Iran Focus
London, 26 Sep – A prominent member of the non-profit organisation, the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) has written a scathing op-ed of President Obama’s dealing with Iran for conservative magazine, American Thinker.
No longer provide ransom to terrorists, specifically, the Iranian Regime
Iran Focus
London, 26 Sep – A member of the United States House of Representatives has written an op-ed for Yellow Hammer, pleading for the US to no longer provide ransom to terrorists, specifically, the Iranian Regime.
Worldwide condemnation of deadly attacks on Syria
Iran Focus
London, 26 Sep – Several European powers have spoken out against the violent and deadly attack on the aid convoy to Aleppo in Syria last week.
UN Welcomes Hassan Rouhani Amidst Protests Against Massacre of 30,000
Iran Focus
London, 23 Sep – On Thursday, the UN welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to speak before the General Assembly. In her September 23 article for the Toronto Sun, Candice Malcolm quotes former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as she writes that, the UN is a platform where “democratic leaders sit side by side with despots and dictators.”
Iran’s President Rouhani presents himself to democratic leaders not as a despot, but as a “moderate”, persuading the United States, and other countries to make the Nuclear Deal with him in 2015. Billions of dollars flooded into Iran, who used it to bankroll the Assad regime in Syria.
Protesters in Syria Show Solidarity with the “No to Rouhani” Campaign
Extensive Protests at United Nations over Iran President Rouhani
Iran Focus
London, 23 Sep – In his September 21 article in Blasting News, Brian Brinker writes about the large-scale protests and rallies in New York City by Iranian dissidents and their supporters.
“Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran” Campaigners Demand Probe into 1988 Iran massacre
Iran Focus
London, 23 Sep – An article by Yahoo News on September 21, reports that a new campaign group,, demanded a UN probe into the 1988 massacres in Iran after the release of an audio tape revealed new information. The group called launched their campaign Wednesday at a press conference at the United Nations in Geneva.
Rouhani’s Moderation should be questioned by U.N. General Assembly
Iran Focus
London, 23 Sep – In his article in Newsweek today, September 23, Giulio Maria Terzi, former foreign minister of Italy, writes about Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s attendance at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, just a little over a year after the Nuclear Deal he made with the United States, and other countries.
The big question, according to Terzi, is whether or not the Obama administration and its political allies will address the human rights abuses by the Iranian government that were ignored pending the outcome of nuclear negotiations.
House Passes Bipartisan Bill Bringing Financial Transparency to Iranian Regime
Iran Focus
London, 23 Sep – The US-Iran Nuclear deal which was signed in January this year has been widely criticised since coming into effect. Politicians and the public alike have also questioned the $1.7 billion cash ransom for releasing hostages, held by the Iranian authorities. A new bipartisan bill named as the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act has been passed to ensure that the financial dealings of the Iranian Regime remain as transparent as possible.
Ex-Lebanese prime minister: Iran must stop interfering in the Middle East
Iran Focus
London, 23 Sep – Earlier this year, Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) admitted to the allegations that Iran had been supplying the Houthi forces in Yemen with ‘Zelzal-3’ missiles which were made in Iran. Saad Hariri from the Lebanese Parliament (who also served as Lebanon’s prime minister between 2009 and 2011) blames Iran for the crisis in Yemen and the instability in many other countries within the Middle East.
