Iran
Pasdaran front and centre of next presidential election

Galvanised by their success on the world stage and Hassan Rouhani's plunging popularity, the Pasdaran are hoping that one of their own will win the presidential elections next year, with Ayatollah Khamenei's approval. [...]
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Iran, Pakistan, Syria
Pakistani intelligence worries about its returning Shiite fighters, demobilised by Tehran

Iran has pulled some of its troops out of Syria as fighting has almost stopped, and Pakistan is now concerned about returning Liwa Zainebiyoun militiamen, who have fought alongside Damascus since 2013. Islamabad dispatched its intelligence chiefs to Tehran to work out a way forward.

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