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CNN. Broadcasting While The Iranians Are Once Again Acting Totally Fuelish !
 

 

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America is considering taking measures against Iran after it dispatches a fuel shipment to Venezuela


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15th May, 2020
 
 
A senior official in the administration of US President Donald Trump revealed that the United States is studying measures that it can take in response to a fuel shipment that Iran sent to crisis-stricken Venezuela.


The official, who asked not to be named, said that "Washington is" with a great degree of certainty "that the government of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro pays Iran with tons of gold."

"This is not only reprehensible from the United States, it is reprehensible from the region, and we are looking at measures that can be taken," the official added.

The oil sectors of the two OPEC countries and the two rivals of the United States are subject to strict U.S. sanctions. The official declined to specify the measures being discussed, but said options would be presented to Trump.

According to ship tracking data from Reventiv Akon on Wednesday, at least one tanker loaded with fuel sailed from an Iranian port towards Venezuela, which could help the country alleviate severe fuel shortages.

The medium tanker, Clafeel flying the Iranian flag, crossed the Suez Canal earlier on Wednesday after loading fuel at the end of March in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, according to the data.

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Iran Stock Exchange: heavy public turnout and fears of bankruptcy

 
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The general index of the Tehran Stock and Stock Exchange for the first time in its history exceeded the threshold of one million points, to close yesterday, Wednesday, at the level of one million and 17 thousand and 659 points, up 3.5%.

The Iranian stock exchange continued its strong rise, which started after the outbreak of the Corona virus in the country, bringing the total traded shares last Wednesday to 16 billion and 852 million shares and securities executed through more than 2.2 million deals worth more than 180 trillion Iranian riyals (about 1.1 million dollars).

The Iranian stock market has witnessed an unprecedented recovery since the outbreak of the Corona virus in the country three months ago, as liquidity began to flow to the financial market in light of the recession, inflation and increasing unemployment caused by the pandemic, according to observers of the economic affairs in Iran, as well as the government’s promotion and offering shares of its major companies on the stock market.

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stand up to the opinions of new investors on the Tehran Stock Exchange, the young man Shahdamir Barasian told us in front of a financial brokerage firm in the center of the capital, Tehran, that he traded shares after losing his profession due to the outbreak of Corona in the country, adding that he was afraid of losing the value of what he collected of money during the years The past provided yet another incentive to his decision to enter the stock market.

In his interview with Al-Jazeera Net, Parsaian indicated that he had made good profits during the past two months, stressing that in light of the increasing inflation in the country and the banks ’decision to cut interest rates, the stock market was the best option available to him to get rid of the obsession with unemployment.

As for Ali Azadi - who confirmed that his capital has multiplied several times during the past six years on the stock exchange - he described the heavy demand for the stock market as disturbing because the beginners do not know the rules of the new market, explaining that inflation is the main factor for a large number of them to buy shares.

In his speech to Al-Jazeera Net, he considered that the presentation of shares of government companies on the stock exchange came to bridge the state budget deficit and reduce inflation by attracting bewildering liquidity among citizens, expecting the Iranian stock market to go bankrupt.

Stagnation does not go bankrupt.
For his part, Iranian economist Saeed Leylaz considered that the Tehran Stock Exchange was too late to exceed the one million point threshold, and that what it was should have reached eight years ago, and expected that the stock market would continue to recover during the coming period until its index touches the barrier of one million and 500 thousand Point.

And he saw in his speech to Al-Jazeera Net that the popular turnout on the Tehran Stock Exchange during the past few months exceeded all expectations, attributing the reason for this to the recession that hangs over the gold and hard currency markets, cars and the high liquidity in the country.

However, the comprehensiveness of the turnout was also affected by an emotional wave in the popular economy, which seeks to fortify itself against the waves of inflation.

He described fears of bankruptcy on the Tehran Stock Exchange as "in place" because of the continued liquidity increasing in the country, but he ruled out that his country's stock market would go bankrupt in the coming period.

Dr. Laylaz predicted that the Tehran Stock Exchange will witness a recession that will continue for several months, which means that the value of shares will decline in light of the continuous inflation, indicating that the recession in the stock market will urge investors - especially new ones - to exit the market.

He stressed that the government's offer of the shares of its largest company on the stock exchange is a step in the right direction to reduce the bankruptcy of new investors and those who could not buy various shares, as well as attract liquidity and contain the repercussions of widespread demand on financial markets, stressing that this policy will contribute to the stability of the stock market relatively.

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The Iranian Stock Exchange Organization announced that foreigners residing in the country in a legal way have the right to invest in the national stock exchange, after obtaining the necessary licenses.

Meanwhile, the economist, a member of the Expeditionary Diagnostic Council of the Iranian regime, Ghulam Reza Musbahi, said that the stock market boom does not mean that the national economy does not suffer a recession, explaining that about 10 thousand companies closed during the recent period, and justified the demand for the stock exchange by reducing the Iranian banks interest rate.

He indicated in a press statement that the country's inflation index reached 40% at the end of last Iranian year (20 March last), stressing that the value of shares in the stock market is increasing in proportion to the inflation index.

He advised the general public not to sell their properties - especially homes, cars, and real estate - in order to invest in the stock exchange, in order to reduce potential damages, stressing the need for new investors to consult the stock exchange experts.

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A US-Russian-Israeli agreement to cut the "Tehran - Beirut" road

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The Syrian crisis has entered a new and decisive turning point in terms of tackling the major contentious issues between the conflicting major powers on this stage, namely the Iranian presence, in light of leaks talking about an implicit Russian-American agreement to move peacefully or war to resolve this issue in preparation for a long-awaited final settlement.

DAMASCUS - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has unveiled a tripartite alliance that includes the United States, Russia and Israel, working indirectly to end the Iranian presence in eastern Syria and thus cut the "Tehran - Beirut" route.

What was revealed by the Syrian Observatory, which is based in London and has a wide network of relations inside the Syrian Arab Republic, the leaks, which spoke earlier about a Russian-American understanding regarding the settlement of the Syrian crisis in the year 2021, is being prepared by resolving the Iranian and Kurdish dilemmas.

The observatory quoted sources described as reliable as saying that a meeting took place a few days ago between a delegation of the Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the international coalition, and leaders of the “Revolutionary Commanding Forces” and “Elite Forces” operating within the Al-Tanf area, on a joint coordination of those forces in the Syrian Badia region To launch military operations against Iranian forces and their militia, with the support of the international coalition, in order to close the Tehran-Beirut International Road to its Syrian flat.

The Syrian Badia (Badiyat al-Sham) is a sprawling region that reaches to the Iraqi border and part of the Jordanian border, and includes lands from the eastern regions of the governorates of As-Suwayda, Homs, and Damascus countryside, all the way to the south and east of Deir Ezzor Governorate, and that region contains about 70 percent of gas and oil wells .

The sources pointed out that the meeting resulted in an agreement that provides for the advance of the forces of the "Revolutionary and Elite Commandos", initially under the title "Combating the Islamic State's Activity in the Badia". The recent period has witnessed an increase in the frequency of attacks targeting Syrian forces and Iranian militias loyal to them in the region, and they were attributed to ISIS cells.

These operations targeting the Syrian forces and Iranian militias in the eastern region have raised several questions about whether it was actually that those behind them were cells belonging to the jihadist organization or if other forces were moving under the cover of the organization to drain Iranian elements.

These questions appear legitimate, according to some, especially since these operations coincide with the frequency of "unknown" air strikes on Iranian sites, the last of which was last Monday night when new raids targeted the positions of the militias of the "Zaynabiyoun Brigade" and the "Fatimid Brigade" that included Pakistani and Afghan Shiite elements recruited by them. Iran in the east of Deir Ezzor.

If Russia is totally unable to persuade Iran to withdraw from eastern Syria, then the military solution will be launched and a ground operation launched

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights attributed the tripartite joint cooperation between Washington, Moscow and Tel Aviv to Russia's failure so far to persuade Iran of the necessity to withdraw its forces from the Badia, provided that pro-Moscow forces are to be replaced to replace the Iranian forces. These forces include tribal fighters and "reconciliation and settlement".

It is no secret that Russia, which is fighting in the same trench with Iran in Syria in support of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, has recently begun to show a change in its policies, especially with the latter's control of most of the Syrian area, and Moscow has come to view the Iranian presence as a heavy burden not only in terms of shifting Without consensus with the international community to reach a settlement to the crisis, but also because Iran is a worrisome competitor that aspires to devour a large part of the Syrian pie.

Analysts say the prevailing coolness between Moscow and Assad, which was recently revealed by Russian media, is mainly due to the latter's adherence to the Iranian presence.

Analysts point out that Russia is directing a realistic agreement with the American and Israeli sides, noting that Moscow has always dealt with the Israeli attacks on Iranian sites positively, as it has rarely commented on those attacks, especially in recent months.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights quoted the sources as saying that if Russia is totally unable to persuade Iran to withdraw from eastern Syria, then it will go to a military solution and launch a ground operation, as there is a network whose mission is to collect a bank of targets for the Iranian presence in the "Levant" area, and follow that The network is directly from both Israel and the international coalition, and indirectly Russia.

Recently, simultaneous Russian-American moves were observed to enhance their presence in the Syrian east. On the Russian side, Russian forces have been transporting "settlement" fighters to the desert from the various Syrian regions, most notably the south, for some time.

A batch of former faction fighters who had remained in the ranks of the militants loyal to the Syrian forces and Russia after a "settlement and reconciliation" procedure arrived in the Badia from Daraa and Quneitra near the border with the occupied Syrian Golan.

This batch was deployed to checkpoints and points in the Badia, as part of the Russian plan to have these fighters replace Iranian forces and militias loyal to them there.

On the opposite side, there was a strong return of the American forces that President Donald Trump had previously announced withdrawing to the Iraqi side. These forces fortify and support their bases in the east of the Euphrates, focusing on expanding the base of the Omar oil field east of Deir Ezzor.

The Syrian Observatory had recently published the establishment by the American forces of a military base in the Al-Jazrat area in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor, after massive military reinforcements arrived in batches to the area there over the past few days, as more than 300 trucks entered the Syrian territory and headed towards the Omar field The oil in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, before a large portion of these trucks head to the islands.

Analysts believe that the US-Israeli-Russian coordination would tighten the noose on Iran and make its ability to remain in Syria impossible, even though it does not appear until the moment that it is about to throw the handkerchief, but this matter will inevitably come.

It was noted in the recent period the redeployment of Iranian forces and their factions, and the monitoring of the formation of the Iranians by a strong defense line along the Badia stretching from Albukamal near the Iraqi-Syrian border to the south of the city of Deir Ezzor, through large military reinforcements that reached Iranian militias through the Albukamal crossing, some of which were By civilian buses as a kind of "camouflage."

According to the sources of the Syrian Observatory, the sites that have been reinforced by the Iranians are: the second station “T2”, the Mu’izilah, the Ward field, the farms in the Badiyat al-Mayadeen district, Ain Ali the Badakan Mahkan, the Mabjal in the Badiyat al-Qawriyah base, the Imam Ali base, and the third station “T4” and other sites in the Badr al-Waar, Hamimiya, and Faidhah Ibn Mwina ', in addition to other sites within the western countryside of Deir Ezzor.

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Sources: Mystery surrounds the fate of "Qaani" after he was hit by an Israeli air strike in Syria


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15th May, 2020

 

Israeli media said that ambiguity continues to surround the fate of the new Iranian Quds Force Commander, Ismail Qani, after he was injured after an Israeli bombing in Syria

And the Hebrew channel "Kan" quoted Arab sources as saying that Qaani was wounded during his visit to one of Iran's bases in Syria, which came in conjunction with an Israeli bombing of the base

The channel noted that the Iranian leadership has adopted special regional tactics in Syria with the aim of preventing exposure to Israeli attacks, without a comprehensive change in its strategy, as Iran has drawn a policy that radically differs from that of Soleimani

According to the channel, the source revealed, that Qasani authorized Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah before he was hit by decision-making powers regarding the so-called resistance against Israel, on various fronts, including the Palestinian areas, without the need to refer to it

Qaani is currently working on delegating decisions in Iraq to one of the leaders of the pro-Tehran factions in this country, but he faces the problem of disputes and schisms that characterize Iraq, where the Shiite majority rules, according to the Hebrew Channel

Qaani took over the duties of the presidency of the Quds Force, with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, following the assassination of his predecessor, Qassem Soleimani, at the beginning of this year with a US raid near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq

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Threatening crops of 7 billion dollars ... locust swarms invade Iran and extend the borders with Iraq

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16th May, 2020


An Iranian Ministry of Agriculture official said that Iran may use the army to help combat locust swarms that invade the south of the country and threaten to destroy crops estimated at more than seven billion dollars.

The locust infestation, which is the worst of its kind in decades, exacerbates the problems facing Iran, which has already been subjected to harsh strikes from the outbreak of the Corona virus internally and the decline of its oil exports to record levels in light of the US sanctions imposed on them.

The semi-official Iranian Labor News Agency quoted Mohammad Reza Mir, an official at the Ministry of Agriculture, as saying that the Desert Locust attacked more than 200,000 hectares of fields and agricultural lands in seven of the 31 provinces in the country.

Mir told the agency that the affected areas, which extend from eastern Iran on the border with Pakistan to the border with Iraq in the southwest of the country, will likely increase soon and reach one million hectares.

Mir told the workers agency that "the army promised to help in the fight against the Desert Locust, including providing vehicles that are used in difficult terrain for use in hard-to-reach areas."

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Trade: burning agricultural crops is planned to destroy the national product


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16th May, 2020
 


The Ministry of Commerce confirmed, on Saturday, that burning agricultural crops is a plan aimed at destroying the national product.

According to the official news agency, ministry spokesman Mohamed Hanoun said, "The aim of the burning operations is to destroy the national product and reduce marketed quantities and direct Iraq to rely on the marketing of foreign wheat," noting that "the ministry has high coordination with the provinces at all levels to prevent recurring operations Burning crops."

He added that "the Prime Minister held multiple meetings to support and facilitate the wheat crop because of its economic importance as well as Iraq’s reliance on wheat marketed by farmers and farmers," noting that "the security services are mandated to take proactive steps to follow up the fires, as well as the presence of marketing committees in the provinces in order to Preserving wheat and knowing the real reasons in order to take legal measures to limit these operations."

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Newspaper: Al-Kazemi plans to hold talks with the Peshmerga to confront ISIS


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Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed newspaper revealed, on Saturday, the intention of Mustafa Al-Kazimi's government to hold talks with Erbil to end the security vacuum between the army and the Peshmerga and prevent the presence of terrorist elements in it.

The newspaper quoted in a report that was seen by him / the information, a security official said that “the criminal organization benefits from contradictions and differences, as in the case of the security management file in the disputed areas, the dispute and the lack of military coordination between Baghdad and Erbil in managing these areas, which gave the organization an opportunity Move in.”

The official, who asked not to be named, added that "the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, within the vision of Mustafa Al-Kazemi's government, intends to conduct dialogues with the Peshmerga forces, to determine the priorities of security moves and manage the security file in the disputed areas."

He explained, "The Peshmerga want to form a joint force with Baghdad in those areas, but there is a political rejection of this approach." He referred to himself, "There are preliminary contacts between the two ministries (the Iraqi Defense and Peshmerga) regarding this file."

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Parliamentary Security calls on Al-Kazemi to launch a major military operation to secure the side of Baghdad


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16th May, 2020


Member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, Saad Maya Al-Halfi, on Saturday called on the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to launch a major military operation to secure the Tarmiyah district.

"The security breaches and the escalation of terrorist operations by the terrorist organization ISIS require a review of the military plans and a new method in pursuit of criminal elements," he said in a statement received / information .

He added, "The threat of terrorism is increasing and slowly getting closer to the capital, Baghdad, especially after the recent unfortunate security breaches in the district of Tarmiyah, north of the capital, which killed a number of martyrs and wounded."

The Commander-in-Chief called for the armed forces to "launch a major military operation to secure the side of Baghdad and move quickly to end terrorist operations that are repeated in a number of provinces." 

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Al-Kazemi: On the verge of a final prayer to root out ISIS

 

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Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi said, in a speech during his visit to the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Committee today, that we are approaching a final fund to root out ISIS, which is trying to reorganize its remnants, and that the Popular Mobilization fighters are at the forefront of those who implement this link alongside Their brothers in the army and the rest of the armed forces.

Al-Kazimi added, according to the statement of the Information Office of the Prime Minister who received {Al Furat News} that “the crowd law No. 40 issued in 2016 is the legal framework that protects you and will defend it, and that the strength of the state is when it is consistent with its laws and its people,” noting that “this The crowd is the homeland crowd whose sacrifices and martyrs will be remembered in the memory of the Iraqis."

Al-Kazimi warned against "the presence of some dissonant voices that are trying to find a gap between the crowd and the state, saying that this suspicion must stop, pointing out that the crowd was established in response to the fatwa of the religious authority represented by Mr. Ali Al-Sistani and that diminishing his martyrs by any party was unacceptable. Completely".

At the end of his speech, the Prime Minister affirmed his support for the mobilization within its legal and official framework, and promised the PMF leadership future visits to learn about their needs and coordinate military operations against the terrorist organization ISIS.

The Prime Minister was received by the head of the Popular Mobilization Committee, Faleh al-Fayyad, who delivered a speech in which he welcomed the visit of Mr. Al-Kazemi, and in which he referred to the sacrifices of the popular crowd in defense of the homeland.

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Horrifying numbers: Saudi Arabia's debt has increased 16-fold in the era of Salman


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New figures and data published by the World Bank recently revealed a rocket rise in Saudi indebtedness in recent years, in conjunction with the announcement by Saudi Finance Minister Mohamed Al-Jadaan that his government will borrow 220 billion riyals ($ 58 billion) this year, which means that the public debt of the Kingdom is heading To record unprecedented records.

According to the information collected by the Arabi 21 website about Saudi indebtedness from the World Bank data, it was found that the external indebtedness alone to the Kingdom reached at the end of last year 2019 to the level of $ 183.7 billion, while in 2014 it was at the level of only $ 11.8 billion, That is, it has increased more than 16 times during the past five years in which King Salman took over the kingdom.

And if Saudi Arabia implements its plans to borrow 85 billion dollars a new during the current year, this means that the public debt of the Kingdom will have reached a quarter of a trillion US dollars by the end of 2020, with the need to indicate that this debt is external only and in foreign currency, in addition to the internal debts implemented by the government By offering local bonds or through banks operating inside the Kingdom.

The World Bank data indicates that the total external debt of Saudi Arabia was at the end of 2018 at the level of only 151 billion dollars, which means that the Saudi government borrowed from abroad during the past year only more than 32.7 billion dollars.

These numbers go back to before the crisis of the spread of the Corona virus, which started affecting the world last March, as well as before the collapse of oil prices last month, and before religious visits to Makkah and Madinah were disrupted by Corona. These visits constitute one of the sources of financial income for Saudi Arabia.

Many observers say that the high costs of the war in Yemen and of interventions in Libya, Syria, and other parts of the Arab world are the reason behind this significant rise in debt, as King Salman came to power in Saudi Arabia in January 2015, and in March of the same year he announced the start of the war on Yemen. It is a five-year war without succeeding in defeating the Houthis who control the capital, Sanaa. 

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Including Saddam's hometown .. Revenge of clans and terrorism prevent the return of thousands of displaced people

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16th May, 2020
 

Local government officials and tribal circles in Salah al-Din governorate are seeking to resolve the file of the displaced and return them to their home areas from which they were displaced during the ISIS control of the governorate in 2014 and 20115, and amid assurances that more than 400 displaced families will return, tribal protests and revolts will stop And fears that some of the villagers' involvement in working with terrorism are an obstacle to solving and ending this file. 

The most prominent areas that have witnessed disputes and disputes over the return of the displaced people towards Yathrib, south of Salah al-Din, and where the tribal revenge problems and security barriers remain, which are the most prominent reasons for the delay of the return of the displaced to their agricultural villages. "More than 5,000 displaced families have not returned to the districts of the district for six years, despite obtaining the approvals due to clan belongings and the security record," district director Harith Abdel Nabi told Shafaq News.

Abdel Nabi explained, "The return of families is subject to decisive revenge and tribal belongings, and the exclusion of families involved in terrorism and support for ISIS gangs, in order to avoid the return of terrorist elements among the ranks of the displaced families," pointing to "the formation of a specialized committee during the past years from the security authorities, the provincial administration and the local administration of the district to take over The file of returning displaced families to their residential areas and helping them start their agricultural activities, normalize life and remove ISIS terrorist remnants."

Abdul Nabi praised the "tribal and governmental efforts to reach consensual solutions to return the displaced persons, and the transfer of controversial matters, and to agree on a timing for the return of the displaced."

The director of the district, announced that near the return of more than 400 displaced families to the areas of "Al-Rafiat" in coordination between the security services and the popular crowd to evacuate the villages of the displaced and facilitate their return to their areas, "reiterating his affirmation" to prevent the return of any family required or cooperating with ISIS to the areas of the district. "

The district of Yathrib, located south of the Balad district of Salah al-Din Governorate, is rich in fruitful orchards with citrus and palm trees with a density that gives them a green view from the top, and a beautiful and picturesque nature, and the approximate number of the population is about 72,000 people. In the Dujail District, south of Salah al-Din Governorate, the District Judge Abdel Aziz Fazaa called on the security and administrative authorities to resolve the file of the displaced and return hundreds of prisoners to their areas in the Dujail district.

In his speech, Fazaa attributed to Shafak News, the reasons for the delay of the return of the displaced to "clan protests after the ISIS 2014 events, the presence of clan revenge among some areas and the involvement of some of the villagers to work in the ranks of the organization," demanding "the return of more than 500 families to the areas of Karagol, in the outskirts of Dujail, reviving agricultural activity again and ending the tragedies of displacement and displacement." "We are in legal and security contexts to resolve the file of the displaced," he said, stressing, "We will not allow the return of families suspected of security or cooperating with ISIS in order to maintain stability and social peace in all areas of the Dujail district."

The district of Dujail (formerly Al-Faris district) is one of the districts affiliated to Salah al-Din Governorate in central Iraq, and it is followed by Sheikh Jameel and Tharthar, and the population of the district is about 104,000, according to 2014 estimates.

For his part, Governor of Salah Al-Din Ammar Jabr Khalil said that the file of the return of the people of Al-Awja region (the birthplace of the former regime president Saddam Hussein) represents one of his exceptional priorities as a major initiation line in the project of social reconciliation

During a field tour that included residential neighborhoods, service and security aspects in Al-Awjah, accompanied by the leaders of the popular crowd holding the land, he noted the agreement to return the people of Al-Awjah with quick timings after completing some logistical preparations

For his part, the brigade commander of 35 popular masses confirmed the issuance of instructions from the supreme references in cooperation and direct coordination with the governor of Salah al-Din to end this humanitarian file.

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Legal responds .. Does Iraq need to declare a state of emergency because of Corona


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16th May, 2020

 

Legal expert, Ali Al-Tamimi, answered, today, Saturday, the need for Iraq to declare a state of emergency because of the Corona virus

Al-Tamimi wrote on his personal page on "Facebook" and followed him "Gilgamesh Press" saying, "Public Health Law 89 of 1981 in Articles 44 to 50 of it gave wide powers to the Minister of Health to declare disease-endemic areas

And that these articles stipulate "restricting movement of wheels and entering cities, closing shops and placing control over buildings, transportation, animals, and suspicious farms, and he may request the assistance of the security services

"As for declaring a state of emergency, it is important, and it will be decided by two-thirds of the parliament at the request of the prime minister and the republic for a period of 30 days. The reason for this is determined by this epidemic and the use of the security services in that and the implementation of legal sanctions

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Begins from Baghdad .. the disclosure of an American scenario to topple the Iranian regime


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15th May, 2020
 

A security and military analysis by a group of military and intelligence experts in Washington concluded, on the sidelines of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Israel, that the regime in Tehran was "weak, vulnerable and should be targeted

And when the United States killed the leader of the "Quds Force" in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, General Qassem Soleimani, on January 3, President Donald Trump was quick to confirm that his administration was not seeking to change the Tehran regime, but according to experts in Washington, the torrent of economic sanctions imposed The Iranians, as well as the effects of the “Corona virus,” are indicating quite the opposite

According to many followers of Iranian affairs in Washington and the Pentagon in particular, it is not unlikely that we will witness a "fall" scenario

In this context, retired general David Deptula, who served as deputy chief of staff for the Air Force Intelligence Affairs at the Pentagon, says that the United States must now raise its military capabilities and put pressure to bear the price of the process of changing Iranian behavior in the region

General Debtula, in an analysis on the conservative right-wing American Spectator website, added that President Trump's administration should coordinate with European allies to prevent Tehran from transferring weapons to Iraq, Syria and Lebanon as soon as possible

In turn, Michael Makovsky, a former Pentagon official and head of the Jewish Institute for National Security in America - Jensa, believes that Washington should take advantage of the momentum given by the process of eliminating Soleimani and changing the rules of the game in the Middle East and making the theory of "overthrowing the Tehran regime" is the basic strategy That should be worked on and achieved in the near future

It is time to adopt a harsher and more aggressive military strategy toward Iran, foremost among which is preventing Iranian weapons from reaching Iraq and the hands of Iraqi groups backed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and preventing the transfer of weapons to Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, Makovsky adds in the National Interest magazine in Washington

In this context, Makovsky continues, saying that the Iranian forces can be seriously threatened by shooting down any plane or by destroying any ballistic missile or otherwise, if it dares to launch it or its factions

The hardline stance calling for an escalation of military pressure on Tehran, expressed by retired Gen. John Towlan, who was commander of the Marine Corps - Marines, as he called on the Trump administration not to be concerned with responding to Iraqi groups backed by Tehran, but rather directly targeting the Iranian military presence inside Iraq And eliminate it completely

General Towlan, at the Real Clear Defense website, does not hesitate to say that the Pentagon should threaten Iranian targets and interests inside and outside Iran, including its Shiite groups in Iraq, such as organizations within the Popular Mobilization Forces such as the “Hezbollah Brigades” and others

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Representatives and monitors: Those who have a loose weapon will not hand over their gains and benefits easily


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16th May, 2020

 

The British Independent newspaper said that "the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi faces a number of challenges, the most prominent of which is the issue of restricting weapons to the state, which may be the most difficult task in light of the growing control of the armed arms on major political and security joints in the Iraqi state

The newspaper pointed out in its report that the rift in the popular crowd after the dismantling of the brigades of the Marjaiya from it may contribute to facilitating the task of restricting weapons to the state. Which may prompt Al-Kazemi to use it to restructure the crowd and control the weapons of the armed factions

According to the report, Al-Kazemi focuses on the task of controlling most of the main security services as an introduction to initiate the completion of this file, as he holds the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and succeeded in entrusting my interior and defense portfolios to officers after those ministries were subject to partisanship, in addition to his return to Lieutenant-General Abdel Wahab Al-Saadi To the presidency of the anti-terrorism agency after his dismissal by former Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi

Al-Kazemi’s intention to leak further changes include the rest of the security services. What might facilitate the process of restricting weapons to the state

And the former deputy, Hamid al-Mutlaq, expects a difficult task in front of Al-Kazemi, which is limited to restricting weapons in the hands of the state, holding the killers accountable, tackling the issue of corruption, and going to free and fair elections, as they called for demonstrations

He adds that "the campaign of uncontrolled weapons will not easily hand their gains and benefits, and political forces that have national programs should support Al-Kazemi's mission

And about the possibility that Al-Kazemi’s options in the security joints will be an introduction to confront the escaped weapon, Al-Mutlaq explains that “these options make the prime minister based on strong pillars that support him, but they are not sufficient, because all state institutions suffer corruption, and the change must be inclusive of all major pillars In which

In addition, the head of the Center for Political Thinking, Ihsan al-Shammari, said that "what distinguishes al-Kazimi's options in the security ministries is that they went to officers outside the control of the parties, and this gives the impression that there is more room for the prime minister to control the security file

He adds: "These options are part of restoring prestige to the security ministries, and are linked to an attempt to confine arms to the state

Al-Shammari believes that "the restructuring of the security institutions is a step in the right direction, because the power equation run by Abdul-Mahdi severely affected these positions, especially after granting them to political parties

And he concludes that "the initiation of the issue of restricting weapons to the state, will be met by crises with the armed factions, and may lead to friction with them. These political forces may move the street with several slogans, and he must put in his calculations this problem

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America: We have a "supernatural" missile project


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16th May 2020

 

US President Donald Trump has revealed that his country is implementing a "super" missile capable of flying at speeds that exceed 17 times the speed of sound

"Space will be the future, whether in terms of defense or attack and many other things. We are now the astronaut," Trump said, according to US media

"We are building amazing military equipment on a level never seen before," he said, describing the missile being developed as "the fastest in the world" and that would surpass China and Russia

"We are now developing unimaginable military equipment and reaching a level never seen before. We have no other choice with the opponents we face abroad

And Trump said, "We have what I describe as a super missile. Last night I was told that it is 17 times faster than they have it now (at the Pentagon), meaning if we compare it with the fastest missile that we have at the moment

"You have heard that Russia has 5 times faster than the sound of missiles, and China is working to achieve a speed that exceeds the speed of sound 5 or 6 times. We have a missile project 17 times faster, and it was approved just before," he said

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Report: Abdul Wahab Al-Saadi attends a 'new strategy' ahead of the Iraqi-American tour

2020.05.15 - 13:20


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On Friday, a press report highlighted the "new" Iraqi strategy to fight "ISIS", coinciding with the approaching date of the start of the strategic dialogue with Washington.  

The newspaper "Asharq Al-Awsat" in a report, which was viewed by "Nass" (May 15, 2020), referred to the role of the anti-terror agency in the new Iraqi strategy to fight "ISIS", while the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee spoke about the most prominent files that will be discussed with Washington.  

Following is the text of the report:  

In conjunction with the start of the strategic dialogue between Baghdad and Washington next month regarding the security agreement between the two parties, whereby the relationship between the two countries will be reorganized, Baghdad has announced a future strategy for how to combat the terrorist "ISIS" organization.  

In his first statement after assuming the position of head of the Anti-Terrorism Agency, Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab Al-Saadi announced that “the apparatus will have a major role in chasing the terrorist organization ISIS, especially in the areas of northern Salah al-Din governorate in which it is active and west of Kirkuk and Mosul, which are areas It is an indication we have of the movement of terrorist groups, and we have plans in place to eliminate these organizations according to timetables that have been set up to expel them and eliminate them completely.   

The head of the counter-terrorism agency added that "the agency will participate in the operations that are being pursued to chase the terrorist organization, and we have plans in this regard that will be implemented on the ground." Noting that "the level of cooperation with the international coalition in the war against (ISIS) will be similar to that in the war against (ISIS) includes the exchange of information and reconnaissance, the provision of air support and other technical details, which is the method of work used in all battles that the agency has fought. ”  

Al-Saadi explained that "the country is currently passing through a critical stage in terms of security and economics, which requires the development of quick solutions to get out of these crises."  

Al-Saadi, who was very popular in Iraq, whether on the military or the mass level, was exempted by former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and transferred to the command, a decision that many considered unfair to a military leader who had made a prominent contribution to all the liberation battles, including the battles of Fallujah and Mosul.  

Al-Saadi’s decision to return to work was the first decision made by the new Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, if he took office.  

In addition, the Security and Defense Committee in the Iraqi parliament announced that there are many axes that will be discussed during the negotiations that will take place at the beginning of next June between Iraq and the United States of America regarding the security agreement between the two countries.  

"There are several axes that will be discussed with the visit of the American delegation to Baghdad and its meeting with senior Iraqi officials, as among the most important axes is the scheduling of the withdrawal of American forces and the issue of cooperation between the United States and Iraq," said committee member Abbas Sarrout.  

He stressed that the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee "demanded the government to enumerate the sources of armament even when Iraq’s relations with any country are affected, so we have other alternatives such as the Russian S-300 or S-400 missile system, as Iraq is making great efforts to obtain such weapons." "All of these issues will be present at the negotiating table with the Americans."  

Regarding the risks that ISIS continues to pose, the Iraqi security expert, Fadel Abu Ragheef, told Asharq Al-Awsat that “this organization is still a threat and he really wants to return, for many reasons; Among them is the smuggling of prisoners for money in the Syrian depth, especially in Hasaka, and there are borders that are still open from the Nineveh side, as well as some intelligence changes that have affected some of the leaders of the organization and replaced by other leaders are not conscious ».  

Abu Ragheef added that «Abdullah Qirdash, who leads the leadership after Al-Baghdadi, is characterized by criminality, terrorism and cruelty, and he has followers of more than 6000 thousand inside the Turkish depth and tries to carry out some operations». He explained that «the structure of the so-called (ISIS) only in the state of Iraq and the state of the Levant and the endeavors to implement strikes due to the fact that the organization has sensors on the political, economic and then health aspects, and therefore it is trying to invest such an atmosphere to carry out its operations as it is an opportunistic organization that tries to exploit any difficult conditions in The country in order to exploit it completely criminally ».  

To that, the international coalition against "terrorism" yesterday carried out specific strikes on the whereabouts of the terrorist organization "ISIS" in Iraq, for the first time after the withdrawal from the Iraqi bases, last month.  

 In a statement, the international coalition led by the United States of America against "terrorism" announced that it had "dealt painful blows to the locations of the terrorist ISIS hiding places by the French forces in the village of Mazirir, in the Hawija district, in Kirkuk, North Iraq".  

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Trump's adviser reveals to "information" the axes of the June meeting, and confirms that Al-Kazemi will not allow the Americans to leave


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The American President’s Adviser in the Middle East, Gabriel Soma, revealed on Saturday the axes of the meeting that will be held between the Iraqi government and the United States of America next June to discuss the strategic agreement between the two countries, while stressing that the new Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi will keep the American forces in Iraq will not allow their departure.

“There are two agreements between the Iraqi government and the first United States of America, which is the strategic agreement and relates to bilateral relations between Baghdad and Washington in terms of political, diplomatic, commercial, financial, energy and judicial issues, as well as services, science, culture and the environment. Either other agreement is the strategic framework agreement,” Suma said. And that relates to security between the two countries, "pointing out that" the strategic framework agreement determines the nature of the American presence in the region and the withdrawal from Iraq."

He added that "the security agreement known as the Strategic Framework Agreement expired since December 31, 2011 after the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, but the Iraqi government reactivated the agreement in 2014", noting that "the negotiations that will take place in June between Iraq and America relate to the agreement to keep these agreements in effect." 

Will the strategic agreement with America be canceled?

With regard to the cancellation of the strategic agreement with America, Soma commented, "The cancellation of the agreement with America is unlikely." He continued, "There is an intention by the Iraqi government to make the agreements with Washington in effect."

Regarding Al-Kazemi’s relationship with the United States .. Will he ask for the withdrawal of American forces?

Soma stated that “the new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi will keep the American forces in Iraq and will not allow them to leave because of the terrorist threat of ISIS ,” explaining that “ ISIS is still strong in Iraq.” and threatening its security.” And he added that "the danger of ISIS will push Al-Kazemi to the continued survival of American forces in Iraq and will not demand their withdrawal."

He continued, "The United States decided to grant Iraq three-month exemptions from the sanctions imposed on Iran to import gas used to run electric energy as part of America's support for the Al-Kazemi government," explaining that "the US administration will support Al-Kazemi by holding early elections." He pointed out that "Al-Kazemi has the support and support of the American administration, and he must confine arms to the state and separate the armed forces from the Iraqi army and security forces."

The Cabinet had decided, last Saturday, in the first session, to form a crisis cell of specialists in foreign affairs and international relations to conduct discussions with the American side on reviewing the strategic agreement between the two countries.

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Sources: Mystery surrounds the fate of "Qaani" after he was hit by an Israeli air strike in Syria


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15th May, 2020

 

Israeli media said that ambiguity continues to surround the fate of the new Iranian Quds Force Commander, Ismail Qani, after he was injured after an Israeli bombing in Syria

And the Hebrew channel "Kan" quoted Arab sources as saying that Qaani was wounded during his visit to one of Iran's bases in Syria, which came in conjunction with an Israeli bombing of the base

The channel noted that the Iranian leadership has adopted special regional tactics in Syria with the aim of preventing exposure to Israeli attacks, without a comprehensive change in its strategy, as Iran has drawn a policy that radically differs from that of Soleimani

According to the channel, the source revealed, that Qasani authorized Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah before he was hit by decision-making powers regarding the so-called resistance against Israel, on various fronts, including the Palestinian areas, without the need to refer to it

Qaani is currently working on delegating decisions in Iraq to one of the leaders of the pro-Tehran factions in this country, but he faces the problem of disputes and schisms that characterize Iraq, where the Shiite majority rules, according to the Hebrew Channel

Qaani took over the duties of the presidency of the Quds Force, with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, following the assassination of his predecessor, Qassem Soleimani, at the beginning of this year with a US raid near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq

 

It would be a wonderful thing if Qaani's wounds kept him from employment.

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