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Petroleum

Lebanese Front Company Offloads Iran-linked Tanker

A Beirut-based firm facilitating Iranian petroleum shipments has offloaded a tanker that helped move oil to Syria last fall, the latest move in a network the US alleges is supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

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IRGC

US Blacklists Iraqi Militia for Missile Proliferation

In an eyebrow-raising US sanction action, the State Department designated the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces fighting force Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada for allegedly engaging in the proliferation of advanced weapon technology.

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Hezbollah

Syrian Accountant’s Alleged Hezbollah Fronts

A Syrian accountant has founded a series of alleged Hezbollah fronts in and around Damascus, according to open source data reviewed by Levant Networks.

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IRGC Lebanon

What Has an Iranian Intelligence Agent Been Doing in Lebanon?

After German authorities released Kazem Darabi, the alleged Iranian intelligence agent behind a deadly 1992 attack in Berlin went into business in Lebanon, including with a top IRGC officer.

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IRGC Lebanon Petroleum

Revealed: Beirut-based Iranian Front Company’s Other Tanker

A Lebanon-registered firm facilitating Iranian petroleum shipments has acquired another oil tanker, another cog in a network the US alleges is supporting the IRGC.

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Hezbollah IRGC

Recruiting a Militiaman: IRGC’s Wooing of Qais al-Khazali

From Tehran apartments to beaches in Lebanon, figures in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah acted as handlers of Qais al-Khazali.

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IRGC Lebanon Petroleum

Iran Oil Shipping Network Tied to New Syria Refineries

Syria’s government has awarded potentially lucrative oil sector contracts to a mysterious Lebanese shipping outfit and a politically-connected Syrian firm, both linked to the far-flung web of companies helping Iran move oil.

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Aviation IRGC

22:30 to Baghdad: Qassem Soleimani’s Last Flight

Syria’s Cham Wings airline flew Qassem Soleimani to Baghdad shortly before the Iranian general was assassinated in a US strike, according to information reviewed by Levant Networks.

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IRGC Lebanon

Assassinated IRGC General’s Mystery Company Outside Beirut

A senior Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Qods Force commander reportedly assassinated by Israel had commercial interests in a mysterious company outside Lebanon’s capital.

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IRGC

Iran’s New Point Man in Eastern Syria

Iran has appointed a new military point-man for its activities in eastern Syria, according to a pro-opposition Syrian activist group that closely follows Tehran’s military moves in the border region.