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Regime Planned Terror Attack in Iran

Iran Focus

London, 16 Jun – Many people are speculating that the recent terror attacks in Iran, were in fact orchestrated by the Iranian Regime as a way of controlling the actions of their people, and not an attack by ISIS.

To the people of Iran, it does not seem likely that ISIS, who has never before attacked the Iranian Regime, would suddenly attack them out of nowhere. It is also odd that the terrorists were able to get to two of the most secure locations in Iran, the parliament building and the tomb of former supreme leader Khomeini.

US Senate Urged to Pass Iran Sanctions Bill

Iran Focus

London, 16 Jun – Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has urged the Senate to pass a bill with would expand sanctions against Iran for ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, transfer of conventional weapons to or from Iran, and human rights violations.

Iran Regime Boats Trains Laser on US Helicopter in Strait of Hormuz

Iran Focus

London, 16 Jun – US officials are reporting that ships belonging to the Iranian Regime have once again behaved threateningly towards the US Navy in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iranian warship shined a spotlight and a laser at the US Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter which was accompanying three U.S. Navy vessels through the narrow waterway. They also came within 800 yards of one of the ships, according to Cdr. Bill Urban, a spokesman for the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

Iran Supreme Leader Encourages Attacks on President

Iran Focus

London, 15 Jun – The Iranian Regime’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has reportedly authorised his top officials to attack the Regime’s president, Hassan Rouhani, on any matter that they see fit to, without fear of repercussions.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) wrote that these comments, which were made on June 7, are an attempt to weaken Rouhani and seize Cabinet seats in the Parliament because Khamenei is upset about his failure to fix last month’s election to suit himself.

15 Nurses in Iran Died Last Year Due to Appalling Working Conditions

Iran Focus

London, 15 Jun – Fifteen nurses in Iran died at work in 2016 due to overwork and stress, according to the deputy leader of a national nursing organisation.

Dr. Jaleh Ezzati, a deputy in the Organization of Nursing System, was giving an interview on the tough working conditions within Iranian hospitals and the troubles faced by female nurses, when she revealed that 15 nurses died during 2016 because of the appalling conditions they have to work under.

Iran Capitalising on Qatar Crisis

Iran Focus

London, 15 Jun – Earlier this month, several Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, severed ties with Qatar over their links to the Iranian Regime and related terror groups.

The Iranian Regime quickly seized upon the crisis in Qatar to benefit themselves by not only attempting to portray themselves as the “moderating” influence by encouraging communication between neighbour states.

Iranian Women Defy Cycling Fatwa

Iran Focus

London, 15 Jun – Many women in Iran are getting on their bikes in deliberate defiance of the fatwa that bans them from cycling in public.

In order to protest the ban, which was introduced because high-ranking members of the Iranian Regime believe that female cyclists are a threat to morality, many women are not only cycling through Iran, they are posting it on social media using the hashtag #IranianWomenLoveCycling.

US-Backed Forces Pushing Back Against ISIS in Raqqa and Mosul; ISIS Sends Generals to Area Held by US and Iran-Backed Troops

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Iran Focus

London, 14 Jun – Human rights groups plead for the safety of tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Raqqa, Syria, as the US-backed forces fight ISIS.

Human Rights watch issued a statement asking the troops to do all they can to protect innocent civilians.

Is Qatar a Proxy War for US Over Iran Nuclear Deal?

Iran Focus

London, 14 Jun – Donald Trump has backed several Gulf nation who cut ties with Qatar over its links to the Iranian Regime and terrorist groups but a foreign policy expert argues that this may be a proxy war over the US-Iran Deal.

Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have all cut diplomatic and economic ties with the kingdom of Qatar over its support for Iran and Iranian-backed terror groups, like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Trump Could Nuclear Bomb Iran in Next Two Years

Iran Focus

London, 14 Jun – Donald Trump could very well drop a bomb on Iran by 2019 and no one in the Middle East would so much as bat an eyelid, according to a former UN diplomat.

Andrew MacLeod, who is currently a Visiting Professor at Kings College London, wrote an op-ed for the Independent in which he stated that Trump could drop a bomb on Iran without inciting any backlash from many in the Middle East.