“Now, they (US officials) have announced that they are seeking to sabotage our missile sector. For several years we have been aware of this (the enemy’s plot), but we did not made it public. They were trying to sabotage some of the equipment so that the missiles would explode in the air. But so far, they have failed to do a damn thing because we anticipated (their moves) and boosted (the missiles to thwart the moves).”“Enemy Plots to Sabotage Iran Missile Program Foiled: IRGC General,” Tasnim News Agency, February 24, 2019, https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2019/02/24/1954554/enemy-plots-to-sabotage-iran-missile-program-foiled-irgc-general.
Amir Ali Hajizadeh, February 2019
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Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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