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Iran regime’s defiance increases tensions with Israel

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  By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Rising tensions between the Iranian regime and Israel have the potential to spiral into a wider conflict if not adequately addressed. There are several reasons for the heightened tensions. First of all, although the Iranian regime attempts to distract attention from the direct involvement of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, Tehran continues to increase its military influence there and use its proxies against Israeli targets. Israel last month carried out an airstrike in Syria on a location where Iranian officials were meeting. Iranian leaders were reportedly meeting to discuss developments regarding their country’s drone and ballistic missile capabilities in Syria. The attack occurred on the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Iranian government for an attack on a vessel owned by an Israeli in the Arabian Gulf. He said: “Last week, Iran attacked an oil tanker … and harmed the international freedom of navigation....
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State Media: Iran’s Economy Plagues With Super-Challenges

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 Written by Shamsi Saadati According to Iran’s state-run media, based on engineered statistics by the regime’s financial institutions, Iran’s economy is entangled by super-challenges. What has caused the current economic recession, sanctions, or the regime’s corruption? “Since the [1979] revolution, the economic situation has never been this complicated, as it has been in the last decade,” the state-run Donya-e Eghtesad wrote on September 5. The prices of basic needs of people continue to skyrocket. “Each kilo of Iranian rice was sold for 46,500 tomans last month,” wrote the state-run Setare Sobh daily in this regard on September 5. “Due to the growth of unemployment and  inflation , Iran is among the most miserable countries in the world,” wrote the state-run Jahan-e Sanat daily on September 4. “Super-challenges plague Iran’s economy, and if they are not fundamentally addressed as soon as possible and fundamental and structural reforms are not made in the structure of our eco...
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