Iran Focus
Paris, 15 Jun – On Saturday, 11 June, the National Council of Resistance of Iran hosted a meeting at its headquarters outside of Paris, France to mark the occasion of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In it, members of the Iranian opposition and NCRI President Maryam Rajavi hosted members of their Syrian counterparts and expressed support for and solidarity with the Free Syrian Army and other democratic rebel groups that are also back by Western powers including the United States.
The president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) declares that the solution to the crisis in the Middle East is evicting the dictatorship from the region and overthrowing the mullahs’ regime in Iran.
In the NCRI’s meeting on Saturday 11, June, President-elect Maryam Rajavi said: “The most important component of a correct and effective solution to the crisis in the region is the eviction of the clerical regime from countries of the region. So long as the IRGC is in Syria, the country will not experience peace and tranquillity; so long as the Iranian regime is not expelled from the international negotiations, the talks will not produce any results; and so long as the regime is not evicted from Syria and Iraq, the fight against Daesh will not amount to any decisive outcome”.
A senior cleric alleges that immorality among women in Iran has caused the Zayandeh-rud River to dry up.
Seyyed Youssef Tabatabi-nejad, the leader of Friday prayers in Isfahan, said: “My office has received photos of women next to the dry Zayandeh-rud River pictured as if they are in Europe. It is these sorts of acts that cause the river to dry up even further.”
In an article on Arab News, an Iranian political analyst said that the middle eastern states surrounding Iran must come together as a force, unwilling to accept the fascist dictatorship of Iran.
Shahriar Kia said: “An undeniable necessity for such a force right now, lies in the fact that every member of the international community — especially those residing in the flashpoint region of the Middle East — must learn to respect the territorial sovereignty and integrity of their fellow nations.”
By Hamid Yazdan Panah
Iran is making headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. This past month saw a series of important stories come out with respect both internal and international issues in Iran. The stories are consistent with two themes that many Iranians have maintained over the last year; that the nuclear deal with Iran has not changed the nature of the regime, nor has it benefitted the people of Iran with regard to human rights.
Iran Focus
London, 12 Jun – On Wednesday 8 June, Al-Arabiya News reported that a video has been published on social networks showing the presence of Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces in the Battle of Fallujah in Iraq.
One of the soldiers, that seem to hold a cell phone in his hand, turned the front camera of the cell phone to his side and started capturing videos of army forces behind him.
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Tehran, 9 Jun – Prison officials in Minab Prison in the province of Hormozgan, southern Iran, are trying to torment political prisoner, Afshin Sohrabzadeh, to death by intensifying torture and pressure on him, according to reports from inside Iran.
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Tehran, 11 Jun – On the morning of Wednesday, a group of retired teachers and educators carrying placards staged a demonstration outside Iran’s Administrative Justice Court in Sattari Highway – Mokhberi Boulevard – in Tehran to protest against the Hassan Rouhani government’s neglect of their low salaries and disregard for their livelihoods, according to local reports.
London, 9 Jun – Iran’s state-run Tasnim News Agency acknowledged on Monday, 6 June, that the weather in Isfahan, central Iran, is highly polluted.
The report said: “The highly polluted weather in Isfahan stealthily brings slow death to the citizens.”
London, 9 Jun – Three Iranian creatives have started three-year jail terms this week. Yousef Emadi, 35, and brothers Mehdi and Hossein Rajabian, 26 and 31, were found guilty in 2015 of “insulting Islamic sanctities”, “spreading propaganda against the system” and “illegal audio-visual activities” in relation to distributing unlicensed music.
