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11 Arab Nations Accuse Iran of Sponsoring Terrorism

Eleven Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa, echoing an official U.S. position, have accused Shiite powerhouse Iran of being a state sponsor of “terrorism,” noting that the Islamic Republic is “funding and arming militias that destabilize our region.”

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Yemen: Iran Suspected Behind Houthi Missile Attacks on U.S. Ships

Iran, considered the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, has increased its shipments of military supplies to Shiite Houthi rebels fighting a Saudi-led and U.S.-assisted coalition in Yemen, Reuters has learned from Western and Iranian officials on condition of anonymity.

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Iraqi Shiite Militia Fighters ‘Pouring Into’ Aleppo to Aid Assad

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Iraqi Shiite militia fighters are “pouring into Syria to reinforce the Assad regime’s siege of Aleppo, further complicating the tangled web of alliances the U.S. relies on to fight Islamic State, which can turn an ally on one side of the border into an enemy on the other.”

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Tunisia Seeks to Outlaw Radical Islamist Party Hizb ut-Tahrir

The government of Tunisia has urged a military court to ban the transnational Sunni jihadi movement known as Hizb ut-Tahrir (Islamic Party of Liberation), which has been accused of “undermining public order” since it was legalized as a political party in the country back in 2012, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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U.S. Applies Sanctions Against Top Al-Qaeda Leaders in Iran

The U.S. government has added three senior al-Qaeda leaders based in Iran to the Treasury Department list of “Specially Designated Global Terrorists,” which means they will be subject to sanctions even as President Obama’s nuclear deal pours billions of dollars into Iran’s coffers.

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