Radiofarda – Germany has voiced concern about increasing cyberattacks from Iran, Russia and China.
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Iran’s ‘Aggression’ In Middle East Must Be Countered – Merkel
Radiofarda – Measures are needed to counter Iran’s “aggressive tendencies” in the Middle East, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday after talks in Jordan with King Abdullah.
Read More »Retired IRGC General ‘Returns’ Villa After Disclosure By Hardline Students
Radiofarda – Former chief of the joint staff of Iranian armed forces, Major General Hassan Firouzabadi says he has returned a 10 thousand square meter villa he had occupied for 25 years.
Read More »Iraq police in armed clash with pro-Iran Hezbollah militia in Baghdad
Al-Arabia – Iraqi police surrounded the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia and detained one of its members after an armed clash Wednesday left three people wounded in Baghdad, a security official said.
Read More »Europe’s Iranian nuclear folly: Drinking from the poison chalice of Trump’s enemy
Al-Aarbia – At this point in time, Europe is desperate to keep the Iran deal alive, even though Donald Trump has walked away from it, branding it “the single worst deal I’ve ever seen drawn up by anybody”. But whatever efforts European leaders are making to keep the deal on track, European corporations such as the French oil company Total …
Read More »Iran: Outspoken lawyer arrested after protesting the execution of her client
Amnesty – Responding to the arrest of Zeynab Taheri, the lawyer of Mohammad Salas, the 51-year-old Sufi bus driver who was executed on Monday morning after a grossly unfair trial, Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “It’s telling that Zeynab Taheri’s arrest followed her public announcement that she intended to …
Read More »Iran Confirms 1 Victim in Alleged Gang Rapes in Southeast
VOA – An Iranian official said authorities investigating accusations of recent mass abductions and rapes of women in southeastern Iran have confirmed that at least one complainant was raped.
Read More »Iran: Stop Imminent Execution of Kurdish Prisoner, Investigate Evidence of Torture and Denial of Due Process
CHRI – Fear Grows After Bus Driver Was Executed in Iran Despite Similar ConcernThe Iranian judiciary should immediately annul the death sentence issued against Kurdish prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi and investigate credible concerns of torture and denial of due process, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today. The judiciary should also investigate the case …
Read More »Kurdish rebels move to gain US support for operations against Iran
Al-Monitor – Hoping that the United States is serious about directly confronting the Islamic Republic, Iranian Kurdish opposition groups are maneuvering to become an essential part of a new White House policy of weakening and ultimately overthrowing the government in Tehran.
Read More »Iranian activists’ call for talks with US met with bipartisan fire and fury
Al-Monitor – A barrage of almost unprecedented diatribes from both conservatives and moderates in Iran has targeted a group of political figures who issued a joint statement June 16 calling for direct talks with the United States. Signed by 100 people, mostly of Reformist leanings but with diverse political backgrounds, the statement urges the Iranian government to enter talks with …
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