Iran Focus
London, 22 Jun – The mother of a young woman executed by the Iranian Regime for defending herself against a rapist has published an open letter, calling for justice for other murdered prisoners of the Regime.
Sholeh Pakrava, the mother of Rayhaneh Jabbari, published her letter on June 20, the day of remembrance for the 30,000 political prisoners who were massacred by the Regime in 1988.
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London, 22 Jun – The Iranian Regime has threatened more ballistic missile strikes in Syria if they feel that their security is violated, but should anyone really be worried?
Last weekend, the Regime fired six ballistic missiles towards the Deir ez-Zor province in Syria. Reportedly, they were aiming for ISIS troops in retaliation for the terror attacks in Tehran at the beginning of the month, but the Iranians failed to notify the US-backed troops who are fighting ISIS in the area. It is possible that the Iranians did not warn the US because they accused the US of working with ISIS to plot the terror attack.
Iran Focus
London, 22 Jun – Last weekend, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched several ballistic missiles from Western Iran headed for Syria.
They claim to have been targeting ISIS-held regions in retaliation for the recent terror attacks on Tehran but this could just be an elaborate rouse to cover up their true motive, taking control of the Deir ez-Zor province in Syria, in order to easily transport arms, money, and people between Iran and various terror groups across the Middle East.
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London, 21 Jun – The fight between the US and Iranian proxies in Syria is escalation as both sides fight for control of former ISIS territory.
Ever since Donald Trump took office, there has been a growing antagonism between the US and Iran; from ballistic missile tests, to sanctions, to a very public war of words, but perhaps nowhere is it more obvious that their fight is escalating than in Syria.
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London, 21 Jun – The leading Iranian opposition group have revealed that since the 2015 nuclear deal, which limited the amount of work that could be completed on nuclear weapons, Iran has been working on ballistic missiles instead.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) held a press conference on Tuesday in Washington, in which they revealed that Iran has been courting scientists from North Korea who have taught them how to improve their nuclear weapons.
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London, 21 Jun – The Iranian Regime’s police force was caught on tape brutally beating customers who were gathered outside of various branches of the Samen-Hujaj financial institution in Tehran on Saturday, June 18.
The video shows police kicking, punching and using batons to attack the people, who were merely trying to get their money back, after reports of the company going bankrupt surfaced.
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London, 21 Jun – Officials from the Iranian Regime have claimed that their recent missile strikes in Iran have sent a message to not just ISIS, who Iran previously claimed was the intended target, but also to the US.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have launched six missiles from Iran into Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria, where US-backed troops are combating ISIS, in an effort to show the US that Iran is not going to accept US sanctions against it.
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London, 20 Jun – Donald Trump’s attitude towards Iran could not be more different from that of his predecessor. Whereas Barack Obama favoured attempting to open dialogue, a move that has ultimately failed, Trump prefers direct action.
However, the administration still appears stalled when it comes to an official policy towards Iran.
Dr. Ivan Sheehan, director of the graduate programs in Negotiation and Conflict Management and Global Affairs and Human Security in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Baltimore, wrote an op-ed for Townhall in which he assessed that the Trump administration must acknowledge when deciding on US policy towards Iran, that the ultimate goal is Regime change.
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London, 20 Jun – Democratic member of the House of Representative, Eliot Engel, has called for more sanctions against Iran and Qatar for their support of extremist groups like Hamas.
The representative from New York is sponsoring a bill with nine of members of Congress to bring about such sanctions.
Iran Focus
London, 20 Jun – The coordination council of the Iranian Ansar-e Hezbollah has threatened to use the “fire at will” law against women entering sporting arenas.
Hossein Allah-Karam, head of the coordination council of Ansar-e Hezbollah, wrote on Instagram: “This organisation has complaints about the Ministry of Sports and Youths which has illegally and unlawfully dragged hundreds of women and girls as spectators to the recent volleyball games of men.
