin. Europol said in a statement at least 10 people smuggling cases had been uncovered in Austria, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia by law enforcement authorities in recent months.") (August 21, 2016)

CNS NEWS: "FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN: 'It Was Ransom'" (August 18, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPARTMENT BLAMES CRITICISM OF $400 MILLION PAYMENT TO IRAN ON THE MEDIA" by Jack Heretik (August 18, 2016)

THE DETROIT NEWS: Detroit - "DEARBORN MAN LIED ABOUT DENTAL VISIT TO JOIN HEZBOLLAH" by Robert Snell (SNIPPET: "Mohammad Hassan Hamdan, 24") (August 15, 2016)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - USAO-EDMI - Press Release: "DEARBORN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LYING ABOUT TRAVEL TO FIGHT FOR HEZBOLLAH" (SNIPPET: "Mohammad Hassan Hamdan, 24") (August 15, 2016)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "ARRESTS SUGGEST HIZBALLAH SEEKING STRONGER WEST BANK FOOTHOLD" (SNIPPET: "Members of Hizballah's Unit 133 external operations branch used social media services, especially Facebook, to recruit Palestinians in the West Bank.") (August 16, 2016)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "HEZBOLLAH TERROR CELLS, SET UP VIA FACEBOOK IN WEST BANK AND ISRAEL, BUSTED BY SHIN BET" by Judah Ari Gross (August 16, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "AN ALLEGED 'AGENT' OF IRAN TRANSFERRED FROM GUANTANAMO TO THE UAE" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Haji Hamidullah" SNIPPET: "Regardless, as Hamidullah's and the HIG's story shows, the war in Afghanistan has often made for strange bedfellows.") (August 17, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "THE GITMO FILES: AN AGENT OF IRAN" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Haji Hamidullah") (May 18, 2011)

THE NEW YORK TIMES - The Guantanamo Docket: "HAMIDULLAH"

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD: "DOCUMENTS: FREEPORT MAN DIED FIGHTING FOR ISLAMIC STATE IN LEBANON Adnan Fazeli became radicalized after moving to Maine in 2009." by Scott Dolan and Megan Doyle (SNIPPET: "An Iranian man who came to Maine as a refugee in 2009..." SNIPPET: "Adnan Fazeli, 38" SNIPPET: "Fazeli, who also went by the names Abu Nawaf and Abu Abdullah Al-Ahwazi...") (Updated August 16, 2016)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "RUSSIAN Tu-22M3s BASED IN IRAN HAVE CARRIED OUT STRIKES IN SYRIA" August 16, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "RUSSIA DEPLOYS BOMBERS TO IRANIAN AIR BASE FOR SYRIA STRIKES" (August 16, 2016 11:25)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "QASSEM SOLEIMANI TO PLAY 'MAJOR ROLE' IN MOSUL OPERATIONS" by Amir Toumaj (August 12, 2016)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "HIZBALLAH USES DRONE AS OFFENSIVE CAPABILITIES GROW" (August 9, 2016)

FBI.gov - Wanted by the FBI: "NADER SAEDI Conspiracy to Commit, and Aid and Abet, Computer Intrusion" (SNIPPET: "Nader Saedi is wanted for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to conduct a coordinated campaign of distributed denial of service ("DDoS") attacks against the United States financial sector and other United States companies from 2012 through 2013. Saedi was an employee of Mersad, a private computer security company that performed work on behalf of the Iranian Government, and a former member of the Iran-based computer hacking group Sun Army. He is a self-proclaimed expert in DDoS attacks who allegedly wrote the computer scripts that Mersad used to identify and compromise vulnerable web servers. These servers were later used as bots in the Kamikaze botnet attack.") (pdf)

THE HILL.com - Blog Briefing Room: "COTTON: CLINTON HAD EMAILS ABOUT NUCLEAR SCIENTIST EXECUTED IN IRAN" by Rebecca Savransky (SNIPPET: "Hillary Clinton" SNIPPET: "Shahram Amiri, an Iranian scientist who reportedly gave information to the United States about Tehran's nuclear program, was executed in Iran.") (August 7, 2016 11:16 am)

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CNS NEWS.com: "SENATOR COTTON: FLYING UNTRACEABLE 'COLD, HARD CASH' IN AN UNMARKED PLANE TO IRAN 'LIKE A DRUG CARTEL TRANSACTION" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Obama administration") (August 4, 2016 4:22 am EDT)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN CLERIC CHARGED WITH FINANCING TERRORISM, MONEY LAUNDERING IN KOSOVO" by Natalie Johnson (SNIPPET: "Hasan Azari Bejandi") (August 1, 2016)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "TOP IRANIAN COMMANDER INSPECTS ISRAEL-SYRIA BORDER DURING MYSTERIOUS VISIT" by Aaron Kliegman (SNIPPET: "General Mohammad Reza Naqdi") (July 27, 2016 1:44 pm)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN PREPARING TO REOPEN PROHIBITED NUCLEAR SITES" by Adam Kredo (July 21, 2016)

THE DAILY SIGNAL: "THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL CONTINUES TO UNRAVEL" -Commentary by James Phillips (July 20, 2016)

AP - The Big Story - AP Exclusive: "DOCUMENT SHOWS LESS LIMITS ON IRAN NUKE DEAL" by George Jahn (July 18, 2016)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "SAN DIEGO MAN REPORTEDLY DETAINED IN IRAN" ("... another American has been detained in Iran." SNIPPET: "Robin Shahini") (July 22, 2016)

THE TELEGRAPH: "MUNICH SHOOTING: GERMAN-IRANIAN GUNMAN TARGETED CHILDREN OUTSIDE MCDONALDS, AS NINE KILLED IN TERRORIST MASSACRE" (July 23, 2016 8:28 am)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "TREASURY DESIGNATES 3 SENIOR AL QAEDA MEMBERS IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "The newly-designated al Qaeda operatives are: Faisal Jassim Mohammed Al Amri Al Khalidi, Yisra Muhammad Ibrahim Bayumi, and Abu Bakr Muhammad Muhammad Ghumayn.") (July 20, 2016)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATED THREE SENIOR AL-QAIDA MEMBERS" (July 20, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - tag: "AL QAEDA"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: IRAN RECEIVES FIRST S-300 MISSILE SHIPMENT FROM RUSSIA" by Natalie Johnson (SNIPPET: "Russia is supplying Iran with the advanced S-300 PMU2 system rather than the PMU1 system-information that was previously withheld. Moscow began in April delivering the S-300 missile defense system to Tehran, which displayed part of it in a military parade held to mark National Army Day on April 17.") (July 18, 2016)

FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES - Center on Sanctions & Illicit Finance: "SANCTIONS EVASION IN THE IRANIAN AVIATION SECTOR" by Emanuele Ottolenghi, Annie Fixler, and Yaya J. Fanusie (pdf) (July 2016)

HAARETZ.com News (AP): "ARGENTINIAN JEWS DEMAND JUSTICE OVER AMIA BOMBING ON 22nd ANNIVERSARY Jewish leaders ask Argentinian President Macri to help solve the 1994 attack on the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association that killed 85 people, Argentina's deadliest terrorist attack." (July 18, 2016 10:27 pm)

Stewart Bell @StewartBellNP via Twitter.com: "Four years ago today, suspected Hezbollah terrorists planted a bomb on a tour bus. The Canadian wanted for the attack..." (Posted July 18, 2016 12:10 pm)

INTERPOL - Notice: "EL HAJJ HASSAN, HASSAN Wanted by the Judicial Authorities of Bulgaria for Prosecution/To Serve A Sentence"

FOX NEWS - Exclusive: "IRAN CONDUCTS 4TH MISSILE TEST SINCE SIGNING NUKE DEAL" by Lucas Tomlinson (July 15, 2016)

REUTERS.com: United Nations - "IRAN MISSILE TESTS 'NOT CONSISTENT' WITH NUCLEAR DEAL SPIRIT: U.N. REPORT" by Michelle Nichols (July 7, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN LETTING CHINA, RUSSIA GAIN MISSILE EDGE Study calls for space-based missile defense" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "China, Russia, and rogue states like Iran are investing in advanced missile technology that will threaten the United States. The Obama administration's defense policy has lagged in the field of missile deterrence, according to a new study from the Hudson Institute prepared with input from former officials and military leaders. Increasing shortcomings in U.S. preparedness has encouraged other nations to prioritize development of missiles that threaten U.S. interests at home, abroad, and in space.") (July 14, 2016)

HUDSON INSTITUTE: "SPACE AND THE RIGHT TO SELF DEFENSE" -Study Director: Rebeccah L. Heinrichs (pdf) (June 2016)

THE WEEKLY STANDARD: "TOP INTEL OFFICIAL: AL QAEDA WORKED ON WMD IN IRAN New Evidence of the bin Laden-Iran connection." by Stephen F. Hayes and Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The letter was captured by a U.S. military sensitive site exploitation team during the raid on bin Laden's Abbottabad headquarters in May 2011. It is described in Field of Fight, out Tuesday from Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Michael Ledeen of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. "One letter to bin Laden reveals that al Qaeda was working on chemical and biological weapons in Iran," Flynn writes.") (July 12, 2016)

THE WEEKLY STANDARD: "IRAN ARTICLES"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN BRUSHES OFF INTEL IRAN IS BUYING NUKE, MISSILE MATERIALS" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The administration's response stands in sharp contrast to comments made by many lawmakers who view the German intelligence as proof that Iran is in violation of international accords.") (July 11, 2016 5:00 am)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPARTMENT STRUGGLES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON REPORTS OF IRAN OBTAINING ILLICIT NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY" by Jack Heretik

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN STILL TRYING TO ACQUIRE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY IN GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "The same report also highlighted an increase in Iranian efforts to buy components to be assembled into nuclear-tipped missiles.") (July 8, 2016)

FOX NEWS.com: "GERMAN INTEL REPORT CHARGES IRAN SEEKING ILLEGAL NUKE, MISSILE TECH" by Benjamin Weinthal (July 7, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES - Threat Assessment: "IRAN THREATENS TO RESTART NUCLEAR PROGRAM" (July 6, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No.5549 Broadcast: July 1, 2016: "IRGC DEPUTY COMMANDER SALAMI ON QODS DAY: Over 100,000 Missiles in Lebanon Alone Are Ready to Strike at the Heart of Israel; Today, More than Ever, Its Annihilation Is Imminent"

NOVINITE.com - SOFIA NEWS AGENCY: "PERPETRATORS OF 2012 BURGAS AIRPORT ATTACK TO BE BROUGHT TO COURT IN DAYS" (SNIPPET: "On 18 July 2012, a suicide bomber targeted a passenger bus with Israeli tourists who had just landed at the airport in Burgas and were about to be taken to their hotel in the resort of Sunny Beach. The bombing claimed the lives of five Israeli tourists and the Bulgarian driver of the bus and left more than thirty other people injured.") (July 7, 2016 17:05)

NOVINITE.com - SOFIA NEWS AGENCY - Tag: "HEZBOLLAH"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. IDENTIFIES NINE TRAINING CAMPS IN IRAN FOR AFGHANS Afghan fighters used in Syria by Tehran as proxies" by Bill Gertz (July 1, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5549 Broadcast: July 1, 2016: "IRGC DEPUTY COMMANDER SALAMI ON QODS DAY: Over 100,000 Missiles in Lebanon Alone Are Ready to Strike at the Heart of Israel; Today, More than Ever, Is Annihilation Is Imminent"

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "IRAN'S NEW ARMED FORCES CHIEF: IMPLICATIONS OF HIS APPOINTMENT" by Amir Toumaj (June 30, 2016)

CENTRE FOR THE NEW MIDDLE EAST at The Jackson Society: "THE VIEW FROM TEHRAN'S TWILIGHT ZONE: Iran's Continued Illicit Finance Activiites and Their Implications" by Dr. Matthew Levitt (pdf) (May 2016)

BLOOMBERG View: "Oh. So That's Why Boeing Wanted the Iran Deal." by Eli Lake (June 23, 2016)

THE DAILY BEAST: "BOEING'S MAN PUSHED FOR THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL--AND NOW THE COMPANY IS SELLING $25 BILLION WORTH OF PLANES TO TEHRAN" by Betsy Woodruff (June 22, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN BATTLING INTERNAL WAR OVER GIVING IRAN ACCESS TO U.S. DOLLARS Internal strife as Treasury rejects State Department efforts to appease Iran" by Adam Kredo (June 22, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPARTMENT CAN'T DEFEND SELLING AIRPLANES TO A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM" by Jack Heretik (June 21, 2016)

LEGAL INSURRECTION - blog: "AS OBAMA RETREATS, IRAN INFILTRATES LATIN AMERICA" by Vijeta Uniyal (SNIPPET: "Islamic Republic planting operatives in mosques, culture centres and universities across Latin America, a detailed report reveals") (June 21, 2016)

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "IRAN'S INFILTRATION OF LATIN AMERICA" by Mary Anastasia O'Grady (June 19, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN UNDER SCRUTINY FOR IGNORING U.S. LAW BANNING RUSSIAN ARMS SALE TO IRAN" by Adam Kredo (June 20, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN SUES U.S. TO TAKE $2 BILLION PAYOUT AWAY FROM AMERICAN TERROR VICTIMS" by Adam Kredo (June 16, 2016)

WAR IS BORING: "IRANIAN TOW MISSILE KNOCKOFFS SPREAD TO WAR ZONES Tank busters spotted in Iraq, Syria and Yemen look a lot like Toophans" by Adam Rawnsley (June 18, 2016)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - USAO-EDNY - Press Release: "CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF INTERNATIONAL METALLURGICAL COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO EXPORT SPECIALTY METALS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Erdal Kuyumcu, the chief executive officer of Global Metallurgy, LLC") (June 14, 2016)

NATIONAL POST.com: Toronto - "COURT AWARDS IRAN'S NON-DIPLOMATIC ASSETS IN CANADA TO TERROR VICTIMS IN $13-MILLION CASE" by Stewart Bell (June 10, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN SPENDS $1.7 BILLION IN U.S. TAXPAYER FUNDS TO BOOST ITS MILITARY State Department silent" by Adam Kredo (June 9, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "HEZBOLLAH MOVING 'TONS OF COCAINE' IN LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE TO FINANCE TERROR OPERATIONS" by Guy Taylor (June 8, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES - Topic: "HEZBOLLAH"

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "QODS FORCE COMMANDER AN OFFICIAL ADVISOR TO GOVERNMENT, IRAQ'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS" by Bill Roggio and Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Qods Force") (June 7, 2016)

CNS NEWS.com: "WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN EVASIVE WHEN ASKED IF ANY SENIOR OFFICIAL EVER LIED ABOUT IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL" by Patrick Goodenough (June 7, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "FOOTAGE SURFACES OF IRANIAN IRGC FIGHTER EMBEDDED WITH IRAQI FORCES NEAR FALLUJAH" by Amir Toumaj (June 7, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRGC GROUND FORCES COMMANDER SPOTTED IN FALLUJAH" by Amir Toumaj (SNIPPET: "Qassem Soleimani") (June 5, 2016)

FULL MEASURE with Sharyl Attkisson: "MISSING IN IRAN" (June 5, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HARVARD HIRES IRANIAN REGIME SUPPORTER WHO WARNED OF 'JEWISH THREAT'" by Adam Kredo (June 2, 2016)

CAPITOL HILL CUBANS.com (THE NEW YORK TIMES): "U.S. SUBPOENAS HUAWEI OVER DEALINGS WITH CUBA, SYRIA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA" (SNIPPET: "Huawei Technologies has become China's most successful international technology company...") (June 3, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Tag: "CHINA"

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Analysis: "IRAN HAS SUPPORTED THE TALIBAN'S INSURGENCY SINCE LATE 2001" by Thomas Joscelyn (May 29, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Tag Archives: "IRAN"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN CONSIDERS PERMITTING ADVANCED RUSSIAN ARMS SALES TO IRAN" by Adam Kredo (May 26, 2016)

REUTERS.com: "HARDLINER ELECTED AS HEAD OF IRAN'S TOP CLERICAL BODY" (May 24, 2016 3:51 am EDT)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN THREATENS TO DESTROY ISRAEL IN 'LESS THAN EIGHT MINUTES' Supreme leader tells U.S. to stop crying over missile tests" by Adam Kredo (May 23, 2016)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "CANADIAN-IRANIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO VIOLATE IRAN SANCTIONS" (SNIPPET: "Ali Reza Parsa, 45") (May 23, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "IRANIAN QODS FORCE LEADER REPORTEDLY IN FALLUJAH" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Qassem Soleimani") (May 23, 2016)

CNS NEWS.com: "U.S. KILLED TALIBAN LEADER IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS VISIT TO IRAN" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "The death of the leader of the Taliban in a U.S. drone strike has turned a fresh spotlight onto the Afghan terrorist group's relationship with Iran, whose ties despite being of different sects have long concerned the U.S. military. In a statement protesting the missile strike on a vehicle in its sovereign territory, Pakistan's foreign ministry revealed that the slain person -- believed to be Taliban leader Akhtar Mohammad Mansour -- was killed within hours of entering Pakistan from Iran.") (May 23, 2016 4:19 am EDT)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESSMAN: CLASSIFIED DETAILS OF IRAN'S TREATMENT OF U.S. SAILORS WILL SHOCK THE NATION Lawmaker says new details being withheld by Obama administration" by Adam Kredo (May 16, 2016)

Video (MEMRITVVideos via YouTube.com: "IRGC NAVY COMMANDER: U.S. Vessels Will Be Sunk in Persian Gulf If They Make The Slightest Mistake" (Posted May 15, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "INSIDE THE RING: COUNTERDECEPTION UNIT TO CLOSE" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "But now one of the last units devoted to counteracting foreign lies, deception and denial of information by states like China, Russia and Iran is being closed down, U.S. officials tell Inside the Ring.") (May 12, 2016 2:33 pm)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS, AP): "TOP HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER KILLED IN SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "Mustafa Badreddine" SNIPPET: "Badreddine, known among the group's ranks as Zulfiqar" SNIPPET: "Badreddine was known by several names, including Elias Saab and Sami Issa.") (May 13, 2016 08:02/Israel News)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN SHOWS OFF THIRD UNDERGROUND MISSILE SITE Qiam missile launch highlights hidden facilities" by Bill Gertz ) (May 12, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN"

AKTIVNYYE.com - Active Measures: "A NETWORK OF INFLUENCERS, FOREIGN FIGHTERS, AND IRANIAN AGENTS" by Andrew Aaron Weisburd (May 10, 2016)

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WSJ.com - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: London - "KERRY TRIES TO DRUM UP SOME BUSINESS IN EUROPE FOR IRAN" by Felicia Schwartz (May 10, 2016 1:43 pm ET)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5460 Broadcast: May 3, 2016: "IRGC DEPUTY COMMANDER SALAMI THREATENS TO PREVENT THE U.S. FROM FREE PASSAGE THROUGH THE HORMUZ STRAIT"

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "IRAN"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "LAWMAKERS URGE U.S. TO KEEP SANCTIONS ON CHINESE COMPANY DOING BUSINESS WITH IRAN" by Morgan Chalfant (May 6, 2016) (Read More...)

YNET NEWS.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRANIAN COMMANDER THREATENS TO CLOSE STRAIT OF HORMUZ TO U.S." (May 4, 2016 11:01/Israel News)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN RENEWS COMMITMENT TO JIHAD AGAINST ISRAEL" by Adam Kredo (May 3, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "Al Qaeda Deector Discusses Group's Secrets in Islamic State Magazine" by Thomas Joscelyn & David Daoud (SNIPPET: "One issue, more than any other, loomed large in their debate: Al Qaeda's relationship with Iran." SNIPPET: "Khorasani did not deny that al Qaeda has safe houses in Iran.") (May 3, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Tag Archives: "IRAN-AQ NETWORK"

YONHAP NEWS AGENCY - English (4TH LD): Tehran, Iran - "PARK ARRIVES IN IRAN FOR TALKS WITH ROUHANI (May 1, 2016 23:08)

38 NORTH: "UPDATE ON NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR TEST SITE" (April 30, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN TO BUILD SEVEN NEW NUKE PLANTS BY 2020" by Adam Kredo (April 29, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MAJOR IRANIAN MISSILE TEST TO COINCIDE WITH U.S. PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION Iran working with N. Korea to aggressively pursue ballistic technology" by Adam Kredo (April 27, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN CONDUCTS SPACE LAUNCH Simorgh launcher part of long-range missile program" by Bill Gertz (April 20, 2016)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "RUSSIA SUPPLYING S-300 TO IRAN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE" (April 27, 2016)

REUTERS.com: Washington - "U.S. TOP COURT RULES IRAN BANK MUST PAY 1983 BOMB VICTIMS" by Lawrence Hurley (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that almost $2 billion in frozen Iranian assets must be turned over to American families of people killed in the 1983 bombing of a U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut and other attacks blamed on Iran.") (April 20, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN UNSURE IF IRAN SPENT $3 BILLION IN NEW CASH ON TERRORISM Obama officials 'on road' to help banks give Iran money back" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iran is expected to be given access to another $50 billion to 55 billion in the coming months. However, the Obama administration was not able to say if Iran has spent any of this money to fund terrorism campaigns.") (April 19, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6379: "FORMER 'AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT' EDITOR 'ABD AL-RAHMAN AL-RASHED ON 'IRAN'S CYBER CRIMES'" (April 10, 2016)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN PARADES ITS S-300 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM"

FOX NEWS.com: "IRANIAN GENERAL DEFIES SANCTIONS ONCE AGAIN, TRAVELS BACK TO MOSCOW" by Lucas Tomlinson (SNIPPET: "Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani has traveled to Moscow once again to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high ranking officials in defiance of a United Nations  ban forbidding him from international travel, multiple intelligence sources tell Fox News." SNIPPET: "This week, Russia sent its first component of the advanced S-300 air defense system to Tehran, a delivery planned during Soleimani's last trip to Moscow.") (April 14, 2016)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "SINGAPORE MAN EXTRADITED TO UNITED STATES IN CONNECTION WITH PLOT INVOLVING EXPORTS TO IRAN OF U.S. COMPONENTS LATER FOUND IN BOMBS IN IRAQ Defendant Extradited from Indonesia" (SNIPPET: "Lim Yong Nam, aka Steven Lim, 42, a citizen of Singapore, has been extradited from Indonesia to stand trial in the District of Columbia on charges of taking part in a conspiracy that allegedly caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be illegally exported from the United States to Iran, at least 16 of which were later found in unexploded improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq." SNIPPET: "The superseding indictment alleges that several of the 6,000 modules the defendants routed from Minnesota to Iran were later discovered by coalition forces in Iraq, where the modules were being used as part of IED remote detonation systems.") (April 4, 2016)

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FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. SEIZES THOUSANDS OF IRANIAN WEAPONS, INCLUDING GRENADE LAUNCHERS, IN ARABIAN SEA" (April 4, 2016)

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.com: "THE HOUTHI HEZBOLLAH Iran's Train-and-Equip Program in Sanaa" by Alexander Corbeil and Amarnath Amarasingam (March 31, 2016)

Video (MEMRI TV Videos): "NASRALLAH THREATENS TO ATTACK ISRAEL'S NUCLEAR, PETROCHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL FACILITIES IN A FUTURE WAR" (SNIPPET: "In a March 21 interview...") (March 27, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN EXPANDS COVERT BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM, DISMISSES U.S. SANCTIONS Iran's underground program grows amid U.S. concerns" by Adam Kredo (March 29, 2016)

CNS NEWS: "OPPOSITION GROUP: IRAN'S 'CYBER ARMY' FALLS UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE IRGC" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: ""The cyber army has been established under the command of IRGC commander Mohammad-Ali Jafari," NCRI said in a new report, which it says is based on information from its sources inside the regime, including in the IRGC.") (March 30, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6358: "FORMER IRGC GENERAL CLOSE TO SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI: 'Bahrain is a Province of Iran That Should Be Annexed to [It]'" (March 23, 2016)

THE JERUSALEM POST: "REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS COMMANDER DEMANDS THAT IRAN ANNEX BAHRAIN" by Maayan Groisman (SNIPPET: "General Saeed Qasemi, a Revolutionary Guards commander and the commander of Ansar Hezbollah, a paramilitary conservative Islamic group in Iran, has demanded that Iran annex Bahrain, the Revolutionary Guard-affiliated news agency Tasnim reported Sunday.") (March 21, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS SEEKS FIGHT OVER OBAMA EFFORT TO GIVE IRAN ACCESS TO U.S. MARKETS Lawmakers say Obama admin may violate U.S. law for Iran" by Adam Kredo (March 28, 2016)

FBI.gov - Wanted by the FBI - International Cyber Crime: "IRANIAN'S CHARGED WITH HACKING U.S. FINANCIAL SECTOR" (SNIPPET: "Seven Iranians working on behalf of the Iranian government have been indicted for a series of cyber crimes that cost U.S. financial institutions tens of millions of dollars and compromised critical controls of a New York dam. Using botnets and other malicious computer code, the individuals--employed by two Iran-based computer companies sponsored and directed by the Iranian government--engaged in a systematic campaign of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against nearly 50 institutions in the U.S. financial sector between late 2011 and mid-2013. The repeated, coordinated attacks disabled bank websites and prevented customers from accessing their online accounts.") (March 24, 2016)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - OPA - Press Release: "SEVEN IRANIANS WORKING FOR ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS-AFFILIATED ENTITIES CHARGED FOR CONDUCTING COORDINATED CAMPAIGN OF CYBER ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. FINANCIAL SECTOR One Defendant Also Charged with Obtaining Unauthorized Access into Control Systems of a New York Dam" (SNIPPET: "Ahmad Fathi, 37; Hamid Firoozi, 34; Amin Shokohi, 25; Sadegh Ahmadzadegan, aka Nitr0jen26, 23; Omid Ghaffarinia, aka PLuS, 25; Sina Keissar, 25; and Nader Saedi, aka Turk Server, 26") (March 24, 2016)

FBI.gov - Most Wanted - Cyber's Most Wanted: "WANTED BY THE FBI Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion"

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN ENGAGED IN SECRET TALKS TO PAY IRAN NEARLY $2 BILLION Officials admit delays in informing Congress, say more payments to come" by Adam Kredo (March 23, 2016)

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MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5408 - Broadcast: March 14, 2016: "TOP IRGC OFFICIALS ON RECENT BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCH: OUR MISSILES ARE READY FOR LAUNCHING AGAINST ANY TARGET"

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - USAO-SDNY - Press Release: "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES ARREST OF TURKISH NATIONAL FOR CONSPIRING TO EVADE U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND BANK FRAUD Charges Unsealed Against Three Defendants Who Allegedly Engaged in Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Transactions on Behalf of the Government of Iran and Iranian Entities as Part of a Scheme to Evade U.S. Sanctions" (SNIPPET: "REZA ZARRAB, a/k/a "Riza Sarraf," CAMELIA JAMSHIDY, a/k/a "Kamelia Jamshidy," and HOSSEIN NAJAFZADEH are charged with orchestrating fraudulent transactions that were intended to hide the fact that the transactions were for the benefit of the Government of Iran or other sanctioned Iranian entities and to launder the proceeds of that illegal activity.") (March 21, 2016)

THE JERUSALEM POST - Breaking News (REUTERS): Dubai - "KUWAIT EXPELS 14 ACCUSED OF HEZBOLLAH LINKS" (SNIPPET: "11 Lebanese and three Iraqis") (March 21, 2016 10:07)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "THE IRANIAN CONNECTION Questions about Iran's involvement in the Benghazi attacks persist" by Kenneth R. Timmerman (SNIPPET: "The U.S. military has crossed swords with Iran's Quds Force in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen where the Quds Force used a similar tactic to what sources believe they use in Benghazi: infiltrating a paramilitary operations team into a hostile environment under cover of humanitarian aide workers for the Red Crescent Society, the Muslim equivalent of the Red Cross.") (March 20, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN STALLING INVESTIGATION INTO U.S. 'RANSOM PAYMENT' TO IRAN" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is being accused of stalling a congressional investigation into a purported $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded "ransom payment" to Iran in exchange for the release of several U.S. prisoners, according to documents and information provided to the Washington Free Beacon by sources familiar with the matter.") (March 17, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6349: "IRAN LAUNCHES LONG-RANGE MISSILES EMBLAZONED WITH SLOGAN: 'Israel Should Be Wiped Off the Face of the Earth'" (March 16, 2016)

YONHAP NEWS AGENCY: Washington- "IRAN MAY STILL RELY ON N. KOREA FOR MISSILE MATERIALS: CRS REPORT" (March 14, 2016 07:21)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN TO BE BLAMED FOR CYBERATTACK ON NEW YORK DAM, U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "Bowman Avenue Dam" SNIPPET: "A group of Iranian hackers, called SOBH Cyber Jihad, claimed esponsibility for the cyberattack last December following a report in the Wall Street Journal about the breach.") (March 11, 2016)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN REBUILDS, ARMS STOLEN U.S. SPY DRONE" by Adam Kredo (March 10, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN THREATENS TO WALK AWAY FROM NUKE DEAL AFTER NEW MISSILE TEST Islamic Republic breached international agreements by test-firing ballistic missiles" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department had difficulty Monday explaining why the nuclear agreement limits public reporting by the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, on potential deal violations by Iran. Yukiya Amano, the IAEA's chief, disclosed on Monday that his agency is no longer permitted to release details about Iran's nuclear program and compliance with the deal. The limited public reporting is a byproduct of the nuclear agreement, according to Amano.") (March 8, 2016 12:40 pm)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5363 - Broadcast March 2, 2016: "RESIGNING LEBANESE MINISTER OF JUSTICE ASHRAF RIFI: Hizbullah and Iran Have Gone Way Too Far in Their Terrorist Practices"

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - USAO-EDNY - Press Release - Eastern District of New York: "CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF INTERNATIONAL METALLURGICAL COMPANY ARRESTED FOR EXPORTING AEROSPACE-GRADE METALS TO IRAN Defendant Exported High-Tech Material Used in Missile Production and Nuclear Applications" (SNIPPET: "Earlier today, Erdal Kuyumcu of Woodside, New York, was arrested on federal charges of illegally exporting a cobalt-nickel metallic powder from the United States to Iran through an intermediary in Turkey.") (March 1, 2016)

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THE TOWER.org: "ARGENTINE PROSECUTOR: ALBERTO NISMAN WAS MURDERED" (SNIPPET: "An Argentine judiciary official investigating last year's death of Alberto Nisman, a special prosecutor who died after accusing then-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of covering up Iran's involvement in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center, concluded that Nisman was murdered, the Buenos Aires Herald reported on Friday. "Considering the evidence collected so far, Alberto Nisman was a victim of homicide," said Ricardo Saenz, the attorney general for Argentina's Criminal Appeals Court.") (February 28, 2016 12:06 pm)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "KERRY WON'T COMMIT TO VETO RUSSIA'S SALE OF FIGHTER JETS TO IRAN" by David Rutz (SNIPPET: "However, the State Department said last week that the proposed sale of Sukhoi-30 warplanes would violate the U.N. arms embargo on Tehran.") (February 25, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN TO WAIVE COUNTER-TERROR MEASURES TO AID IRAN Pro-Iran groups, CAIR pressured White House to drop new measures" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Lawmakers and experts familiar with Iran's efforts to use military-controlled companies as a front to promote terrorism warned that the move could enable terrorism-tied individuals to enter the United States.") (February 24, 2016) (Read More...)

BREITBART.com: "HILLARY EMAILS: INTELLIGENCE REPORT SAID HEZBOLLAH HAS BASE IN CUBA" by Jordan Schachtel (SNIPPET: "A private intelligence report from Hillary Clinton's confidant, Sid Blumenthal, claimed that Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terrorist organization, had set up shop in Cuba, according to an email released by the State Department over the weekend. The group was actively "casing" facilities related to U.S. interests, the intelligence report also says.") (February 17, 2016)

"CUBA CONFIDENTIAL The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "TOP INTEL OFFICIALS: U.S. FACES HIGHEST THREAT LEVEL SINCE 9/11 Iran, N. Korea enhancing ties, ISIS more powerful than al Qaeda, terrorists pouring out of Syria" by Adam Kredo (February 25, 2016)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IRAN INCREASES SPENDING ON GLOBAL TERRORISM" (February 25, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com: "AMBASSADOR: IRAN TO PAY FAMILIES OF DEAD PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS Envoy in Beirut says Iran will pay up to $30,000 to the families of terrorists whose houses have been destroyed, and $7,000 to the families of terrorists who died while committing attacks on Israelis." by Itamar Eichner, Roi Kais, and Reuters (February 24, 2016 21:52/Israel News)

ALERT5.com: "RUSSIAN OFFICIAL SAID CONTRACT FOR SU-30SM FOR IRAN WILL BE SIGNED THIS YEAR" (February 18, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN TO SPEND $8 BILLION ON RUSSIAN WEAPONS AND WARPLANES" by Adam Kredo (February 16, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com (AP): "HAIFA MAYOR 'HAPPY FOR HELP' FROM HEZBOLLAH THREATS" (SNIPPET: "He said Haifa faces environmental threats from the ammonia facility and an oil refinery.") (February 17, 2016 10:17/Israel News)

YNET NEWS.com: "NASRALLAH: AMMONIA PLANT IN HAIFA IS MY ATOMIC BOMB" by Roi Kais (February 16, 2016 22:26/Israel News

AL-MONITOR.com - Pulse: "WHAT HEZBOLLAH STANDS TO GAIN FROM IRAN'S NUCLEAR DEAL" by Ali Rizk (February 16, 2016)

YALIBNAN.com: "A LEBANESE MAN ARRESTED IN PANAMA OVER LAUNDERING MONEY FOR HEZBOLLAH" (SNIPPET: "A Lebanese identified as A. Khalifeh, who holds a Ghanaian passport, was detained on his way to Colombia. "He was arrested at a Panama airport en route to Colombia and in his possession was $500,000," the report said.") (February 16, 2016)

FOX NEWS.com: "OBAMA EXPECTED TO VISIT CUBA IN MARCH" (SNIPPET: "The two nations signed a deal Tuesday restoring commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades. Immediately after signing the commercial flights deal, the U.S. Department of Transportation opened bidding by American air carriers on as many as 110 U.S.-Cuba flights a day -- more than five times the current number.") (February 18, 2016)

"CUBA CONFIDENTIAL The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide"

BREITBART.com: "HILLARY EMAILS: INTELLIGENCE REPORT SAID HEZBOLLAH HAS BASE IN CUBA" by Jordan Schachtel (February 17, 2016)

BREITBART.com: "REPORT: Washington, D.C. - HEZBOLLAH 'MOVING FREELY' IN U.S. WITH CUBAN-MADE VENEZUELAN PASSPORTS" by Edwin Mora (February 1, 2016)

BREITBART.com - Tag: "HEZBOLLAH"

YNET NEWS.com: "FRANCE ARRESTS FOUR LEBANESE CITIZENS WITH SUSPECTED TIES TO HEZBOLLAH" by Roi Kais (SNIPPET: "France on Saturday night arrested four Lebanese citizens, including Mohammed Nur al-Din, who was added to the US Treasury Department's most recent sanctions list for transferring funds to Hezbollah." SNIPPET: "The report also said that the US claims that Mohammed Nur al-Din uses a company he owns in Beirut to funnel cash to businesses connected with Hezbollah.") (January 31, 2016 10:08/Israel News)

ASHARQ AL-AWSAT - English: Venezuela - "HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS USE LATIN PASSPORTS TO TRAVEL" (January 26, 2016)

CNN.com: "IMPLEMENTATION OF IRAN NUKE DEAL, CUBA VISIT HIGH ON OBAMA'S 2016 WISH LIST" by Jim Acosta (Updated January 2, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): "RUSSIA TO DELIVER S-300 MISSILE SYSTEMS TO IRAN IN 'NEAREST TIME'" (February 15, 2016)

CNS NEWS.com: "IN TEHRAN, FARRAKHAN HAILS 'WONDERFUL REVOLUTION,' SLAMS AMERICAN 'TYRANNY'" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan" SNIPPET: "Thursday's street rallies featured the unveiling of an Iranian-made drone, the Shahed [Eyewitness] 129, and a float reenacting the detention at gunpoint last month of 10 U.S. Navy sailors in the Persian Gulf. Since the Jan. 12-13 incident the IRGC and state media have repeatedly released video clips and images with the stated intention of humiliating the U.S., and Khamenei awarded medals to the IRGC Navy personnel involved.") (February 11, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FARRAKHAN TO SPEAK IN IRAN AT RALLY CELEBRATING ISLAMIC REVOLUTION" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Louis Farrakhan, the longtime Nation of Islam leader most well known for his racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric, accepted an invitation to speak at an upcoming rally in Iran following an address by the Islamic Republic's president, Hassan Rouhani, according to Persian language reports.") (February 9, 2016 11:06 am)

THE TELEGRAPH - Thailand: "MASTER FORGER ARRESTED IN THAILAND OVER FAKE PASSPORTS FOR MIGRANTS TO EUROPE" by Philip Sherwell, Bangkok (SNIPPET: "Thai police say they have busted an international fake passport syndicate and arrested an Iranian master forger known as "The Doctor" who was wanted in several countries including Britain." SNIPPET: "Hamid Reza Jafary, 48" SNIPPET: "Gen Nathathorn said he that the suspect currently used six passports - three from Brazil, and one from each of Peru, Portugal and New Zealand.") (February 10, 2016)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "IRANIAN-BACKED MILITIA SEEN WITH U.S. TANK IN IRAQ" by Caleb Weiss (February 8, 2016)

Video (HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE): "THE FUTURE OF IRANIAN TERROR AND ITS THREAT TO THE U.S. HOMELAND" (February 11, 2016)

CNS NEWS.com: "IRAN, HEZBOLLAH RETURN TO 'TERRORISM' SUBSECTION OF INTELLIGENCE THREAT REPORT" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: ""Iran continues to be the foremost state sponsor of terrorism and exerts its influence in regional crises in the Mideast, through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps--Qods Force, its terrorist partner Lebanese Hezbollah, and proxy groups," Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the committee, reading from his submitted assessment. "Iran and Hezbollah remain a continuing terrorist threat to U.S. interests and partners worldwide," he added.") (February 10, 2016 4:33 am EST)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Topic: "IRAN"

SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE - Statement for the Record - James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, February 9, 2016: "WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY" (pdf)

STRATFOR Global Intelligence - Video: "SATELLITE IMAGES: AN IRANIAN MILITARY COMPLEX" (February 8, 2016)

STRATFOR Global Intelligence - Analysis: "IRAN'S DUPLICITOUS NUCLEAR STRATEGY" (February 8, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRANIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF: TEHRAN TO STRENGTHEN MISSILE PROGRAM" (February 4, 2016 15:04/Israel News)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): "KHAMENEI'S TOP AIDE SAYS TEHRAN, MOSCOW INK $40 BILLION IN PROJECTS" (February 4, 2016)

CNS NEWS.com: "IRAN ACCUSED OF COERCING VULNERABLE AFGHANS TO FIGHT FOR ASSAD IN SYRIA" by Patrick Goodenough (February 4, 2016)

FOX NEWS LATINO: "HEZBOLLAH IN BUSINESS WITH COLOMBIAN DRUG CARTELS, DEA SAYS" by Andrew O'Reilly (February 3, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER AWARDS MEDALS TO CAPTORS OF U.S. SAILORS" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "Experts have said that Iran violated international law, particularly the  U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, by holding the sailors overnight.") (February 1, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: IRAN FLEW DRONE OVER U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER FOR NAVAL EXERCISE" by Morgan Chalfant (January 29, 2016)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "INVESTIGATION REVEALS HIZBALLAH DIRECTED PALESTINIAN CELL TO KILL ISRAELIS" (SNIPPET: "According to the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, the operatives confessed that Hizballah's Unit 133 directed the operation and that Jawad Nasrallah, son of Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah recruited the cell's leader, Muhammad Zaghloul.") (January 27, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. BUSTS 'MASSIVE' HEZBOLLAH DRUG, MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME Hezbollah backed by Iran" by Adam Kredo (February 1, 2016)

DEA.gov - News Release: Washington - "DEA AND EUROPEAN AUTHORITIES UNCOVER MASSIVE HIZBALLAH DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME 7 countries involved in disrupting drug money flow for terror regime" (February 1, 2016)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS KEY HIZBALLAH MONEY LAUNDERING NETWORK" (January 28, 2016)

ALERT5.com: "ISRAELI SATELLITE CAPTURES RUSSIA SWAPPING ENGINES ON SU-24s IN SYRIA" (February 2, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. SPOTS RUSSIAN COMMANDOS IN SYRIA Spetsnaz troops helping Syrian, Hezbollah, foreign forces near Aleppo, Latakia" by Bill Gertz and Adam Kredo (February 2, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Jerusalem - "REPORT: RUSSIAN MILITARY PRESENCE IN SYRIA UPGRADING MILITARY SKILLS OF HEZBOLLAH" by Abraham Rabinovich (January 18, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN CHASES OFF U.S. WARSHIPS IN PERSIAN GULF Iran holding massive war drills" by Adam Kredo (January 27, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com: "IRANIAN COUPLE ARRESTED AT INDIA AIRPORT WITH FAKE ISRAELI PASSPORTS" (SNIPPET: "Preliminary investigation found that the woman lived in Pune in the past ten years, while the man was working in Goa at the time. After they got married, the couple planned to move to the United States. Officials at the airport police told media in India that the two plotted to use fake Israeli passports because they are easy to enter the US with them.") (January 24, 2016 10:41/Israel News)

NATIONAL POST.com: "CANADIAN WANTED ON TERRORISM CHARGES IN BULGARIA FOR ALLEGED ROLE IN HEZBOLLAH BUS BOMBING" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Hassan El-Hajj Hassan, 27, a Lebanese-born Canadian from Vancouver, is wanted by Bulgarian prosecutors for terrorism and documents fraud, according to a notice on the Interpol website. The Chasa daily in Sofia reported that Australian Meliad Farah had also been charged but that neither had been arrested.") (January 22, 2016)

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YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN-LINKED GROUPS FOCUS OF BAGHDAD KIDNAPPING PROBE: U.S. SOURCES" (SNIPPET: "Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Kata'ib Hezbollah and the Badr Organization are the principle focus of the investigation into the armed kidnapping of the three Americans in the Dora neighborhood, south of Baghdad, the sources said.") (January 21, 2016 22:19/Israel News)

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MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6272: "RESPONSES IN IRAN TO CAPTURE OF AMERICAN SAILORS" (January 21, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NEW IRANIAN-BACKED TERROR GROUP MAKES INROADS IN WEST BANK, GAZA Iran moving to bolster presence in Gaza" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Harakat al-Sabireen") (January 19, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON TWO NEW NUKE PLANTS" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The head of Iran's atomic energy organization announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic, with assistance from Russia and China, will move forward on the construction of two new nuclear power plants, according to comments published in Iranian state-controlled media.") (January 19, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAQI POLICE SAY 3 AMERICANS ABDUCTED BY IRAN-BACKED SHIITE MILITIA" by Morgan Chalfant (January 18, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA PARDONS 21 IRANIANS CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SANCTIONS" by Adam Kredo (January 18, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN MILITARY REMOVED SIM CARDS FROM AMERICAN SAILORS' PHONES Pentagon: Naval personnel held at gunpoint during arrest" by Morgan Chalfant (January 18, 2016)

BLOOMBERGVIEW.com - Declassified: "PRISONER SWAP MAY HELP IRAN ARM ASSAD" by Josh Rogin (SNIPPET: "In exchange for the release of four American prisoners, the Barack Obama administration agreed to free seven Iranians in U.S. custody and stop trying to arrest 14 others, two of whom the U.S. government had accused of funneling weapons to the Bashar al-Assad regime and Hezbollah in Syria.") (January 17, 2016 2:19 pm EST)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Office of Public Affairs - Justice News: "LIST OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING PARDONS/COMMUTATIONS" (January 17, 2016)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington, D.C. - "TREASURY SANCTIONS THOSE INVOLVED IN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROCUREMENT FOR IRAN Action Targets 11 Individuals and Entities Responsible for Supporting Iran's Ballistic Missile Program" (January 17, 2016)

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CNS NEWS (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRANIAN PRESIDENT CELEBRATES NUKE DEAL..." (January 17, 2016 4:54 pm EST)

FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "FBI STATEMENT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO ROBERT LEVINSON, MISSING IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Today, the United States celebrates the safe return of four American citizens detained by the government of Iran to their families and loved ones. Unfortunately, the family of retired FBI agent Robert "Bob" Levinson still waits. Bob went missing from Kish Island, Iran in March 2007, and for almost nine years now...") (January 17, 2016)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: IRANIAN CAPTORS TOLD AMERICAN SAILORS TO 'ACT HAPPY'" by Morgan Chalfant (January 15, 2016)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN BLOCKED VISA WAIVER REFORMS TO AVOID UPSETTING IRAN Senators blast administration capitulation to Iran as dangerous to U.S. security" by Adam Kredo (January 14, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STANDARD NAUTICAL MALPRACTICE Essay: The deep shame of our response to Iran's treatment of American sailors" by Aaron MacLean (SNIPPET: "Is the Navy training its sailors in the Code of Conduct? Is the Code of Conduct a dead letter? What is the command climate in the Persian Gulf? Seven years into the Obama administration, is the U.S. Navy in fighting shape? It is the responsibility of Congress to look into these questions.") (January 15, 2016)

NY POST.com (AP): "IRAN SAYS ALL DETAINED AMERICAN SAILORS HAVE BEEN RELEASED" (January 13, 2016 5:15 am)

FOX NEWS.com: "NO TIMELINE SET FOR RELEASE OF 10 U.S. SAILORS DETAINED BY IRAN, OFFICIAL SAYS" (January 13, 2016)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: Washington - "IRAN ASSURES U.S. THAT SMALL CRAFT CREWS WILL RESUME JOURNEY" (SNIPPET: "Iranian authorities have assured U.S. officials that the crews of two small U.S. Navy craft will be allowed to continue traveling from Kuwait to Bahrain, a senior defense official said.") (January 12, 2016)

THE TELEGRAPH: "BARACK OBAMA'S APPEASEMENT HAS ENCOURAGED IRAN'S INTENSE AGGRESSION The President's meek stance towards Iran and its nukes has given it license to defy the world" by Charles Krauthammer (January 8, 2016)

ACLJ.org: "BRING OUR FELLOW AMERICANS HOME" by Joseph Williams (December 2015)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): Kuwait - "KUWAIT COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR IRAN, HEZBOLLAH" (January 12, 2016, 10:40/Israel News)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN: U.S. to Lift Sanctions in a 'Few Days'" by Adam Kredo (January 12, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No.6253: "EDITORIAL IN SAUDI DAILY: The West Made Mistakes With North Korea; It Is Now Repeating Them With Iran" (January 8, 2016)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "AFTER BOMB TEST, NORTH KOREA, IRAN CONTINUE ILLICIT NUKE COOPERATION" by Adam Kredo (January 7, 2016)

MARINE CORPS TIMES.com: "NAVY: VIDEO SHOWS IRANIAN ROCKETS LAUNCHED NEAR TRUMAN, OTHER WARSHIPS" by Ken Chamberlain and Lance M. Bacon (January 9, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com: "NEW MOSSAD CHIEF: Iran remains central threat for Israel" by Itamar Eichner (January 6, 2016 1915/Israel News)

NYPOST.com - Opinion Editorial: "IRAN CROSSES ANOTHER LINE -- AND OBAMA BLINKS AGAIN" (January 4, 2016)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5227: "IRANIAN NUCLEAR CHIEF SALEHI ELABORATES ON IRAN'S HEAVY WATER SUPPLY AND PRODUCTION AND THE JCPOA" (December 20, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: IRAN PUSHES TO CONVERT ILLEGALLY CONFISCATED CHURCH INTO MOSQUE" by Morgan Chalat (January 4, 2016)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN'S PRESIDENT ROUHANI ORDERS MISSILE PROGRAM EXPANSION IN RESPONSE TO U.S. SANCTIONS: REPORT" (December 31, 2015 18:34/Israel News)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS FIRED ROCKETS NEAR U.S. WARSHIPS IN GULF" (SNIPPET: "NBC News, citing unnamed US military officials, said the Guards were conducting a live-fire exercise and the Truman came within about 1,500 yards (metres) of a rocket.") (December 30, 2015 08:14/Israel News)

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THE HILL.com: "REPORT: IRAN HACKED INTO A NEW YORK DAM IN 2013" by Katie Bo Williams (SNIPPET: "The incident fits a pattern openly described by U.S. officials who warn that hackers from Russia, Iran and China are testing U.S. critical infrastructure networks for vulnerabilities." SNIPPET: "A top DHS official recently told energy firm executives at a conference that ISIS "is beginning to perpetrate cyberattacks."") (December 21, 2015)

FBI.gov - Boston - Press Release: "EXTRADITED CHINESE NATIONAL GUILTY OF SUPPLYING IRAN WITH GOODS USED TO MAKE NUCLEAR WEAPONS-GRADE URANIUM" (SNIPPET: "Sihai Cheng, a/k/a Chun Hai Cheng, a/k/a Alex Cheng, 35, a citizen of the People's Republic of China (PRC)") (December 18, 2015)

THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Dubai - "IRAN READY TO SHIP 9 TONNES OF ENRICHED URANIUM TO RUSSIA" (December 19, 2015 11:44)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN, RUSSIA BEGIN SWAPPING NUCLEAR MATERIALS Obama administration aware of Russia-Iran nuclear exchange" by Adam Kredo (December 17, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "IN SIGNAL TO IRAN, U.S. LAWMAKERS PASS BILL TARGETING HEZBOLLAH IN 425-0 Vote" by Patrick Goodenough (December 17, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE (PRISM): "IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH OPERATIONS IN SOUTH AMERICA: THEN AND NOW" by Matthew Levitt (December 16, 2015)

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GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "IRAN TAKING OVER LATIN AMERICA" by Joseph Humire (December 16, 2015)

CRITICAL THREATS.org: "THE RUSSO-IRANIAN MILITARY COALITION IN SYRIA MAY BE DEEPENING" by Frederick W. Kagan, Marie Donovan, Paul Bucala (December 14, 2015)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "LATIN AMERICA AS A TERRORIST, SUBVERSIVE, CRIMINAL ARENA FOR IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH" (April 18, 2012)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "IRAN INCREASES IT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PRESENCE IN LATIN AMERICA, DEFYING THE UNITED STATES AND ATTEMPTING TO UNDERMINE AMERICAN HEGEMONY" (April 8, 2009)

MEMRI.org - Inquirty & Analysis Series Report No. 1191: "IRAN AT THE CROSSROADS: BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE U.S." by A. Savyon and Y. Carmon (October 13, 2015)

FOX NEWS.com - Threats - Exclusive: "IRAN TESTS ANOTHER MID-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE IN BREACH OF UN RESOLUTIONS" by Jennifer Griffin, Lucas Tomlinson (SNIPPET: "Western intelligence says the test was held Nov. 21 near Chabahar, a port city in southeast Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province near the border with Pakistan." SNIPPET: "The missile, known as a Ghadr-110, has a range of 1,800 - 2000 km, or 1200 miles, and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The missile fired in November is an improved version of the Shahab 3, and is similar to the precision guided missile tested by Iran on Oct. 10, which elicited strong condemnation from members of the U.N. Security Council.") (December 7, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER APPEALS 'TO THE YOUTH IN WESTERN COUNTRIES'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Khamenei's appeal comes as Iran continues to commit acts of terrorism across the globe and is waging a multi-pronged war to expand its regional influence in countries such as Iraq, Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon." SNIPPET: "This is the second time that Khamenei has written an open letter addressed directly to young people living in Western countries.") (November 30, 2015 5:00 am)

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THE JERUSALEM POST: "SWEDISH-LEBANESE HEZBOLLAH SPY GETS 18 MONTH SENTENCE FOR INVOLVEMENT IN ESPIONAGE AGAINST ISRAEL" by Yaakov Lappin, Yonah Jeremy Bob (SNIPPET: "Hassan Hizran, born in 1969" SNIPPET: ""Additionally, he was asked to gather information on locations in Israel where there are concentrations of military forces, weapons, tanks and military bases," the Shin Bet said. Hizran was ordered to investigate how Israeli security at Ben-Gurion Airport operates, including the reception of passengers, security arrangements and passport control procedures.") (November 29, 2015)

DAILY STAR.com.lb: Beirut - "PERU DETAINS WIFE OF ALLEGED HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVE" (SNIPPET: "According to Peruvian media 37-year-old Carmen Carri?n Vela, who has dual U.S. and Peruvian citizenship, was arrested Thursday in the district of Surquillo on charges of terrorism in collaboration with her Lebanese husband Mohammad Ghaleb Hamdar. Vela is also accused of "forging her civil marriage documents" to Hamdar in 2013, lainformacion.com and capital.com.pe reported.") (November 28, 2015)

LATIN POST.com: "PERU NEWS: HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST GROUP MEMBER MAY HAVE TARGETED LIMA CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, JORGE CHAVEZ AIRPORT" by Rodrigo Ugarte (SNIPPET: "The 28-year-old Lebanese national named Mohammed Amadar, also known as Mohammed Galeb Hamdar, was arrested on Oct. 30 in the Peruvian capital of Lima, according to the Peruvian newspaper La Republica. The anti-terrorism division of Peru's national police arrested him on suspicion of being a Hezbollah terrorist planning attacks in Peru." SNIPPET: "Amadar entered Peru in November 2013 and soon after married a naturalized Peruvian citizen of American birth named Carmen Carrion Vela in the Peruvian Amazon.") (December 16, 2014)

DOCS.HOUSE.GOV - Statement Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere & Subcommittee on the Middle EastEast and North Africa - DARDO LOPEZ-DOLZ, Lima, Peru: "IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE" (pdf) (March 18, 2015)

AP - The Big Story: Nairobi, Kenya - "KENYA POLICE: 2 KENYANS ARRESTED FOR SPYING FOR IRAN" by Tom Odula (SNIPPET: "Two Kenyans in police custody have admitted assisting Iranian state intelligence to plot attacks on western targets in Kenya, Kenya's police chief said Saturday. Abubakar Sadiq Louw, 69, and Yassin Sambai Juma, 25, confessed to being spies for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, an elite and secretive unit, Joseph Boinnet said.") (November 28, 2015 12:33 pm EST)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN'S ENVOY TO RUSSIA SAYS DELIVERY OF S-300 SYSTEM HAS STARTED" (November 24, 2015)

BBC NEWS: "RUSSIA RESUMES NUCLEAR TRADE WITH IRAN AS SANCTIONS LIFTED" (November 23, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "VIDEO: IRANIAN FIGHTER JETS ESCORT RUSSIAN LONG-RANGE BOMBERS TO SYRIA" by Morgan Chalfant (November 20, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Vienna - "IRAN'S URANIUM STOCKPILE HAS GROWN" (November 18, 2015)

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ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS TO HELP IRAN IMPROVE ITS Mi-17 SERVICE FACILITY" (November 12, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA TO ARM IRAN WITH ADVANCED MISSILE SYSTEM" by Adam Kredo (November 11, 2015)

COMMENTARY MAGAZINE.com: "Are Russian and Iran in Charge Now? by Jonathan S. Tobin (November 11, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. TO HELP IRAN REBUILD NUCLEAR REACTOR Will provide 'advanced equipment,' Iran says" by Adam Kredo (November 10, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "Obama Admin: Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps Not a Terror Group IRAN IS FOREMOST STATE SPONSOR OF TERROR" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The State Department does not currently believe that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization despite the military organization’s efforts to procure nuclear materials and conduct terrorist operations across the globe, according to a State Department official who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.") (November 9, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING 14 PERCENT OF U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Nearly 200 U.S. troops have been killed and nearly 1,000 injured by Iranian-made explosives in Iraq...") (November 4, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "WFB's AARON MACLEAN DISCUSSES U.S. EFFORTS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION IN IRAQ" (November 3, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN'S MILITARY LAUNCHES INCREASED CYBER ATTACKS ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "Namazi is the fifth U.S. citizen currently in prison in Iran." SNIPPET: "According to U.S. officials, Iran has amassed a group of hackers trained by Russia focusing on various targets, including banks on Wall Street and oil companies in Saudi Arabia.") (November 5, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIANS RALLY AROUND 'DOWN WITH U.S.' SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN Take to streets to burn U.S. flag, advocate America's destruction" by Adam Kredo (November 4, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Special Announcement No. 414: "MEMRI TV CLIP: HIZBULLAH's AL-MANAR TV REPORT ON 'FORMER AND INCUMBENT MPs, AS WELL AS PARTY LEADERS AND CULTURAL FIGURES FROM EUROPE' MEETING WITH HIZBULLAH DEPUTY SEC.-GEN. NAIM QASSEM" (November 5, 2015)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "NEW REPORT DETAILS IRANIAN COMMANDER'S INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY AND REGIONAL EXPANSION" (SNIPPET: "The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force -- Qassem Soleimani...") (November 4, 2015)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "PORTRAIT OF QASEM SOLEIMANI, COMMANDER OF THE IRANIAN ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS' QODS FORCE, INSTIGATOR OF IRANIAN SUBVERSION AND TERRORISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AROUND THE GLOBE" (October 29, 2015)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "IRAN TO SEND 'FLEET OF WARSHIPS' TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN Tehran's navy chief says vessels will 'soon berth' at Atlantic ports" (SNIPPET: "Iran intends to dispatch "a fleet of warships" to the Atlantic Ocean shortly, the semi-state Fars news agency reported Thursday, quoting the regime's navy chief. "Our warships will soon berth at ports in the Atlantic Ocean," Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari promised at a ceremony on Wednesday marking the return to port of Iranian warships that Fars said had taken part in joint drills with the Russian navy.") (October 29, 2015)

GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "IRAN'S NEW PALESTINIAN TERROR GROUP: AL-SABIREEN" by Khaled Abu Toameh (SNIPPET: "The Iranians are also believed to have supplied their new terrorist group in the Gaza Strip with Grad and Fajr missiles that are capable of reaching Tel Aviv." SNIPPET: "The leader of Al-Sabireen, Hisham Salem, is a former commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip.") (October 28, 2015)

FOX NEWS: "'EFFORT TO 'SANITIZE'? EQUIPMENT MISSING AT IRANIAN MILITARY SITE DURING NUKE INSPECTION" by Catherine Herridge (October 28, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GENERAL: Iran Increasing Military Presence in Syria to Help Assad" by Morgan Chalfant (October 28, 2015)

GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "THE SHI'ITE LEOPARD: IRAN'S RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION" by Denis MacEoin (October 25, 2015)

MEMRI.org: "IRAN"

THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "RUSSIA, IRAN UNLEASH 'SUICIDE' DRONES IN SYRIA FIGHT" by Rowan Scarborough (October 22, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "U.S. PRAISES ROLE OR IRANIAN-BACKED SHIITE MILITIAS IN BAIJI OPERATION" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (October 22, 2015)

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MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1196: "IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI'S LETTER OF GUIDELINES TO PRESIDENT ROHANI ON JCPOA SETS NINE CONDITIONS NULLIFYING ORIGINAL AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED JULY 14, 2015" by Y. Carmon and A. Savyon (October 22, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN CLOSING GAP WITH SMALLER, OLDER U.S. MILITARY Air Force General: Adversaries developing capabilities that are 'better than what we currently have in many area'" by Daniel Wiser (October 20, 2015)

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: "IRAN-RUSSIA RELATIONS 2015: IRANIAN SHIPS DOCK AT RUSSIAN PORT AS TIES BETWEEN TEHRAN AND MOSCOW STRENGTHEN" by Christopher Harress (SNIPPET: "navy ships" "docking in Astrakhan") (October 19, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "SOURCE: IRAN'S ROUHANI TO VISIT ITALY, VATICAN NEXT MONTH" (October 21, 2015 11:49/Israel News)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT News: "EUROPEAN INFLUX OF MILITIAMEN LOYAL TO IRAN COULD POSE PROBLEMS" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "The Foreign Relations Burea - Iraq (FRBI) identified images of 48 men on Facebook and Twitter who it says fought with Iranian-trained Shiite militias in Iraq and now are in Europe.") (October 19, 2015)

THE TELEGRAPH: "RUSSIA POSTS SYRIA ATTACK DRONE FOOTAGE AMID PROPAGANDA DRIVE" by Roland Oliphant, Moscow (SNIPPET: "The attempt to retake Jobar is one of several offensives launched by Syrian government forces since Russia began airstrikes to support ground operations by the regime, Iran, and Hizbollah three weeks ago.") (October 20, 2015 12:15 pm BST)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "QODS FORCE COMMANDER PHOTOGRAPHED WITH IRAQI MILITIA IN ALEPPO" by Caleb Weiss (October 18, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 6191: "IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI, IRANIAN OFFICIALS SPEAK OUT AGAINST IRANIAN APPROVAL OF JCPOA" (October 18, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "NUCLEAR DEAL FORMALLY BEGINS; IAEA PROBE INTO IRAN'S WEAPONIZATION ACTIVITIES WILL HAVE NO BEARING" by Patrick Goodenough (October 18, 2015)

YNET NEWS (AFP): "OBAMA ORDERS STEPS TOWARDS LIFTING IRAN SANCTIONS" (October 18, 2015 18:09/Israel News)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN TEST-FIRED NEW BALLISTIC MISSILE IN DEFIANCE OF NUCLEAR ACCORD" (October 12, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): Beijing, China - "CHINESE ADMIRAL VISITS IRAN, WANTS CLOSER DEFENSE COOPERATION" (SNIPPET: "Admiral Sun Jianguo") (October 15, 2015 08:46/Israel News)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESSMEN: IRAN IS ALREADY VIOLATING NUCLEAR DEAL Outrage over administration silence" by Adam Kredo (October 15, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN BROADCASTS FOOTAGE OF UNDERGROUND MISSILE BASE General: Missiles will fire 'if enemies make a mistake'" by Morgan Chalfant (October 15, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5107 Broadcast: October 14, 2015: "IRAN UNVEILS LONG-RANGE MISSILES UNDER IRANIAN CITIES"

JANES.com - IHS JANE'S 360: "IRAN UNVEILS 'HIGH PRECISION' EMAD BALLISTIC MISSILE" by Jeremy Binnie, London and Neil Gibson, London (October 13, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "POWER: IRAN MISSILE TEST VIOLATED UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS" by Morgan Chalfant (October 14, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE TESTS COULD VIOLATE NUKE DEAL Experts: 'Clear violation' of international agreements" by Adam Kredo (October 12, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "QODS FORCE COMMANDER QASSEM SOLEIMANI RALLIES IRANIAN OFFICERS, HEZBOLLAH IN SYRIA" by Bill Roggio (October 14, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: IRAN RAMPING UP MILITARY PURCHASES FROM RUSSIA, CHINA Sanctions relief could fund aspiring nuke programs" by Adam Kredo (October 13, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN THREATENS SUICIDE BOMBINGS OF U.S. WARSHIPS Iran: Will chase U.S. forces to Gulf of Mexico" by Adam Kredo (October 12, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE TESTS COULD VIOLATE NUKE DEAL Experts: 'Clear violation' of international agreements" by Adam Kredo (October 12, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "YEMENI REBELS IN IRAN FOR NEW WEAPONS SHIPMENTS" by Adam Kredo (October 7, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN PLOTTED WITH RUSSIA FOR MONTHS ON MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA" by Morgan Chalfant (October 6, 2015)

YAHOO News (REUTERS): "HOW IRANIAN GENERAL PLOTTED OUT SYRIAN ASSAULT IN MOSCOW" by Laila Bassam and Tom Perry (October 6, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN: MISSILES POINTED AT U.S. TARGETS Iran, Russia, Syria, Iraq form joint war room" by Adam Kredo (October 5, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5082 Broadcast: September 15, 2015: "IRGC DEPUTY COMMANDER HOSSEIN SALAMI: Our Missiles, Drones Can Target U.S. Aircraft Carriers Anywhere in the Region"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Cairo - "BAHRAIN WITHDRAWS AMBASSADOR FROM IRAN AFTER BOMB-FACTORY FIND" (SNIPPET: "Bahrain said on Thursday it had recalled its ambassador to Iran, a day after it said security forces had discovered a large bomb-making factory and arrested a number of suspects linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.") (October 2, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN BUYS $21 BILLION IN AIRCRAFT, SATELLITES FROM RUSSIA" by Adam Kredo (September 29, 2015)

HOY VENEZUELA: "PRESIDENTS OF VENEZUELA AND IRAN HELD A MEETING IN NEW YORK CITY" (September 29, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "IRAQ AGREEMENT TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE WITH RUSSIA, IRAN, ASSAD REGIME NOT COORDINATED WITH U.S." by Patrick Goodenough (September 27, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "REPORT: AMERICAN PASTOR TORTURED IN IRANIAN PRISON AS U.N. PREPARES TO WELCOME IRANIAN PRESIDENT" by Lauretta Brown (September 25, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN ON ISRAEL: 'We Are Going to Destroy Them'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Ataollah Salehi, commander of Iran's army, said that no matter how many weapons are given to Israel, "we are going to destroy them," according to comments reported in Iran's state-controlled press and independently translated from Persian for the Washington Free Beacon. The comments follow reports that Iran has unveiled new advanced military hardware and intends to violate international prohibitions on its construction of ballistic missiles, which could be used to carry a nuclear payload.") (September 23, 2015)

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TIMES OF ISRAEL.com: "BOOSTED BY NUKE DEAL, IRAN UPS FUNDING TO HEZBOLLAH, HAMAS" by Avi Issacharoff (September 21, 2015)

WSJ.com: "RUSSIA, IRAN SEEN COORDINATING DEFENSE OF ASSAD REGIME IN SYRIA" by Jay Solomon and Sam Dagher (September 21, 2015)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "IRAN: RUSSIA TO HELP US IMPROVE OUR CENTRIFUGES Tehran's nuclear chief says Moscow will enable 'enhanced uranium enrichment, as part of July's nuclear deal" (September 16, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: U.S.A. - "SENATE DEMOCRATS BLOCK BID TO LINK IRAN SANCTIONS RELIEF TO RELEASING AMERICANS, RECOGNIZING ISRAEL" by Patrick Goodenough (September 18, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5075 - Broadcast: September 9, 2015: "IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI: 'In 25 years, there will be no thing as the Zionist regime'" (September 9, 2015)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT News: "THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL'S ISLAMIST SUPPORTERS" (September 11, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN SAYS FINDS UNEXPECTEDLY HIGH URANIUM RESERVE" (September 12, 2015/Israel News)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Jerusalem - "IRANIAN COMBAT UNIT DEPLOYS IN DEFENSE OF ASSAD" by Abraham Rabinovich (September 10, 2015)

GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "LAUNDERING IRAN'S NUKES" by A.J. Caschetta (September 9, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN READIES CONSTRUCTION OF NEW NUKE PLANT Aided by Russia" by Adam Kredo (September 8, 2015)

Video - MEMRI-TV via YouTube.com: "IRANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER: We Will Always Provide Arms to the Resistance against the U.S. and Israel"

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: "TERRORIST DESIGNATION OF SAMIR KUNTAR" (September 8, 2015)

CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY: "HEZBOLLAH EN ESPANOL: THE IRANIAN-VENEZUELAN CONNECTION" by John Cordero (September 8, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN WARSHIPS CONFRONT U.S. NAVY ON 'DAILY BASIS' Routinely photographed by Iranians for intelligence purposes" by Adam Kredo (September 8, 2015)

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THE CLARION PROJECT: "IRAN: WE WILL CONTINUE TO ARM ANY GROUP FIGHTING AGAINST U.S. Iran's defense minister reiterated the official Iranian position that, even after the nuclear deal, Iran will continue to arm the 'resistance.'" (September 8, 2015)

THE CLARION PROJECT: "CONGRESSIONAL REPORT: IRAN SPENDS BILLIONS TO FOMENT GLOBAL TERROR The Congressional Research Service details monies spent by Iran supporting terrorist organizations in the Middle East." by Meira Svirsky (September 7, 2015)

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THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "PARCHIN INSPECTION PLAN WON'T WORK, IAEA's CREDIBILITY ON THE LINE, SAYS EX-DEPUTY Oversight of suspect site can't be done by camera, says Olli Heinonen; calls on agency to publish secret side deals" by Raphael Ahren (September 4, 2015)

THE DAILY SIGNAL: "IRAN COULD OUTSOURCE ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM TO NORTH KOREA" by Peter Brookes (SNIPPET: "First, there's no doubt that North Korea has the bomb, having conducted three tests 2006, 2009, and 2013), possibly using both plutonium and uranium. Next, according to some U.S. government assessments, Pyongyang may have already miniaturized the underground testing device into a nuclear warhead, capable of being mated to a ballistic missile. Plus, North Korea has been willing to share its nuclear know-how.") (September 5, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PRIVATE GOVERNMENT REPORT: IRAN SPENDING BILLIONS TO PAY TERRORIST SALARIES" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The report discloses that funding for these terrorist groups could actually be much higher, as Iran obfuscates public records about its defense spending and financial support for paramilitary groups secretly conducting operations outside the Islamic Republic.") (September 4, 2015)

Video Clip (MEMRI.org) No. 5065 Broadcast August 29, 2015: "IRGC CLIP SHOWS RECONNAISSANCE OF U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ"

FBI.gov - WANTED BY THE FBI - Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act: "MATIN SADEGHI"

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN, RUSSIA SIGN MOU ON IMPLEMENTATION OF S-300 SALE" (August 28, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.N. AGENCY SAYS IRAN MAY HAVE BUILT EXTENSION AT PARCHIN NUCLEAR SITE" by Morgan Chalfant (August 27, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN RENEWS SUPPORT FOR HAMAS TERRORISTS" by Adam Kredo (August 27, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "TWO HUNDRED RETIRED GENERALS, FLAG OFFICERS CALL ON CONGRESS TO REJECT IRAN DEAL" by Alana Goodman (August 26, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON POST: "HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVE INDICTED IN U.S. FOR ATTACK ON KHOBAR TOWERS CAPTURED" by Adam Goldman (SNIPPET: "1996 bombing of an American military housing complex in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 U.S. service members" "Ahmad Ibrahim al-Mughassil, 48" SNIPPET: "Mughassil is believed to possess significant information about Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, U.S. officials said.") (August 26, 2015 7:03 pm)

CHANNEL NEWS ASIA: Dubai - "IRAN UNVEILS NEW MISSILE, says seeks peace through strength" (SNIPPET: "Iran on Saturday unveiled a new surface-to-surface missile it said could strike targets with pin-point accuracy within a range of 500 km (310 miles) and it said military might was a precondition for peace and effective diplomacy. The defence ministry's unveiling of the solid-fuel missile, named Fateh 313..." SNIPPET: "The defence ministry said the Fateh 313, unveiled on Iran's Defence Industry Day, had already been successfully tested and that mass production would start soon.) (August 22, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "IRAN'S AYATOLLAH: America is the 'Enemy.' 'We Will Confront Them With All Our Power'" (SNIPPET: "Here are some key excerpts from the ayatollah's speech as posted in English at Khamenei.ir") (August 21, 2015)

THE BIG STORY - AP: "TEXT OF DRAFT AGREEMENT BETWEEN IAEA, IRAN" (August 20, 2015)

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - Arutz Sheva 7: "IDF ELIMINATES TERROR CELL THAT FIRED ROCKETS Senior officer reveals 4 Islamic Jihad terrorists who were directed by Iran killed in vehicle 10-15 kilometers from the Syrian border." by Ido Ben-Porat (August 21, 2015 11:45 am)

THE JERUSALEM POST: "'IRAN TRYING TO MOVE YAKHONT MISSILES AND SA-22 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO HEZBOLLAH'" by Herb Keinon (August 20, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.N. TO LET IRAN USE OWN EXPERTS TO INSPECT ALLEGED NUCLEAR WORK SITE" by Morgan Chalfant (August 19, 2015)

THE TOWER.org: "IRAN'S ALLIANCE WITH NORTH KOREA COULD PAVE TEHRAN'S PATH TO A NUCLEAR BOMB" (August 14, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN OPENING 'SPECIAL' SCHOOLS TO TRAIN NUKE EXPERTS" by Adam Kredo (August 18, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN TO BUY S-300 MISSILE SYSTEMS FROM RUSSIA FOR $900 MILLION" by Jenna Lifhits (August 18, 2015)

FOX NEWS.com: "IRAN THREATENED 'HARM' TO TOP NUKE INSPECTOR TO PREVENT DISCLOSURE OF SECRET DEAL" by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon (August 18, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip #5044 Broadcast: August 14, 2015: "Hizbullah Deputy Sec.-Gen. Sheikh Naim Qassem: We Have Pledged Allegiance to Khomeini and Khamenei" (August 14, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN TO FIRE MISSILES IN WAR DRILLS Firing of missiles follows war games with Russia" by Adam Kredo (August 12, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN, RUSSIA HOLD WARGAMES Iranian and Russian warships team up for war drills" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "At least 200 Iranian naval forces also will participate in the war drills, according to Iran's Fars News Agency.") (August 11, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STUDY: IRAN TERROR FUNDING GETS $4.8 BILLION BOOST UNDER NUKE DEAL Sanctions relief could boost Iranian defense spending by 50 percent" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Under the parameters of the deal, Iran will receive nearly $150 billion in sanctions relief and cash assets.") (August 10, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN WARSHIPS DOCK IN IRAN FOR WAR TRAINING Iranian military leader: 'Only the dead body of the American troops realizes the power of' Iran" by Adam Kredo (August 10, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Moscow - "IRAN QUDS CHIEF VISITED RUSSIA IN BREACH OF U.N. TRAVEL BAN" (SNIPPET: "Qassem Soleimani, chief of the force which is an overseas arm of the Revolutionary Guards, has been subject to an international travel ban and asset freeze by the U.N. Security Council since 2007. Fox News reported on Thursday that Soleimani had arrived in Moscow on July 24 and met President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu before departing three days later.") (August 7, 2015)

THE JERUSALEM POST: "REPORT: CHINA SET TO PROVIDE IRAN WITH FIGHTER JETS IN $1 BILLION DEAL In exchange, Iran will permit China access to its largest oilfield for the next 20 years." (SNIPPET: "24 J-10 fighter jets") (August 6, 2015 11:08) (Read More...)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FOX: IRAN'S TERRORIST COMMANDER VISITS PUTIN IN RUSSIA Nuclear deal will permit weapons trade between Iran, Russia" by Blake Seitz (August 6, 2015)

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THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "CAPTURED HAMAS OPERATIVE DETAILS GROUP'S TERRORIST PLANS" (SNIPPET: "The terrorist, Ibrahim Adal Shahada Sha'ar, 21, described about Hamas' tunnel reconstruction efforts, planned terrorist attacks against Israel, military strategy, and coordination with Iran, the Jerusalem Post reported." SNIPPET: "He admitted that he stored several 50 kg explosive charges in his home and said that fighters kept explosives and other material in their own homes since Hamas commanders worried that the organization's weapons depots would be targeted by Israel.") (August 11, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN WARNS OF 'THIRD WORLD WAR'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the chairman of Iran's powerful Expediency Council, warned in comments that the "outbreak of World War III" is coming in the near future, according to a report by Iran's Fars News Agency.") (August 5, 2015)

ISIS-Online.org - INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY: "RENEWED ACTIVITY AT THE PARCHIN SITE IN IRAN" by David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini (August 5, 2015) (pdf)

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THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "TERROR VICTIMS' LAWSUIT SEEKS TO BLOCK IRAN DEAL'S SANCTIONS RELIEF" (August 5, 2015)

THE JERUSALEM POST: Iran - "GERMAN BANKS TO OPEN IRANIAN BRANCHES, OFFICIAL SAYS" (SNIPPET: "In an interview with Iran's Press TV on Tuesday, Iran's Central Bank Governor Valiollah Seif said Germany's Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, who is also the federal minister of economic affairs, agreed to this during his recent trip to the Islamic Republic, though did not name specific banks.") (August 4, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RADICAL ANTI-WAR GROUP DELIVERING FLOWERS TO KERRY'S HOUSE TO THANK HIM FOR IRAN DEAL" by Alana Goodman (SNIPPET: "Code Pink came under fire in May after traveling to Pyongyang, North Korea, to attend a "peace symposium" and called for an end to sanctions against the regime. In 2008, the group also traveled to Iran to meet with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, then its president. Code Pink has also advocated for "victims" of U.S. drone strikes in Yemen and was a key organizer of the Gaza flotillas.") (July 31, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS: NUKE DEAL LOOPHOLES BOLSTER ILLICIT IRANIAN-N. KOREAN ALLIANCE Billions of dollars in sanctions relief will allow Iran to 'go shopping' for weapons in North Korea" by Adam Kredo (July 29, 2015)

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English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "SCUD MISSILES FIRED INTO SAUDI ARABIA FROM YEMEN TRACED TO N. KOREA: OFFICIAL" (SNIPPET: "Saudi Arabia has shot down about 40 percent of some 20 Scud missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels, said the official, who is familiar with the issue.") (July 29, 2015 14:48)

ASHARQ AL-AWSAT: Sana'a and Aden - "IRANIAN OFFICERS INTERROGATED YEMENI GOV'T LOYALISTS IN HOUTHI DETENTION: SOURCE" by Arafat Madabish (SNIPPET: "A pro-government fighter, who was previously arrested by the Houthis in Aden, said he had been interrogated by an Iranian officer who used a translator. The Iranian interrogator questioned him about the number of forces loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in Aden, their location and the type of weapons they had.") (July 22, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRGC TO CASH IN ON NUKE DEAL Sanctions lifted on Iran's terror-backing war force" by Adam Kredo (July 28, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN NUKE DEAL PERMITS CHEATING ON ARMS, MISSILES Deal puts 'Zionist regime in irrecoverable danger'" by Adam Kredo (July 27, 2015)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN INDUCTS INDIGENOUS MiG-29 SIMULATOR" (July 26, 2015)

LEGAL INSURRECTION.com: "IRANIAN AYATOLLAH GOES NUCLEAR WITH OBAMA SUICIDE MEME" by Amy Miller (July 25, 2015)

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MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 5017 Broadcast: July 25, 2015: "HIZBULLAH SEC.-GEN. NASRALLAH: The U.S. Will Remain the Great Satan after Nuclear Deal" (July 25, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1177: "CRITICAL POINTS TO CONSIDER IN UNDERSTANDING THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR DEAL" by Y. Carmon, A. Braunstein, and A. Savyon (July 24, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1171: "U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY: 'We have absolute knowledge' about 'certain military activities' the Iranians 'were engaged in'; IRAN REJECTS OUTRIGHT U.S. TERMS FOR FUTURE INSPECTION -- FOR EXAMPLE, INSPECTION OF MILITARY SITES" by A. Savyon and Y. Carmon (June 24, 2015)

YNET NEWS (REUTERS): "LEBANON'S HEZBOLLAH LEADER SAYS IRAN WILL NOT ABANDON SUPPORT AFTER NUCLEAR DEAL WITH WEST" (SNIPPET: "Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah") (July 25, 2015 19:44/Israel News)

THE DAILY SIGNAL: "WHY 12,000 RALLIED IN TIMES SQUARE AGAINST IRAN NUKE DEAL" by Genevieve Wood (July 23, 2015)

THE DAILY SIGNAL: "MEET 7 DANGEROUS IRANIANS WHO WILL NO LONGER BE SANCTIONED" by Michaela Dodge and Cameron Swathwood (July 23, 2015)

THE DAILY SIGNAL - The Brody File: "TED CRUZ: Because of Iran Deal, Jihadists 'Will Use Our Money to Murder Americans'" (July 22, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "EXPERT: IRANIAN THREAT TO WALK AWAY FROM AGREEMENT IF SANCTIONS ARE RESTORED UNDERCUTS TOUTED 'SNAPBACK'" by Patrick Goodenough (July 23, 2015 1:44 am EDT)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SECRET IRAN DEALS COVER MILITARY SITE, OTHER PAST ARMS WORK Lawmakers demand congressional access to two IAEA accords" by Bill Gertz (July 23, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FORMER ISRAELI AMBASSADOR: IRAN TO GET $700 BILLION IN SANCTIONS RELIEF" by Adam Kredo (July 22, 2015)

Video (AP): "Iranian Ambassador to Cuba criticizes US" (July 21, 2015)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IRANIAN LEADER ENCOURAGES 'DEATH TO AMERICA' CHANTS AFTER NUCLEAR DEAL" (July 20, 2015)

MEMRI TV.org - Vido Clip No. 511 (CHANNEL 1 [Iran], IRINN TV [Iran] - July 18, 2015 01:42): "IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI REAFFIRMS 'DEATH TO AMERICA' SLOGAN, CALLS TO BRING U.S. LEADERS TO TRIAL"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EX-IAEA LEADER: 24-DAY INSPECTION DELAY WILL BOOST IRANIAN NUCLEAR CHEATING Small nuclear facilities are easily hidden, sanitized" by Bill Gertz (July 21, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN: WE WILL TRAMPLE UPON AMERICA" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "A senior Iranian cleric delivered Friday prayers in Tehran while standing behind a podium that declared, "We Will Trample Upon America," according to photos released by Iran's state-controlled media. Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani, who was handpicked by the Islamic Republic's supreme leader to deliver the prayers, delivered a message of hostility toward the United States in the first official remarks since a final nuclear deal was signed between Iran and world powers in Vienna last week. A Persian-language message on the podium declared, "We will trample upon America" while the English phrase "We Defeat the United States" can be seen underneath.") (July 20, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "'19,000 CENTRIFUGES ALREADY SPINNING' ..." by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "In fact, most of the increase in Iran's centrifuge numbers occurred under the current administration. And under the just-completed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement, Iran will have the international community's blessing to keep more centrifuges than it had when Obama entered the White House.") (July 20, 2015 5:23 am EDT)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "OBAMA SAYS IRAN NUKE DEAL WILL MAKE WORLD SAFER WHILE IRANIANS CHANT 'DEATH TO AMERICA'" by Dave Boyer (July 18, 2015)

VOCATIV.com: "U.S. COMPANIES ARE PLAYING HOST TO ISIS WEBSITES AND FORUMS Websites disseminating propaganda by ISIS and other Islamic extremists are hosted by at least three American companies" by Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Liran Tzach (SNIPPET: "Vocativ's analysis also found that at least one web company, Colocrossing, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, provides hosting services for a forum affiliated with Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group. Forum topics on the site range from discussions on weapons and military equipment to one focused on Israel entitled "Zionist Enemy."") (July 17, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN BANS U.S. INSPECTORS FROM ALL NUCLEAR SITES No Americans permitted under final nuclear deal" by Adam Kredo (July 16, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EXPERT: U.S. MUST RELY ON RUSSIA TO PRESERVE ARMS EMBARGO ON IRAN Kremlin has already proposed weapon sales to Tehran" by Daniel Wiser (July 15, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "SENATOR COTTON: 'Nine years ago Iran was trying to kill me, and to kill my soldiers'" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Gen. Joseph Dunford, the U.S. Marine general nominated to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers last week that the head of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)-Qods Force, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, was responsible for the deaths of at least 500 U.S. soldiers and Marines in Iraq. Qassem (Ghasem) Soleimani is one of dozens of Iranian individuals who will benefit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal announced in Vienna on July 14.") (July 16, 2015)

Video (ISRAELI PM): "PM NETANYAHU'S STATEMENT REGARDING THE DEAL WITH IRAN" (July 14, 2015)

Video (WALL STREE JOURNAL): "IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL..." [Obama Speech Clip] (July 14, 2015)

Video (SSG Duke YouTube Channel): "PEACE IN OUR TIME September 1938"

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "SOURCES: GERMAN MINISTER TO VISIT IRAN ON SUNDAY AFTER NUCLEAR DEAL" (SNIPPET: "German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel plans to fly to Iran on Sunday, industry and coalition sources told Reuters, to quickly tap the new trading opportunities from this week's historic nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers.") (July 15, 2015 10:48/Israel News)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. WILL TEACH IRAN TO THWART NUKE THREATS Iran: 'All our goals materialized' under deal" by Adam Kredo (July 14, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NUCLEAR DEAL SILENT ON IRAN'S PARCHIN MILITARY PLANT, BUSHEHR" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Iranian nuclear deal reached in Vienna contains no reference to the Parchin military facility where most of Iran's past nuclear arms-related work was carried out. Additionally, the draft agreement made public on Tuesday contains no stated limits on Iran's Russian-made Bushehr nuclear power facility that analysts say could produce plutonium for dozens of bombs. Also, the accord will lift international sanctions on several Iranian entities currently engaged in supporting terrorism and building ballistic missiles, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-Air Force Al Ghadir Missile Command.") (July 14, 2015)

FOX NEWS.com: "DOUBLE DEALING: IRAN VIOLATING NUCLEAR SANCTIONS EVEN AS TALKS DRAG ON" by Benjamin Weinthal (July 11, 2015)

STARS AND STRIPES: Manama, Bahrain: "IRANIAN VESSEL POINTED LASER AT NAVY SHIP, HELICOPTER IN GULF OF ADEN" by Chris Church (SNIPPET: "The Iranian ship repeatedly used the laser to target the USS Forrest Sherman and a helicopter belonging to the ship during the course of four days, said Lt. Brett Dawson, the deputy public affairs officer for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.") (July 10, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PRO-TEHRAN LOBBY DEMANDS IRAN BE GIVEN BALLISTIC MISSILES Group pushing Iranian arms on Capitol Hill" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "NIAC") (July 10, 2015 7:26 pm)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: PANEL: THE U.S. SHOULD FIGHT IRGC AGGRESSION REGARDLESS OF NUCLEAR AGREEMENT" by Emma-Jo Morris (July 10, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HERITAGE PANEL: IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WOULD LEGITIMIZE ILLICIT OPERATIONS, IMPOSE FEW PENALTIES" by Emma-Jo Morris (July 9, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Vienna - "IRAN 'SHOUTS HATRED' FOR ISRAEL, BACKS PALESTINIAN TERROR" by Adam Kredo (July 8, 2015)

THE DAILY BEAST: "IRANIAN MONEYMAN GAVE TO THE CLINTON FOUNDATION" by Michael Weiss (July 10, 2015)

BUSINESS INSIDER: "IRAN IS BUILDING A FORCE IN IRAQ THAT BAGHDAD CAN'T CONTROL" by Michael Pregent (July 8, 2015)

THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY WATCH (TIMES OF ISRAEL): "HAMAS AND IRAN AT THE IFTAR TABLE" (SNIPPET: "Senior members of the Palestinian terror group Hamas and the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah met with officials from Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps for an iftar meal [breaking of the Ramadan fast] in Beirut this week, according to Palestinian media reports.") (July 7, 2015)

ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN SECOND GHADIR RADAR UNVEILED" (SNIPPET: "According to the news report, a third radar has finished construction.") (July 6, 2015)

BELLINGCAT.com: "IRAN'S BUILDING A NEW FLYING BOAT" by Chris Biggers (July 5, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Vienna - "IRAN VIOLATES PAST NUCLEAR PROMISES ON EVE OF DEAL Obama admin spins for Iran in front of reporters" by Adam Kredo (July 2, 2015)

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THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IRANIAN-BACKED HIZBALLAH AND HAMAS BOLSTER WORLDWIDE TERRORIST PRESENCE" (July 1, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Vienna - "IRAN THREATENS TO GO NUCLEAR IF TALKS FAIL" by Adam Kredo (July 1, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Vienna - "IRAN REPATRIATES 13 TONS OF GOLD UNDER SANCTIONS RELIEF Iran to receive $11.9 billion in sanctions relief as nuclear negotiations end" by Adam Kredo (July 1, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Vienna - "STATE DEPARTMENT EJECTS FREE BEACON REPORTER FROM BRIEFING Reporter threatened at briefing detailing Obama admin concessions to Iran" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Western observers present in Vienna for the talks linked the State Department's behavior to jitters over media coverage revealing a still growing list of concessions being made to Iran by the Obama administration.") (June 29, 2015)

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FBI.gov - San Antonio, Texas - Press Release: "TAIWANESE NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATING U.S. SANCTIONS ON EXPORTATION OF GOODS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "44-year-old Kunlin Hsieh ... (aka Kunlin Xia)" SNIPPET: "Hsieh admitted that from October 2007 to August 2014, he conspired with others to obtain electronic parts, namely circuit boards with American-made laminates, from U.S. companies without disclosing to them that the parts were destined for Iran. These parts had dual-use military and civilian capability and could be used in such systems as missile guidance systems, secure tactical radio communications, and military radar networks." SNIPPET: "Hsieh's co-defendant, 29-year-old fellow Junbon employee and Latvian citizen Agris Indricevs") (June 25, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "HEZBOLLAH BRIGADES FLAUNTS U.S. EQUIPMENT IN ANBAR OPERATION" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (June 25, 2015)

FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. INTEL CHIEF CALLS IRAN THE LEADING TERROR SPONSOR, AS NUKE TALKS ENTER FINAL PHASE" by Catherine Herridge (SNIPPET: "The nation's top intelligence official labeled Iran the leading state sponsor of terrorism and called the regime -- and its proxy Hezbollah -- the single most important factors keeping Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in power, according to a letter obtained by Fox News.") (June 25, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS MOVES TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON IRAN" by Adam Kredo (June 25, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1171: "U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY: 'WE HAVE ABSOLUTE KNOWLEDGE' ABOUT 'CERTAIN MILITARY ACTIVITIES' THE IRANIANS 'WERE ENGAGED IN'; Iran Rejects Outright U.S. Terms for Future Inspection -- For Example, Inspection of Military Sites" by A. Savyon and Y. Carmon (June 24, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: IRAN BOOSTS TERROR ACTIVITIES ACROSS GLOBE State Department report highlights Iranian threat" by Adam Kredo (June 22, 2015)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: "COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2014"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FORMER REP. WEST ATTACKS OBAMA'S FOREIGN POLICY FAILURES West: American weakness behind rise of Putin, the Islamic State, Iran" by Emma-Jo Morris (June 19, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CRUZ MOVES TO FINE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR ILLEGALLY WITHHOLDING KEY IRAN REPORT Months-late report withheld to appease Iran, sources say" by Adam Kredo (June 18, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMIN EXCLUDED IRAN FROM THREAT ASSESSMENT" by Adam Kredo ) (June 17, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CLAPPER ACKNOWLEDGES OMISSIONS ON IRAN THREAT Intelligence communities still regard Tehran as top terrorist sponsor" by Emma-Jo Morris (June 15, 2015)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS HIZBALLAH FRONT COMPANIES AND FACILITATORS IN LEBANON AND IRAQ Action Targets Lebanese Businessmen and their Companies for Supporting Hizballah's Financial Operations and Terrorist Activities" (June 10, 2015)

BUSINESS INSIDER.com.au - Briefing: "CYBER EXPERT: People are missing the real question we should ask about Israel spying on Iran talks" by Natasha Bertrand (SNIPPET: "The firm’s billionaire founder and CEO, Eugene Kaspersky, used to work for the KGB and reportedly maintains relationships with former and current Russian intelligence officials.") (June 11, 2015 3:05 am)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1167: "NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS AT AN IMPASSE: Leader Khamenei Rejects Agreement Reached on Token Inspection of Military Sites and Questioning of Scientists; U.S. Willing to Close IAEA Dossier on Iranian PMD, to Settle for Inspecting Declared Nuclear Sites Only, and to Rely on Intelligence; EU Objects" (June 11, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRAQI SHIITE MILITIA COMMANDER THREATENS TO ATTACK U.S." (PHOTO CAPTION: "Akram Abbas al Kabi, the "secretary general" of the Harakat Nujaba, holds hands with Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah." SNIPPET: "The Harakat Nujaba leader has a long history of hostility to the United States.") (June 9, 2015)

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PENTAGON: IRAN CONTINUING WORK ON NUCLEAR SYSTEMS Covert support for terrorism 'unabated'" by Bill Gertz (June 3, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EXPERTS: IRAN NEGOTIATORS IGNORE MISSILES AT THEIR OWN PERIL Missile tech development a 'litmus test' for Iranian intentions" by Emma-Jo Morris (June 3, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA TO START CONSTRUCTION ON NEW IRANIAN NUKE PLANT Eathquake hits near Iran's current nuke plant" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iranian officials announced in late 2014 that it had already begun the initial stages of construction on at least two nuclear plants in the region. In November, Tehran finalized a deal with Russia to aid in the construction of these plants.") (June 1, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPARTMENT: IRAN ALLOWED TO BUILD NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS" by Adam Kredo (January 15, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "QODS FORCE COMMANDER SOLEIMANI REPORTEDLY SPOTTED IN ANBAR PROVINCE" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Qassem Soleimani") (June 1, 2015)

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THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRANIAN MILITARY COMMANDER KILLED FIGHTING IN RAMADI" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Jassem Nouri") (May 30, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 4928 Broadcast: May 25, 2015: "TOP IRANIAN NUCLEAR NEGOTIATOR ABBAS ARAQCHI: We Reached Solution with P5+1 on Site Inspection, but Khamenei Rejected It"

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GROUP: IRANIAN, NORTH KOREAN OFFICIALS WORKED ON NUCLEAR WARHEAD" by Adam Kredo (May 29, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Paris - "DISSIDENTS: NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR AND MISSILE EXPERTS VISIT IRAN" (May 28, 2015)

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THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "U.S. SUPPORT FOR IRANIAN-BACKED SHIITE MILITIAS 'SHOULD NOT ALARM US,' GENERAL ALLEN SAYS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "...General (retired) John Allen, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL, or the Islamic State..." SNIPPET: "The "extremist elements" referred to by Allen include the Hezbollah Brigades, which has been designated by the US government as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Saraya Khorasani, the Badr Organization, Asaib al Haq (League of the Righteous), Kata'ib Imam Ali (Imam Ali Brigade), Sayyed al Shuhada Brigade, and Harakat Nujaba. Top leaders of the last four groups are listed by the US as specially designated global terrorists. The problem with Allen's comments is that these so-called "extremist elements" are indeed the largest part of the Popular Mobilization Committee.") (May 29, 2015)

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MONEY JIHAD: "HEZBOLLAH'S FORTUNES EXPAND IN SOUTH AMERICA" (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah's multimillion dollar business in Latin America isn't shrinking. According to French intelligence sources who leaked the information to Argentinian media, Hezbollah's empire makes $60 to $100 million a year.") (May 24, 2015)

BREITBART.com: "REPORT: HEZBOLLAH RAKES IN UP TO $100 MILLION ANNUALLY FROM LATIN AMERICA" by Frances Martel (SNIPPET: "Infobae concludes by noting that Hezbollah has ties to drug trafficking groups in Mexico and negotiates with the world's largest non-jihadist terror group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), using their "comparative advantage" to work and profit together.") (May 12, 2015)

INFOBAE.com: "TERRORISMO ISLAMICO EN AMERICA LATINA: EL NARCOTRAFICO, SU PRINCIPAL FUENTE DE FINANCIAMIENTO" (May 11, 2015)

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INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EX-CAIR OFFICIAL AGAIN ATTACKS THE U.S. ON IRANIAN TV" (May 21, 2015 12:43 pm)

REUTERS.com: Ankara - "IRAN'S KHAMENEI RULES OUT INTERVIEWS WITH NUCLEAR SCIENTISTS" by Parisa Hafezi (May 20, 2015 3:27pm EDT)

REUTERS.com: Jerusalem - "ISRAEL SAYS IRAN VIOLATED SANCTIONS BY PURCHASING AIRCRAFT" by Jeffrey Heller (May 19, 2015 10:31am EDT)

DAILY STAR.com.lb (REUTERS): Beirut - "TOP AIDE TO IRAN'S LEADER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR SYRIA" (May 20, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN WARSHIPS ESCORT CARGO VESSEL TOWARD YEMEN" (May 19, 2015 20:29/Israel News)

BBC NEWS - Asia: "SINGAPORE 'CONCERNED' ABOUT IRAN SHOOTING AT TANKER" (May 18, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Washington/London - "IRAN NAVY FIRES SHOTS AT TANKER AS TENSIONS RISE IN GULF" by Phil Stewart and Jonathan Saul (May 14, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Washington - "IRANIAN SHIPS FIRE WARNING SHOTS AT SINGAPORE-FLAGGED VESSEL IN GULF" (May 14, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "AYATOLLAH SPEAKS TO TEACHERS, WHO CHANT: 'Death to America! Death to England!...Death to Israel!'" by Terence P. Jeffrey (SNIPPET: "According to an English-language transcript of the speech published by the BBC, the Iranian teachers interrupted the ayatollah with chants expressing their desire to see the death of America, England and Israel at three points in his speech.") (May 14, 2015)

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YAHOO News (REUTERS): Cairo/Aden - "YEMEN TRUCE BROADLY HOLDS, BUT REPORTS OF VIOLATIONS" by Mohammed Ghoubari and Mohammed Mukhashaf (SNIPPET: "...Iranian-allied Houthi group.") (May 13, 2015)

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: "YEMEN: HOUTHIS SEND CHILDREN INTO BATTLE Using Child Fighters Violates International Law" (May 12, 2015)

USA TODAY.com: "IRANIAN SUPPORT FOR YEMEN'S HOUTHIS GOES BACK YEARS" by Oren Dorell (SNIPPET: "Iran has long supported Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms, training and financing.") (April 20, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN RAPIDLY BUILDING CYBER WARFARE CAPABILITIES" by Bill Gertz (May 12, 2015)

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GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "RAPE AND TORTURE: IRAN'S POLITICAL WEAPONS" by Uzay Bulut (May 11, 2015)

Video (CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY, securefreedom.org): "IRAN TRUTH PANEL" (May 8, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN: 'We Welcome War With the U.S.'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Hossein Salami threatened the U.S. during a television interview aired on Tehran's state-run television.") (May 7, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NETANYAHU TO CONGRESS: 'DEAL WITH IRAN WOULD BE A HISTORIC MISTAKE' Would endanger Middle East, America" by Adam Kredo (May 7, 2015)

DoD NEWS: Washington - "NAVY ENDS ACCOMPANIMENT OF U.S., BRITISH VESSELS" by Terri Moon Cronk (May 6, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1157: "IRAN TIGHTENS ITS GRIP ON SYRIA USING SYRIAN AND FOREIGN FORCES" by N. Mozes (SNIPPET: "According to the Syrian opposition, thousands of fighters trained by the IRGC arrived in Syria via the Iranian air bridge comprising on average four daily flights from Iran to the Syrian port of Latakia, via Iraq. [1] Recently, Iran has begun to organize and oversee Syrian forces fighting alongside the regime, such as the Syrian Hizbullah, Liwa Al-Quds, the National Religious Resistance--Jaish Al-Imam Al-Mahdi, the National Resistance in Houran (HAMO), and Liwa Al-Ridda Al-Shi'i.") (May 5, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "MUQTADA AL SADR THREATENS TO 'UNFREEZE THE MILITARY WING,' ATTACK U.S. INTERESTS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Sadr, whose Iranian-backed militia battled US and Coalition troops in Baghdad and central and southern Iraq during the occupation of Iraq, released a statement on his website on April 29 calling for attacks on US interests if Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2016.") (May 3, 2015)

FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "BNP PARIBAS SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRING TO VIOLATE THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT AND THE TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT" (SNIPPET: "In connection with its guilty plea on July 9, 2014, BNPP admitted that from at least 2004 through 2012, it knowingly and willfully moved over $8.8 billion through the U.S. financial system on behalf of Sudanese, Iranian and Cuban sanctioned entities, in violation of U.S. economic sanctions.") (May 1, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Miami, Florida - "IRAN STEPS UP COVERT ACTION IN LATIN AMERICA U.S., Latin American leaders meet to discuss threat" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iran is becoming increasingly open about its presence in Latin America and providing its officials with passports from Venezuela and other countries, giving them free rein to travel throughout South America. Iran has forged close ties with countries such as Argentina, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, among others. Luis Heber, a member of the Uruguayan senate, said that Iranian agents--who some suspect are members of the country's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)--have been spotted in his country holding Venezuelan passports.") (May 1, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE APPALLING MR. ZARIF Colum: Iran's revolting foreign minister speaks at New York University" by Matthew Continetti (May 1, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): United Nations - "BRITAIN TOLD U.N. MONITORS OF ACTIVE IRAN NUCLEAR PROCUREMENT" by Louis Charbonneau, Reuters (April 30, 2015)

USA TODAY.com: Washington - "NAVY TO SAFEGUARD CARGO SHIPS FROM IRAN" by Tom Vanden Brook (SNIPPET: "The Navy has four ships in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, a busy shipping lane for commercial cargo vessels. The warships will not escort individual cargo ships, the official said. Instead, the Navy will maintain communication with the ships while they are in the area and respond to distress calls.") (April 30, 2015 10:16 pm)

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NATIONAL POST.com: "CANADIAN NAMES A 'KEY SUSPECT' IN 2012 HEZBOLLAH BUS BOMBING THAT KILLED FIVE, HAS ASSETS FROZEN" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Hassan El-Hajj Hassan, a 27-year-old Lebanese-Canadian who grew up in Burnaby, B.C., has been added to the U.S. list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists, along with his Australian accomplice, Meliad Farah.") (April 29, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): "IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: Lifting of Sanctions to Start Within Days of Deal" by Louis Charbonneau (April 29, 2015)

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "SAN DIEGO JURY FINDS IRANIAN NATIONAL GUILTY OF ILLEGAL SCHEME TO EXPORT SENSITIVE U.S. TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Arash Ghahreman, 45, of Staten Island, New York" SNIPPET: "Ghahreman is scheduled to be sentenced on July 17, 2015, before U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the Southern District of California. Yildiz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to export to Iran on Oct. 9, 2014, and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 8, 2015, before Judge Sabraw. Co-defendant Taherkhani, an Iranian national and resident, remains a fugitive. Co-defendant TIG Marine is a Dubai company.") (April 27, 2015)

MAGIC VALLEY.com: Twin Falls, Idaho - CSI REFUGEE CENTER EXPECTS INFLUX OF SYRIANS" (SNIPPET: "Projections show the center will likely receive 300 refugees from around the world during the upcoming federal fiscal year. That’s the same number as this year. Refugee Center director Zeze Rwasama anticipates the biggest populations of newcomers will be from Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo." SNIPPET: "Since 1984, the center has settled almost 5,000 people in the Magic Valley. Most are from Iraq and Iran.") (April 29, 2015)

LATIN AMERICAN HERALD TRIBUNE: Washington - "U.S. CONFIRMS THAT IRANIAN NAVY SEIZED MARSHALL ISLANDS VESSEL" (SNIPPET: "The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that the Iranian navy seized a cargo vessel flying the flag of the Marshall Islands -- a sovereign state associated with the United States -- but said that there are no U.S. citizens on board.") (April 29, 2015)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "IRAN FIRES AT, BOARDS MARSHALL ISLANDS CARGO SHIP; U.S. SENDING DEFENSE" by Jacqueline Klimas (SNIPPET: "But he added that it was unclear what obligation the U.S. had to provide defensive help to a Marshall Island-flagged ship and said it was "premature" to talk about using force.") (April 28, 2015)

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Media Note: "TERRORIST DESIGNATIONS OF HIZBALLAH OPERATIVES MELIAD FARAH, HASSAN EL-HAJJ HASSAN, AND HUSSEIN ATRIS" (April 28, 2015)

JANES.com - IHS Jane's 360 - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly: Beirut - "HIZBULLAH AIRSTRIP REVEALED" by Nicholas Blanford (SNIPPET: "Lebanon's militant Shia group, Hizbullah, has constructed an airstrip in the northern Bekaa Valley for its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), an analysis of satellite images suggests." SNIPPET: "The site, which is guarded by a checkpoint and swing gate, resembles other Hizbullah facilities scattered around the Bekaa Valley." SNIPPET: "Hizbullah has operated UAVs from Lebanese airspace since at least November 2004...") (April 23, 2015)

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VICE NEWS: "AUSTRALIA IS ABOUT TO START SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH IRAN -- and the U.S. Wants to Know Why" by Scott Mitchell (April 24, 2015 12:25 pm)

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "NEW BOOK REVEALS VENEZUELA-HEZBOLLAH NARCOTICS ALLIANCE Spanish reporter details Venezuela's official ties with the Shiite terrorist organization to traffic cocaine and penetrate US-Mexico border." by Gedalyah Reback (SNIPPET: "A new book has alleged that current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro directly negotiated with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah about drug trafficking, weapons and a Hezbollah presence in his country back in 2007. Maduro was then the Foreign Minister in the government of the late infamous socialist dictator Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer in 2013.") (April 22, 2015 1:13 am)

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FOX NEWS: "IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS: PASTOR ABEDINI AND THREE OTHER AMERICANS ARE HOSTAGES. Why isn't their release being discussed?" by Jay Sekulow (April 22, 2015)

FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. MARINE IMPRISONED IN IRAN A VICTIM OF TORTURE, CRUELTY, FAMILY SAYS" (April 16, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPARTMENT WON'T RULE OUT $50 BILLION 'SIGNING BONUS' FOR IRAN Largest cash infusion to terror regime in recent memory, experts say" by Adam Kredo (April 20, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Dubai - "ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS DEPUTY COMMANDER REJECTS INSPECTIONS OF MILITARY SITES" by Sam Wilkin (April 20, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Washington - "IRAN CHARGING U.S. JOURNALIST REZAIAN WITH FOUR CRIMES" (April 20, 2015)

FBI.gov - Houston, Texas - Press Release: Washington - "FOUR COMPANIES AND FIVE INDIVIDUALS INDICTED FOR ILLEGALLY EXPORTING TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN Seven Foreign Nationals and Companies Placed on Department of Commerce's Entity List" (April 17, 2015)

THE DAILY SIGNAL - Commentary: "WHISTLING TO ARMAGEDDON: OBAMA'S PACT WITH IRAN" by Dakota Wood (SNIPPET: "Critics of this plan, including many members of Congress, say Iran's 35-year history of misconduct, evasion of sanctions, local, regional and worldwide support of terrorism, unilateral attacks on Western targets and secretive pursuit of nuclear capabilities in clear violation of multiple agreements and conventions indicates it will continue to do so regardless of any agreement it signs this coming June." SNIPPET: "Returning to Netanyahu: "So this deal won't change Iran for the better; it will only change the Middle East for the worse. A deal that's supposed to prevent nuclear proliferation would instead spark a nuclear arms race in the most dangerous part of the planet. This deal won't be a farewell to arms. It would be a farewell to arms control. And the Middle East would soon be crisscrossed by nuclear tripwires. A region where small skirmishes can trigger big wars would turn into a nuclear tinderbox."") (April 15, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN ARMS SALES TO IRAN DEGRADE U.S. ABILITY TO STRIKE NUKE SITES" by Adam Kredo (April 14, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Moscow - "RUSSIA LIFTS BAN ON MISSILE DELIVERIES TO IRAN, START OIL-FOR-GOODS SWAP" by Gabriela Bacznska (April 13, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA TO BUILD NEW NUKE PLANTS IN IRAN" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "five new nuclear plants across the country") (April 15, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NORTH KOREA TRANSFER MISSILE GOODS TO IRAN DURING NUCLEAR TALKS Intelligence suppressed by Obama administration" by Bill Gertz (April 15, 2015)

FOX NEWS (AP): Moscow - "IRAN EXPECTS DELIVERY OF RUSSIAN S-300 AIR DEFENSE MISSILES BY END OF THE YEAR" (April 14, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN MISSILE SALES TO IRAN CROSS WHITE HOUSE 'RED LINE'" by Adam Kredo (April 14, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "STATE DEPARTMENT: RUSSIAN MOVE TO SELL ADVANCED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM TO IRAN WON'T AFFECT NUCLEAR TALKS" by Patrick Goodenough (April 13, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 6019: "IRAN PRESENTS ITS SUICIDE DRONES" (April 10, 2015)

THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "THE IRANIAN TERRORIST THREAT" (March 15, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN: 'The Enemy' Has Conceded to Our Nuclear Redlines" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), referred to the United States as "the enemy" and said major ground has been given up by the Obama administration as negotiations continue through June. "Some solutions have been found and it seems the Islamic Republic's principles and red lines in technical aspects have been accepted on the side of the enemy," Jafari was quoted as saying by the Iranian state-controlled Press TV.") (April 13, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): United Nations - "IRAN DEAL COULD STUMBLE ON SENSITIVE NUCLEAR MONITORING" by Louis Charbonneau (April 12, 2015)

STAR TRIBUNE.com (AP): "JAMAICA TEEN DETAINED AT SURINAME AIRPORT ON SUSPICION OF INTENDING TO JOIN ISLAMIC STATE" by David McFadden (SNIPPET: "Gen. John Kelly, who heads the U.S. Southern Command, said Iran and Islamic extremist groups were doing a "fair amount" of recruiting in the region, with some people becoming radicalized through the Internet and others through radical mosques. He listed Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname and Venezuela as countries where officials believe recruits have departed for Syria.") (Updated April 12, 2015 6:25 pm)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - Special to IPT News: "IRAN DEAL FREES UP NEW FINANCING TO CARRY OUT TERRORISM" by Yaakov Lappin (April 9, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1151: "IRANIAN REGIME CONTINUES ITS LIES AND FABRICATIONS ABOUT SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI'S NONEXISTENT FATWA BANNING NUCLEAR WEAPONS" (April 6, 2015)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "THE DEVIL IN THE NUCLEAR DETAILS" by Cal Thomas (SNIPPET: "The United States is being asked to foolishly believe promises by a regime that is religiously motivated to eliminate Israel and ultimately the United States, is the premier sponsor of terrorism in the world, has a record of breaking promises, including past promises about nuclear weapons, and still holds American prisoners, including a Christian minister, a Washington Post reporter, a former Marine and Robert Levinson, a retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent taken hostage in 2007.") (April 6, 2015)

RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: "TURKISH PRESIDENT TO PRESS AHEAD WITH IRAN VISIT" (April 5, 2015)

REUTERS.com: "TURKEY WELCOMES IRAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT, HOPES TEHRAN WILL GO FURTHER" (April 3, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN BRAGS ABOUT NUKE CONCESSIONS Sanctions to be terminated, no nuke sites closed, research and development to continue" by Adam Kredo (April 2, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "MISSING FROM THE IRAN DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT: BALLISTIC MISSILES" by Patrick Goodenough (April 3, 2015)

THE DAILY BEAST - Eye Spy: "WE FOUND IRAN'S SECRETIVE DRONE BASE" by Adam Rawnsley and Chris Biggers (SNIPPET: "The satellite images, published this week by Google Earth, indicate the presence of surveillance drones and Ghadir midget submarines at Bandar-e Jask, an Iranian naval base just southeast of the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz.") (April 2, 2015)

FOX NEWS.com: "MULTIPLE U.S. CONCESSIONS DROVE IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS TO FRAMEWORK DEAL, REPORT CLAIMS" (April 3, 2015)

THE BLAZE.com: "NETANYAHU SENDS VERY BLUNT MESSAGE TO OBAMA FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF IRAN DEAL" by Oliver Darcy (SNIPPET: "Netanyahu told the president that the current framework would threaten the survival of Israel, according to the prime minister's spokesman Mark Regev." SNIPPET: "Netanyahu added that the deal would legitimize Iran's nuclear program and not block their path to a bomb, but instead pave its way.") (April 2, 2015)

THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AS NUCLEAR TALKS CONTINUE, IRAN ISSUES LATEST THREAT TO DESTROY ISRAEL" (March 31, 2015 3:39 pm)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Lausanne, Switzerland - "EXPERTS: IRAN HOUSING NUKE MATERIALS IN NORTH KOREA, SYRIA" by Adam Kredo (March 31, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Lausanne, Switzerland - "IRAN REFUSES TO GIVE UP CORE NUKE MATERIALS Iran Backs Away from Key Concession as Talks Hit Deadline" by Adam Kredo (March 30, 2015 3:55 pm

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON Reporter via his Twitter account: "ADAM KREDO: "Senior Congressional Aide Tells Me on Iran: 'Quite frankly, people here are wondering what the f**k is going on.'" (Posted March 30, 2015 1:18 PM)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Topic Archives: "IRAN"

CNS NEWS.com: "EX-INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: U.S. Displaying 'Willful Ignorance' Regarding Middle East" by Susan Jones (March 30, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Report No. 1148: "TEHRAN HAS NOT BACKED DOWN ON ANY PART OF ITS INITIAL NEGOTIATING POSITIONS; THE MARCH 31, 2015 DEADLINE MEANS NOTHING TO IT" by Y. Carmon and A. Savyon (March 30, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. CONTINUES AIRSTRIKES IN TIKRIT DESPITE INVOLVEMENT OF IRANIAN-BACKED SHIITE MILITIAS" by Bill Roggio (PHOTO CAPTION: "Qassem Soleimani with his bodyguards near the frontlines of Tikrit." SNIPPET: "The Popular Mobilization Committee is led by Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, a former commander in the Badr Organization who was listed by the US government as Specially Designated Global Terrorist in July 2009. The US government described Muhandis, whose real name is Jamal Jaafar Mohammed, as "an advisor to Qassem Soleimani," the commander of the Qods Force, the external operations wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Soleimani has been visiting the Shiite militias fighting on the Tikrit front, and is said to be directing the operation. [See LWJ report, US sanctions Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades and Qods Force adviser, and Threat Matrix report, Iranian general at the forefront of the Tikrit offensive.] In addition to leading the Popular Mobilization Committee, Muhandis is also said to direct the operations of Kata'ib Imam Ali (Imam Ali Brigade) as well as command the Hezbollah Brigades.") (March 28, 2015)

REUTERS.com - Yemen: Washington - "ELITE IRANIAN GUARDS TRAINING YEMEN'S HOUTHIS: U.S. OFFICIALS" by Warren Strobel and Mark Hosenball (March 27, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. BEGINS AIRSTRIKES AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE IN TIKRIT, SUPPORTS SHIITE MILITIAS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The US-led military Coalition in Iraq is openly supporting Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Iraqi forces who are battling Islamic State fighters entrenched in Tikrit. Many of the Shiite militia commanders are listed by the US as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, and one militia is listed as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Many of the commanders and militias are responsible for killing US, Coailition, and Iraqi troops and civilians during the occupation of Iraq.") (March 25, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "SOURCE: JORDANIAN AIR FORCE PARTICIPATES IN SAUDI-LED OPERATION AGAINST IRANIAN-BACKED HOUTHI FIGHTERS" (March 26, 2015 08:49/Israel News)

HEZBOLLAH WATCH via Twitter.com: "Per @RamadanSyria, 40 #Hezbollah terrorists who arrived in #Yemen 2 weeks ago are seeking exit via #Oman w/#Iran/ian regime help. #Houthis" (Posted March 26, 2015 7:45 AM)

LA TIMES.com: "IRAN-BACKED REBELS IN YEMEN LOOT SECRET FILES ABOUT U.S. SPY OPERATIONS" by Brian Bennett and Zaid Al-Alayaa (SNIPPET: "For American intelligence networks in Yemen, the damage has been severe.") (March 25, 2015 1:33 pm)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 6004: "IRAN ESCALATES NAVAL THREATS AGAINST U.S. IN PERSIAN GULF" (March 24, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Special Announcements No. 369: "100 CLIPS ON IRAN - from the MEMRI TV Archives"

THE WASHINGTON TIMES: LAWMAKERS WARN OF LINKS BETWEEN CUBA, IRAN, VENEZUELA" by Jonathan Soch ((March 17, 2015)

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "THE IRAN-CUBA-VENEZUELA NEXUS The West underestimates the growing threat from radical Islam in the Americas." by Mary Anastasia O'Grady (November 23, 2014)

CNS NEWS.com: "IRAN'S AYATOLLAH: Introduce Youth of America, Europe to 'the Islam of Jihad'" by Terence P. Jeffrey (March 20, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5996: "IRANIAN LEADER KHAMENEI: A Society Steeped in the Spirit of Martyrdom is Unstoppable; KHAMENEI'S REPRESENTATIVE IN IRGC QODS FORCE: We Shall Not Rest Until We Raise Flag of Islam over The White House" (March 17, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN DEPLOYS ROCKET, MISSILE BATTERIES IN IRAQ" (SNIPPET: "One defense official said in the report that Iran deployed Fajr-5 rockets and Fateh-110 missile batteries to the region, with another official saying there were other comparable Iranian weapons instead.") (March 18, 2015)

BUSINESS INSIDER - Finance: "BOMBSHELL REPORT ALLEGES ARGENTINA, IRAN, AND VENEZUELA WERE ONCE ALL BOUND TOGETHER BY SEX, DRUGS, AND NUCLEAR SECRETS" by Linette Lopez (March 16, 2015)

TELESUR TV - English: "MEXICO AND IRAN TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP" (September 14, 2014)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NETWORKS DECLINE TO RUN AD WARNING OF DANGERS OF NUCLEAR IRAN ABC, CBS, NBC choose not to air ad from bipartisan group of senators" by Brent Scher (March 12, 2015)

Video (AMERICAN SECURITY INITIATIVE): "SPECIAL DELIVERY" (March 4, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN PRESIDENT: DIPLOMACY WITH U.S. IS AN ACTIVE 'JIHAD' Diplomacy just as significant as new weapons, missiles" by Adam Kredo (March 12, 2015)

GATESTONE INSTITUTE International Policy Council: "WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE MIGHT NOT SEE ABOUT IRAN" by Denis MacEoin (SNIPPET: "Given Iran's tendency to enrich uranium in secret, it may achieve nuclear breakout capability well before ten years from now.") (March 10, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Analysis: "IRAN IS NO PARTNER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE" by Ali Alfoneh and Michael Pregent (March 11, 2015)

TIMES UNION.com (AP): "SURINAME LEADER'S SON SENTENCED TO OVER 16 YEARS IN PRISON" (SNIPPET: "The son of the president of Suriname received leniency Tuesday from a judge who ordered him to serve over 16 years in prison, about half of the 30-to-life term the U.S. government sought after he admitted that he offered a home base in his South American country to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah." SNIPPET: "Dino Bouterse") (Updated March 10, 2015 7:50 pm)

FBI.gov - Washington, D.C.: "SEEKING MISSING RETIRED FBI AGENT ROBERT LEVINSON $5 Million Reward for Information Leading to Safe Location and Return" (March 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "IRANIAN PILOT SENTENCED TO 27 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR STEALING U.S. PILOT'S IDENTITY TO OBTAIN FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CREDENTIALS" (SNIPPET: "Nader Ali Sabouri Haghighi, 41, of Iran" SNIPPET: "According to court records, on Sept. 15, 2012, Haghighi crashed an airplane in Bornholm, Denmark, while in possession of the victim's ATP certificate. After facing criminal charges in Denmark and Germany, Haghighi returned to Iran, only to later resurface in Indonesia. He was finally arrested in Panama, where he waived extradition to the United States in August 2014.") (March 9, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "ISRAEL CRITIC AND HAMAS DEFENDER NAMED AS OBAMA'S NEW MIDEAST COORDINATOR" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Robert Malley, who has been serving as NSC senior director for Iran, Iraq, Syria and the Gulf states...") (March 9, 2015)

ALERT5.com: "IRANIAN UAV CAME DOWN IN NORTHERN IRAQ" (March 9, 2015)

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "IRAN BRINGS EUROPE WITHIN RANGE WITH NEW CRUISE MISSILE" by Mitch Ginsburg and Avi Lewis (SNIPPET: "The Soumar missile, as it is known in Iran, is a copy of the Soviet Kh-55, which was stolen from the Ukraine in 2001 and apparently reverse engineered in Iran.") (March 8, 2015)

ALERT5.com: "IRAN TO CLONE PHALANX CIWS" (March 8, 2015)

CNS NEWS.com: "AYATOLLAH TELLS AIR FORCE: We Enriched Uranium 20%; COMMANDERS: 'Death to America,' 'Death to England,' 'Death to Israel'" by Terence P. Jerey (March 5, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EXPERTS: U.S. CONCESSIONS GIVE IRAN A CLEAR PATH TO NUCLEAR BOMB Deal would leave Iran just a year away from functional nuclear weapon" by Adam Kredo (March 4, 2015 5:00 am)

MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 4812: "IRGC NAVY COMMANDER ALI FADAVI PRESENTS NEW 'STRATEGIC' WEAPON AND SAYS: We Have Deterred America" [Broadcast: February 25 and March 2, 2015)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRANIAN-BACKED SHIITE MILITIAS LEAD IRAQ'S FIGHT TO RETAKE TIKRIT" by Caleb Weiss and Bill Robbio (March 4, 2015)

NETANYAHU: 'GREATEST DANGER FACING WORLD IS MARRIAGE OF MILITANT ISLAM WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS'" by Melanie Hunter (March 3, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN REJECTS OBAMA'S DEMAND FOR 10-YEAR NUCLEAR HALT WORK" (March 3, 2015, 12:44/Israel News)

CNS NEWS.com: "NETANYAHU: OBAMA'S DEAL 'PAVES PATH TO THE BOMB'" by Michael W. Chapman (March 3, 2015 1:07 pm)

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IRAN'S INSANE PROPAGANDA" by Diana Moukalled (SNIPPET: "...leader of Iran's Quds Force, a division of the Revolutionary Guard, Qassem Suleimani..." SNIPPET: "Suleimani is no longer the perennially mysterious and silent "Shadow Commander" whose very mention could tip the scales from truth to legend. He now shouts out from the rooftops that, yes, he is Tehran's strongman tasked with expanding its military influence outside its own borders to Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and Palestine.") (March 4, 2015 1:16 am)

English.AHRAM.org.eg (AFP): "FIRST IRAN FLIGHT LANDS IN SHIITE-HELD YEMEN CAPITAL" (March 1, 2015)

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MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 4802 - Broadcast: February 25, 2015: "Suicide Attack Boat Hits Model U.S. Aircraft Carrier during IRGC Naval Drill"

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JUSTICE.gov - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "FORMER CONNECTICUT RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO SEND SENSITIVE MILITARY DOCUMENTS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Mozaffar Khazaee, 60" SNIPPET: "...his efforts to send to Iran sensitive, proprietary, trade secret and export controlled material relating to military jet engines for the U.S. Air Force's F35 Joint Strike Fighter program and the F-22 Raptor program, which he had stolen from defense contractors where he had previously been employed.") (February 25, 2015)

TREASURY.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS AFRICA-BASED HIZBALLAH SUPPORT NETWORK Action Sanctions Three Hizballah Members and Entities They Own and Control in West Africa" (SNIPPET: "Mustapha Fawaz, Fouzi Fawaz, and Abdallah Tahini") (February 26, 2015)

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YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN'S GUARD BEGINS MILITARY EXERCISES NEAR KEY STRAIT" (SNIPPET: "Iran's Revolutionary Guard has begun large-scale naval and air defense drills near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.") (Published February 25, 2015 09:12/Israel News)

MEMRITVvideos - Video Clip: "IRANIAN GENERAL SALAMI: We Tested Sinking Aircraft Carriers with Cruise and Ballistic Missiles" (SNIPPET: "...interview, which aired on IRINN on February 9, 2015.") (Posted February 23, 2015)

KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION" by Andrew Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "You see, I was working the Iran Desk. A significant part of my work focused on the overlap between IRGC information operations, agent recruitment and training, and subversion in countries deemed enemies of the Islamic Republic. And all roads lead to Moscow, the link being especially strong in Latin America. The IRGC, evidently short-handed in the region, was clearly 'gifted' old school leftist cadre who continue to harken to the call of the Kremlin. Thus, for example, you will find quite a few people involved in the IRGC's HispanTV are dual-hatted, working for various Kremlin media outfits.") (February 24, 2015)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN WARSHIPS MARCH ACROSS THE EQUATOR" by Adam Kredo (February 19, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ISRAEL THREATENED BY IRANIAN GROUND FORCES ON NORTHERN BORDER Iranian troops, Hezbollah, Syrian army attempting to drive rebel forces from Southern Syria" by Abraham Rabinovich (February 19, 2015)

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BREITBART.com - National Security: "EXPERTS CORRECTLY FEAR RISING THREATS FROM RUSSIA, IRAN AS WHITE HOUSE STAYS IDLE" by Charles Ortel (February 19, 2015)

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MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - Memo No. 1146: "FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN TO THE GOLAN, IRAN BUILDS ACTIVE FRONT AND DIRECT MILITARY PRESENCE ON ISRAEL'S BORDER TO DETER ISRAEL AND FURTHER IDEOLOGY OF ELIMINATING THE ZIONIST REGIME" by Y. Carmon and Y. Yehoshua (February 16, 2015)

NATIONAL POST Canaca: "MONTREAL IMAM HAS PASSPORT REVOKED; WAS ONCE NAMED AS 'SUBJECT OF INTEREST' IN PROBE" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "But internal government documents show that the Mounties have expressed interest in Mr. Sbeiti since 2009. He was also flagged by the Passport Canada security bureau after he altered his passport by trying to remove a sticker from one of the pages in 2007.") (February 11, 2015)

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MONTREAL GAZETTE: "IRANIAN-TRAINED MONTREAL IMAM HAS PASSPORT REVOKED" (SNIPPET: "Ali Sbeiti") (February 11, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com (AP): "Iran Marks Islamic Revolution's Anniversary Amid Nuke Talks" (SNIPPET: "State television aired footage of commemorations in Tehran and elsewhere across the country Wednesday. Some participants chanted "Down with the US" and "Death to Israel."") (February 11, 2015 10:24/Israel News)

MEMRI.org - Clip No. 4749 Broadcast: January 25, 2015: "IRGC DEPUTY COMMANDER HOSSEIN SALAMI THREATENS RETALIATION AGAINST ISRAEL SAYS: Collapse of Israel More Important than Nuclear Issue" [Note: The United States mentioned in this video clip.]

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN'S NEW U.N. AMBASSADOR URGED 'RESISTANCE TO ISRAEL'" by Adam Kredo (February 10, 2015)

BUENOS AIRES HERALD: "URUGUAY'S JEWISH COMMUNITY ON ALERT" (February 10, 2015)

EL OBSERVADOR.com.uy: "ENTRARON 10 IRANIES CON PASAPORTES FALSOS A URUGUAY LLegaron a Uruguay hace dias y permanecieron en territorio nacional unas 48 horas" (February 8, 2015 05:00)

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS - Arutz Sheva 7: "URUGUAY EXPELS SENIOR IRANIAN DIPLOMAT FOR ISRAEL EMBASSY BOMB" (February 6, 2015)

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS - Arutz Sheva 7: "ISRELI EMBASSY TARGETED IN URUGUAY BOMB SCARE Fake bomb causes embassy in Montevideo to be evacuated -- was it meant to size up security and plan future attack?" (January 8, 2015)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1144: "TEHRAN THREATENS SAUDI ARABIA; KHAMENEI: Iran Will Answer Saudi Arabia 'A Blow With A Blow'" by A. Savyon, Y. Mansharof, and U. Kafash (February 10, 2015)

KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "SYRIA CYBER/INFORMATION WARFARE MEMO LEAK" (SNIPPET: "The memo states that most of the Lebanese who attended included members of Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance who were keen to accept the request sent by the station to Hezbollah command." SNIPPET: "Officials from the Iranian & Iraqi embassies in Beirut who were present applauded the effort and agreed to expand the training programme to their levels.") (February 10, 2015)

HAARETZ.com - Exclusive: "URUGUAY EXPELS IRANIAN ENVOY SUSPECTED OF HELPING PLACE BOMB NEAR ISRAELI EMBASSY" by Barak Ravid (SNIPPET: "Iran and Hezbollah have a well-established terrorist infrastructure in South America, based on Shi'ite Lebanese migrants. This infrastructure carried out the two attacks in Buenos Aires in the 1990s, in which more than 100 people died. Part of this infrastructure involves large Iranian embassies in South America collecting intelligence for such attacks.") (February 6, 2015 2:22 am)

THE CLARION PROJECT - News Analysis: "FOUR TOP EXPERTS DECLARE IRAN 'NUCLEAR-READY STATE'" by Ryan Mauro (February 3, 2015)

BLOOMBERGview: "IRAN'S MILITIAS ARE TAKING OVER IRAQ'S ARMY" by Eli Lake (February 3, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com (AP): "Iran's Ahmadinejad launches website ahead of vote" (SNIPPET: "The website, ahmadinejad.ir, was launched Sunday with a big smiling photo of Ahmadinejad and the slogan: "We will come soon."") (Published February 1, 2015 16:08/Israel News)

NEWSMAX.com: "EXPERTS: IRAN NOW A NUCLEAR-READY STATE, MISSILES CAPABLE OF HITTING U.S." (February 1, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN TARGETS NETANYAHU CHILDREN FOR ASSASSINATION" by Adam Kredo (January 29, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EXPERT: NORTH KOREA COULD HAND NUKES OVER TO IRAN" (January 29, 2015)

THE JERUSALEM POST - Opinion - Column One: "IRAN, OBAMA, BOEHNER AND NETANYAHU" by Caroline B. Glick (SNIPPET: "Iran has apparently produced an intercontinental ballistic missile whose range far exceeds the distance between Iran and Israel, and between Iran and Europe. On Wednesday night, Channel 2 showed satellite imagery taken by Israel's Eros-B satellite that was launched last April. The imagery showed new missile-related sites that Iran recently constructed just outside Tehran. One facility is a missile launch site, capable of sending a rocket into space or of firing an ICBM. On the launch pad was a new 27-meter long missile, never seen before.") (January 22, 2015)

FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: "FBI ADDS LEBANESE MAN TO SEEKING INFORMATION - TERRORISM LIST" (SNIPPET: "FBI Miami is seeking information on the whereabouts of Ghazi Nasr Al-Din, who was added today to the FBI's Seeking Information -- Terrorism list. He is wanted for questioning regarding his fundraising efforts with Hizballah contributors." SNIPPET: "Al-Din speaks Arabic and Spanish. He has dual citizenship in Lebanon and Venezuela.") (January 29, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com: "IDF HITS HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON AFTER GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACK" by Roi Kais (January 28, 2015 13:40/Israel News)

YNET NEWS.com: "LIEBERMAN OFFERS CONDOLENCE OVER DEATH OF SPANISH UN PEACEMAKER, BLAMES HEZBOLLAH" by Itamar Eichner (January 28, 2015, 16:49/Israel News)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "Video shows Hezbollah Brigades convoy transporting American M1 Tank" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (January 28, 2015)

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GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "HOW IRAN IS ENCIRCLING THE GULF AND ISRAEL" by Khaled Abu Toameh (January 27, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS PROTESTS RUSSIA'S SALE OF MISSILE SYSTEM TO IRAN Deal could violate U.N. Security Council Resolutions" by Adam Kredo (January 21, 2015)

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THE TOWER.org: "EXPERT: IRAN, HEZBOLLAH HAD BEEN 'PLANNING AN OPERATION' AGAINST ISRAEL" (January 19, 2015 4:16 pm)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SENIOR QODS FORCE GENERAL KILLED IN SUSPECTED ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE" by Ali Alfoneh & Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Allah-Dadi") (January 19, 2015)

THE TOWER.org: "ISRAELI STRIKE IN SYRIA HITS CONVOY, KILLING HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER" (SNIPPET: "Jihad Mughniyeh, a Hezbollah commander and son of notorious terrorist Imad Mughniyeh, was killed along with at least nine others today in Israeli airstrikes against a convoy in the Syrian section of the Golan Heights.") (January 18, 2015 3:00 pm)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: New York - "PA DOCUMENTS DETAIL PAYMENTS TO TERRORISTS" (January 15, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com: "'SENIOR OFFICIALS COLLUDED TO HIDE IRANIAN ROLE IN AMIA ATTACK', NISMAN TOLD YEDIOTH IN 2008" by Ronen Bergman (SNIPPET: "Special Prosecutor Nisman was found dead on Sunday night, hours before he was due to testify over his claims that Argentine President Cristina Kirchner had covered up the Iranian role in the terror attack at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994.") (January 20, 2015 00:34/Israel News)

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INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PROSECUTOR: ARGENTINIAN PRESIDENT PLOTTED TO COVER UP IRANIAN ROLE IN AMIA BOMBING" (January 15, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "DEMPSEY: IRAN'S MILITARY ACTION IN IRAQ IS 'POSITIVE'" by Adam Kredo (January 15, 2015)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPARTMENT: IRAN ALLOWED TO BUILD NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS Obama admin says OK to new nuke plants as talks continue" by Adam Kredo (January 15, 2015)

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "News of the two new nuclear plants come on the heels of reports that Iran has been operating advanced missile sites in Syria and also building a secret nuclear plant there. Rouhani touted the new nuclear construction following a meeting with investors in Iran's southern Bushehr province, where the nuclear facilities are being built.") (January 14, 2015)

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN BUILDING MISSILE SITES IN SYRIA" by Adam Kredo (January 13, 2015)

YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: ASSAD BUILDING NUCLEAR FACILITY IN HOMS Hezbollah reportedly guarding new nuclear facility, being built with help of North Koreans; site said to be attempt to build facility allegedly destroyed by Israel in 2007 attack." by Roi Kais (January 10, 2015 10:42/Israel News)

SPIEGEL.de Online International: "ASSAD'S SECRET: EVIDENCE POINTS TO SYRIAN PUSH FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS" by Erich Follath (SNIPPET: "And he may be getting help from North Korea and Iran.") (January 9, 2015 9:20 pm)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES UNDER IRAN-RELATED AUTHORITIES Actions Target Those Involved in the Purchase or Acquisition of U.S. Bank Notes by the Government of Iran and Two Technology Companies" (December 30, 2014)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "Islamic State Kills Qods Force General in Iraq" by Bill Roggio (PHOTO CAPTION: "Brigadier General Hamid Taqavi of the Iranian Revolution Guards Corps. Photo: ABNA") (December 28, 2014)

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YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN'S ARMY TESTS SUICIDE DRONES IN DRILLS" (December 27, 2014 15:30/Israel News)

YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN'S 'SUICIDE DRONE' NO GAME-CHANGER" (SNIPPET: "Analysis: Iran wants to flaunt its capabilities, but this drone appears large and slow enough to easily intercept, and limited in flight range, but should drone be supplied to Hezbollah or Hamas, it will present a problem.") (December 27, 2014 22:22/Israel Opinion)

YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN'S ARMY BEGINS MASSIVE DRILL" (SNIPPET: "Iran's state TV is reporting the country's army has begun a massive military drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.") (December 25, 2014 08:43/Israel News)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "LEADER OF IRANIAN-BACKED MILITIA KILLED IN EASTERN IRAQ" by Bill Roggio & Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Wathiq al Battat, the leader of the Mukhtar Army and secretary-general of Hezbollah in Iraq, was killed yesterday in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala. Battat had formed the Mukhtar Army in early 2013 and has received support from Iran's Qods Force." (December 22, 2014)

THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY WATCH: "REUTERS SAYS HAMAS AND IRAN TOGETHER AGAIN" (December 23, 2014)

THE TOWER.org: "REPORTS: HAMAS REBUILDING TUNNELS, TESTING ROCKETS, PREPARING FOR NEXT WAR" (December 19, 2014)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "HAMAS DEPUTY LEADER SAYS IRAN TIES REPAIRED" (SNIPPET: "Mousa abu Marzook") (December 18, 2014)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HAMAS, IRAN REBUILDING MILITARY TIES IN TEHRAN" by Adam Kredo (December 10, 2014)

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MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1135: "IRANIAN IRGC MISSILE UNIT COMMANDERS: We've Developed 2,000-km Range Missiles; FARS NEWS AGENCY: Israel's Illusions About Its Natural Gas Fields Will Be Buried In The Mediterranean" by U. Kafash, Y. Mansharof, and A. Savyon (December 4, 2014)

SKY NEWS: "CAFE GUNMAN WAS NOT ON TERROR WATCHLIST" (SNIPPET: "One was the 50-year-old "lone gunman", Iranian refugee Man Horan Monis, who was pronounced dead in hospital." SNIPPET: "A year before the cafe siege Monis was released on bail after being accused of involvement in his wife's murder, adding to a string of sex charges against him.") (December 16, 2014)

BBC NEWS - Australia: "ABBOTT: WHY WAS SYDNEY SIEGE GUNMAN NOT ON TERROR LIST?" (Last updated December 16, 2014 03:04 ET)

BBC NEWS - Profile: "Man Haron Monis" (Last updated December 16, 2014) [Note: Dead jihadi.]

THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): "FBI WARNS OF POSSIBLE IRANIAN CYBER ATTACK ON U.S. DEFENSE AND ENERGY INSTITUTIONS" (December 13, 2014 02:10)

ARS TECHNICA: "IRANIAN HACKERS USED VISUAL BASIC MALWARE TO WIPE VEGAS CASINO'S NETWORK Attack in February aimed at punishing majority owner for 'nuke Iran' statements." by Sean Gallagher (December 11, 2014)

FBI.gov - Boston, MA - Press Release: "INDICTED CHINESE NATIONAL LANDS AT BOSTON'S LOGAN AIRPORT TO FACE FEDERAL PROSECUTION FOR SUPPLYING IRAN WITH NUCLEAR PRODUCTION PARTS" (SNIPPET: "Sihai Cheng, a/k/a Chun Hai Cheng, a/k/a Alex Cheng" SNIPPET: "Cheng is charged in a 10-count indictment with Seyed Abolfazl Shahab Jamili, an Iranian national, and two Iranian companies, Nicaro Eng. Co., Ltd. (Nicaro) and Eyvaz Technic Manufacturing Company (Eyvaz). They are accused of conspiring to export, and exporting, highly sensitive U.S. manufactured goods with nuclear applications to Iran.") (December 5, 2014)

DEFENSE NEWS.com: Washington - "REPORT: IRAN HACKERS INFILTRATED AIRLINES, ENERGY, DEFENSE FIRMS" by Joe Gould (SNIPPET: "An Iranian hacker group has breached airlines, energy companies, defense firms and even the US Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, according to the US cyber security firm Cylance.") (December 2, 2014 1:19 pm)

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WASHINGTON EXAMINER - Editorial - National Security: "CONGRESS SHOULD END OBAMA'S DANGEROUS CHARADE WITH IRAN" (December 1, 2014)

YNET NEWS: "REPORT: FORMER IRAQI PM AL-MALIKI TO MEET WITH HEZBOLLAH OFFICIALS" (Published November 28, 2014 08:04/Israel News)

MEMRI TV - Video Clip: "KHAMENEI: America and Europe Failed to Bring Iran to Its Knees on the Nuclear Issue" (Posted November 26, 2014)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Vienna - "IRAN TALKS FAIL" by Adam Kredo (November 24, 2014)

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CNS NEWS.com: "FORMER CIA DIRECTOR: IRAN KEEPING OPTIONS OPEN FOR A NUCLEAR WEAPON" by Patrick Goodenough (November 21, 2014)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): New York/London/Shenzhen - "IRAN USES CHINA BANK TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO QUDS-LINKED COMPANIES" (November 18, 2014)

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THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CLERIC: IRAN WILL USE 'SUICIDE OPERATIONS TO SEND ITS MESSAGE TO THE WORLD' Iran says 'enrichment' is 'no longer the main stumbling block' in talks" by Adam Kredo (November 17, 2014) (Read More...)

THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: Berlin - "AUSTRIA'S RADICAL ISLAM PROBLEM" by Benjamin Weinthal (SNIPPET: "But Austria's radical Islam problem stretches beyond the Islamic State's recruitment of young Austrian men and women. The Alpine state has become a hub of extremism that includes not only Islamic State terrorism but also Iranian nuclear proliferation activities as well as active support for Hamas.") (November 10, 2014)

REUTERS.com: Beirut/Vienna - "FIVE NUCLEAR ENGINEERS, ONE OF THEM IRANIAN, KILLED IN SYRIA: MONITOR" by Rasha Elass and Fredrik Dahl (SNIPPET: "... four of them Syrian and one Iranian ... ") (November 10, 2014)

NYPOST.com: "IRAN CLAIMS ITS COPY OF U.S. DRONE HAS TAKEN FLIGHT" by Reuters (November 10, 2014)

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. VETERANS SUE BIG BANKS FOR FACILITATING IRANIAN TERRORISM More than 80 vets, families sue for deaths of U.S. troops" by Adam Kredo (November 10, 2014)

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