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Turks Charged in United States for Conspiring to Violate Iran Sanctions

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Turks Charged in United States for Conspiring to Violate Iran Sanctions

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London, 7 Sep – Earlier this week, federal prosecutors in the United States announced that a new indictment had been filed. The indictment charges a former economy minister from Turkey, and three other Turks, with involvement in a conspiracy to violate US sanctions against Iran.

These charges have been expanded from an existing case that had gained interest from Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, and Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City and informal advisor to President Trump, as well as some senior members of Trump’s administration.

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Iran Is Thwarted in Yemen

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Iran Is Thwarted in Yemen

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London, 7 Sep – Iran’s plans to take over Yemen have been thwarted by the Arab coalition forces, according to the Yemeni Prime Minister Dr Ahmed Obeid Bin Daghr.

Bin Daghr said that the Yemeni army, supported by the Saudi-led coalition forces in operation “Decisive Storm”, is currently in control of 85 percent of the territories in Yemen and is heading towards a great victory against the Iranian foe.

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Iran Poses Serious Threat to the Middle East That Must Be Dealt With

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Iran Poses Serious Threat to the Middle East That Must Be Dealt With

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London, 7 Sep – Now is the time to focus on the Iranian Regime’s destabilisation of the Middle East before it’s too late, according to one human rights activist.

Heshmat Alavi wrote a piece for Al Arabiya, entitled “With ISIS on the run, is it time to focus on Iran?”, in which he assessed that the international community should now focus on Iran as the leading threat to peace in the middle east and work to counter them before they take over.

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Iran Re-Imposes Death Sentence Quashed by Supreme Court

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Iran Re-Imposes Death Sentence Quashed by Supreme Court

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London, 7 Sep – The Iranian Regime has reimposed the death penalty of a religious leader after the original death sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court, a representative for the judiciary said on Sunday.

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the spokesman for the judiciary, said: “[Mohammad Ali Taheri’s] case was sent back to court and tried with the presence of a lawyer and various advisers and the judge has again reached.”

According to the Regime-affiliated news agency ISNA, he also said that the sentence could be appealed.

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Iran-Iraq Rift Deepens as Sistani Refuses Iranian Envoy

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Iran-Iraq Rift Deepens as Sistani Refuses Iranian Envoy

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London, 7 Sep – Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior figures in Iraq, has refused to receive a delegation from the Iranian Regime, according to Iraq sources, giving more evidence to the idea that Iraq is looking to pull away from Iran’s influence.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei sent the Chairman of the Iranian Expediency Council Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, to visit Iraq and meet with Al-Sistani following rising escalations among the pro-Tehran Shiite alliance.

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Five Injured in Protests Over IRGC’s Murders

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Five Injured in Protests Over IRGC’s Murders

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London, 7 Sep – Five protesters in Iran have been wounded as the security forces used tear gas to disperse them on Tuesday September 5.

Activists in Baneh and Mariwan had shut their shops and taken to the streets in protest at the extrajudicial killings of two Kurdish porters (kolbars) by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

They stormed the Mayor’s Building and set several rooms and vehicles on fire.

The kolbars, Heydar Faraji, 21, and Qader Bahrami, 45, had been carrying goods across the Iran-Kurdistan Region border.

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Iranian Resistance: PMOI/MEK Elects New Secretary General

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Iranian Resistance: PMOI/MEK Elects New Secretary General

By Jubin Katiraie

On Wednesday, September 6, 2017. In a congress chaired by Ms. Zohreh Akhyani, the Secretary General since 2011.The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, PMOI/MEK, (the Mujahedin-e Khalq, MEK) held its annual Congress simultaneously in Tirana and five other countries. On the PMOI/MEK’s 52nd anniversary, the Congress elected Ms. Zahra Merrikhi as its new Secretary General.

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Iran Regime Is Taking Over Middle East; What Can We Do?

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Iran Regime Is Taking Over Middle East; What Can We Do?

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London, 6 Sep – Like the so-called Islamic State, the Iranian Regime will expand across the Middle East spreading destruction but all we can do is wait and see, according to one seasoned reporter.

Diana Moukalled wrote an op-ed, entitled “Iran expands its influence while everybody watches”, for Arab News in which she dissected how the Iranian Regime is attempting to conquer the Middle East as ISIS are driven out.

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Holding Iran Accountable for Human Rights Abuses Will Bring Change

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Holding Iran Accountable for Human Rights Abuses Will Bring Change

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London, 6 Sep – Iran’s human rights violations are the key to bringing down Iran, according to a human rights activist.

Heshmat Alavi wrote an op-ed for Forbes, entitled “New Light On Iran’s Human Rights Violations”, in which he assessed that although Iran’s terrorist links and nuclear weapons programme gets more media attention, their egregious attacks on the rights of the Iranian people are the reason that they will be brought down.

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London Protest Calls for Justice Over Iranian Massacre

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London Protest Calls for Justice Over Iranian Massacre

By Jubin Katiraie

British politicians, dignitaries, and activists gathered in London on Saturday to call on the UK government to lead the world in setting up an independent committee to investigate the 1988 Iranian massacre, in which 30,000 political prisoners were executed, and bring those responsible to justice.

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