Iran Focus
London, 5 Feb – US officials announced on Friday that waterways off the coast of Yemen are now being protected against hostile activity. The officials said that the US sent a Navy destroyer to patrol the waters and to provide protection from Houthi militia that are backed by Iran.
This news comes just shortly after tensions mounted between the United States and Iran.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Feb – An Iranian-born researcher has been sentenced to death in Iran for supposed security-related offences. Mr. Ahmadreza Djalali is a scientist researching disaster medicine at the Free University Brussels (VUB) and at the Research Centre in Emergency and Disaster Medicine (CRIMEDIN) at the University of Eastern Piedmont in Novara, Italy.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Feb – United States President Donald Trump ought to team up with Congress under a new bipartisan effort aiming to curb Iran’s destabilizing role in the region, argues Iranian dissident analyst Heshmat Alavi.
Writing for the American Thinker on 3 February, Alavi said:
Iran was involved in a long slate of aggressive measures up to the very doorsteps of President Donald Trump taking the helm in Washington. This concerning pattern of escalating extremism ironically increased following the Iran nuclear deal sealed between the P5+1 and Tehran, despite many in the West arguing such an accord would rein in the mullahs. And now, a new U.S. president has rightfully pinpointed “radical Islamic terrorists,” of which the root lies in Iran.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Feb – Troubling encounters between the United States and Iran are increasing, claims the commander of an American destroyer that recently had to fire numerous warning shots to Iranian boats.
Cmdr. Mark Davis, the commanding officer of the USS Mahan, said on Thursday that in 2015 the number of “unsafe and unprofessional” interactions was 23. Last year this number rose to 35.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Feb – It is believed that President Trump is set to impose new sanctions on several entities in Iran in order to pressure Tehran. President Trump is also said to be working on a broader strategy that will deal with the destabilising influences of Iran in the region.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Feb – On Thursday, President Trump confirmed that Iran was formally “on notice” after it test-fired a ballistic missile. He also said that “nothing is off the table” regarding US dealings with Iran, leading some to speculate that this may mean a military option is possible.
Iran Focus
London, 3 Feb – The Supreme Court of Iran has once again ruled for an inappropriate punishment that is more suited to medieval rather than present times.
It has ruled that a woman has to be blinded in one eye after she attacked another person with acid, leaving her without sight.
Iran Focus
London, 3 Feb – UAE Foreign Ministry has summoned Iranian regime’s charge d’affaires in Abu Dhabi on Thursday morning, February 2, announcing UAE’s opposition to Iran’s illegally arming coup-launching Houthi Militias in Yemen.
According to Emirate’s official news agency ‘WAM’, the Iranian regime’s charge d’affaires was summoned by Abdulrahim al-Awadi, Assistant Foreign Minister for legal affairs.
Iran Focus
London, 3 Feb – A number of Iranian regime’s officials and MPs announced at the end of a joint parliamentary session that regime’s missile program is not negotiable.
The remarks are made in response to the US recent efforts at the UN Security Council regarding the Revolutionary Guards’ recent ballistic missile test.
Iran Focus
London, 3 Feb – On February 1, Yahoo News published an article by Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick for Rueters, where they reported that this past Wednesday the new US administration put Iran “on notice”, for test firing a ballistic missile. While the White House reviews how to respond, they are taking an aggressive posture toward Tehran, and perhaps raising tensions in the region.
