Iran Focus
Washington, 8 Jul – US Senator for New Jersey, Robert Menendez, has expressed his support for the Iranian Resistance and his sorrow that he cannot attend their gathering this weekend.
Menendez said: “I am sorry I could not be with you in person, but I remain here in Washington working for you and for your cause.”
Iran Focus
Washington, 8 Jul – Arizona Senator, and former U.S. Republican Presidential Candidate, John McCain, has expressed his disgust at the terrorist rocket attack on the Camp Liberty in Iraq on July 4.
He said: “I strongly condemn the July 4th rocket attack that injured dozens of residents at Camp Liberty. The Government of Iraq should provide immediate medical and emergency assistance to the victims, launch a full and impartial investigation of the attack, and bring those responsible to justice.”
Iran Focus
London, 8 Jul – The President of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Maryam Rajavi, gave an interview to Circa News on Monday, July 4, where she discussed the horrific actions of the Iranian regime and the role of women in helping to end oppression and violence in the country.
Maryam Rajavi said: “[Women] must speak out; this is what the mothers can do. I believe it is time for women to enter into the political arena.”
Iran Focus – Analysis
London, 8 Jul – A rally will be held in Paris, this weekend, to support the Iranian Resistance forces near the anniversary of last year’s nuclear deal which only strengthened the regime.
Saturday, July 9, will be the chance for the millions of Iranian Resistance supporters to showcase the terrifying human rights abuses that the Regime enacts on its own people.
Iran Focus
London, 8 Jul – Lord Maginnis, a member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, writing in the Huffington Post this week, said that the mass Free Iran rally, on July 9 in Paris, will shine a rare light on Iran’s role in both sustaining the conflict in Syria and in “fuelling a sectarian strife” in Iraq which has created Daesh (ISIS).
Iran Focus
London, 8 Jul – The annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance, to be held in Paris this Saturday, July 9, is expected to attract thousands of Iranian opposition members, Al Arabiya English reported on Thursday.
The rally, organised by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), is expected to attract many dignitaries and political activists from around the world including former Algerian Prime Minister Sid Ahmed Ghozali, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Palestinian Fateh movement’s member Azzam Al Ahmad.
Iran Focus
London, 8 Jul – Bishops in the United Kingdom say that the persecution of Christians in Iran is only worsening.
A joint statement from the Bishop of Gloucester Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Stepney Adrian Newman, the Bishop of Selby John Thomson and the former Bishop of Oxford John Pritchard which outlines their “grave concern” at the mistreatment of Christians by the Iranian regime.
Iran Focus
London, 8 Jul – The Bishop of Gloucester is one of 80 church leaders who signed a public statement calling on governments to condition any relations with Iran with an end to the persecution of Christians and religious minorities, according to the Church of England Newspaper.
Iran Focus
London, Jul 8 – Marc Ginsberg, the former White House Middle East Adviser, has dismissed the idea that Iran’s nuclear agreement could lead to a moderate Iran. He said that there the oppressive military dictatorship is anything but moderate.
In an article for the World Post, he said: “Iran is undeniably under the control of the Revolutionary Guards and their political hacks within the Ayatollah Khamenei’s clerical politburo.”
By Lord Maginnis
As we approach the first anniversary of the Iranian nuclear deal, tens of thousands of activists and Iranian dissidents are set to rally this Saturday in Paris, calling for Tehran’s nefarious conduct at home and in the region to be tackled. One of the primary messages at this rally will be to condemn Iran’s role in the massacre of the Syrian people and to demand an end to its assistance to the Assad government.
