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Not Without My Mullahs: Russia Declines Warsaw Conference After Iran Not Invited

Lisa DaftariJanuary 22, 2019January 22, 2021

Far be it from Russia to show loyalty in geopolitics, but in this case, Russia says since Iran is not invited to next month’s world conference on the Middle...

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Iran regime forces confront teachers’ protest with tear gas and arrests

Lisa DaftariDecember 27, 2018January 22, 2021

A gathering of Iran’s teachers in Isfahan Thursday was met with harsh contact with regime forces who threatened the protestors and sprayed tear gas, forcing them to disperse, according...

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Israeli-American Israel advocate, Ari Fuld, 45, stabbed to death by Palestinian terrorist

Lisa DaftariSeptember 16, 2018

A Palestinian terrorist stabbed and killed well-known U.S.-born Israel advocate Ari Fuld, 45, Sunday outside a busy shopping mall at the nearby Gush Etzion Junction. After being stabbed, video footage...

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UPDATE: Jordan immigrant gets death penalty in Texas “honor killings” case

Lisa DaftariAugust 15, 2018January 22, 2021

The Jordanian immigrant found guilty by a Texas jury of killing his American son-in-law and his daughter’s close friend in “honor killings” linked to her marriage to a non-Muslim...

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Jordanian man convicted of “honor killings” may receive the death penalty

Lisa DaftariJuly 27, 2018

A man of Jordanian descent may receive the death penalty after he was found guilty by a Texas jury of killing his American son-in-law and his daughter’s close friend...

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All-woman jihadi cell arrested for Westminster knife attack plot

Lisa DaftariJune 15, 2018

An all-female terror cell, the first of its kind, has been arrested and incarcerated for attempting to carry out a knife attack in Westminster, according to the Central Criminal...

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State Dept. strengthens Iran travel warning to U.S. citizens

Lisa DaftariJanuary 29, 2016January 22, 2021

U.S. citizens traveling to Iran, particularly Iranian-Americans, risk arrest and detention in the Islamic republic, the U.S. State Department said in a travel warning Friday. The notice, which was...

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Social media inciting Palestinian violence against Israel

Lisa DaftariOctober 15, 2015January 22, 2021

It appears social media is fanning the flames of Palestinian violence against Israeli citizens that has escalated over the last month, sending messages praising the perpetrators by calling them...

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ISIS using encryption app Telegram to spread propaganda

Lisa DaftariOctober 12, 2015January 22, 2021

ISIS has been increasingly turning to Telegram Messenger, a popular messaging app that boasts end-to-end encryption and self-destructing messages, to continue spreading its propaganda online and delivering its recruitment message....

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Iran regime music video blasts US over nuclear talks

Lisa DaftariJuly 10, 2015

A new hit song in Iran probably won’t find its way onto John Kerry’s iPod. “Hotel Coburg” and the accompanying video savages President Obama and the U.S., calling Americans...

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Not Without My Mullahs: Russia Declines Warsaw Conference After Iran Not Invited

Iran regime forces confront teachers’ protest with tear gas and arrests

Israeli-American Israel advocate, Ari Fuld, 45, stabbed to death by Palestinian terrorist

UPDATE: Jordan immigrant gets death penalty in Texas “honor killings” case

Jordanian man convicted of “honor killings” may receive the death penalty

All-woman jihadi cell arrested for Westminster knife attack plot

State Dept. strengthens Iran travel warning to U.S. citizens

Social media inciting Palestinian violence against Israel

ISIS using encryption app Telegram to spread propaganda

Iran regime music video blasts US over nuclear talks

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