Iran Focus

London, 27 Jan – This month the Dutch authorities publicly announced that it had “strong indications” the Iranian government had commissioned the murder of a prominent Dutch citizen of Iranian origin, Ahmad Mola Nissi. He was gunned down in front of his home in November of 2017. He was part of the leadership of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz, an activist group that agitates for the formation of a separate state in western Iran. Iran’s government condemns the group as a terrorist organization.

Iran Focus

London, 27 Jan – Iran secretly bought replacement parts for its Arak nuclear reactor during negotiations for the 2015 nuclear deal, knowing that they would be required to destroy the originals, according to the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi.

Iran Focus

London, 25 Jan – The 2015 Iran nuclear deal was a great source of positivity for many when it was being signed. U.S. President Barack Obama who oversaw the negotiations promised his nation that the deal would make Iran more moderate and more of an international player than it had been. The EU saw the deal as necessary in order to contain the Iran nuclear threat. But the biggest winner of all was Iran.

Iran Focus

London, 23 Jan – Europe is deeply divided over Iran into several issues and there are major disagreements on how to deal with Iranian government between the various governments that make up the EU, the factions within those governments, and even the EU’s security and political establishments.