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Albania Foils IRGC Terrorist Plot

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FILE PHOTO: Members of the Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade in Tehran, Iran, September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Albania Foils IRGC Terrorist Plot Albanian police said on Wednesday they have discovered an Iranian paramilitary network that planned attacks in Albania against exiled members of an Iranian group seeking to overthrow the government in Tehran. The Associated Press quoted police chief Ardi Veliu as saying that the foreign wing of Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), the Quds force, operated an "active terrorist cell" targeting Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK, group members in Albania. A police statement said two Iranian top security officials led the cell from Tehran. It also said the network was linked with organized crime groups in Turkey and used a former MEK member to collect information in Albania. Veliu said another planned attack on the group in Albania by Iranian government agents was foiled in March during the Sultan Nevruz...

In Iraq and Lebanon, Protesters Are Calling for an End to Iran’s Meddling

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In Iraq and Lebanon, Protesters Are Calling for an End to Iran’s Meddling 21 OCTOBER 2019   EMPTY Anti-government protesters near the Opera building in Beirut on Sunday By Pooya Stone For a long time, endless and unconventional wars turned the Middle East into a battlefield between regional powers. It is unfortunate that instability and lack of peace and security have become routine for the people of this region. Many innocent men, women, and even children wrestle with incredible threats and struggle to stay alive and save their families and relatives. However, it is significant that Tehran’s rulers have a main and fixed involvement in each conflict in this region. Iranian officials, in fact, forcefully attempt to style the Islamic Republic and the Revolutionary Guard ( IRGC ) as a savior for the people of neighboring countries. According to this policy, Iran’s Ayatollahs formed several paramilitary groups and funded them at the expense of the Iranian people. Iro...

Iran's Regime Is the World's Foremost Threat to Peace and Security

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Iran's Regime Is the World's Foremost Threat to Peace and Security Written by  Shahriar Kia  on  20 October 2019 . Iran's regime is known globally as the number one state sponsor of terrorism. Civilized nations consider the regime as an international pariah. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rightly says the regime wastes Iran’s national resources on terrorism. The question is: do the Iranian regime's terrorist acts stem from its power or its weakness? A government that is popular and has domestic and international legitimacy does not need to use terrorism to advance its policies. It could instead use diplomacy, and its actions could help foster global peace and regional security. The Iranian regime, meanwhile, is an oppressive regime and notorious human rights violator. The Iranian people have been the regime’s main victims over the past 40 years. The Iranian regime is institutionally corrupt. It imprisons and executes dissidents. It has carrie...

MEK: IRAN’S QODS FORCE INFILTRATES IRAQ

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MEK: IRAN’S QODS FORCE INFILTRATES IRAQ 13 October 2019 The Kuwaiti daily Al-Seyassah reported on 11 October that the heads of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Qods Force are pursuing the affairs of the militias connected to the IRGC in Iraq. Referring to a report published by the  People’s Mojahedin of Iran (MEK, PMOI)  from inside Iran, the daily reported: Reports from inside Iran’s organizations showed that the Iranian embassy and consulates in Iraq, including Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, and Karbala are under the control of the Qods Force, which eases the duties of those stationed in these positions to meddle in a large scale in Iraq’s affairs, and these people had a key role in suppressing the recent uprising. Al-Seyassah continued: Interestingly, Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi who was for many years the deputy of Qassem Soleimani in the Qods Force and was personally responsible for many of terror attacks, hiding behind the diplomatic immunity...

IRGC Commander Confirms MEK Information on ‘Missile-Cities’ Hidden Under Iran’s Mountains

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IRGC Commander Confirms MEK Information on ‘Missile-Cities’ Hidden Under Iran’s Mountains Written by  Mahmoud Hakamian  on  01 October 2019 . “We have been digging tunnels since 1984 when we first began making missiles.” These were the words of Revolutionary Guards general Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC’s Aerospace Force. He was interviewed by the Iranian regime’s Documentary TV a few hours after  the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) - US representative office,  revealed the existence of numerous tunnel formations  across Iran that were used to stock long-range missiles. Hajizadeh had played a vital role in the September 14, 2019 drone and cruise-missile  attack against Saudi Arabia’s ARAMCO  facilities deep inside Saudi territory, according to information revealed on September 30 by the NCRI’s US representative office in Washington DC. NCRI-FAC ✔ @iran_policy NCRI-FAC - live via http:// Rest...