Iran Focus

London, 23 Sep – In his article in Newsweek today, September 23, Giulio Maria Terzi, former foreign minister of Italy, writes about Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s attendance at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, just a little over a year after the Nuclear Deal he made with the United States, and other countries.

The big question, according to Terzi, is whether or not the Obama administration and its political allies will address the human rights abuses by the Iranian government that were ignored pending the outcome of nuclear negotiations.

Iran Focus

London, 23 Sep – The US-Iran Nuclear deal which was signed in January this year has been widely criticised since coming into effect. Politicians and the public alike have also questioned the $1.7 billion cash ransom for releasing hostages, held by the Iranian authorities. A new bipartisan bill named as the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act has been passed to ensure that the financial dealings of the Iranian Regime remain as transparent as possible.

Iran Focus

London, 23 Sep – Earlier this year, Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) admitted to the allegations that Iran had been supplying the Houthi forces in Yemen with ‘Zelzal-3’ missiles which were made in Iran. Saad Hariri from the Lebanese Parliament (who also served as Lebanon’s prime minister between 2009 and 2011) blames Iran for the crisis in Yemen and the instability in many other countries within the Middle East. 

 Iran Focus

London, 23 Sep – Lord Maginnis of Drumglass, member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom (BPCIF), and Independent Ulster Unionist peer writes in his September 21 article for Politics Home, that since the Islamic Republic of Iran was established thirty-seven years ago, American policy has sought compromise with a ‘moderate’ regime.

Iran Focus

London, 21 Sep – There appears to be a change in the way the Iranian Regime and their opposition, the Iranian Resistance are seen in the wider world, according to an article published on Townhall

The article, which was co-authored by Raymond Tanter and Col. (Ret.) Wes Martin, Former Antiterrorism/Force Protection for Coalition Forces–Iraq, states that “the tide has turned”.

Iran Focus

London, 21 Sep – The visit to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) by the Iranian President has attracted a large protest outside the UNGA in New York

The Media Express states that thousands of Iranian-Americans have denounced the visit at a rally organized by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities in the US.

Iran Focus

London, 21 Sep – The President-Elect of the Iranian Resistance has delivered a message to the Iranian demonstrators outside the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

Maryam Rajavi addressed the supporters who are demonstrating against Rouhani’s attendance at the UNGA.