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Iran Is a Sponsor of Terrorist Groups Like Hezbollah

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London, 23 Nov – A former Member of the White House National Security Council staff, wrote an op-ed for the Daily Caller, heralding Donald Trump as a game changer when it comes to the Iranian Regime.

Raymond Tanter, also the Personal Representative of the Secretary of Defense to arms control talks in the Reagan-Bush administration, said that Trump has the opportunity to tip the balance of power away from the Regime and their lobbyists, from the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), and towards the Iranian people and their Resistance forces, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).

Iran Regime’s Proxy Groups in Syria

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London, 23 Nov – Iran may be placing its Shiite militia fighters around Mosul to fight ISIS (Islamic State) for now, but their end goal is to maintain a fighting force within Iraq so that they can more easily attack other countries in the Persian Gulf, according to analysts.

Currently, the Iranian-sponsored and Baghdad-approved Popular Mobilization Forces include mostly Shiite groups; moderate and extremists.

Who is the MEK?

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London, 22 Nov – PR Newswire has written about the MEK, who they are and what their aim is. They explain that the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) was formed in 1965 and is the largest and most organised Iranian opposition movement. It is the “main component of the coalition, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which acts as the parliament-in-exile”.

The group is “committed to a secular, democratic, non-nuclear republic; gender equality; freedom of religion, thought, press, and association; support for peace in the Middle East; and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”.

The way forward with American policy and the Iranian regime

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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.