Iran Focus
London, 18 May – A lot has been said about the Iranian elections but far too many think-pieces and op-eds are focusing on the differences between the two main candidates without identifying that that real power lies not with the President, but with the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
Iran Focus
London, 18 May – The Trump administration imposed a new set of sanctions on Iran and its ballistic missiles programme, on Wednesday, but for now, the 2015 nuclear agreement remains intact.
The White House has also increased other sanctions against Iran that were still in place but relaxed.
Iran Focus
London, 18 May – The Iranian Regime is preparing to enforce repressive measures against any citizens who protest this Friday’s presidential elections.
Some reports indicate that security service personnel have been doubled in the past few weeks, as the Regime fear a protest on the scale on the 2009 Green Revolution, when the election result was said to be faked.
Iran Focus
London, 17 May – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani invited global investors to Iran, in an effort to secure some major deals, which he believes will give him the edge in this Friday’s elections.
The much-touted rewards from the sanctions relief secured in the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 nations, has not been seen by the ordinary Iranians for two reasons: low investment and greed of the elites. So, it is not surprising that Rouhani wants to promise future wealth if he is re-elected.
Iran Focus
London, 17 May – Some political commentators in the US have been floating the idea that it would be better for the West if Iran ‘elects’ a so-called hard-line candidate in this Friday’s election because Western Governments could no longer deceive themselves about Iran’s true nature.
Iran Focus
London, 17 May – Right now, we are in the final days before the Iranian elections and as such, there has been quite a lot of debate over the future President in Western media. The analysts and journalists have asked what this will mean for Iran and the world as a whole; far too many have peddled the false narrative of moderates and hardliners, while far too few have gone so far as to say that it doesn’t matter who the President is because the Regime will not allow change.
Iran Focus
London, 17 May – The upcoming Iranian election may look similar to what you’d expect in a democracy, with its televised debates, catchy campaign slogans, and endorsements from former leaders, but an NGO has warned that this is all an act.
Dennis B. Ross, co-founder of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and special assistant to President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011, and Jason M. Brodsky, the policy director of UANI, wrote and op-ed for Time in which they make clear that this election will change nothing for the Iranian people or the world.
Iran Focus
London, 17 May – Iran is the second biggest nation in the middle east in terms of the economy, according to the Daily Mail. The only country ahead of it is its Sunni rival Saudi Arabia. The reason for this supposed wealth? Oil and Sanctions Relief.
The Iranian economy was revived by the lifting of international sanctions against it, when the 2015 nuclear deal was put into place. Then, a recent deal between Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran allowed Iran to up its oil production significantly.
However, despite these boosts, the economy is still not working for anyone outside the elite.
Iran Focus
London, 16 May – In April, US computer security experts had to combat a threat from a gang of hackers, believed to be Iranian, who were trying to hack into the network of a military contractor.
Had the hackers been successful, it could have been a major problem for US national security, but luckily, the defenders managed to block them at every turn.
Iran Focus
London, 16 May – The Iranian Regime’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has a long history of corruption, whether it’s plundering the public purse or taking control of government jobs, but the Iranian election has shed more light on the scope of their corruption.
