Iran Focus
London, 14 Dec – This terrible news was revealed by a report into the causes and consequences of child marriage in the marginalized neighbourhoods of Iran, which was presented during a seminar on child marriage in the Amphitheatre Hall of the University of Science and Technology.
This was reported by the state-run newspaper, Shargh, who accurately pointed out that “children do not get married; they are traded instead.”
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London, 14 Dec – The Chicago-based company announced Sunday that it would sell 80 aircraft to Iran Air, claiming that the deal would be good for US jobs.
This deal was originally criticised in June by Republican House members Peter Roskam, Illinois, and Jeb Hensarling, Texas.
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London, 14 Dec – The Iranian Resistance is condemning the war crimes committed in Syria by the Iranian Regime on behalf of the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad.
Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, described the besiegement of Aleppo as a crime against humanity and called the inaction by Western government “shameful”.
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London, 14 Dec – Critics may say that America is no longer a manufacturing country, however, Boeing aircraft are seen on every tarmac around the world.
In an article published on December 12, by Shmuley Boteach, whom The Washington Post calls ‘the most famous Rabbi in America’, writes, “As an American who travels around the world I’m always proud of Boeing.” He continues, “That’s why I was so sorely disappointed to see Boeing selling its soul for $17 billion to Iran. This is blood money, and Boeing knows it.”
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London, 14 Dec – The US and the rest of the world were shocked in the early hours of November 8, to find that Donald Trump had been elected President of the United States. Mr. Trump’s controversial platform was dismissed by many, but in the days to come, we will see how his words will affect the world.
During his campaign,Trump was very critical of the JCPOA, the nuclear agreement between Iran, the US, and six member states of the EU. This nuclear pact, which Barack Obama signed in 2015, lifted sanctions on Iran’s oil and industry finance in return for the country limiting its nuclear program.
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London, 14 Dec – Iranian-British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is currently being held hostage in Iran, allegedly to pressure London into paying back hundreds of million pounds the Islamic Republic claims is owed to them.
Arrested in April, Zaghari-Ratcliffe was subsequently sentenced to five years in prison on charges of trying to overthrow the regime. Authorities also confiscated the passport of her her two-year-old daughter, Gabriella, who is being kept away from her father who is in Britain, and her imprisoned mother.
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London, 13 Dec – Reports of atrocities against large numbers of civilians, including women and children, in the Syrian city of Aleppo, have alarmed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, his spokesman said Monday.Ban has asked his envoy Staffan de Mistura to follow up.
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London, 13 Dec – Mr. Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), regarding the crime against humanity in Aleppo and the continuation of savage bombings and massacre of innocent people in the streets of this city, said:
This is the biggest crime against humanity of the 21st century and it is being perpetrated by Khamenei, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), their mercenaries and the Assad regime.
Iran Focus
London, 13 Dec – Some reports indicate that there are around 70,000 Iranian soldiers fighting in Iran. Other reports suggest that the number is double this – in excess of 140,000. Whatever the number is, Iran has been sending manpower in the form of its own troops and also militias to Syria, and has been footing the bill for it. The regime wants to control Aleppo and is nearly there; thanks to Russia. At the same time, Syrian dictator Assad has been using chemicals and gas to get rid of inhabitants in order to vacate the area.
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London, 13 Dec – Money poured into Iranian businesses will fund human rights abuses and terrorism, according to a British MEP.
Anthea McIntyre, MEP for the West Midlands, was one of the politicians invited to speak at a European Parliament conference regarding human rights in Iran last week.
