Home Blog Page 420

Iran’s Rulers Mired in Corruption

Iran's rulers mired in corruption

By Pooya Stone

Governmental embezzlement has been going on in Iran for years, but now, because of domestic problems, international pressures and economic problems in Iran, large-scale specimens have come to light.

For example, a senior central bank official, Salar Agakhani, comrades of Ahmad Aragchi, nephew of Aragchi (Deputy of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif). in 12 August 2018, according to the state-run Tasnim News Agency, Agakhani was among the market disturbers. he committed an embezzlement of 200 million dollars. He is being identified and arrested by the police on 11 March 2019.

NCRI Member Says Iran Uses Dual Nationals as Bargaining Chips Because of Weak EU Position

Hossein Abedini, from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)

By Jubin Katiraie

A member of the main opposition to the Iranian government has told Britain’s Express newspaper that the Iranian “regime” has been able to take dual nationals hostage and use them as a “bargaining chip” with the West because of the “weak” approach that the European Union takes towards the rogue regime.

Iran Hangs 94th Woman During Rouhani Presidency

Iran hangs 94th woman during Rouhani presidency

By Pooya Stone

Iran executed a woman on Sunday in Mashhad, according to the state-run ROKNA news agency.

The unnamed woman, who was supposedly found guilty of murder, was hanged at dawn on August 25 in the Central Prison of Mashhad.

Zarif’s Beggary in G7 and Why Is the EU Wrong

President Emmanuel Macron, right, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian, second right, meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left in white shirt, Sunday, Aug.25, 2019 in Biarritz.

By Jubin Katiraie

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, made yesterday an unexpected visit to the G7 summit in France.

A White House official said France’s invitation to Zarif for talks on the sidelines of the gathering was a “surprise”. Zarif met his French counterpart to assess what conditions could lead to a de-escalation of tensions between Tehran and Washington, a French official said.

Iran Satirist to Serve 11 Years in Jail for US Cooperation

An Iranian court has sentenced writer and satirist Keyomars Marzban to 11 years in prison after convicting him of charges including cooperation with the US, state media reported.

By Pooya Stone

An Iranian court has sentenced writer and satirist Keyomars Marzban to 11 years in prison after convicting him of charges including cooperation with the US, state media reported.

Marzban had been facing charges of “assembly and collusion against national security, cooperation with a hostile state, spreading propaganda against the system, and insulting sanctities and officials,” IRNA quoted his lawyer as saying.

Six Protests in Iran Over the Weekend

Six protests in Iran over the weekend

By Jubin Katiraie

There were at least six protests held across Iran on Saturday by people from various subsections of the Iranian population, including defrauded car buyers, disabled people, and Iranian workers, in the cities of Tehran, Arak, Ahwaz and Rasht.

In the northern city of Rasht, a group of defrauded investors of the Adineh Complex gathered in the city’s prayer centre to demand the return of their stolen savings. They said that, despite the pre-sale of the complex, the construction was still not completed.

Iran Oil Tanker Changes Course in Med Again

Iran oil tanker changes course in Med again

By Pooya Stone

An Iranian oil tanker in the middle of a row between the United States and Iran is no longer headed towards Turkey, according to shipping data from Refinitiv Eikon on Monday, having changed its destination to Turkey over the weekend.

Initially, the ship, which is filled with US-sanctioned Iranian oil, was headed to Kalamata port in southern Greece, but Greece said it would not offer any facilities to the vessel in fear of what the US might do.

Iran Student Activist Sentenced to 10.5 Years in Prison and 147 Lashes

An Iranian student activist and journalist has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison and 147 lashes for her role in peaceful protests on International Labour Day.

By Jubin Katiraie

An Iranian student activist and journalist has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison and 147 lashes for her role in peaceful protests on International Labour Day.

Marzieh Amiri’s sentence, of which six years is the minimum amount of time she will serve, was handed down in her trial in Tehran on August 13, which was presided over by the notorious judge, Mohammad Moghiseh.

Rajavi Urges G7 to Recognise Iran Threat

The leader of the Iranian opposition Maryam Rajavi

By Pooya Stone

The leader of the Iranian opposition Maryam Rajavi urged the leaders of the G7 the seven biggest economies in the world who met in France over the weekend, to recognise the threat that Iran’s clerical regime poses to global peace and security.

On Sunday, the President-elect of the Iranian Resistance tweeted her call to the G7 leaders in the French city of Biarritz.

US Warns Iran for Threatening CEO of Think Tank

US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus

By Pooya Stone

The United States warned Iran it is taking Tehran’s threats seriously and will hold it accountable if it compromises the safety of any American citizen.

The comments came in a tweet from US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus on Saturday, after Iran announced sanctions against American Mark Dubowitz and his think tank – the Foundation for Defense of Democracies – for what it called “US economic terrorism”.