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TEHRAN Iran Between Two Revolutions by Ervand Abrahamian, an Iranian-American historian of the West Asia, has been published by the Ney publishing house in Tehran.

Originally published in 1982, the book has been rendered into Persian by Ahmad Golmohammadi and Mohammad-Ebrahim Fattahi.

Emphasizing the interaction between political organizations and social forces, Abrahamian discusses Iranian society and politics during the period between the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1909 and the Islamic Revolution of 1977-1979.

Presented here is a study of the emergence of horizontal divisions, or socio-economic classes, in a country with strong vertical divisions based on ethnicity, religious ideology and regional particularism.

Abrahamian, who is widely regarded as one of the leading historians of modern Iran, focuses on the class and ethnic roots of the major radical movements in the modern era, particularly the Constitutional Movement of the 1900s, the communist Tudeh party of the 1940s, the nationalist struggle of the early 1950s, and the Islamic upsurgence of the 1970s.

In this examination of the social bases of Iranian politics, Abrahamian draws on archives of the British Foreign Office and India Office that have only recently been opened; newspaper, memoirs, and biographies published in Tehran between 1906 and 1980; proceedings of the Iranian Majles and Senate; interviews with retired and active politicians; and pamphlets, books and periodicals distributed by exiled groups in Europe and North America in the period between 1953 and 1980.

Abrahamian explores the impact of socio-economic change on the political structure, especially under the reigns of Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah, and throws fresh light on the significance of the Tudeh party and the failures of the Shahs regime from 1953 to 1978.

Abrahamian is a distinguished professor of history at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Photo: A combination photo shows Ervand Abrahamian and the front cover of the Persian translation of his book Iran Between Two Revolutions.

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A senior Iranian military commander says the Islamic Republics Armed Forces will not allow any aerial objects to enter the countrys airspace without authorization, warning of a crushing response to such an intrusion.

Brigadier Ali Asadi, commander of Irans Western Air Defense Zone, made the remark in a ceremony held in the western province of Hamedan on Friday to commemorate the 43rdanniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the former US-backed Pahlavi regime in 1979.

Highlighting the role of the military division under his command over the years, Asadi said, The [Iranian] air defense will not allow any unauthorized aerial vehicleto enter the country's skies and will give a crushing response with great aplomb.

The senior Iranian commander also pointed that,The most important and fundamental factor in the victory of the Islamic Revolution was the uprising of the people who had faith in the thoughts of the founder of the Revolutionwho had no apprehensions other than the dignity of Iran and the Iranian nation and not being dependent on foreigners.

The high standing of Iran, especially the countrys Armed Forces, has been established with the support of the Iranian people and the commitment and patriotism of its youths.

The Iranian nation toppled the despotic regime of Pahlavi, which was fully supported by the United States, in the winter of 1979 after the shah regime was forced to allow the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to return from exile.

On the 43rd anniversary of the auspicious occasion, Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled on Wednesday a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,450 kilometers (900 miles).

Theprecisionstrike ballisticmissile, dubbed Khaybar Shekan,is capable of striking its designated targets with pinpoint accuracy.

A Pentagon study has recently acknowledgedIrans missile power, saying its arsenal is larger than that of any other country in West Asia.

"Iran has an extensive missile development program, and the size and sophistication of its missile force continue to grow despite decades of counter-proliferation efforts aimed at curbing its advancement," it said.

Despite decades of sanctions imposed by Washington, Iran has madesignificant achievements in its ballistic missiles program.

Last month, an American political analyst said Irans missile program has disrupted the strategic military calculations of the United States in West Asia, altering the balance of power in a region where Washington has long sought to maintain a military edge.

The USfears Iran is upsetting the hitherto American-enforced regional balance of power whereby Washington and its allies were supposed to have a decisive military advantage over the Islamic Republic, Andrew Korybko, a Moscow-based American political commentator, told Press TV.

Irans missile program, he said, has increased the cost of a potential military confrontation for the United States. It has caused Americans to second-guess their policies and resort to unconventional means to destabilize Iran, including through proxy warfare against its regional partners, Korybko said.

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TEHRAN-A workshop has recently been held to introduce local communities and tourists to Irans UNESCO-registered Hyrcanian forests (also known as Caspian forests).

The event was held in Rudkhan Castle, a centuries-old military medieval fortress in Fuman, northern Gilan province on Thursday, the provincial tourism chief announced, CHTN reported on Friday.

The workshop was intended to increase awareness of the unique characteristics of Hyrcanian forests, the official added.

Spanning from the south of Azerbaijan to about 850 km eastward to the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Golestan, the Hyrcanian forests are witnesses of the ancient forests of the world since they have survived between 35 and 50 million years.

According to UNESCO, these forests are between 25 and 50 million years old. Their surface area was reduced during the Quaternary Period's dramatic climate changes and glaciations and expanded again when the temperatures stabilized.

UNESCO has documented the existence of over 3,200 vascular plants and 58 species of mammals, including the iconic Persian panther and endangered wild goat in the forest.

Due to its isolation, the areas now protected by UNESCO are home to many endangered and endemic plant species at a regional and local level.

In July 2019, the UN cultural body designated the vast woodland as a World Heritage site, making it the second such Iranian natural site after Lut Desert, which was granted the tag in 2016.

According to UNESCO, the forest contains the most significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. It also contains superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

Having an opulent tourist circuit with 26 UNESCO World Heritage sites Iran seeks to acquire a greater share of the global tourism industry by 2025.

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A streaming website that features Iranian state television programming has acknowledged suffering technical issues amid reports that dissident hackers played an anti-government message on the platform

ByThe Associated Press

February 2, 2022, 11:32 AM

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A streaming website that features Iranian state television programming has acknowledged suffering technical issues amid reports that dissident hackers played an anti-government message on the platform.

Telewebion said it suffered infrastructure irregularities Tuesday and suffered an archive failure, without elaborating on the cause.

The problems came as a video message circulated online claiming to be from a self-described group of hackers called The Justice of Ali" in Farsi. In the video, which Farsi-language news networks abroad say played on the streaming platform, a masked man appears and a muffled voice says Iran's government will no longer silence us.

Well burn hijabs. Well burn their pictures and propaganda posters, the man says. We will break their idols. We will reveal their palaces so that the people can punish them.

The Justice of Ali did not immediately respond to a request for comment via an account it used in an earlier conversation with The Associated Press. In August it released footage showing grim condition at Iran's notorious Evin prison it claimed it obtained through a hack.

The video comes just ahead of commemoration ceremonies for Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution this month. It also follows an apparent hack Thursday that saw multiple channels of Irans state television broadcast images showing the leaders of an exiled dissident group and a graphic calling for the death of the countrys supreme leader.

The incident Tuesday potentially marks the latest in a series of embarrassing cyberattacks against the Islamic Republic, as world powers struggle to revive a tattered nuclear deal with Tehran. Other attacks, which Iran has blamed on Israel, have targeted its nuclear program.

In October, an assault on Irans fuel distribution system paralyzed gas stations nationwide, leading to long lines of angry motorists unable to get subsidized fuel for days. An earlier cyberattack on Irans railway system caused chaos and train delays.

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In a letter sent to the president of USA Wrestling, Bruce Baumgartner, Iranian wrestler AlirezaDabir wrote,"I am very sorry to announce that the national wrestling team of the Islamic Republic of Iran, due to not granting visas to 6 members of this team, is not able to participate in a friendly match with the U.S. national team."

Fox News Digital broke the story in January that Dabir, who obtained a U.S. residency green card, urged the violent destruction of America during an event celebrating the life and work of the U.S.-designated terrorist Qassem Soleimani.

Soleimani led the Quds Force, a division of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a U.S.-designated terrorist entity that has been responsible for killing more than 600 American military personnel. He died in a targeted killing in January 2020, slain by an American drone strike in Baghdad.

Dabir won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Sardar Pashaei, the Iranian American former head coach of Irans national Greco-Roman wrestling team, toldFox NewsDigital,"I am glad that the U.S. State Department did not issue visas to those who said Death to America and at the same time wanted to enter the United States. This policy must be implemented by the U.S. government against all Iranian officials who hate the United States. Why should people like [former Iranian Vice President] Masoumeh Ebtekar, who took the U.S. embassy hostage in Iran and humiliated Americans, have her family in the U.S.?"

Alireza Dabir of Iran receives gold medal for 58 kg freestyle wrestling at Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games. (Associated Press)

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Pashaei, himself a former world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, added, "The reaction of the USA Wrestling on this issue was very unfortunate. During this time, they remained completely silent and continued to try to bring in Iranian officials who threatened the American people. We urge USA Wrestling sponsors, including the Marine Corps, to reconsider their support for the U.S. wrestling federation."

Rich Bender, the executive director of USA Wrestling, previously declined to answer Fox News Digital queries about Dabirs loathing of America and his call for the violent destruction of the United States.

Pashaei manages the United for Navid organization, which campaigns to secure justice for the murdered Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari. Irans theocratic regime executed Afkari in September 2020 for his role in a 2018 protest against its political and economic corruption. The clerical states opaque judiciary in Shiraz, where Afkari was hanged, claimed he killed a security guard tracking the demonstrators, but the prosecution provided no proof that Afkari committed murder. The Trump administration sanctioned prison and judicial officials for the murder of Afkari.

Masih Alinejad, anIranian American journalist and womens rights campaigner andthe founder of United for Navid, tweeted: "Death to America getting [i.e., preventing] Alireza Dabir, Irans wrestling chief from coming to America. He also defends war criminal Gassem Soleimani in this video. @UnitedForNavid is the voice of Iranian people who never support a terrorist & refusing to say dealt h to America.@sardar_pashaei."

The Iranian regime-controlled Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp, pinned the blame on Fox News Digitals exposure of Dabirs anti-American tirade andPashaei for the cancellation of the wrestling competition in Texas.

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In January, aU.S. State Departmentspokesperson told Fox News Digital on "The U.S. and Iranian Wrestling teams are scheduled to compete against one another in an event planned for February 12, 2022,called The Bout at the Ballpark.

"Matters involving visa issuance for any individual members of the Iranian team are subject to Privacy Act concerns and will be adjudicated strictly in accordance with U.S. law," the spokesperson continued.

"As National Security Advisor [Jake] Sullivan said earlier this week, We are united in our resolve against threats and provocations. We are united in the defense of our people. We will work with our allies and partners to deter and respond to any attacks carried out by Iran. Should Iran attack any of our nationals it will face severe consequences."

Benjamin Weinthal is a Jerusalem-based journalist and a fellow for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. You can follow Benjamin on Twitter, @BenWeinthal

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