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Iran Reopens Uranium Plant in Isfahan and Has Re-Started Production

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Iran Reopens Uranium Plant in Isfahan and Has Re-Started Production

Iran Reopens Uranium Plant in Isfahan and has Re-Started Production

Iran Focus

London, 4 July – Although Iran has pledged to keep to the terms of the country’s landmark nuclear deal, even after U.S. President Trump pulled America out of the accord, its officials say that it has restarted production at the Isfahan plant, which produces materials needed to make enriched uranium.

This appears to be a warning that is aimed at pressuring Europeans and others to come up with the means to circumvent the new American sanctions.

Many international organizations are pulling back from deals with Tehran and the country’s currency has faced an enormous drop against the dollar.

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Iran’s Water Crisis May Result in Social and Political Upheaval

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Iran’s Water Crisis May Result in Social and Political Upheaval

Iran’s Water Crisis

Iran Focus

London, 4 July – Population and agricultural growth puts a strain on water resources. Many countries in the Middle East are suffering from a water shortage due to drought as well as mismanagement. This can lead to economic and consequently political instability.

One of the most vulnerable countries is Iran, who has not developed an effective system of water supply and use.

In fact, drought poses a bigger threat for the future of Iran than the countries it considers “enemies” — US and Israel.

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Iran Accuses Israel of Grand Theft Cloud

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Iran Accuses Israel of Grand Theft Cloud

Iran accuses Israel of grand theft cloud

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London, 4 July – In a bizarre attempt to try to shift the blame for Iran’s ongoing drought, which has been exacerbated through decades of corruption and mismanagement by the mullahs, a high ranking military official has accused Israel of stealing Iran’s clouds and snow.

Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali, the chief of Iran’s civil defence organization, made this ludicrous statement at an agricultural conference in Tehran.

He said: “Joint teams from Israel and one of the neighbouring countries make the clouds entering into Iran barren. Moreover, we are faced with the cases of cloud theft and snow theft.”

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US Campaign to Pressure Iran Into New Nuclear Deal

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US Campaign to Pressure Iran Into New Nuclear Deal

US campaign to pressure Iran into new nuclear deal

Iran Focus

London, 3 July – The US State Department has announced an incredible campaign consisting of “maximum economic and diplomatic pressure” to push Iran into negotiating a new and improved nuclear deal to replace the one that Donald Trump withdrew from in May.

State Department Director of Policy Planning Brian Hook explained on Monday that Iran is not a “normal” government and must meet the 12 demands, laid out by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in order to be free from US sanctions.

Hook said: “Normal countries don’t terrorize other nations, proliferate missiles and impoverish their own people… This new strategy is not about changing the regime; it is about changing the behaviour of the leadership in Iran to comport with what the Iranian people really want them to do.”

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After Syria, Iran Must Go Back to Its Own Borders

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After Syria, Iran Must Go Back to Its Own Borders

After Syria, Iran must go back to its own Borders

Iran Focus

London, 3 July – Europe has enjoyed decades of stability because it derived the necessary lessons from its experiences. Europe has recognized that the way forward for the future is for each country to respect the borders of others, despite their differences. Europe has accepted coexistence based on the principle of respecting the differences between countries, and has committed to fortifying international borders, and stood against violating them.

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Iran: The 129 People Arrested in Grand Bazaar Protests Will Not Be Released Soon

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Iran: The 129 People Arrested in Grand Bazaar Protests Will Not Be Released Soon

Iran: the 129 People Arrested in Grand Bazaar Protests will not be Released soon

Iran Focus

London, 3 July – On July 1st, IRNA, the government’s official news agency, cited Iranian legislator, Mohammad Javad Kolivand, as saying that 129 people were detained during the spontaneous protest rallies at the marketplace and outside the parliament building in Tehran. He also lauded the police’s success in establishing “security and peace in society”.

Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, the city’s prosecutor-general, said that those arrested during the protests at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on June 24th will not be released until their trial.

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Iranian Diplomat Arrested for Planning a Terrorist Attack on NCRI Grand Meeting in Paris

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Iranian Diplomat Arrested for Planning a Terrorist Attack on NCRI Grand Meeting in Paris

Iranian diplomat arrested for planning a terrorist attack on NCRI grand meeting in Paris

Iran Focus

London, 2 July – This weekend, three terror plot suspects were arrested in France and Germany over an apparent terror attack plot to bomb a rally organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Paris on Saturday.

Two suspects in Belgium were intercepted by police on Saturday and were found with 500 grams of TATP, a home-made explosive produced of easily available chemicals.

The couple, believed to be from Antwerp, were also found with a detonation device in their car, Belgian prosecutors and the intelligence services said.

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Iran: Opposition’s Position Grows Stronger With Support From US Administration

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Iran: Opposition’s Position Grows Stronger With Support From US Administration

FREE IRAN 2018

Iran Focus

London, 2 July – The main opposition to the Iranian clerical rulers, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), held its annual gathering in Paris on Saturday 30th June. It was an overwhelmingly optimistic and positive event showing the progress that has been made in recent years. The majority of the speakers – elected representatives, former US administration officials, Members of European Parliament and dignitaries from all over the world – noted the positive move forward, especially in the past six months.

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Iran Trying to Subvert US Sanctions

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Iran Trying to Subvert US Sanctions

Iran trying to subvert US sanctions

Iran Focus

London, 2 July – The Iranian Regime is planning to counter US economic sanctions by, in part, continuing to export oil, according to state-run news agency IRNA on Saturday.

Iranian President Hassan Rohani has met the head of parliament and the judiciary to discuss how best to evade the returning US sanctions, which will make it difficult for Iran to access the global financial system or trade with international companies.

Reportedly Iran will be seeking self-sufficiency in gasoline production. Fereydoun Hassanvand, head of the parliament’s energy committee, said that a committee would be established to study potential oil buyers and find ways to keep them on board despite US sanctions.

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United States Is Focused on Iran Threat

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United States Is Focused on Iran Threat

John Bolton

Iran Focus

London, 2 July – Iran’s presence in the affairs of other nations across the United States is a priority of the United States. The United States national security adviser, John Bolton, said at the weekend that Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s grip on power is not a US strategic issue, but Iran is.

In an interview with Face the Nation by CBS, the national security adviser was asked about Russia’s involvement in the blanket bombing in the southern area of Syria and how it violates the agreement between Putin and Trump. Bolton said however that there are “possibilities for doing a larger negotiation on helping to get Iranian forces out of Syria and back into Iran”, which he described as being a “significant step forward”. He added that the use of force to get Iran out of Syria would need to be agreed with Russia.

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