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Iran Regime Attempts to Whitewash Their Abuse of Prisoners

Iran Focus

London, 14 Jul – The Iranian Regime invited the ambassadors of 45 foreign countries to take a tour of the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, last week, to see how the Regime treats prisoners.

However, there is one massive problem with this: it was all planned by the Regime.

So, the Regime had time to relocate the prisoners which they had beaten, to close off the wing with the political prisoners, and to threaten the other prisoners into compliance in order to make the Regime look as good as possible.

Iran Regime Secret Missile Factories in Syria

Iran Focus

London, 14 Jul – The Iranian Regime is reportedly building new long-range ballistic missiles at a Syrian weapons factory, with the help of the Russians and the North Koreans.

Zamanalwsl, a news site associated with the Syrian Resistance forces, who are fighting against the dictatorship of Bashar Assad, published multiple reports about the factory including pictures, claiming that it is now under the direct control of the Iranian Regime.

Republican Senators Urge Tillerson to Take Action on Iran

Iran Focus

London, 13 Jul – The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson must declare Iran non-compliant with the 2015 nuclear deal or risk “rewarding Iran’s belligerence”, according to Republican senators.

Four high-ranking senators from the Republican Party, including two presidential candidates, one vice-presidential candidate from the 2016 election, and one of Donald Trump’s top congressional allies, wrote an open letter to Tillerson, warning him of the dangers of ignoring Iran’s misdeeds again.

Iran Admits Warmongering in Iraq and Syria

Iran Focus

London, 13 Jul – The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) specialised Quds Force and the President of Iran recently acknowledge that the Iranian Regime has been meddling the affairs of other countries, making weapons for foreign fighting forces, and have been warmongering in Iraq and Syria.

Iran Water Crisis Sparks Fight With Afghanistan

Iran Focus

London, 13 Jul – With Iran’s water crisis reaching boiling point, the Regime has taken to fighting with Afghanistan over shared water resources at the border between the two countries, specifically the Helmand River over which the Afghanistan government is constructing a dam.

The river naturally empties out into the Hamun wetlands on both sides of the border and the worry is that the dam could affect water flow into Iran.

Perpetrators of Iran’s Massacre of Political Prisoners Must Be Held Accountable

Iran Focus

London, 13 Jul – In the summer of 1988, a massacre of some 30,000 political prisoners occurred in Iran.

For three decade this atrocity was kept silent. However, when conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, who was one of the perpetrators of the massacre, was selected as one of the main candidates in this year’s presidential election, the issue forced regime officials to acknowledge the crime.

Iran: Foreign Investors Must Beware

Iran Focus

London, 13 Jul – Investing in Iran may appear appealing at first glance, but the risks far outweigh the benefits.

Iran may be the largest emerging market in the world, and is the second-largest economy in the Middle East, behind Saudi Arabia. Iran has an estimated $1.35 trillion of purchasing-power parity, and has the region’s second-largest population. Iran’s market is diverse, with very profitable energy, consumer, mining and tech sectors. Additionally, foreign products are popular among Iranians.

Iran “Open for Business” at Your Own Risk

Iran Focus

London, 13 Jul – Economic sanctions that brought down the economy was part of the discontent was displayed in the aftermath of the 2009 presidential election. Those massive street protests came at the height of the Arab Spring protests toppling governments throughout the Middle East and threatening Tehran. This led to the election of “moderate” Hassan Rouhani in 2013, and pushed through the nuclear deal that would lift the economic sanctions on Iran.

Ahmadinejad Called for the Release of Baghaei

Iran Focus

London, 13 Jul – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Hamid Baghaei’s detention as a great oppression, calling for his release. Baghaei was the Vice President of Iran in the government of Ahmadinejad.

The former President of Iran, on Tuesday, June 11 wrote a letter following the arrest of Hamid Baghaei, calling him as a true and revolutionary man; criticizing his arrest without further proof.

Mattis: Iranian Regime Must Go

Iran Focus

London, 12 Jul – The United States Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, has said that regime change in the Islamic Republic of Iran will be essential if the US and Iran are ever to have positive relations and interactions.

In an exclusive and rare interview with high schooler Teddy Fischer at Mercer Island High School, Mattis spoke about the hardships of the Iranian people and the lack of democracy in the country because of the ruling theocracy. He also emphasised that the overthrow of the regime will not be a simple task.