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Iran Regime suffering after US foreign policy turn-around

Iran Focus

London, 7 Feb – The Iranian Regime has remained suspiciously silent since Donald Trump took office in the USA, according to a noted human rights activist.

Heshmat Alavi, a political activist working to expose the Iranian Regime, wrote an op-ed for Al-Arabiya in which he notes that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who leads with the mantra, Death to America, has been silent since January 21.

Boeing deal with Iran could soon unravel

Iran Focus

London, 7 Feb – Late last year, Boeing announced a deal to sell 80 passenger jets to Iran, which had many Regime sceptics up in arms.

The Iranian Regime uses passenger planes to transfer illegal shipments of weapons to terror cells in the middle east and move military personnel covertly into other countries; so the idea of doing that with American-made planes was terrifying for the US government.

Trump could be forced to reveal secret elements of nuclear deal with Iran

Iran Focus

London, 7 Feb – Donald Trump could be forced to reveal the secret components of the 2015 nuclear deal between P5+1 countries and Iran, according to Fox News.

Some of the side agreements between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have already been uncovered, but as Iran ramps up its very own Cold War against the USA, Trump may announce further secret deals.

Human Rights Activist: IRGC should be listed as terror group

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Iran Focus

London, 7 Feb – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) should be listed as a terror organisation by the international community, according to a human rights activist.

Shahriar Kia, a member of the Iranian Opposition group, the People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) wrote an op-ed for The Hill, in which he called for the IRGC to be listed as an internationally recognised terror group.

In trouble, Iran tries to discredit the MEK – dissidents

Iran Focus

London, 7 Feb – As President Donald Trump’s new US administration steps up pressure on Iran over its belligerent activities, Iranian opponents are arguing that Tehran is now targeting its main organised opposition movement, the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI or MEK), with disinformation in order to discredit its role as a potential alternative to the theocratic regime.

The MEK, established over 51 years ago, as an opposition movement to the Shah’s regime, soon fell out with the clerical government that took over with the 1979 revolution. Since 1981, the MEK has been considered as the ruling theocracy’s main nemesis. The MEK is also the leading force in the main opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).

USA and Iran set to clash in Yemen

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Iran Focus

London, 6 Feb – Eight armies, including Iran and the USA, are fighting for supremacy in Yemen but new sanctions against Iran by the US could lead to the two facing off.

The war rages on between the Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents and the Yemeni Army, who are loyal to President Abdulrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and supported by Saudi, Egyptian and UAE forces and their hired Colombian mercenaries.

Trump: Iran nuclear accord is ‘worst’ deal ever negotiated

Iran Focus

London, 6 Feb – Donald Trump has yet again called the nuclear deal with Iran, one of the worst ever negotiated but still refuses to tell us what he plans to do about it.

During an interview with Fox News that was telecast during the Super Bowl, Trump said: “They [Iran] are the number one terrorist state.

How to defeat the Iranian Regime

Iran Focus

London, 6 Feb – The Iranian Regime has been significantly weakened in the past two weeks since Donald Trump took office, but how can we go further?

Heshmat Alavi, a human rights expert, wrote an op-ed on American Thinker about bringing the Iranian mullahs ‘to their knees’.

What’s next for Iran?

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Iran Focus

London, 6 Feb – The Jerusalem Post speculates that Iran’s leaders must have had a terrible weekend; as in just a few days the US’s feeling towards them has soured greatly- and it wasn’t that good, to begin with.

On Friday, February 3, the US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn said: “The days of turning a blind eye to Iran’s hostile and belligerent actions toward the United States and the world community are over.”

Iran: Will the regime remain cautious towards the US for long?

Iran Focus

London, 5 Feb – Iran is seemingly being very cautious with regards to the United States. Before President Trump was inaugurated, the regime chanted “Death to America” and signed a deal worth $16.6 billion. The Iranian regime appears to be concerned about the possibility of military conflict.

However, the Iranian regime is not easily intimidated. Will the current caution it is showing last?