Can France Unite With US Against Iran?

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Can France Unite With US Against Iran?

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London, 14 Jul – France was one the first countries to send business delegations and enter into new trade agreements with Iran following the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

US President Donald Trump is famous for describing the JCPOA as “the worst deal ever negotiated.” As he joined his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, in a press conference in Paris on Thursday, Trump said, “Today we face new threats from rogue regimes like North Korea, Iran, and Syria, and the governments that finance and support them.”

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Iran’s Evin Prison Tour Shows Limited, Distorted View

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Iran’s Evin Prison Tour Shows Limited, Distorted View

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London, 14 Jul – The Iranian authorities recently arranged a rare visit for representatives of up to 45 foreign diplomatic missions from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, to see the notorious Evin prison. Tehran conceded that the tour was an exhibit meant to counter negative reports about the prison, and display what they called the “excellent facilities”, including an in-house beauty salon, gym, library and restaurant.

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Iran Regime Attempts to Whitewash Their Abuse of Prisoners

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Iran Regime Attempts to Whitewash Their Abuse of Prisoners

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London, 14 Jul – The Iranian Regime invited the ambassadors of 45 foreign countries to take a tour of the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, last week, to see how the Regime treats prisoners.

However, there is one massive problem with this: it was all planned by the Regime.

So, the Regime had time to relocate the prisoners which they had beaten, to close off the wing with the political prisoners, and to threaten the other prisoners into compliance in order to make the Regime look as good as possible.

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Iran Regime Secret Missile Factories in Syria

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Iran Regime Secret Missile Factories in Syria

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London, 14 Jul – The Iranian Regime is reportedly building new long-range ballistic missiles at a Syrian weapons factory, with the help of the Russians and the North Koreans.

Zamanalwsl, a news site associated with the Syrian Resistance forces, who are fighting against the dictatorship of Bashar Assad, published multiple reports about the factory including pictures, claiming that it is now under the direct control of the Iranian Regime.

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Republican Senators Urge Tillerson to Take Action on Iran

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Republican Senators Urge Tillerson to Take Action on Iran

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London, 13 Jul – The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson must declare Iran non-compliant with the 2015 nuclear deal or risk “rewarding Iran’s belligerence”, according to Republican senators.

Four high-ranking senators from the Republican Party, including two presidential candidates, one vice-presidential candidate from the 2016 election, and one of Donald Trump’s top congressional allies, wrote an open letter to Tillerson, warning him of the dangers of ignoring Iran’s misdeeds again.

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Iran Admits Warmongering in Iraq and Syria

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Iran Admits Warmongering in Iraq and Syria

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London, 13 Jul – The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) specialised Quds Force and the President of Iran recently acknowledge that the Iranian Regime has been meddling the affairs of other countries, making weapons for foreign fighting forces, and have been warmongering in Iraq and Syria.

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Iran Water Crisis Sparks Fight With Afghanistan

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Iran Water Crisis Sparks Fight With Afghanistan

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London, 13 Jul – With Iran’s water crisis reaching boiling point, the Regime has taken to fighting with Afghanistan over shared water resources at the border between the two countries, specifically the Helmand River over which the Afghanistan government is constructing a dam.

The river naturally empties out into the Hamun wetlands on both sides of the border and the worry is that the dam could affect water flow into Iran.

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Perpetrators of Iran’s Massacre of Political Prisoners Must Be Held Accountable

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Perpetrators of Iran’s Massacre of Political Prisoners Must Be Held Accountable

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London, 13 Jul – In the summer of 1988, a massacre of some 30,000 political prisoners occurred in Iran.

For three decade this atrocity was kept silent. However, when conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, who was one of the perpetrators of the massacre, was selected as one of the main candidates in this year’s presidential election, the issue forced regime officials to acknowledge the crime.

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Iran: Foreign Investors Must Beware

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Iran: Foreign Investors Must Beware

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London, 13 Jul – Investing in Iran may appear appealing at first glance, but the risks far outweigh the benefits.

Iran may be the largest emerging market in the world, and is the second-largest economy in the Middle East, behind Saudi Arabia. Iran has an estimated $1.35 trillion of purchasing-power parity, and has the region’s second-largest population. Iran’s market is diverse, with very profitable energy, consumer, mining and tech sectors. Additionally, foreign products are popular among Iranians.

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Iran “Open for Business” at Your Own Risk

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Iran “Open for Business” at Your Own Risk

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London, 13 Jul – Economic sanctions that brought down the economy was part of the discontent was displayed in the aftermath of the 2009 presidential election. Those massive street protests came at the height of the Arab Spring protests toppling governments throughout the Middle East and threatening Tehran. This led to the election of “moderate” Hassan Rouhani in 2013, and pushed through the nuclear deal that would lift the economic sanctions on Iran.

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