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Monthly Archives: April 2019

Brian Hook: Countries can either work with US or Iran, but not both

Al-Arabia – The United States has denied the Iranian regime over $10 billion in revenue and expect that number to increase dramatically, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told Al Arabiya English after Washington declared it would start ending waivers to Tehran’s oil customers. Hook also said that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates share a lot of …

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Saudi Arabia welcomes US move to end all Iran sanction waivers

Al-Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Dr. Ibrahim al-Assaf on Tuesday welcomed a US decision to end all Iran sanction waivers by May, saying it was a necessary step to halt Tehran’s “destabilizing” policy in the region. “Saudi Arabia fully supports this step taken by the United States as it is necessary to force the Iranian regime to end its …

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Sufi Woman Beaten by Inmate in Gharchak Prison

CHRI – Sufi political prisoner Sima Entesari was beaten by an inmate who claims she was promised a case review if she carried out the attack, a source with detailed knowledge of the event informed the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). “One of the prisoners convicted of drug-related offenses initially got into an argument with Ms. Entesari,” said …

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Court Of Appeal Upholds Deportation Of Human Rights Attorney Mohammad Najafi

Iran-HRM – An appeals court upheld a 13-year prison sentence of human rights attorney Mohammad Najafi who was jailed in 2018 after voicing support for people detained during anti-government protests, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, Aril 14, 2019. Mohammad Najafi was sentenced in December to 10 years for “conveying information to a hostile country” through interviews with …

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China Lashes Out At Washington’s Decision On Iran Oil Sanctions

RFL/RE – Beijing has lashed out at a U.S. decision to impose sanctions on countries that buy Iranian oil, warning that it will intensify turmoil in the Middle East and in the international energy market.“China firmly opposes the U.S. implementation of unilateral sanctions and its so-called long-armed jurisdiction,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at an April 23 press briefing.The …

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Detained Defense Attorney to Be Tried on Four Charges for Peaceful Activities

CHRI – Detained defense attorney Amirsalar Davoudi is facing four charges for running a Telegram app channel for lawyers in Iran and giving interviews to foreign news organizations, attorney Vahid Farahani told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on April 16, 2019. Two of the charges brought by Branch 1 of the court of Evin Prison are “propaganda against the …

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IRGC commander leaves sooner than expected

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Hossein Salami as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). After nearly 12 years at the head of Iran’s most influential military force, Mohammad Ali Jafari will head the Hazrat Baqiatollah al-Azam Cultural and Social Headquarters. Khamenei thanked Jafari for his service to the IRGC and “introducing the Islamic revolution,” stating that …

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US cuts Iran oil waivers in move to force Tehran out of nuclear deal

Al-Monitor — The Donald Trump administration will not renew sanctions waivers next month for eight countries to continue imports of Iranian oil, it announced today, in a move key American allies interpreted as an effort to get Iran to quit the 2015 nuclear deal that the United States withdrew from last year. “The goal remains simple: to deprive the outlaw …

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Iran Celebrates National Day Of Poet Sadi

PayvandNews – Persian literature aficionados and literati from across Iran came together at the mausoleum of Persian poet Sadi in Shiraz on Sunday to celebrate Sadi National Day. Sadi(artwork by Bozorgmehr Hosseinpur) The director of the Center for the Study of Sadi, Kurosh Kamali Sarvestani, delivered a speech, which was followed by recitations from Sadi’s poetry.Sadi enthusiasts also visited exhibits of …

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Iran Guards Navy Threatens To Close Hormuz If “Not Allowed To Use It’

Radiofarda – The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy has said that if Iran is not allowed to export its oil through the Hormuz Strait, it would close the vital shipping route. Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri told Iran’s Arabic TV channel Al-Alam, “The Hormuz Strait, based on law is an international shipping route and if we are banned from using …

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