Experts warn Iraq against illicit Iran banking partnerships

Experts warn Iraq against illicit Iran banking partnerships

2025-12-04

economy posed by transactions with Iranian banks, experts told Al-Fassel. Due to direct ties


Iran risks deeper isolation without nuclear transparency, experts say

Iran risks deeper isolation without nuclear transparency, experts say

2025-09-11

Al-Fassel. She warned that the regime's nuclear and missile activities have become


US imposes largest tranche of sanctions on Iranian regime's shipping empire since 2018

US imposes largest tranche of sanctions on Iranian regime's shipping empire since 2018

2025-08-11

. "The Shamkhani family’s shipping empire highlights how the Iranian regime elites leverage their positions


Locals spar with Iran-aligned militias in Iraq-Syria border region

Locals spar with Iran-aligned militias in Iraq-Syria border region

2024-03-29

with or controlled by Iran, Russia and the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. The militias arouse anger


Failed Houthi attacks on US warships highlight group's limitations

Failed Houthi attacks on US warships highlight group's limitations

2024-11-20

Navy] ADEN -- The Houthis' recent failed attack on US warships in Bab al-Mandeb


US targets Iran's oil revenues, used to fund regime's regional proxies

US targets Iran's oil revenues, used to fund regime's regional proxies

2025-02-20

oil money," Ain Shams University economics professor Shaher Abdullah told Al-Fassel


Iran and Houthis: A fractured alliance destroying Yemen

Iran and Houthis: A fractured alliance destroying Yemen

2025-12-03

and the Houthis escalated in April after Iran failed to respond to the intense US airstrikes


ISIS exploits dire conditions at al-Hol Camp

ISIS exploits dire conditions at al-Hol Camp

2025-10-16

the difficult living conditions at al-Hol camp to maintain its influence, Syrian activists told Al-Fassel


US sanctions Syrian conglomerate funding IRGC Quds Force, Houthis

US sanctions Syrian conglomerate funding IRGC Quds Force, Houthis

2024-11-18

Ahmed Rushdi Al-Qatirji, who was previously sanctioned for his role in brokering the Syrian regime’s oil


Iran-aligned militias cripple Syrian economy with cross-border smuggling

Iran-aligned militias cripple Syrian economy with cross-border smuggling

2024-03-15

. These militias are bringing in all kinds of goods from Iran and Iraq, flooding Syrian markets while avoiding


Strait of Hormuz closure would harm Iranian regime's own allies: analysts

Strait of Hormuz closure would harm Iranian regime's own allies: analysts

2025-07-11

lines for these critical items, Canada-based Middle East specialist Shahram Kholdi told Al-Fassel


Iran's global threat: Foiled plot to assassinate an Israeli Ambassador

Iran's global threat: Foiled plot to assassinate an Israeli Ambassador

2025-11-17

in Venezuela. This failed assassination attempt is just one example in a long history of Iran's


US cracks down on Hizbullah’s Iran-backed financial network

US cracks down on Hizbullah’s Iran-backed financial network

2025-11-15

and Syrian businessman Yasser Hussein Ibrahim, who is a sanctioned associate of Bashar al-Assad


Occupied with stoking regional tensions, Tehran failed to act on US tip about ISIS plot

Occupied with stoking regional tensions, Tehran failed to act on US tip about ISIS plot

2024-01-26

," officials told the WSJ. Yet Iran failed to prevent the deadly blasts during a memorial


Iranian regime's terror infrastructure crumbling in southern Syria

Iranian regime's terror infrastructure crumbling in southern Syria

2025-09-04

. The July 2 raids in the villages of Umm al-Lux and Ain al-Batsali yielded weapons caches and exposed Iran's