Iran Focus
London, 15 Nov – The Iranian Regime is the epicentre of conflicts in the Middle East, according to an expert in Iranian affairs in op-ed for the Huffington Post.
Dr Majid Rafizadeh, President of the International American Council, cited an Iranian official who claimed that Iran currently dominated four Arab capitals.
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London, 15 Nov – Eleven Middle East and North African countries accused Iran of sponsoring “terrorism” and constantly interfering in the internal affairs of Arab nations, sparking tension and instability in the region, the Associated Press reported.
In a letter to the U.N. General Assembly circulated Monday, the 11 countries cited Iran’s support for Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen and the Shiite Hezbollah group in Lebanon which has sent fighters to support the Syrian government.
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London, 15 Nov – All across Iran, the families of victims of the 1988 Iranian Massacre have issued statements in support of the political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared and called for her release.
Monfared recently filed a lawsuit with the Iranian regime in order to get justice for her family members who were also killed during the massacre. She wants the deaths of her brother and sister investigated and wants to know where they have been buried.
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London, 12 November – Alsharq Al-Awsat Newspaper published a report on November 5, 2016, exhibiting the results of a new research carried out by Khalij-e-Fars (Persian Gulf) regarding the massacre of the political prisoners in Iran in 1988.
What they found is this: “The researchers did a research on the statistics and numbers as well as the events related to the systematic executions of Iran in 1988 when Khomeini took office.” The Report continues, “The dictatorial regime that rules in Iran is established on the gallows that Khomeini founded. This regime tried to follow suppression and execution as a way to get rid of rivals who are the fan of thoughts and progress in the political sovereignty.”
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London, 12 November – On November 11, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reports that their Judiciary Commission held an online conference on November 8, regarding the performance of Ali Khamenei, the Iranian regime Supreme Leader, entitled “Corruption has rotted the very fabric of the mullahs’ regime.”
In the conference, Chair of the NCRI Judiciary Commission, Dr. Sanabargh Zahedi, said, “Khamenei is responsible for various aspects of financial and moral corruption. He has made some of his forces scapegoat to cover up endemic corruptions in the regime’s structure.”
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London, 12 November – Ilna News Agency, affiliated with the regime, reported the removal of the tents of Balochi and Sistani people who live in the outskirts of the city, on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Government officials have attempted to destroy the tents several times.
In their report, Ilna says that there are only 30 tents available to people in this region, and about twenty of them are children under 18 years old. The children do not have an Identity Card and are deprived of education. Still, one of these tents became a school, due to the efforts of number of activists. This school was set on fire by the agents of the regime on November 8 2016.
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London, 11 November – Political prisoners in Gohardasht Prison have signed an open letter in support of Maryam Akabari Monfared’s lawsuit for the families of the victims of 1988 Iranian Massacre.
They also condemned the pressure that prison officials are putting on her; denying her visitation with her family or communication with the outside world.
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London, 11 November – The Iranian people have been practically starved thanks to the Regime’s poor economic policies.
An economic expert from the Iranian Regime said that poverty has led to people being forced to cut back on protein, dairy, fruits and carbs.
Farshad Momeni, an economic expert at Allameh Tabataba’i University, said: “Such a degree of saving shows that people’s money has been cut to the bone as no one under normal circumstances plans such deep cuts which is directly related to one’s life, unless one is forced to.”
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London, 11 November – On Tuesday Iran exceeded its ‘soft limit’ on sensitive material which was set out in the 2015 nuclear agreement, according to the U.N. atomic watchdog
This is the second time that the country has surpassed the 130-metric tonne limit for heavy water since January.
The past violation attracted barely any criticism for the countries who signed the deal but it is suspected that newly-elected Trump will not stay silent.
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London, 11 November – Donald Trump could certainly overturn the Iranian nuclear deal according to an expert in Middle Eastern affairs.
During his presidential campaign Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to “tear up” the Iranian Nuclear Deal, but after the election, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claimed that there was “no possibility” of an end to the deal. Even the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, urged Trump to accept the agreement.
