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Iran’s Supreme Leader Accepting Defeat?

Iran Focus

London, 25 May – Over the past couple of weeks, the Iranian Regime have suffered several humiliations from their failure to secure the President they chose in the recent ‘elections’, to the speeches made at the Arab Summits in Saudi Arabia, to a near defeat by the Syrian rebels, but could this be the end of the Regime and its dictator?

Peace in the Middle East- Trump’s Promise

Iran Focus

London, 24 May – When Donald Trump announced that his inaugural trip as President would be to Saudi Arabia, plenty of people were concerned about how he would fare, given his comments on the Saudi Royal Family in past years and his more recent comments surrounding Muslims.

Iran Builds New Terror Centres- US Stalls on Terror Designation

Iran Focus

London, 24 May – As the US stalls on whether or not to label the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), the Iranian Regime builds more terrorist training camps.

Colonel Wes Martin (ret.), who served as the first senior antiterrorism officer for all Coalition Forces in Iraq, wrote an op-ed for Forbes pleading with the US Congress and the Trump administration to speed up the designation of the IRGC as a terror group, before it is too late.

Iran Looks Bleak Under Rouhani’s Rule

Iran Focus

London, 24 May – Following last Friday’s sham elections in Iran, incumbent Hassan Rouhani emerged the winner and once again the Iranian people lost.

The Regime has claimed that almost 40 million turned out to vote, an impressive, if ridiculous, lie considering how low voter turnout is in actual décor and that Rouhani won by a margin of 8 million votes.

Iranian Regime Crises Intensify After Election

Iran Focus

London, 24 May – On Friday, the Iranian Regime announced that Hassan Rouhani had won a second term in the elections but, according to a political analyst, these elections do not represent the will of the people, rather the failures of Iran’s supreme leader to achieve the result he wanted.

Lord Maginnis: US Can Challenge Iran and ISIL

Iran Focus

London, 24 May – The new President of the United States, Donald Trump, began his first overseas trip with a visit to Saudi Arabia. He next moved on to Israel, where he worked on partnerships that once seemed improbable. Both countries are allied with America, but the two have a tradition of being regional adversaries. However, both are concerned about Iran’s involvement in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.

Trump Blasts Iran on First Foreign Trip

Iran Focus

London, 23 May – Donald Trump has rightfully taken every opportunity to blast the Iranian Regime and its aggressive behaviour during his inaugural trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel, and Trump’s comments certainly appear to have unified the US allies in the region, who are constantly threatened by the Iranian mullahs.

Iranian Resistance Leader Welcomes the Positions of the Saudi Summit

Iran Focus

London, 23 May – The leader of the Iranian Resistance has publically welcomed the positions adopted by the Arab Islamic American Summit regarding the conduct of the Iranian Regime.

Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) noted that the Iranian Regime has done nothing but undermine peace in the Middle East and further afield, since its formation in 1979.

Iranian Political Prisoner Threatened With Increased Jail Time Over 1988 Massacre Complaint

Iran Focus

London, 23 May – Amnesty International has released an updated Urgent Notice about a political prisoner who is being threatened with an extended prison sentence for seeking justice for her family members who were illegally executed by the Regime in the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran.

Iranian Elections Are Not Representative of the People

Iran Focus

London, 23 May – Last Friday, the Iranian Regime held its ‘elections’ and Hassan Rouhani emerged the victor but despite the claims of the ruling mullahs, this is not a victory for either the Iranian people or democracy.

Shahriar Kia, an Iranian dissident and political analyst, wrote an op-ed for the Daily Caller where he revealed that the so-called elections do not represent the views of the Iranian people but the decision of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.