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Monthly Archives: August 2016

Russians Continue Syria Air Strikes From Iran

RFL/RE – Russian warplanes conducted air strikes against targets in Syria using aircraft based in Iran for the second straight day. Russia’s Defense Ministry said several Su-34 strike fighters left the Hamadan air field in northwestern Iran to strike targets in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province on August 17, and all aircraft returned safely. The ministry’s statement claimed “more than 150 …

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U.S. Says Russian Use Of Iranian Base ‘Unfortunate’

RFL/RE – The United States says Russia’s use of an Iranian air base to carry out air strikes in Syria is “unfortunate but not surprising.” U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on August 16 that the use of Iran’s Hamadan air field would not definitively prevent Washington from cooperating with Moscow on resolving the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo or …

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Russia, Iran Appear to Double Down on Assad’s Behalf in Syria

VOA – Russia’s use of an Iranian base to launch airstrikes in Syria jolted the U.S. and its allies in the region, but the timing may have more to do with concerns about the fate of the Syrian regime than the need of Moscow or Tehran to send a message. Both Russia and Iran have become increasingly concerned about the …

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Iran Forces Kill IS-linked Fighters Near Iraq Border, Tehran Says

VOA – Iranian forces killed three men allegedly linked to the Islamic State group Tuesday in a border town near Iraq, Iranian media reported. The men were reportedly found hiding in a house in Kermanshah province, about 60 miles from the Iraqi border. Iranian forces also arrested six men accused of sympathizing with IS and seized belts armed with explosives …

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Authorities Confirm the Executions in Uremia Prison

HRANA News Agency – Despite the initial denial of Head of Prisons Office in West Azerbaijan province, finally and after 5 days the Head of Judiciary of the province confirmed the execution of Mohammad Abdollahi, political prisoner and 4 drug offenders. HRANA had already reported the executions and rejected the denial of authorities. According to the report of Human Rights …

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Seven Death Row Juvenile Offenders in Iran Identified

Iran Human Rights – has identified seven death row prisoners in the western regions of Iran who were under the age of 18 when they were charged with murder. Iran Human Rights (AUG 16 2016): Iran has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child and must stop the execution …

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Rouhani Battles Religious Hardliners Over Concert Cancellations in Iran

Iranhumanrights.org – A simmering battle between the government of President Hassan Rouhani and hardline religious figures over music concerts is playing out in northeastern Iran. Most recently, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli questioned the the announced suspension of all music concerts in Khorasan Razavi Province in a letter to the Judiciary. “We cannot prejudge the intentions [of musicians] and base …

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Are regional powers finally reaching consensus on Syria?

Al-monitor – Last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke on the phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about regional issues. Zarif also was the first Iranian official to visit Turkey after the attempted coup in July. Zarif met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During a press conference with Cavusoglu, Zarif said, …

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Iranian military official: We will ‘uproot’ Jabhat al-Nusra

Al-monitor – When Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of what used to be the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, on July 28 announced the rebranding of his group, there were few reactions in Tehran. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi made a brief statement describing the rebranding as a game “aimed at delisting the group as a terrorist organization,” adding that “the ugly …

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President Rouhani: Iran removed bases for sanctions with JCPOA

PayvandNews – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his administration pulled off the task of removing the bases for sanctions against the Islamic Republic, not just the bans themselves, by achieving a nuclear deal with six world powers. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a meeting with government officials in the southwestern Iranian city of Yasuj, August 15, 2016. Speaking in a …

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