300 Iranian Basij commanders Warn Khamenei from Deteriorating Regime Conditions 4/6/2018 9:48:39 PM Ali Khamenei gestures before delivering a speech in Mashad, Iran, March 21, 2018. London, Asharq Al-Awsat, 6 April, 2018  - A group of 300 conservative figures and Basij officials in Iran wrote an open letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei about existing concerns regarding the internal condition of Iran, criticizing Iran’s policy on the nuclear deal and its quest after regional dominance. The Basij officials warned from the worrisome they have towards the future of the country and the gap between the people and the authority, stressing that the internal problems include all bodies of the authority. The signatories backed stances of former president  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who sent a similar letter on Feb. 19, considering him the basic figure among the political elite to support national demands. They slammed arresting individuals close to Ahmadineja...

Iran Regime Panicked Over New U.S. National Security Advisor 3/26/2018 6:58:08 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print We will celebrate with you in Tehran in 2019 John Bolton said Abdulrahman al-Rashed a veteran and internationally acclaimed journalist, and former General Manager of Al Arabiya News Channel and editor-in-chief of the London-based leading Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, wrote an article titled: Trump administration in war against who? In Al Arabiya on Mar. 24, 2018, the following is an excerpt of this article. 'We will celebrate with you in Tehran in 2019,' John Bolton said at the Iranian opposition ceremony. 'A sentence echoed in the hall but did not get any attention outside, because its lecturer was just a former ambassador. His serious expression was not merely an interaction with the Iranian opposition, but his convictions, as also was clearly expressed three years ago in the New York Times. Written in an article that sparked ...

Saudi Arabia Hails Trump’s Stance on Iran Nuclear Deal 1/19/2018 7:20:48 AM Saudi King Salman chairs a cabinet session in Riyadh Asharq Al-Awsat, 16 January, 2018  - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired on Tuesday a cabinet session that hailed US President Donald Trump’s recent stance on the Iran nuclear deal, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). It also lauded his call on all of the United States’ allies to take stronger measures to counter the Iranian regime’s malicious activities, Information Minister Awwad bin Saleh al-Awwad told SPA. Trump warned on Friday that Washington would withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran if its “flaws” are not amended. Meeting in Riyadh, the Saudi government described Iran as the world’s greatest sponsor of terrorism. It accused it of “financing, arming and training over a 100,000 gunmen to spread destruction throughout the Middle East.” It is also accused it of supporting “...