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Iran: Regime officials voicing more concern over IRGC blacklisting

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Meeting between Iran FM Zarif and senior IRGC commanders  Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of the regime ruling Iran, staged a propaganda meeting with members of the Revolutionary Guards ( IRGC ) senior command, including IRGC chief Mohammad Ali Jafari and Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani. “The Foreign Minister and a number of his deputies met with the senior IRGC command. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has played a major role in maintaining the country’s security, Zarif said,” according to a report aired by the regime’s state TV. In this meeting, Jafari resorted to remarks aimed at saving face. “U.S. forces in the region cannot carry out any military actions against [Iran]. However, if they do take measures, they will face an immediate, serious and firm response from our side,” he said. On the other hand, the  IRGC blacklisting  as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” has resulted in disagreements and feuds among the regime’s various factions. ...

Iran’s Rouhani acknowledges money-laundering, corruption

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Iran regime FM, Javad Zarif is under fire from MPs for admitting of money laundering in Iran  As the Iranian regime’s internal disputes flare into crisis mode over remarks made recently by Iranian regime Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif over money laundering skyrocketing in recent weeks, Iranian regime President Hassan Rouhani also acknowledged this reality by saying such cases of money laundering has become common in Iran. All the while, Sadegh Amoli Larijani, head of the regime’s so-called judiciary and a figure very close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, described such revelations as a “dagger in the heart” of the mullahs’ regime. The regime’s parliament, known as the Majlis, is weighing the possibility of impeaching Zarif, Larijani added. In a recent cabinet meeting Rouhani, however, resorted to actually justifying Zarif’s remarks. “… The whole world has money-laundering problems. Show me one country not having problems with money laundering… Yes, we have cases...