gatestoneinstitute.org – The recent decision to shower Iran, the “leading state sponsor of global terrorism,” with yet another $10 billion in sanctions waivers, “freeing up $10 billion elsewhere to spend on terrorism, missiles, nuclear weapons and the repression of Iranian women,” defies logic and morality. Despite galactic evidence of Iran’s atrocities — such as, since October 2023, more than 165 …
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There Goes Latin America: Iran’s Regime in America’s Backyard
gatestoneinstitute.org – The Iranian regime, which… has been calling for “Death to America,” now has ballistic missiles which it says can reach the US, and claims to have a hypersonic missile that, according to one report, “Can Destroy US In 40 sec.” Venezuela appears to have willingly embraced Iran’s overtures. The Iranian regime, in addition to Venezuela, has evidently also …
Read More »USCIRF Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes Against Humanity
Shabtabnews – USCIRF Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes Against Humanity Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges the U.S. government to support a United Nations (UN) Security Council referral to the International Criminal Court following the finding by a panel of UN-appointed experts that Iran’s crackdowns on protests against mandatory hijab and other religious freedom …
Read More »Explained: What is Iran’s Controversial Hijab and Chastity Law
Iranwire – “The violation of the Hijab and Chastity law carries a fine of three million tomans [$50]. This legislation is set to be ratified by the Guardian Council within three days and will be enforced after the [Persian] New Year.” These comments, made on Friday, March 8, during a state TV show, mark Amir Hossein Bankipour’s first reply to …
Read More »Palestinians: ‘Revitalized’ Means Unity with Hamas Terrorists
gatestoneinstitute.org – For [Palestinian] leaders, revamping the Palestinian Authority means forging an alliance with Hamas by inviting the terror group to be part of a new governing body that would rule the Gaza Strip in the post-war era. From Biden’s perspective, it is as though Netanyahu and the Israelis are responsible for the devastation in the Middle East since Hamas’s …
Read More »Iranian Regime’s Sham ‘Elections’: Perpetuating the Deception
gatestoneinstitute.org – Iran’s so-called “elections” stand out as a grotesque parody of democracy. Yet… the mainstream Western media persistently mislabel these charades as “elections,” thereby bestowing legitimacy upon a regime entrenched in authoritarianism and dictatorship. For decades, Iranians have endured oppression, censorship, and violence at the hands of a regime that masquerades as a legitimate government while trampling on their …
Read More »“No One Hears Their Voices” Suicides and Self-Immolations in Iran’s Orumiyeh Prison
CHRI – UN Urged to Address Crisis at Orumiyeh Prison Cruel and Inhumane Conditions Violate Iranian and International Law March 6, 2024 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) raises urgent alarms over the dire situation within Iran’s Orumiyeh Central Prison, with recent weeks seeing two suicides and two self-immolations, alongside a surge in executions since the beginning …
Read More »Why the US is Losing the War to the Houthis
gatestoneinstitute.org – What is the Biden administration doing wrong? Apart from scale, it’s trying to target Houthi drones and missiles, and some air bases…. This is the same approach that failed in Iraq…. When rockets are targeted, the terrorists run away and regroup, but when the terrorists are targeted, they have to keep running, so they don’t have the time …
Read More »Iran: Draconian campaign to enforce compulsory veiling laws through surveillance and mass car confiscations
Amnesty – Iranian authorities are waging a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive compulsory veiling laws through widespread surveillance of women and girls in public spaces and mass police checks targeting women drivers, said Amnesty International ahead of International Women’s Day. Tens of thousands of women have had their cars arbitrarily confiscated as punishment for defying Iran’s veiling laws. Others have …
Read More »“Incorporating Sharia Law into European Legal Systems”: A State in India Bans Sharia
gatestoneinstitute.org – Lawmakers in an Indian state… have approved landmark legislation to… [ban] discrimination against women based on Islamic sharia law… personal laws that would be common for all citizens, regardless of religion. Replacing sharia law with a universal civil code across all of India would vastly ensure more rights for women and children and secure gender equality, and would …
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