Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that attempts by Tehran to acquire nuclear weapons is a myth fabricated by the Americans and Europeans and some countries that follow them.
Can Iran’s regional belligerence be rolled back?
Mr. Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of National Council of Resistance of Iran held an online conference on Iranian regime’s interference in the region on April 16. Below is the text of his remarks.
Remarks of Mr. Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee of National Council of Resistance of Iran in online conference
Can Iran’s regional belligerence be rolled back?
April 16, 2015
According to the latest reports coming out of Iran, massive protests by the nation’s teachers are continuing to develop, encompassing 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces so far, including Tehran. There are more than one million teachers in the country, serving 13 million students, and they have widespread influence in Iranian society.
Iran: Khamenei describes regime’s attempt to acquire nuclear weapons a myth
Ali Khamenei, mullahs’ regime leader described attempts by Tehran to acquire nuclear weapons a myth fabricated by the Americans and Europeans and some countries that follow them.
No Compromise on Iraq’s Authority
On Tuesday, President Obama delivered a warning to the Iranian regime, one that urged them to respect Iraqi sovereignty, over the fight against Islamic State militants. After a White House meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, he said that Shiite fighters, ones that are backed by Iran and now battling the ISIS troops, should be directly answerable to government of Iraq.
Details of Iran’s regional influence point to the need to confront it
By USA Gen. Hugh Shelton (ret.)
There is little doubt that the Middle East is passing through a transformative moment. As the movement of geopolitical fault lines shakes the region, hot spots are shaping new realities and players. It is clear that the Iranian regime is playing a pronounced role through its agents in almost all the major conflicts stretching from Iraq and Syria all the way to Yemen. Echoing deep regional resentment, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently characterized this as an Iranian attempt to “dominate” the region.
A New Opportunity Mr. President
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Tom Ridge | Apr 14, 2015
Already 24 Camp Liberty residents have died because they were prevented from getting timely access to needed medical care and 1,300 are still coping with injuries from past attacks. Another resident, Safar Zakery, has been taken hostage since mid-March under the pretext of being involved in a car accident.
Colonel Martin: Shiite militias get their directions from Iran’s Quds Force
In an online conference, on Monday, a former senior US military commander in Iraq said Shiite militias in Iraq are getting their directions from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force.
8 prisoners hanged in iran
The Iranian regime’s henchmen in Central Prison in the city of Karaj hanged eight prisoners on Monday. The victims had been sentenced to death for drug related offence.
IRAN: Raid at Ward 350
Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison has been the stage for another tragedy. A large group of repressive prison guards at Evin Prison raided the Ward 350 of the prison on Sunday. The time almost coincides with the anniversary of last year’s brutal attack during which political prisoners were severely wounded.
Ward 350 currently holds some 40 political prisoners. The raid was carried out under the pretext of conducting an inspection.
NIAC’s Nuclear Goals Align With Regime
By Hamid Yazdan Panah*
Now that a supposed “historic” framework of political understanding has been reached between Iran and the international community, it may be worth looking at the role played by the Iranian regime’s lobby in the United States, and what its actual interests are.
I’m speaking of course of the National Iranian American Council or NIAC, which has been in the news recently after it lost an embarrassing court decision, and was sanctioned for legal misconduct, including withholding evidence of its lobbying activities from the court.
