Council on Foreign Relations: As the United States and other countries focus on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, it is easy to ignore the fact that Iran is also one of the world’s worst human rights violators.
How to promote human rights in Iran
Mocking Obama’s Iran policy
UPI: In an Iranian mosque with hundreds of worshipers present and thousands more watching on television, he denigrated the United States and urged his listeners to chant “Death to America.”
US presses Iraq on reports of arms deal with Iran
AFP: The United States pressed Iraq to explain media reports that it had signed a contract to buy arms from Iran, a move forbidden under a United Nations embargo.
Merkel in Israel to discuss Iran, peace talks
AFP: German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Israel Monday to discuss nuclear talks with Iran and to encourage Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
Iraq signs deal to buy arms, ammunition from Iran – documents
Reuters: Iran has signed a deal to sell Iraq arms and ammunition worth $195 million, according to documents seen by Reuters – a move that would break a U.N. embargo on weapons sales by Tehran.
Avoiding misuse of U.S. arms sold to Iraq
The Hill: As the wave of sectarian bloodshed spreads,the Iranian-backed Nouri al-Maliki has requested that the United States accelerate its deliveries of weapons, which, he claims, will be used to combat al-Qaeda-linked insurgents.
The Islamic State of Iran and gender discrimination
Front Page: Only a few days after a United Nations Special Rapporteurs announcement on the situation of human rights in Iran, a woman was hanged by the Iranian regime in the Lorestan province, as the local media reported.
Egypt prosecutor says ex-president spied for Iran
AP: An Egyptian prosecutor on Sunday accused the ousted Islamist president of passing state secrets to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the first such explicit detail in an ongoing espionage trial.
Iran’s rising executions dim U.N. hopes for reforms
Reuters: At least 80 people and perhaps as many as 95 have been executed in Iran already this year, a surge in the use of the death penalty that has dampened hopes for human rights reforms under Hassan Rouhani.
Sadness over asylum seeker Reza Berati’s death on Manus Island
The Telegraph – AU: Berati, 23, was killed on Monday night after it is believed he was stomped in the head by riot police during a protest that had steadily got out of hand over two days and nights.
