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Abdullah Azzam Brigades launches double suicide attack on Iranian cultural center in Beirut
The al Qaeda-linked group threatened further attacks against Iran and Hezbollah if their forces are not withdrawn from Syria and jihadists are not freed from Lebanese prisons.
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda figures or associates linked to Iran
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Iran
Iran Steadies as Tensions Ease
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Iran
As part of seven promised “confidence-building” measures on its nuclear program due for completion by May 15, Iran agreed to provide information to the IAEA on its detonators. A top IAEA official said progress at the Feb. 8-9 talks was good but much work remains to be done to examine possible military aspects of Iran’s nuclear program. Iran claimed to have successfully test-fired two new missiles, an advanced ballistic missile with a fragmentation warhead and a laser-guided surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile.
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Iran
The commander of the Northern Navy Fleet said Iran is sending several warships on a three-month mission in the Atlantic Ocean that will take Iranian ships close to US maritime borders for the first time. In a meeting in Tehran with a top official of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, called Israel the main threat to Middle East peace, urged PIJ to maintain unity, and said the conflict in Syria was an important lesson for the Islamic resistance front.
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US adds 4 Qods Force operatives to terrorism list for supporting terrorism in Afghanistan
Three Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force officers and one facilitator who are involved in the “use of terrorism and intelligence operations as tools of influence against the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” were added to the US’ list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
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Treasury Department identifies another Iran-based facilitator for al Qaeda
The Treasury Department confirmed today that the head of al Qaeda’s Iran-based network, known as Yasin al Suri, is operational once again. Treasury also designated an additional “associate” of al Suri’s.
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Shabaab
Elephant Campaign: How Africa’s ‘white gold’ funds the al Shabaab militants –
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Al Nusrah Front launches another suicide attack in Lebanon
The Al Nusrah Front, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham continue to target Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Report: Senior al Qaeda facilitator ‘back on the street’ in Iran
Al Jazeera reports that Yasin al Suri, the head of al Qaeda’s Iran-based network, is facilitating the terror network’s operations from Iranian soil once again. Al Suri was detained by the Iranian government after the US government exposed his network, and the deal between Iran and al Qaeda, in 2011.
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Iran
Iran can now build and deliver nukes, US intel reports
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Hezbollah
Israeli Soldiers Confront Hezbollah Terrorists in Lifelike Simulation
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IAEA
UN nuclear chief: Long way to go on Iran nuclear deal
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Iran
Pakistan security concerns: Pilgrimage route suspended
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Iran
Foreign Minister Zarif urged all foreign fighters to leave Syria and called on foreign forces to stop “stop funneling funds, money and arms” into Syria. The UN’s nuclear watchdog agency asked for funds so it can nearly double the number of personnel working to verify Iran’s compliance with the recent agreement on its nuclear program.
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US designates Deputy Secretary-General of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
In its designation, the State Department noted that Iran is a key backer of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. In addition, the State Department noted the increase in cooperation between PIJ and Hamas.
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Iran
Iran’s nuclear stockpile may rise for now despite deal with powers
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Syria
Syria Talks Open with Acrimony and Testy Exchanges
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Al Nusrah Front again targets Hezbollah in Lebanon
The Al Nusrah Front, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, all al Qaeda affiliates, have carried out four suicide attacks in Lebanon since November 2013.
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Iran
The UN withdrew its invitation to Iran to attend the Geneva II talks, after pressure by the US, Saudi Arabia, and the Syrian opposition. As part of the recent nuclear agreement, Iran suspended sensitive enrichment activities and world powers lifted some sanctions in response.
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Canada
Geneva deal doesn’t stop Iran’s bid for a bomb: Israel
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Egypt
Region Boiling, Israel Takes Up Castle Strategy
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Lebanon
Hezbollah digs in for more conflict with Israel
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah at War in Syria: Forces, Operations, Effects and Implications
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Al Nusrah Front suicide bomber kills 5 in attack on Hezbollah
AL Qaeda-affiliated groups are stepping up attacks on Hezbollah and Iranian interests in Lebanon as the Syrian civil war rages.
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Hezbollah
Prosecutors build Hariri bomb plot case on cellphone logs
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Hezbollah
Justice or Peace? Hariri Trial Could Spark Further Unrest in Lebanon
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Iran
Obama Fights a Push to Add Iran Sanctions
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Al Qaeda
Iran’s ‘secret’ al Qaeda prisoners
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Al Nusrah Front
Iraq’s Maliki to revive Sunni militia role against al Qaeda
