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of the universe. They were very powerful and very rich (and very often both), and each year they got to
only country in the region to have deployed forces on the ground in Syria, most notably personnel from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Qods Force, who have been advising and supporting the Assad regime. Zarif and Syrian foreign minister Walid Mouallem's recent collective visits to Moscow indi
a Persian-Arab nuclear arms race astride the oil-rich Persian Gulf, a scenario made all the more combu
Foreign Ministry do not represent the Islamic Republic on some major issues relevant to negotiations in the Middle East. The commander of the elite Qods Force atop the Revolutionary Guards organization, Qassem Suleimani, is leading the effort in Syria to train and resupply Lebanese Hezbollah fighters in
o be sure, Obama's foreign policy offers a target-rich environment. Befuddled by the Arab Awakening, th
atever else it is, the cause Syria's horrendous civil war is principally homegrown. Yes, it is exacerbated by Russian arms and Hezbollah and Iran's Qods Force fighters on one side, and global jihadists on the other (And with Hezbollah and Al-Qaeda fighting each other, what's not to like?). But it strains
al threat thus remains the Shiite minority in oil-rich areas, and Sunni political Islam in all its form
ions show its readiness to target important Iranian officials despite the potential reaction from Tehran. This month, three officers from the elite Qods Force were designated for "Tehran's use of terrorism and intelligence operations as tools of influence against the Government of the Islamic Republic of
f the universe. They were very powerful and very rich (and very often both), and each year they got to
e deployed forces on the ground in Syria, most notably EFTA_R1_02206843 EFTA02722147 personnel from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Qods Force, who have been advising and supporting the Assad regime. Zarif and Syrian foreign minister Walid Mouallem's recent collective visits to Moscow indi
Entities connected to both Marc Rich and Qods Force

Prince Andrew
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George W. Bush
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Joe Biden
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United States
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Bill Clinton
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Eric Trump
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Prince Charles
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Hillary Clinton
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Vladimir Putin
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Middle East
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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John Kerry
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Credit Suisse
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Bashar al-Assad
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Geneva
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Lebanon
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