Bill would raise IRGC budget to $8B, in addition to an already approved five-year plan requiring government to earmark at least 5 percent of national budget to defense
Drone apparently went down Tuesday in violence-racked Balochistan, Pakistan's southwestern province, where insurgents and nationalists are active in launching attacks
Iranian state-run media say action carries greater message to Iran’s perceived enemies – Israel, Saudi Arabia and US
Officials link one group to Saudi Arabia, which it claims is trying to destabilize the country
IS claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attacks on Parliament and mausoleum of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, killing at least 17 people and injuring several others
Wednesday's twin synchronized attacks on two of the most visible and secure sites in Tehran were intended by IS to put Iran on notice, analysts say
Syrian government askes Iran to take over supervision and payroll of thousands of Shi'ite militiamen fighting alongside Russian and Syrian troops, according to government source and news report
Nearly 130,000 undocumented Afghan refugees have been forced by government to go home this year, heading to uncertain future with resurgent Taliban now holding more than 40 percent rural territory in Afghanistan
The sanctions target senior Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine and Egyptian Muhammad al-Isawi
Group describes itself as a 'political-military' movement and claims to be fighting to achieve justice for 'oppressed Sunni Baluch' people
Regional experts are skeptical about its practicality
The US-led coalition spearheading the fight against Islamic State has conducted a delicate detente with Syrian forces and Russian jets, but the American cruise missile strike Friday could change the strategic situation in northern Syria
Authorities say attackers disguised themselves in police uniforms and drove police cars to gain access to city, which was once Baathist stronghold of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
According to statistics, more than 500 people — including 121 women — have left Kyrgyzstan to fight for militants in Syria and Iraq since 2014
Rights groups say scores of migrant workers have been refused permission to leave the country since the law was passed
Two IS leaders penalized are in charge of recruiting and laundering money from bases in Iraq and Syria
Analysts call it a 'desperate effort' by a 'sinking body'
US officials say there won't be a hasty withdrawal of more than 9,000 US and coalition forces after Mosul's capture
Housing is part of increased campaign on Tehran's part to laud increasing involvement of Afghan Shi'ites in its military aims
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