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Is Iran Losing Its Clout in the Caucasus?

An emboldened Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, has changed the balance of power in the South Caucasus in recent years. Baku reclaimed full control over Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region that ...
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Iranian Political Elite’s Expatriate Offspring

Revelations that the son of Iran's parliament speaker was attempting to get a residence permit in Canada has reignited discussion around officials' children living abroad. This is not a ...
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Treasury sanctions Iranian actors behind Aliquippa water authority cyberattack

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has sanctions six Iranian officials for the cyberattacks against Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in water infrastructure systems. The
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Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions six Iranian officials

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Iranian officials linked to cyber activities against critical infrastructure in the United States and other countries. ...
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US blacklists Iranian and Chinese companies said to be fronts for IRGC arms purchases

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions targeting Iran’s ballistic missile and drone procurement programs as well as officials it said were involved in hacking US infrastructure, as Washington ...
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Amidst General Surge in Executions, Iran Increasingly Focuses on Political Cases

A number of human rights advocacy groups have issued warnings about an apparent increase in the rate of politically motivated executions in Iran, and the potential for more of ...
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