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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Iran Focus
London, 19 Nov – In his article for Metro, Toby Meyjes writes about the 1988 Massacre in Iran, and the effects it’s had on the families of the victims.
Five of Omid Ebrahmi’s family members were executed by the Iranian regime, so he knows how important justice for the thousands killed in Iran in 1988 would be for family members.
Omid and his panicked family watched as the Revolutionary Guard took his 16 year old uncle, Hossein, from his home. Overwhelmed by grief, Omid’s mother was unable to talk for a month.
Iran Focus
London, 18 Nov – In an article published in The Daily Caller, Matt Lewis writes about The Trump administration’s possible choice for Secretary of State, Rudy Giuliani.
Reports of Giuliani’s appointment have sent red flags waving, some of which concern his business dealings, especially his work for a controversial group called the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (or MEK). In an editorial, the New York Times notes that “he was paid to deliver speeches in 2011 and 2012 defending a cultlike Iranian exile group that was on the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations.”
Iran Focus
London, 18 Nov – On November 17, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) published an article about the Iran’s launching of missiles and exportation of weapons to Syria, in violation of Security Council Resolution 2231.
According to Tasnim News Agency, on November 12, Khamenei’s top advisor who was the regime’s chief of staff until this summer, Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, stated, “His excellency (Khamenei) approved launching missile ‘Emad’. No rockets are fired in this country unless having been approved by the Commander in Chief. Even for launching missiles in military drills, permission from the leader of revolution (Khamenei) is needed… he even determines the launching time and decides when it should be fired.”
