Iran Focus
London, 15 Nov – It was revealed recently that Iran is manufacturing its missiles in Syria, Iraq and other middle eastern countries.
Iran has been manufacturing missiles outside of its borders to avoid Israeli suspicion.
How Iran Regime Violates OPEC Agreements
Iran Focus
London, 15 Nov – Iranian oil fields have been producing much more oil than expected and its rival oil producer Saudi Arabia has called for a collective output cut in order to even out the market.
The Iranian oil fields, near to Iran’s border with Iraq, have reportedly been producing about 250,000 barrels per day, up from 65,000 barrels in 2013.
Iran Is Now on a Path to Deliverable Nuclear Weapons
Iran Focus
London, 15 Nov – A former US ambassador to the United Nations has written an op-ed for the New York Post in which he describes chaos in the middle east as the most immediate foreign policy issue for Donald Trump when he takes office in January.
John Bolton, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, wrote that the middle east is in the midst of a crisis; with a rise of radical Islam spreading across the region, destabilising governments and creating anarchy which terrorists take advantage of.
Trump Should Observe and Learn the Bitter Lessons That the Policy of Appeasement With Regards to Iran Is a Failure
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.
11 Arab states accuse Iran of sponsoring ‘terrorism’ – report
Iran Focus
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.
Support shown for imprisoned MEK supporter seeking justice over Iran’s 1988 massacre
Iran Focus
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.
New Research Regarding Executions in Iran and the Massacre of 1988
Iran Focus
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.”
Iranian Regime Under Scrutiny for Financial Corruption
Iran Focus
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.”
The Plight of the Poverty-Stricken People of Iran
Iran Focus
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.
Iran: Renowned Female Political Prisoner Under Torture
Iran Focus
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.
