Iran Focus
London, 25 Jan – Detainees arrested during the ongoing widespread protest in Iran have been told to tell the Iranian authorities that they’re drug addicts in order to secure a speedy release, but these statements have actually been used to mar the names of the protesters and cover up suspicion deaths in custody, according to the CHR.
Iran Focus
London, 25 Jan – One persistent myth about the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK) is that it is unpopular amongst the Iranian people, but nothing could be further from the truth.
The MEK is the oldest, biggest, and most popular resistance movement in Iran, but it should also go without saying that it far outstrips the Regime’s popularity among the Iranian people.
It is impossible to get precise numbers on support for the MEK within Iran, as Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini declared them to be enemies of the Regime in 1980 and criminalised the pro-democracy movement soon after, but their signs can be seen during every election and at every protest.
Iran Focus
London, 25 Jan – Professor Gawdat Bahgat, of the National Defense University in Washington DC recently cast the Iran protests as dangerous for regional stability and the wrong solution for the conflict between the West and Iran and for what is distressing the Iranian people, in an article for The National Interest.
Iran Focus
London, 24 Jan – US Vice President Mike Pence warned European countries on Tuesday that the Donald Trump administration will soon withdraw the US from the 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement unless significant changes are made.
During an appearance with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem, Pence said: “We are sending a signal to our European allies that the time has come for changes in the Iran nuclear deal. If our allies won’t join us, President Trump has made clear we will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal immediately. But we hope, we hope in the months ahead to be able to strengthen it.”
by Pooya Stone
An infamous lobbyist for the Iranian Regime recently wrote an op-ed that supposedly debunked myths and misconceptions that Americans have about Iran, but predictably his piece was filled with lies and propaganda.
Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council, first attempted to debunk the idea that the nuclear deal only delays the Regime from getting a nuclear bomb, rather than stopping it altogether, because of so-called sunset clauses that allow certain nuclear deal restrictions to expire. Even former President Barack Obama admits that this is how the deal works, so how was Parsi going to debunk it?
Iran Focus
London, 24 Jan – The widespread anti-regime protests in Iran are going further than ever before, both in terms of geography and the forcefulness of their message.
The people can be heard chanting “Death to [Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei!”, “Death to [President Hassan] Rouhani!”, and “We will die to get our Iran back!” all across Iran from the biggest cities to the most rural village, but importantly this is a revolt by the common people.
by Jubin Katiraie
On Wednesday 24th January, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, spoke at the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council in Strasbourg where she addressed the European People’s Party (EPP), the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), and the Unified European Left (UEL).
Iran Focus
London, 23 Jan – Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Foreign Minister of France, said in an interview earlier this week that he will be going to Iran on 5th March this year. His trip was planned for earlier this month, but it was postponed because of the widespread protests and anti-government demonstrations.
In the interview with Le Figaro, the foreign minister said that France and Iran are engaging in dialogue regarding Iran’s belligerence in the region and towards other nations.
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran or Mojahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK) is a political group dedicated to the realisation of a free and democratic Iran, but how did it start?
On September 6, 1965, the MEK was founded by three engineers Mohammad Hanifnejad, Said Mohsen, and Ali-Ashgar Badizadgan.
Iran Focus
London, 23 Jan – The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, said, regarding the recent Iran protests, “we expect all concerned to refrain from violence.” This, after at least 22 people were killed.
Josh Block, president and CEO of The Israel Project wrote in an op-ed for The Times of Israel that lacking a strong response from Europe, America’s leadership is all the “more critical.” He noted that in the United States, “everyone from President Donald Trump and Marco Rubio to Bernie Sanders and Bob Menendez,” voiced their support for Iranians.
