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MEK: Iranian Freedom Fighters

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MEK: Iranian Freedom Fighters

MEK- Iranian Freedom Fighters

By Jubin Katiraie

The People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has been subjected to a decades’ long disinformation campaign and overall persecution by the Iranian Mullahs, so we wanted to tell you the truth about these freedom fighters.

The MEK is the largest and most popular opposition organisation in Iran, with its liberal interpretation of Islam and democratic policies, making it beloved among the Iranian people.

These same values, and the MEK’s ability to lead and govern, are the reason why the mullahs are always seeking to destroy the MEK.

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Pompeo Urges Europe to Get Tough Regarding Iran’s Malign Behavior

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Pompeo Urges Europe to Get Tough Regarding Iran’s Malign Behavior

Pompeo Urges Europe to Get Tough Regarding Iran’s Malign Behavior

Iran Focus

London, 14 July – Following a summit of NATO leaders 0n Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pom-peo met with leaders of European nations, and pressed them to get tough on Iran by cutting off all funding the country may use to foment instability in the Middle East and beyond. He urged them to to join a U.S.-led economic pressure campaign against Tehran, and clamp down on Iranian “terrorism and proxy wars”.

Prior to the talks, Pompeo posted on Twitter: “We ask our allies and partners to join our economic pressure campaign against Iran, we must cut off all funding Iran uses to fund terrorism and proxy wars. There’s no telling when Iran may try to foment ter-rorism, violence & instability in one of our countries next.” Along with the tweet was a map that outlined Iran’s sponsoring of at least 11 terrorist attacks in Europe since 1978.

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Iran’s Paris Bomb Plot Against Resistance Revealed

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Iran’s Paris Bomb Plot Against Resistance Revealed

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Iran Focus

London, 14 July – The leading Iranian opposition group has said that the plot to bomb their annual resistance rally in France on June 30 was directed by the highest powers in the Iranian Regime.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) cited intelligence sources inside the country and revealed that the terror plot was approved months ago by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

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U.S Working With Gulf Allies to Halt Iran’s Aggressive Behavior

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U.S Working With Gulf Allies to Halt Iran’s Aggressive Behavior

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Iran Focus

London, 13 July – US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Andrew Peek said in an interview during his visit to Bahrain as part of his regional tour, that Washington is committed to halting Iran’s regional aggression.

The US is working with its Gulf allies to bring Iran to the negotiating table, stop it from supporting military proxies, terrorism, and proliferation of missiles, according to Peek.

He said, “The discussion in particular highlighted the ways in which Iran attempts to destabilize and provoke conflict in Bahrain through proxies that have their headquarters abroad, other key personnel abroad, and that work to cause cleavages in Bahraini society.”

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Iran’s Plans to Evade US Sanctions Won’t Work

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Iran’s Plans to Evade US Sanctions Won’t Work

Iran’s Plans to Evade US Sanctions Won’t Work

Iran Focus

London, 12 July – Iran recently announced that they planned to circumvent US sanctions on Iranian oil by offering their crude oil to buyers through the national stock exchange.

Eshaq Jahangiri, Iran’s first vice-president said: “We have friendly countries to which we sell our oil, and we’ve started negotiations with them. The private sector can openly buy oil and export it.”

However, this plan has its own limitations according to Senior Fellow at the OCP Policy Francis Perrin, who explained that this is not an efficient and effective way to evade sanctions on Iranian oil and that this would not become a significant method of trade as the US would still impose sanctions on it, no matter how the purchaser came across it.

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British-Iranian Charity Worker Remains Imprisoned in Iran

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British-Iranian Charity Worker Remains Imprisoned in Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Iran Focus

London, 12 July – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual citizen that was detained in Iran while on a visit to her family in April 2016, remains in jail. She was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for “plotting to topple the Iranian dictators”.

She has unjustly been held for more than 800 days, simply for wanting to see her family for Iranian New Year. Her infant daughter was taken away from her and has been living with Nazanin’s mother in Iran.

Nazanin’s husband, Richard Ratcliffe, another victim of the Iranian rulers is being denied precious time with his daughter.

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Amnesty International Calls on Iran to Ensure the Right to Safe Drinking Water

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Amnesty International Calls on Iran to Ensure the Right to Safe Drinking Water

Amnesty International calls on Iran to Ensure the Right to Safe Drinking Water

Iran Focus

London, 12 July – An independent investigation has been called for by Amnesty International after it received reports that security forces used “unnecessary and excessive force” against the people who protested peacefully in Khuzestan Province over water scarcity and pollution. Amnesty has also called on Iran to ensure that Iranians have access to clean water.

The rights group issued a statement on July 6th, saying, “Iranian authorities should also ensure that people in Khuzestan and other provinces across Iran enjoy their right to access sufficient amounts of safe drinking water for personal and domestic uses.”

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Iran: Will the Outcome of Trump-Putin Meeting Suit Iran?

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Iran: Will the Outcome of Trump-Putin Meeting Suit Iran?

Iran: Will the outcome of Trump-Putin meeting suit Iran?

Iran Focus

London, 12 July – US President Donald Trump will be meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on 16th July. The purpose of the visit is to soothe the tense relations between the two countries and it is a much anticipated meeting between the two leaders.

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has spoken about his interest in the outcome of the meeting and has said that he is anticipating the “deal of the century”.

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Asian Oil Refiners Seeking Alternatives to Iranian Oil

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Asian Oil Refiners Seeking Alternatives to Iranian Oil

Asian oil refiners seeking alternatives to Iranian oil

Iran Focus

London, 12 July – Oil refineries in Asia are now seeking alternatives to Iranian oil from the other Middle Eastern oil-producing countries following the US’s announcement that they would be renewing sanctions on Iran and not issuing waivers, according to Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) Chief Executive Officer Nizar al-Adsani.

Al-Adsani, who spoke to Reuters at an event in Beijing on Monday, said that KPC has increased its output by 85,000 barrels per day (bpd) in order to meet its commitment in an agreement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which also includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, but that output may rise again if OPEC agrees.

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US Looking for Other Countries to Fill Gap in Oil Caused by Iran Sanctions

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US Looking for Other Countries to Fill Gap in Oil Caused by Iran Sanctions

US looking for other countries to fill gap in oil caused by Iran sanctions

Iran Focus

London, 10 July – The US is looking to halt all of Iran’s crude oil exports from November and in relying on Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing countries to fill the gap.

They are hoping that by cutting off Iran’s oil exports, they can further destabilise the Iranian economy enough to bring it back to the table for a new nuclear deal or enough that the people can make a major change.

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