Iran Focus
Tehran, 20 Dec – Iranian authorities on Saturday hanged three political prisoners in a prison in the south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, the main Iranian opposition coalition reported.
Iran impounds tens of thousands of cars for women’s mal-veiling
Iran has impounded tens of thousands of cars since March because women inside the vehicles had not properly covered their hair with a headscarf, Tehran’s traffic police said Tuesday.
“Over the past eight months, more than 40,000 cases of bad hijab [headscarf] have been dealt with”, said Brig. Gen. Teymour Hosseini, quoted by the state-run ISNA news agency.
Russia rejects Iran claim of Putin-Soleimani meeting
Iran Focus
London, 17 Dec – Iran’s state-run Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday the commander of foreign operations for Tehran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) had met Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, but a Kremlin spokesman flatly denied the report.
Maryam Rajavi: Iran, the Islamic State, and the Perversion of Islam
By Maryam Rajavi
It seems that for all our progress in social and human development, with each new generation radical factions emerge, shaking the world with their ability to convince ordinary people to commit unspeakable atrocities.
ISIS: The road to defeating Islamic extremism runs through its epicenter in Tehran
By Ali Safavi
The heinous terrorist attacks in San Bernardino 12 days ago and in Paris last month were clear reminders of the growing threat of Islamic extremism. This vicious ideology continues to take new physical forms – once Al Qaeda, now ISIS. Their goal is to create an Islamic “state” capable of enforcing Sharia law by force and unwinding humanity’s democratic achievements.
Oil prices sink below $35 on fears of more Iran oil – CNN
Oil is getting close to crumbling below levels not seen since the financial crisis. Prices slid to $34.53 a barrel on Monday morning, CNN reported — the cheapest level since February 2009. The drop was fueled by concerns about a surge in Iranian oil production as soon as next month. The country is awaiting sanctions to be lifted early next year.
Iran’s possible next Supreme Leader being examined, Rafsanjani says
An Iranian committee is examining potential candidates to be the next Supreme Leader, former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Sunday, breaking a taboo of talking publicly about succession in the Islamic Republic.
Tom Ridge: Confront terror while maintaining U.S. values
By Tom Ridge
The shocking terrorist attack by Islamic extremists in California has rekindled the debate about the connections of such barbarism to the Muslim community as a whole.
Iranian Dissidents Mark Passing of Dissident Mehri Jannatpour
By Hamid Yazdan Panah
On December 3rd 2015, Iranian dissident and activist Mehri Jannatpour passed away. Jannatpour was remembered for her bravery and perseverance as a political activist in Iran over the last 40 years. This included three separate terms served in prison for her support and affiliation with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), one of Iran’s principal opposition organizations.
Iran’s Civil Society Ignored but Defiant
Iran’s Civil Society Ignored but Defiant
By Hamid Yazdan Panah
Don’t look now but Iran’s civil society is on fire. In recent weeks dissidents, ethnic minorities, and political activists have presented a formidable challenge to the claim that the Nuclear Deal with Iran would benefit human rights and political reform. Their presence is also a sharp critique towards the facade of reform projected by Hassan Rouhani. The unrest is particularly inconvenient for Rouhani and his Western counterparts who appear more interested in establishing ties with the theocracy in Tehran than the ongoing movement for change in Iran.
