Iran Focus
London, 6 Aug – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that Iran is trying to destabilise its neighbour Afghanistan. Iran has been destabilising many countries in the region and it now seems that Afghanistan is on its list.
Tillerson confirmed that the US was collaborating with its allies in the Middle East to curb the Islamic Republic’s expansionist efforts that are destabilising Syria, Iraq and Yemen, among others.
Iran Focus
London, 6 Aug – Iran thought that if it agreed to halt its nuclear program, tens of billions of dollars would come flowing into the country via foreign investment. However, this never happened and many believe it is because of the US.
Over two years ago the nuclear deal was agreed between Iran and major world powers including the United States. It allowed the Islamic Republic to get control over the consequences of years of sanctions that crippled the country’s economy. Its oil export and production has risen but companies are still hesitant about doing business with Iran.
Iran Focus
London, 5 Aug – A report just published by Amnesty International named “Caught in a web of repression: Iran’s human rights defenders under attack” gives details about how the so-called “moderate” president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, is starting the second term of his presidency amid a significant crackdown.
It states that Iranian authorities are loosening their already loose regulations relating to the arrest of activists in the country. Punishments are becoming harsher and the death penalty is extremely overused.
Iran Focus
London, 5 Aug – The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017, H.R. 3364, has now been signed by US President Donald Trump. The administration can now tackle the foreign adversaries that pose a threat to the US, such as the regimes in North Korea, Russia and Iran.
The administration knows that is has strong support from legislators with regards to Iran and North Korea. There is a consensus that strong action, even stronger than previous measures, needs to be taken.
By Jubin Katiraie
In Iran, the regime of the mullahs has been the focus of instability and extremism throughout the region. The international community has attempted to use appeasement and negotiation to create change within Iran, but the reality is that human rights continue to be ignored by this repressive regime.
The Iranian people want change. They don’t want to continue to live under this repressive regime, which uses torture, executions, and more to keep its people from enjoying even the most basic rights to choose what to wear and how to entertain oneself. Yet, unlike other countries in the Middle East that had no viable alternative to their dictatorships, Iran has a viable democratic alternative.
Iran Focus
London, 5 Aug – In remarks to the press on August 1st, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused Iran of attempting to destabilizing neighboring Afghanistan. Tillerson said Washington was working with its allies in the region to minimize Iran’s efforts to destabilize certain countries including Afghanistan.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Aug – On Thursday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader criticized the new U.S. sanctions on Tehran that were signed by President Donald Trump the previous day. Khamenei vowed that Iran will continue its missile program despite international pressure. “The response to the hostility is to become stronger,” he said, and called the U.S. government “the top aggressor and the most shameless” enemy of Iran.
by Pooya Stone
Federica Mogherini, the current High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, will visit Iran along with several other European officials. They will be there for the inauguration of Hassan Rouhani who will be starting his second term as President of the Islamic Republic.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Aug – The Iranian Regime has bragged about the murder of Americans, with a high-ranking member of their personal terror squad claiming that Iran has killed more Americans than the US has killed Iranians.
Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, deputy commander of the Qods Force, bragged about the number of Americans that the Iranian Regime has killed.
Iran Focus
London, 4 Aug – The debate on verifying Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal rages on behind closed doors in the White House with Donald Trump reportedly eager to find the noncompliant with the deal but being held back by his administration.
Although, the Trump administration has verified Iran as compliant on the past two reviews, they have admitted that Iran is violating the spirit of the deal with its continuous missile launches and it appears that by October, Trump will no longer tolerate Iranian belligerence.
