Iran Focus
London, 13 Apr – With the Iranian presidential election fast approaching, it is safe to say that this one will be just as much of a sham as the previous ones. Rather than the public voting for its next president, the Islamic Republic chooses candidates, and then just disregards public opinion anyway.
Iran Focus
London, 13 Apr – The Islamic Republic of Iran has been reaching out to some of its Arab neighbours recently in an attempt to repair relations. Quite understandably, some nations have shrugged off any attempt at a reconciliation – sceptical about the real intentions of the Iranian regime – and have in turn been criticised for their scepticism.
Iran Focus
London, 13 Apr – In 2015, the P5+1 countries (the UK, the US, France, Germany, Russia, and China) made a deal with Iran in order to contain the Gulf nation’s nuclear programme.
The agreement imposed nuclear restrictions on Iran and asked that Iran’s nuclear facilities be independently inspected by the IAEA. In return, the six other nations (as well as the EU and the UN), would provide the mullah’s regime with some sanctions relief, which would supposedly help the Iranian economy.
Iran Focus
London, 13 Apr – Several Republican lawmakers have come together to encourage the Trump administration to investigate a company which may be helping Iran to evade sanctions regulations, as Chinese mobile-phone maker ZTE Corp, has previously done.
Last month, ZTE pled guilty to shipping US products to Iran in violation of American sanctions against selling American technology to Iran. ZTE was ordered by the court to pay $1.2 billion in fines.
Iran Focus
London, 13 Apr – This Tuesday, the European Union voted to extend sanctions against Iran until April 2018, in response to “serious human rights violations”, according to Reuters.
This move has been welcomed by politicians, organisations and members of the general public who advocate for human rights.
Iran Focus
London, 12 Apr – The Israeli Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has claimed that he wouldn’t be surprised if the current Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, were assassinated in the upcoming Iranian elections.
Lieberman said: “I wouldn’t be surprised if during the Iranian election on May 19, somebody assassinates the president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani.”
Iran Focus
London, 12 Apr – When Donald Trump made the decision to strike a Syrian airbase, the battle lines became blurry with regards to the Syrian Dictator Bashar Assad’s key ally of the Iranian Regime, according to the Associated Press.
Trump attacked in retaliation for the Syrian Regime’s chemical attack that killed 100 Syrian civilians and injured 400 more.
Iran Focus
London, 11 Apr – Malnutrition among young children in Iran is now so prevalent that it is considered the norm according to the Salamat News website.
Thr truth is that decades of mismanagement and corruption by the Iranian Regime, have left 30% of families below the relative poverty line and 11% below the absolute poverty line.
Iran Focus
London, 11 Apr – The Iranian Regime is seeking to destroy global trade through its violent attacks and menacing presence in the Strait of Hormuz.
Over the past few months, there have been numerous instances of foreign trade or naval ship being harassed or fired upon by the Iranian Regime or their terror proxies when attempting to sail through the Red Sea shipping lane.
Iran Focus
London, 11 Apr – Last week, Donald Trump ordered a strike on a Syrian air base in response to the Syrian Government’s chemical weapons attack on its civilians, which killed at least 100 people.
On Friday, April 7, Trump ordered 50 Tomahawk missiles to attack the al-Shayrat air base, which was used by the Syrian government to launch the chemical attack which injured over 400.
