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Now Supporters of Iran Nuclear Deal Are Admitting It Is Faulty

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Now Supporters of Iran Nuclear Deal Are Admitting It Is Faulty

Iran Focus

London, 16 Sep – Supporters of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have consistently claimed that it is a good and well-negotiated deal. They said that it is essential for world peace and security and that is why most of the world supports it. They dismissed claims from critics of the deal that it would not stop Iran.

Even when the nuclear talks were taking place, President Obama really had to sell it. Not just to the public, but to Congress too. He maintained that there was no other way to limit Iran’s nuclear plans.

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Why Iran Needs to Be Evicted From Syria

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Why Iran Needs to Be Evicted From Syria

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London, 16 Sep – Supreme Leader Khamenei’s representative said earlier in the week that it is essential to Iran for the Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad to remain in power.

Earlier this year the Supreme Leader had said that if the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was not in Syria, it would be fighting in Iranian cities.

A few days ago, Assad thanked and praised “Iman” Khamenei, describing him as the Supreme Leader of the Revolution. He praised the role of the Iranian regime in seizing more of the province of Deir-al-Zour and for killing Syrians.

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IRGC Corruption Continues to Ruin Iran’s Economy

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IRGC Corruption Continues to Ruin Iran’s Economy

By Jubin Katiraie

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has no choice but to shrink operations. Some IRGC members have actually been arrested following internal disputes.

The IRGC has economic interests in many different sectors, including telecoms, oil and gas, and construction. Faced with a number of rival crackdown, some of the holding companies and ownership have been returned to the state.

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Iran’s Unstable Economy

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Iran’s Unstable Economy

By Jubin Katiraie

The future of Iran’s economy is looking very unsteady as the toman is declining in value. On top of this, the price of gold has been increasing. The toman has lost approximately 12 percent of its value recently.

The deputy chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Budget Commission, Hadi Ghavami, said that there are numerous factors to take into account. However, he indicated that the most exacerbating factor was the lower oil prices that is resulting in an unexpected budget deficit.

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Iraq’s Changing Politics on Iran

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Iraq’s Changing Politics on Iran

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London, 14 Sep – Human Rights activist and former political prisoner in Iran, Hamid Bahrami, wrote a piece for Al Arabiya on how the changing balance of power in Iraq could be detrimental to the Iranian Regime’s bid to take over the Middle East.

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US House Votes to Block Aircraft Sale to Iran

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US House Votes to Block Aircraft Sale to Iran

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London, 14 Sep – The US House of Representatives has voted to block the sales of commercial aircraft to Iran, over fears that American-made planes would be used to aid terrorism groups across the Middle East.

The measures, adopted on Wednesday, were proposed by Representative Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) as amendments to a 2018 government spending package.

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European Intergroup Calls for Investigation Into 1988 Iranian Massacre

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European Intergroup Calls for Investigation Into 1988 Iranian Massacre

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London, 14 Sep – An European Parliament intergroup dedicated to the freedom of the Iranian people has released a statement, on Wednesday, which called on the United Nations to investigate the 1988 Iranian massacre and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of over 30,000 political prisoners and urged European governments and the EU to condition their relationships with the Iranian Regime on improvements to human rights, including the suspension of executions.

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U.S. And International Sanctions Can and Should Be Used to Punish Iran

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U.S. And International Sanctions Can and Should Be Used to Punish Iran

By Pooya Stone

During his campaign for election, US President Trump promised that his “number one priority” would be to “dismantle the disastrous nuclear deal with Iran”. So far, he has refrained from doing that. In fact, Trump certified to Congress that Iran is in compliance with the deal two times. He has also continued to waive the economic sanctions on Iran that the US agreed to lift as part of the agreement.

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Iran: U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls Situation “Alarming” and Criticizes Judiciary

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Iran: U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls Situation “Alarming” and Criticizes Judiciary

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London, 13 Sep – Zaid Raad al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, described Iran as one of the most alarming countries in regards to the human rights situation in that country.

On Tuesday, Mr. Hussein spoke at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, where he described the severe restrictions on freedom of opinion, expression and arrest of human rights defenders, journalists and social network activists in Iran.

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Stopping Concessions and Enforcing Sanctions on Iran and Allies Is the Right Policy

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Stopping Concessions and Enforcing Sanctions on Iran and Allies Is the Right Policy

By Jubin Katiraie

As Iran and North Korea are collaborating closely on a number of military and nuclear issues, it only makes sense to impose equal sanctions against both nations, according to a human rights activist.

Heshmat Alavi wrote an op-ed for the Raddington Report, entitled Sanctioning the Terrible Twosome, in which he advised that their deep collaboration makes it hard to deal separately with the threats that they pose.

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