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Iran-Backed Houthis Fire Seven Missiles at Saudi Arabia

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Iran-Backed Houthis Fire Seven Missiles at Saudi Arabia

Iran Focus

London, 27 Mar – The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched seven ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia on Sunday, killing one person and injuring two in the largest attack on the Kingdom since Iran began controlling Yemen in 2015.

This provides more evidence that Iran has not only been smuggling ballistic missiles to the Houthis in violation of two UN resolutions, but that the Regime has been orchestrating the attacks. This means that the Saudis and others in the region were right to be worried about Iran’s malign expansionism.

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How the Iran Lobby Attacks the MEK

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How the Iran Lobby Attacks the MEK

A few weeks ago, we wrote a piece detailing for the Iranian Regime was running a disinformation campaign against the Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) through both disinformation agents and media disinformation.

Today, we will focus on the third leg of the Iranian Regime’s disinformation campaign, which is used to both influence policy and discredit the MEK: fellow travellers.

Fellow travellers are people who support the policies of a foreign government, but do not have a formal relationship with it. In the US, the Iranian Regime has fellow travellers known as the “Iran Lobby” to promote the Regime and discredit the MEK at all costs.

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New NSA Appointment Will Be a Major Blow to Iran

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New NSA Appointment Will Be a Major Blow to Iran

Iran Focus

London, 26 Mar – US President Donald Trump announced last week that his National Security Adviser, H. R. McMaster, would be replaced by former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton next month.

Critics of the Trump administration are saying that the president is turning his office into “war cabinet” because of the number of generals he is appointing.

The National Security Adviser, or NSA, holds a critical post in the White House and is in a role that puts them in direct contact with the President very frequently, especially for numerous briefings.

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Iranian Cleric Argues for Tougher Punishments on Women Who Break Hijab Rules

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Iranian Cleric Argues for Tougher Punishments on Women Who Break Hijab Rules

Iran Focus

London, 26 Mar – A high-ranking Iranian Shiite cleric has advised the authorities to be tougher in their crackdowns on women protesting the compulsory hijab laws in Iran.

Nasser Makarem Shirazi also insisted that Iranian officials needed to stop referring to the laws as “compulsory hijab” because it has “negative connotation[s]” that risk undermining the Iranian Regime.

He said that the hijab was not “forced” upon Iranian women by the Regime, but rather it is “a requirement women should comply with”, which sounds pretty much compulsory to everyone else.

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US Withdrawal From the Nuclear Deal Will Spark Change in Iran

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US Withdrawal From the Nuclear Deal Will Spark Change in Iran

Iran Focus

London, 26 Mar – It seems quite obvious that Donald Trump will pull out of the 2015 Iranian Nuclear Agreement on the May 12 deadline. After all, he’s already appointed noted Iran hawks CIA chief Mike Pompeo and former UN ambassador John Bolton to the positions of Secretary of State and National Security Advisor respectively.

These men are more than familiar with the aggression and expansionism of Iran and they know how vital US action against Iran will be to America’s allies in the Middle East.

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UN Human Rights Council Extends Mandate for Special Rapporteur to Iran

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UN Human Rights Council Extends Mandate for Special Rapporteur to Iran

Iran Focus

London, 26 Mar – The United Nation’s Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of a Special Rapporteur to monitor the situation of human rights in Iran, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA.

IRNA reported: “Adopted along with five other resolutions in a meeting in Geneva on Friday, the resolution on Iran extended by a period of one year the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran.”

This means that a Special Rapporteur will be appointed to submit a report on human rights under Iran to the UNHRC during its 40th session and to the UN General Assembly at its 73rd session.

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Hypocrisy of Iranian Officials

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Hypocrisy of Iranian Officials

Iran Focus

London, 24 Mar – The Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei addressed the nation earlier this week on the occasion of the Persian New Year.

During his televised address to the country, he called on the people to buy locally rather than import goods from abroad.

However, a mockery was made of his speech when it became clear that Iran’s officials do not follow this advice. Even the Supreme Leader himself does not buy locally.

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Iran Working With Hamas and Hezbollah to Thwart US Plan for Peace in the Middle East

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Iran Working With Hamas and Hezbollah to Thwart US Plan for Peace in the Middle East

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London, 24 Mar – Hamas has increased its relationship with Iran and its puppet militia Hezbollah, whilst also consulting with Russia and China, in an attempt to destroy Donald Trump’s plans for peace in the Middle East, according to Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip.

On Thursday, one source told the London-based Al Hayat newspaper: “Hamas is working to forge a Palestinian-Arab-Islamic alliance that would be able to confront Trump’s plan. Discussions with Iran and Hezbollah on this matter have gone a long way.”

Apparently, Hamas, Iran, and Hezbollah, believe that Trump’s plan will be “dangerous”, but it is likely that what they mean is dangerous for Iran and its many terrorist proxies.

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Zarif’s Call for Peace in the Middle East Missed the Fact That Iran Is the Problem

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Zarif’s Call for Peace in the Middle East Missed the Fact That Iran Is the Problem

Iran Focus

London, 24 Mar – In a recent op-ed Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif has called for greater regional cooperation to ensure a prosperous, peaceful, and more secure future for the Middle East, but the problem is that Iran is the cause of many of the region’s woes.

Zarif’s op-ed doesn’t mention a much-needed shift in Iranian policy in order to achieve these goals and really no one should have expected that he would. Instead, he seems content to shift the blame, onto other countries and indeed the people of the Middle East.

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Escalation of crisis in the Middle East while Europe Remains on the Fence

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Escalation of crisis in the Middle East while Europe Remains on the Fence

On Wednesday, Israeli officials confirmed that their government was responsible for the 2007 strike that destroyed a suspected Syrian nuclear facility. NBC News quoted Intelligence Minister Israel Katz as saying via Twitter, “The operation and its success made it clear that Israel would never allow nuclear weapons to those who threaten its existence.” He added that whereas Syria filled that role and qualified as a justified target in 2007, Iran fills the same role now. The long-delayed admission of Israeli responsibility for the strike was thus viewed as an explicit warning to Iran in the wake of increased tensions between the two Middle Eastern rivals and increased uncertainty about the future of the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.

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