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The way forward with American policy and the Iranian regime

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Iran Focus

London, 22 Nov – Hassan Mahmoudi, a human rights advocate and social media journalist seeking democracy for Iran and peace for the region, wrote in an article for The American Thinker about the recent presidential elections and what this could mean for Iran and its future.

He said that the result of the elections was a shock to many, with some newspapers even releasing copies announcing Hillary Clinton as president, only to be soon retracted and replaced with new copies announcing that Donald Trump has won the race.

Stevenson: Trump’s administration will hold Iranian regime to account

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Iran Focus

London, 22 Nov – Struan Stevenson, president of the European Iraqi Freedom Association, wrote an article for UPI.com in which he discusses how the Trump administration will deal with Iran. He pointed out that during his campaign, he said the nuclear deal with Iran was a terrible deal. “I’ve been doing deals for a long time. I’ve been making lots of wonderful deals, great deals. That’s what I do. Never, ever, ever in my life have I seen any transaction so incompetently negotiated as our deal with Iran. And I mean never.”

Iran Regime Funds Terrorism Both in the Middle East and Around the World

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Iran Focus

London, 22 Nov – A prominent advocacy group has taken out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal’s Europe Edition to warn against the dangers of doing business with Iran.

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a non-partisan group, are urging European companies and other officials that doing business with Iran funds terrorism both in the middle east and around the world.

Expel Iran Regime From the Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Iran Focus

London, 22 Nov – Arab and Islamic states have been urged to expel Iran from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) because of its sponsorship of terrorist organisations and its actions against unity and solidarity.

The Council of Gulf International Relations (COGIR), who issued this statement, also called on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to ensure Iran’s expulsion.

Arab States Warned UN, on Iran Regime’s Aggressive Expansionism and Terrorism

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Iran Focus

London, 21 Nov – Eleven Arab states have warned the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that the Iranian Regime’s aggressive expansionist tactics and sponsorship of terrorist groups have only increased since the nuclear deal.

The UN envoys of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates and Yemen came together to send the letter.

Aleppo Under Attacks From the Syrian and the Iranian Dictatorships

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Iran Focus

London, 21 Nov – Iranian-led troops are launching an attack on the Syrian Resistance on behalf on Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

The Iranian Regime has taken Shiite troops from Lebanon, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan to reinforce the Syrian military and try to seize opposition-held Aleppo.

This includes terrorist forces like Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

They are backed up by another Assad ally, Russia.

Iran: Between 2010 and 2014; An Estimated Six Workers Died Every Day

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Iran Focus

London, 21 Nov – Nearly 500 workers in Khorasan Razavi province in Iran, have died due to workplace accidents in the last four months, according to a report from Iranian state-run News Agency, ILNA.

During the last year, construction and employment in this province has decreased, while workplace accidents have increased. Labour activists have stated that the this is due to a shortage of safety equipment and a lack of education about workplace safety.

British Lawmakers Call for International Investigation Into Human Rights Abuses in Iran

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Iran Focus

London, 21 Nov – Over 200 British lawmakers from all political parties have joined together to demand an international investigation into human rights abuses in Iran.

At a conference in the House of Commons last week; MPs, Lords, and religious leaders voiced their concerns over the growing number of executions in Iran, including the executions of juveniles and public hangings.

Trump administration needs to correct the mistakes of Obama in order to free the people of Iran

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Iran Focus

London, 20 Nov – In recent months, much has been said about the mistakes made by American policymakers with regards to Iran, and more specifically the unruly Iranian regime.

Heshmat Alavi, for The American Thinker, said that there are “inarguable mistakes” that need “urgent remedies” with regards to the way America is dealing with Iran. Now that a new president has been elected, albeit a rather surprising choice, it is finally time to right the many wrongs that the Obama administration is responsible for.

Rally in London for investigation into 1988 massacre in Iran

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Iran Focus

London, 20 Nov – A large rally was held at Trafalgar Square in London on Saturday 19th November 2016. There were Anglo-Iranian communities, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) supporters and human rights activists in attendance, protesting against the deteriorating human rights conditions, executions and public hangings.