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Iran Reacts With Bluff to US Deployment

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Iran Reacts With Bluff to US Deployment

Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and iranian president hassan rouhani

Iran Focus

London, 07 May – There have been mixed reactions to the announcement by US National Security Advisor John Bolton that Washington deployed an aircraft carrier group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in order to counter the Iranian threat, but US allies in the region have been very supportive of the measure.

Arabian media reported that the US had deployed the aircraft carrier group USS Abraham Lincoln and an air strike force because of Iranian threats to “close the Strait of Hormuz” and prevent oil shipments travelling through the Gulf.

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Iran Threatens to Restart Nuclear Program

Mehdi Hosseini
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Iran Threatens to Restart Nuclear Program

Iranian ballistic missile

By Mehdi

Iran will soon partially resume parts of its nuclear program that were banned under the 2015 nuclear deal or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), despite still being a party to the deal, according to state-run media.

Iranian state TV reported Monday that these activities are banned under articles 26 and 36 of the JCPOA, but Iran is “not planning to withdraw from the nuclear deal” at present, according to an official close to the JCPOA Supervisory Board.

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A ‘Terror Factory’ Is Targeting Iranian Christians

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A ‘Terror Factory’ Is Targeting Iranian Christians

Bet-Tamraz is the daughter of a former pastor in Iran

By Pooya Stone

From Switzerland, where Dabrina Bet-Tamraz managed to flee with the help of friends, she spoke about the persecution and suffering to which her family is being subjected after being sentenced to lengthy prison terms for “crimes” related to Christianity.

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Iran’s Role in Lebanon Evolves

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Iran’s Role in Lebanon Evolves

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By Mehdi

In an interview with Al Arabiya, the head of Lebanon’s Kataeb opposition party Sami Gemayel indicated that the political situation in Lebanon is changing rapidly. He said that the country is being controlled by Hezbollah with the involvement of Iran and Syrian President Bashar al Assad.

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Iran Admits Christianity Is Growing Despite Repression

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Iran Admits Christianity Is Growing Despite Repression

Christmas in Iran

By Pooya Stone

The Iranian Intelligence Minister has publically admitted for the first time that Christianity is spreading throughout Iran.

During a speech to several Shia Muslim clerics, Mahmoud Alavi said that “Christianity is spreading in parts of Iran”, but tried to dismiss the converts because they were ordinary Iranians “whose jobs are selling sandwiches or similar things”.

He then told the clerics to end their infighting if they wanted to stop Iranians from converting to Christianity, noting that several converts had listed that among their reasons for converting.

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U.S. Must Increase Pressure on Iran

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U.S. Must Increase Pressure on Iran

US President Donald Trump

Iran Focus

London, 06 May – Donald Trump has drastically improved US policy on Iran since he has taken office, but he needs to go faster and harder, according to former US Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission Ken Blackwell.

It took over a year for Trump to withdraw from the nuclear deal, a promise he made on the campaign trail, and even then, sanctions were not fully implemented for six months and some sanctions waivers were allowed to continue until last week.

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Iran Citizens Among the ‘Least Happy’ in the World

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Iran Citizens Among the ‘Least Happy’ in the World

Iran Citizens among the ‘least happy’ in the World

By Jubin Katiraie

The U.S. analytics and advisory company, Gallup, asked questions of more than 154,000 people in more than 145 countries to track the stress levels and emotions of different nations in 2018.

It’s unsurprising that the Iranian people ranked fifth for stress in 2018 — ahead of Albania, Tanzania, Philippines, and Greece, respectively. Iran is facing a critical economic crisis. High inflation and unemployment, along with the pressure of social restrictions, like a strict dress code, as well as a lack of freedom in general affects their view of their lives.

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Iran and Russiaa Fight for Control in Syria

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Iran and Russiaa Fight for Control in Syria

Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, right, speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

By Pooya Stone

Iran and Russia are currently vying for power in Syria as the country’s eight-year-long civil war draws to a close and this battle recently became public.

Syrian news site Syria Call wrote that nearly a dozen people, including women and children, were killed and about a dozen more were wounded in clashes between pro-Russian and pro-Iranian militia groups on April 14. The clashes in Aleppo involved heavy weaponry and rockets that hit a civilian neighbourhood and marketplace.

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Iran Economy on Brink of Collapse

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Iran Economy on Brink of Collapse

Iran economy on brink of collapse

By Mehdi

The Iranian economy is on the brink of collapse because of the Donald Trump administration’s tough sanctions, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Iran is currently in a deep recession, the IMF said, with Iran recording inflation at roughly 40 per cent, the highest it’s been since 1980. However, outside experts put the Iranian inflation rate at a much higher percentage.

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Iran Teachers and Education Activists Arrested on Teachers’ Day

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Iran Teachers and Education Activists Arrested on Teachers’ Day

Teachers’ Day in Iran

Iran Focus

London, 03 May – May 2nd is Teachers’ Day in Iran and to mark the occasion people across the country held protests. Teachers and academics were calling for solidarity and standing up for their rights that they have been so cruelly denied.

Protests took place in front of the offices of the Education Department in more than a dozen provinces. The Teachers’ Coordinating Council of Iran (TCCI) called for the protests and gatherings and encouraged unity among the people. Reports indicate that there were a large number of women that participated in the rallies.

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