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UPDATE: 22:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n The rebellious youth attacked the headquarters of the Greater Tehran Protection Corps in Ishratabad, located in the heart of Tehran, leading to heavy explosions in the area.<\/strong><\/p>\n The barracks, known as Vali Asr, houses not only the command headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards, named after Mohammad Rasulullah but also several other IRGC commanders. These include the operational command of the northeastern areas of Tehran, known as the Nasr camp, the Basij organization of the Revolutionary Guards, the Basij district command of the 7th district of Tehran (Motahari), the Fatehin Basij Airborne Battalion, and the security unit known as Sahib al-Zaman.<\/strong><\/p>\n In critical conditions and during social upheavals, all the military and security forces of northeast Tehran fall under the command of the Nasr operational command. The Sahib Al-Zaman security unit is responsible for nine Imam Ali Suppression Battalions and two IRGC Rangers Battalions.<\/strong><\/p>\n The primary mission of the Greater Tehran Protection Corps is to manage social unrest and uprisings, suppress protests and demonstrations, apprehend and detain demonstrators, and interrogate and torture those arrested in solitary confinement cells.<\/p>\n UPDATE: 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n An Iranian-born Pentagon official is to keep her top-level security clearance despite being named as part of a covert influence campaign run by Tehran \u2014 and being called a \u201cspy\u201d by Republicans.<\/p>\n Ariane Tabatabai appeared to be a willing recruit in the covert influence operation run by Tehran\u2019s Foreign Ministry, according to a trove of leaked files\u00a0revealed last month by Semafor<\/a>.<\/p>\n She was previously a key aide to the\u00a0suspended Iran envoy Robert Malley<\/a>, whose secret ties to Tehran\u00a0sparked congressional uproar<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since early 2022, Tabatabai has been chief of staff to the Pentagon\u2019s assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, Christopher P. Maier.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n A House Republican wants to leverage congressional action to make the Biden administration enforce\u00a0U.S. sanctions on Iran\u00a0following the devastating terror attacks by Hamas in Israel.<\/p>\n Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said that the Biden administration, over the past year, has waived sanctions on Iran which facilitated roughly $50 billion to the country.<\/p>\n The administration, he said, “has systematically underenforced oil sanctions, freed Iranian funds in Iraq, which are now in Oman,” and notoriously waived sanctions on Sept. 11, to release $6 billion in humanitarian funds as part of a prisoner swap \u2013 a move that was heavily scrutinized following the Hamas attacks.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n On Saturday, October 21, 2023, contract oil workers in Khuzestan Province staged another protest to demand their rights. They are calling for the full implementation of a resolution passed by the Administrative and Employment Council of the oil industry in December 2021.<\/p>\n Simultaneously, employees and retirees of Bank Saderat, situated on Somayeh Street in Sepehr Tower, as well as employees and retirees of Bank Melli, held a protest in Iran’s capital. They gathered to voice their frustration regarding deductions from their wages, purportedly for the bank’s investment purposes. The protesters chanted slogans, including “Promises are insufficient; our tables remain empty.”<\/p>\n October 21\u2014Tehran, #Iran<\/a> — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Attack of Rebellious Youths on the Command Headquarters of the Tehran Protection Corps<\/h3>\n
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\nTop Iranian Pentagon Aide Keeps Security Clearance Despite \u2018Spying for Tehran\u2019 Accusation<\/h3>\n
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\nNew GOP Bill Would Make Biden Impose Maximum Sanctions on Iran<\/h3>\n
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\nSaturday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n
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The retirees of the state-run Saderat Bank hold protest rally, demanding higher pensions and other basic needs as the costs of living continue to rise.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/1WAZRLKmW0<\/a><\/p>\n