Iran Focus
London, 25 Jan – A former CIA director announced at a security conference in Tel Aviv that the Trump Administration should not rule out military action in Iran.
General David Petraeus, who was at the tenth conference of The Institute for National Security Studies, said: “The US must prepare for action against Iran, if necessary.”
Iran Focus
London, 25 Jan – As the Trump administration coordinates its outreach to Russia, the major question is whether Trump can convince Putin to break ties with Iran.
Since the nuclear accord in 2015, Russia and Iran have grown ever closer. Russia has sold air defence systems to Iran and Iran has provided military personnel to conquer Syrian cities that have been levelled by Russian bombs.
Iran Focus
London, 25 Jan – Middle Eastern states may have a lot to look forward to when it comes to the Trump administration, at least when it comes to the renegotiation of the Iranian Nuclear Deal. Indeed, a veteran Saudi commentator believes that Trump could represent a modern-day Ronald Reagan.
Iran Focus
London, 25 Jan – Afghan officials have accused the Iranian Regime of exploiting its close relationship with the Taliban to target power and water projects.
Hayatullah Hayat, the governor of southern Helmand province, said that Iran is attempting to persuade the Taliban to disable some of the nation’s dams so that Iran can get a bigger share of water for the Helmand River.
Iran Focus
London, 24 Jan – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC), which has been labelled a terror group by the US Congress, has been gaining influence and getting more power, according to an Iran¬ian-American political scientist.
Iran Focus
London, 24 Jan – Iran has begun recruiting child soldiers to its paramilitary Basij unit, some as young as eight-years-old, with the money it has received from the 2015 nuclear accord.
The children are being taught to hate Western values and specifically to hate (and attack) the US, whom they call “the Great Satan”, and Israel, “the Little Satan”.
Iran Focus
London, 24 Jan – Excessive imports of goods by Iranian institutions has destroyed domestic manufacture and resulted in 100,000 job losses for workers across many sectors.
The level of imported goods has risen to a staggering $1 billion, according to economic experts, and have caused many factories to close.
Iran Focus
London, 24 Jan – The Iranian Regime has yet again failed to protect its citizens following a building collapse in Tehran, according to a lawyer on the case.
Kambiz Norouzi, a lawyer in Tehran, told the state-run ILNA news agency that Tehranian officials are attempting to absolve their responsibility by claiming to have released warnings about the Plasco Building’s condition.
Iran Focus
London, 23 Jan – The Iranian Regime poses a substantive terror threat to its fellow Gulf countries according to an expert in Middle East politics.
In an op-ed on Al Arabiya, Tony Deheaume wrote that the Iranian mullahs are deeply suspicious of other Gulf countries and wish to replace their leaders with an Iranian-style regime.
Iran Focus
London, 23 Jan – Twenty-three former senior US officials have written to Donald Trump, asking him to counter the Iranian regime.
The letter spells out why Trump should instigate talks with the Iranian Resistance.
