Iran Focus

London, 28 October – The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives has said that news of Iran’s $4 million ransom demand for the safe return of US hostages has confirmed his worst fears about the huge cash settlement paid to the Regime earlier this year.

Ed Royce, a Republican Representative from California told the Washington Examiner: “Just as I feared, the Iranian regime now has more American hostages and wants more money. The Obama administration’s $1.7 billion cash payment to Iran wasn’t just bad policy — it put additional lives at risk. … Iran should release all American hostages immediately and unconditionally.”

Iran Focus

London, 27 October – The Iranian Regime is making plans to further censor and control their citizens access to the internet.

Mullah Jafar Sobhani claims that it is the “religious duty” of the government to set up “an independent internet which can be controlled by the government”.

Iran Focus

London, 26 October – The US House of Representatives are planning a mid-November vote on reauthorizing the Iran Sanctions Act for another decade.

The Iran Sanctions Act, which is due to expire on December 31, allows trade, energy, defence and banking industry sanctions on Iran if they continue expanding their nuclear program and testing ballistic missile.