Iran Focus
London, 22 May – Twenty-three members of Iran’s forces from the small city of Varamin, south-east of Tehran, have been killed in the Syrian civil war.
How high is the death rate of Iranian forces in the Syrian civil war?
Iranian MEK members prevented from selling property in Camp Liberty in Iraq
Iran Focus
London, 22 May – Members of the main Iranian opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI or MEK) in Camp Liberty, Iraq, faced another crisis last week when Iraqi merchants were prevented by the government authorities from purchasing the residents’ properties.
Iranian regime kills two Baluchis in drive-by shooting
Iran Focus
London, 21 May – Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) murdered two young Iranian men last week, according to a report by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) on Friday, 20 May.
The Baluchis, one of whom was still a minor, were walking down the Rajai Street of Zahedan when agents of Iran’s notorious Intelligence Ministry opened fire on them.
Group that helped sell Iran nuke deal also funded media – AP
The Associated Press
20 May 2016
By BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group the White House recently identified as a key surrogate in selling the Iran nuclear deal gave National Public Radio $100,000 last year to help it report on the pact and related issues, according to the group’s annual report. It also funded reporters and partnerships with other news outlets.
Why Iran needs to stop its interference in the Middle East
Iran Focus
Washington, 20 May – Iran needs to stop meddling in the Middle East, according to the former US senior anti-terrorism officer in Iraq.
Wesley Martin, a retired US Army colonel, wrote a column in the Washington Times on Friday, 20 May about why Iran’s involvement in other Middle Eastern countries is dangerous and needs to stop.
Health fears for Iranian political prisoner on hunger strike
Iran Focus
London, 20 May – Fears have risen over the health of an Iranian political prisoner who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since April.
Mr Jafar Azimzadeh, a workers’ rights activist, went on hunger strike at Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison on 30 April, protesting his imprisonment and demanding a fair trial.
During his last visit from his wife, Mr Azimzadeh had to be transported via car as he was too weak to walk.
Iran: Unprecedented stagnation
Iran Focus
Tehran, 19 May – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is encouraging foreign investors to return to Iran. Rouhani’s government claims that it has revived Iran’s economy in the wake of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). However, a leading Iranian newspaper argues that Iran first needs to address issues of systemic corruption.
US House committee backs resolution urging safety for the MEK in Iraq
Iran Focus
Washington, 19 May – Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty, Iraq, may be better protected following a resolution passed by the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Iraq is destined for catastrophe unless reforms happen, says the European Iraqi Freedom Association
Iran Focus
London, 19 May – Iraq is heading for catastrophe unless reforms are carried out, according to a statement released by the European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA) on Thursday.
Struan Stevenson, President of EIFA and a former President of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iraq, demanded the expulsion of the Iranian regime and it’s cohorts from Iraq so that the Sunnis gain their share of political power and Iraq can become involved in the fight against Daesh (ISIS).
Iranian political prisoner pens moving open letter exposing cruelty within the justice system
Iran Focus
London, 19 May – Afshin Baymani, the Iranian political prisoner whose deteriorating health we reported on earlier this week, has written an open letter about his suffering at the hands of the mullahs’ regime.
The letter entitled ‘bring my noose’, tells of the torture he has experienced within the prison. The brutal treatment of Mr Baymani by Iranian prison guards and the Iranian justice system over the course of 16 years has led him to wish for his death.
