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Front page coverage of Iranian rally across Arab dailies.

Iran Focus

London, 14 Jul – Major daily newspapers from across the Arab world have given front-page coverage to Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi and the Iranian Resistance after last weekend’s rally.

At the ‘Free Iran’ gathering in Paris, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) came together to call for regime change in Iran; including the introduction of democracy and human rights into the country.

UK condemns rocket attack on PMOI in Iraq

London, 13 Jul – Politicians from the United Kingdom have joined other leaders in condemning the horrific attacks on Camp Liberty last week, which injured over 50 people.

Iraq’s Camp Liberty houses residents of the Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK). It was targeted in a rocket attack by militias affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force.

Rouhani: Iran able to restore nuclear program if needed

Iran Focus

Tehran, 13 Jul – Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic could restore elements of its nuclear program that were halted under its landmark deal if world powers that backed the agreement don’t live up to their end of the bargain.

Farzad Madadsadeh: In order to achieve freedom, you have to pay the price.

A former Iranian prisoner has recounted his abuse at the hands of the Iranian Regime and explained why he has committed his life to getting rid of the dictatorship.

Farzad Madadsadeh, a former cab driver, was only 24 when he was arrested by the Iranian security services in 2009 for ties to the Resistance movement, particularly the People’s Mohajideen Organisation of Iran (PMOI).

American Pastor speaks of his imprisonment and abuse in Iran because he was a Christian

Iran Focus

London, 13 Jul – An American pastor who spoke at the Free Iran rally in Paris on Saturday has spoken about his imprisonment in Iran.

Pastor Saeed Abedini told the 100,000 strong crowd that the “resurrection of the Iranian people” was coming and he comforted those who are currently facing repression by reminding them that God is “always close to the oppressed.”

Iran regime has no future – dissident

Iran Focus

London, 12 Jul – In his blog in the July 11 edition of the American Thinker, Shahriar Kia writes about the “Free Iran” conference that took place in Paris this past weekend, saying that it, “became a major platform calling on the international community to begin shifting its Iran policy. The regime of Tehran has no place in the future of Iran and the Middle East, and the West’s flawed appeasement policy vis-à-vis the mullahs has failed, leading to Iran’s expansionism across the region.

Maryam Rajavi: Operation Decisive Storm’ forced Iran’s leaders to “drink the nuclear poison”

Iran Focus

Paris, 12 Jul – In her speech on the second day of the hugely attended “Free Iran” conference held in Paris this past weekend, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Maryam Rajavi said that ‘Operation Decisive Storm’, which aimed to prevent Iran’s expansion into Yemen forced the Iranian leaders to “drink the nuclear poison.”

Tehran Criticises Saudi Prince for Attending Iranian Resistance Rally

Iran Focus
London, 12 Jul – A Saudi Prince attended the Iranian Opposition rally in Paris, this past weekend, which has drawn criticism from the Iranian Regime.

On Sunday, the Iranian Regime’s News Agency (IRNA) quoted an unnamed regime official who said that Prince Turki al-Faisal’s participation in the rally was an example of Saudi Arabia’s “political impudence and stupidity”.

100,000 rally in Paris for a ‘Free Iran’

Iran Focus

London, 11 Jul – According to Greg Russell, reporting for The National on 10 July, the crowd who gathered for the “Free Iran” convention at Le Bourget, Paris, this past weekend, could have filled Murrayfield Stadium twice over. More than 100,000 gathered together to send a message to the current Iranian regime: they want change.

Freed Christian pastor says Iranians should resist against tyranny

Iran Focus

London, 11 Jul – Iranian-American Pastor Saeed Abedini spoke before 100,000 people in Paris at the National Council of Resistance of Iran rally on Saturday, where he vowed that through faith in Jesus Christ, the “resurrection of the Iranian people” is coming soon, wrote Stoyan Zaimov, a Christian Post Reporter, in his July 11 article.