Source: Youtube
On the top, it is possible to see an animated video just released in Saudi Arabia, which simulates the conquering of Tehran by Saudi’s army. It seems that this video is the answer to another animated video produced last year in Iran, in which there was a simulation of Houthi’s missile attack against Saudi’s oil facilities (video below).
Source: Ilna.ir
The MP Ahmad Salek, member of the conservative faction, asks to the Government to block the visit of the French President Macron in Iran. He accused France of having committed crimes during the “imposed war” (the Iran-Iraq War), and asked to Macron to apologize for his words against the Iranian missile program. Ahmad Salek also added that Macron is plotting against Iran, promoting sedition inside the country. Ali Motahari, vice Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, reacted saying that the decision will be in the hands of the high authorities of the country.
Source: Kayhan
A delegation of Hamas visited Iran, led by Saleh al-Arouri. In Tehran, they met also with Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran. During the meeting, Shamkhani said that he hopes that Hamas will continue to maintain its jihadist orientation and its role in “resisting to Zionist occupation”. Shamkhani also added that the “ongoing confrontation against the Zionist entity”, must not change and expressed his regret for the “Takfir” groups active in the region. For his part, Arouri underlined that he arrived in Iran to “thank the Islamic Republic for its support to Palestine”, and praised the figure of Imam Hussein, who represent all the oppressed people.
Source: alweeam.com.sa
On June 18, the Iranian regime announced of having fired six missiles Zolfawar, against Isis targets in Syria, in the Deir al-Zour Province. In particular, the targets were two telecommunications towers and their associated buildings. As well known, the attack was a reaction to the two terrorists attacks of Isis in Tehran, one against the Parliament and the second against the Shrine of the Imam Khomeini. After the attack, the Pasdaran exulted and described the action as the first “clear message” to the takfiri terrorists and their regional supporters (meaning Saudi Arabia).
But now, it seems that the Iranian attacks in Syria were a complete failure. The US think tank Washington Institute, published an article claiming that the Iranian missiles did not hit the targets, but landed elsewhere. Seven Iranian missiles landed in the Iraq desert, while other three missed completely the objectives. Only one or two of the missiles launched by the Pasdaran, arrived close to their targets.
If confirmed, this failure demonstrates that the Iranian missiles have a serious problem of quality control and reliability. The author of the article, Farzin Nadimi, also underline that Tehran could try to obtain foreign technology, in order to remedy the failure.
Source: al-Arabiya; Mehr News
In an interview with the Iranian press agency Mehr News, the Iranian MP Mohammad Dehghan, launched harsh accuses against the intelligence. Speaking about the two terrorist attacks of Tehran – happened on June 7 – Dehghan revelaed that there was a secret meeting held by the Iranian parliament. In this meeting, it was denounced that the terrorists had infiltrated the Iranian intelligence. He even added that “some elements of the Iranian security system have cooperated with Isis”. The infiltration is also demonstrated for Mohammad Dehghan, by the fact that it would be impossible to carry out these attacks, without the cooperation of entities working within the country, especially inside the Iranian intelligence service. For these reasons, Mohammad Dehghan asked to the Iranian Minister of Intelligence Mahmoud Alavi, to explain what happened.
It is important to add that the official version given by the Iranian Minister of intelligence about the responsible of the attacks – four people wearing women’s clothing – was contradicted by the videos published online (also one published by media close to Isis). On the social networks, many Iranian activists are accusing the regime for the attacks: one of the terrorists, named Sarias Sadeghi, was previously arrested by the intelligence for his activity in favor of Isis in the Iranian region of Kurdistan. He was after released and was also free to travel in Syria and Iraq. For these activists, the attacks were the result of a short circuit in the relations between the Iranian regime, and the Sunni radicalism.
Source: Youtube
Source: Youtube; Arabic Euronews
In an harsh answer given during a TV interview with MBC, Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammad Bin Salman, said that there are no convergence points between his country and Iran. For Mohammad Bin Salman, the only goal of Tehran is to dominate the Muslim world and agreeing in a dialogue with Iran, will mean the acceptation of an extremist ideology and the spreading of “their Twelver Jaafari sect in the Muslim world”. On this religious aspect, Mohammad Bin Salman added that Iranian regime is committed in preparing the ground for the return of the “Imam Mahdi and (in order to achieve this goal) they must control the Muslim world“. Speaking about the threats of Iran to Saudi Arabia, the Deputy Crown Prince said that Riyadh knows that the real goal of Tehran is to reach the focal point of the Muslim world (Mecca) and, because of this, “we will not wait the fight inside Saudi Arabia“, working to bring the battle inside Iran.
The Iranian Court of Isfahan, has announced the opening of a case against Gholamshossein Karbaschi, former Mayor of Tehran. The file was opened after the attack of Karbaschi against the Iranian intervention in the Syrian conflict. Speaking during a pro-Rouhani event in Isfahan, Karbaschi said that he believes that Iran wants peace in Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, but it cannot achieve this peace only “through giving money, purchasing weapons and killing and beating” (video on the top).
The Court of Isfahan accuses Karbaschi of having “insulted the Defenders of the Shrine”. In the websites close to the Pasdaran, it is also possible to find now an imagine of Gholamshossein Kerbaschi with a knife close to his neck (picture below).
It is the second time, in few days, in which the Iranian intervention in Syria is attacked: last week, another video was posted online, in which it was possible to see a student of Tabriz University, attacking the Pasdaran role in Syria in front of Hassan Abbasi, the ideologist of the Revolutionary Guards (Video).
Source: elsharq.net
Last Friday, dozens of Jordanian protesters, took the street to express they anger against the Iranian regime. In the last period, there was tension between Amman and Tehran, after the Jordanian king accused the Iranian to interfere in the internal affairs of the Arab States. The anti-Iranian protest was held in Mafraq, and the people demanded the expulsion of the Iranian Ambassador and diplomats in Jordan. During the protest, the demonstrators burned not only the flag of Iran, but also the pictures of Iranian leaders like Khamenei and Rouhani, or the leaders of proxy groups of Tehran (like the Secretary of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah, of Bashar al Assad, the leader of the Yemeni Houthi rebels and the former Iraqi Premier al-Maliki). Below the pictures of the protest.
Source: IR Diplomacy
In an article published on Iran Diplomacy, Mostafa Zahrani, Head of Policy Planning and Strategic Issues at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed his worried about the Iranian strategy in Syria. Zahrani remarked that Russia follows its own interests in Syria and, after the military action started in September 2015, now is focused on a strategy of negotiation with USA and Israel. This strategy is based on avoiding that Hezbollah will create a base on the borders with Israel. For Zarhani, on this issue, Moscow agrees with United States and Israel.
Zahrani also added that, when Tehran started its involvement in Syria, the idea was that the action would be short and the enemy would be defeated quickly. This optimism, did not permit to Iran to think about an exit strategy from the conflict. Now, being without an exit strategy, it became a big problem for the Islamic Republic and Iran needs to find a solution soon. For Mostafa Zarhani, also Turkey is in the same situation of Iran.
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