Iran Focus
London, 11 Jun – NCRI – State-run media reported that Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Massoud Mehrdadi as the prime suspect of embezzling $13 billion was released on bail from prison. According to this report, Mehrdadi is board member of the IRGC Cooperative Foundation, while he is sitting at the boards of more than 40 other companies.
Iran Focus
London, 9 Jun – The 1988 Iranian massacre was a strategic attempt by the Iranian Regime to wipe out political opposition by executing those who spoke out against them, mainly members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
The Iranian Regime executed 30,000 political prisoners, including teenagers and pregnant women, over a matter of months and their death warrants were signed by high-ranking members of the current Regime.
Iran Focus
London, 9 Jun – The terror attacks in Iran earlier this week have been largely criticised throughout the world, but the Iranian Regime cannot pretend that it is a “victim” of terrorism, according to a political analyst and expert.
Paulo Casaca, founder and executive director of the Brussels-based South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), told DW in an interview on Thursday, June 8, that the Iranian Regime, who are the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world, should expect to effectively reap what they sow.
Iran Focus
London, 9 Jun – The Governor of Chabahar in Southeastern province of Sistan & Baluchestan, confessed that 79% of the 283 thousands of inhabitants are deprived of water supply network.
The appointed governor of Chabahar on Tuesday, June 6 admitted to the deteriorating situation of people in this area while stating, “400 villages of this city lack water network system and the drinking water of the residents is maintained with tankers.
Iran Focus
London, 8 Jun – Donald Trump has released a statement in which he offered solace to the innocent victims of the two terror attacks in Iran on Wednesday but criticised the Iranian Regime for its support of terror cells.
His statement read: “We underscore that states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote.”
Iran has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1984 and is currently regarded the world’s leading state sponsor of terror.
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London, 8 Jun – The Iranian Regime forces are fighting the Americans to gain control of a former ISIS stronghold in southeastern Syria.
The American troops are using the garrison in Deir al-Zour province to train Syrian rebels in the fight against so-called Islamic State, so that they are able to fight back once the US withdraws.
Iran Focus
London, 8 Jun – The Iranian Regime hacked the US State Department emails and social media accounts whilst the nuclear deal was being debated in Congress in 2015, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
The cyber-attack took place in the days before the nuclear deal was passed through Congress, while the negotiators from Iran, the UK, France, Germany, China and Russia met in the US to hash out agreements or “side deals” but has not been revealed to the public until now.
Iran Focus
London, 8 Jun – Qatar’s disputes with other countries in the Middle East are far more serious than we originally thought, according to one regional expert.
Abdulrahman al-Rashed, the former General Manager of Al Arabiya News Channel, wrote an op-ed for Al-Arabiya is which he lamented trivialising Qatar’s past disputes with its neighbouring states, noting that now he realises it would not just blow over.
Iran Focus
London, 8 Jun – Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the Iranian parliament and the tomb of Khomeini in Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 12 people in a twin assault in Tehran, state media and news agencies reported.
“Islamic State claimed responsibility and released a video claiming to show gunmen inside the parliament building and one body, apparently dead, on the floor.” said Reuters in a report from inside Iran.
Iran Focus
London, 7 Jun – Rumours are circulating about a possible confrontation between the United States and Iran, with Syria being the launch site. It cannot be denied that US President Donald Trump has increased his harsh rhetoric towards Iran with the recent visit to Saudi Arabia.
