Iran Focus
London, 4 Apr – The pro-Iran lobby is the West is sold on the idea that there is an ongoing dispute between hardliners and moderates in Iran. They plead that we must appease the moderates because otherwise they too will become hardliners.
This is a myth: There are no moderates in the Iranian Regime.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Apr – Iran has placed sanctions on 15 US companies for their supposed links to terrorist organisations.
It is more likely, however, that Iran made claims about these companies, none of which do business in Iran, in an attempt to get back at the US for expanding sanctions against Iran at the start of 2017.
Ali Safavi, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, who wrote about this ludicrous news on The Hill, summed the story up perfectly.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Apr – The Iranian Regime has been gas lighting the world for decades, painting itself as the victim, when in fact, it is the attacker, according to a leading political scientist.
Dr Majid Rafizadeh, president of the International American Council, wrote an op-ed on the subject for Arab News explaining how Iran has abused a movement which originally sought to help the people of the Middle East.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Apr – A Republican lawmaker is attempting to shine a light on the hidden finances of the Iranian Regime within the USA, with a new bill.
Bruce Poliquin, a Representative from Maine, has long been critical of the Regime’s support of terror but felt unsupported by the former administration.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Apr – The Iranian Regime’s meddling in the affairs of other Middle Eastern nations was criticised by many of the speakers at the 2017 Arab League Summit in Jordon, which according to a political and human rights activist who specialises in Iran, could mean that the other Gulf countries are turning on Iran.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Apr – In 2015, the Houthi takeover of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, represented the end of a peaceful uprising and the beginning of war, according to a leading middle east correspondent.
Abdulrahman al-Rashed, the former General Manager of Al Arabiya News Channel, wrote an op-ed on the Yemeni Civil War and Iran’s involvement in it for Al Arabiya.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Apr – The Iranian Regime has become comfortable since the nuclear deal was put in place; they now have nothing to gain from attempting to appease those in the West, so why shouldn’t they show their true colours?
Heshmat Alavi, a human rights activist, wrote an op-ed for Forbes stating that now is the time to increase pressure on Iran, just before their election process begins.
Iran Focus
London, 3 Apr – A photo reportedly showing the chief of the Iranian Quds Force, a more violent branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in Syria, surfaced last Friday.
The photo, which can be seen on Long War Journal, apparently shows Major General Qassem Soleimani in the Hama province of Syria.
Iran Focus
London, 3 Apr – A debate in the House of Commons, regarding the influence of the Iranian Regime in the Middle East, led one Member of Parliament to describe the Regime as the number one state sponsor of terrorism in the world.
Dr Matthew Offord MP, who represents Hendon, stated that the Iranian Regime controls, backs, funds, and trains Islamist terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas, in order to destroy the state of Israel.
Iran Focus
London, 3 Apr – Sheikh Rashad al-Otari, a Yemeni tribal leader, said Houthi leaders informed him they will send former defense minister Mahmoud al-Subaihi to Iran if the legitimate government does not discuss the demands to release him and others. Al Arabiya, reported on April 2, 2017.
