Day: February 7, 2020

Beyond Borders: the Expansionist Ideology of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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4th February 2020 Executive Summary Executive Summary Unlike the Iranian army that protects Iran’s borders, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is mandated by Iran’s constitution to pursue “an ideological mission of jihad in God’s way; that is extending sovereignty of God’s law throughout the world.”1Iran (Islamic Republic of)’s Constitution of 1979 with Amendments through […]

Russia: Syrian air defense nearly hit Iranian passenger plane after Israeli attack

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A passenger plane carrying 172 passengers from Tehran to Damascus made an emergency landing at the Russian-controlled Khmeimim air base on Thursday after coming under fire from Syrian air defenses. By ANNA AHRONHEIM, TAMAR BEERI, REUTERS The Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow claimed that the Israeli attack on Syria, which killed at least 23 pro-Iranian […]