Social and Political

gatestoneinstitute.org – “In many cases, these UK universities are unintentionally generating research that is sponsored by and may be of use to China’s military conglomerates, including those with activities in the production of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) as well as hypersonic missiles, in which China is involved in a new arms race and seeks …

Al-Monitor – One of the men accused of trying to extort Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz admits he approached Gaetz’s father for money to help find a former FBI agent missing in Iran, but denies trying to extort the family.  Former Air Force intelligence officer Bob Kent confirmed to SiriusXM Radio that he had approached Don Gaetz after learning that his son was …

Amnesty – The global pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that have perpetuated inequality, discrimination and oppression and paved the way for the devastation wrought by COVID-19 globally and within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Amnesty International said in its annual report published today. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the …

(Reuters) – Turkey called in China’s ambassador on Tuesday after his embassy said it had “the right to respond” to Turkish opposition leaders who criticised China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims when they issued statements referring to violence three decades ago. The politicians, IYI Party leader Meral Aksener and Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas of the main opposition CHP, had marked what …

Shabtabnews – The National Union for Democracy in Iran yesterday held protests in front of the Chinese Embassy to protest the CCP’s deal with the Islamic Republic. “#Iran is not for sale!”Right now in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC protesting the CCP’s deal with the Islamic Republic.#No2IR #No2IRChinaTreaty #China#نه_به_جمهوري_اسلامي #نه_به_قرارداد_۲۵_ساله pic.twitter.com/yY1zzfyrcS— National Union for Democracy in Iran …

freebeacon.com – Iranian officials are claiming victory over the United States as diplomats gather this week for negotiations over a revamped nuclear deal, discussions that are likely to result in the Biden administration lifting tough economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said Tuesday that his country’s leaders will not sit down for talks with the …

Al-Arabia – Iran-backed militia are using disguises to carry out their war of violence in Syria, local residents have told Al Arabiya as part of a new documentary. They plant sleeper cells and use bribery and brutal force to build their army and gain a further stronghold across the Middle Eastern war-torn country, according to sources. For all the latest …

Iranwire – One warm summer’s day in June, a “poet” named Mehrdad Arefani was heading from Brussels to Paris in a Peugeot 308, with the license plate VJU061. He had two mobile phones in his pocket. The last four digits of one of the phone numbers was 2614: the one his friends knew about. The number of the other one …

RFL/RE – Iran says it has charged 10 officials over the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) jet that was shot down last year, killing all 176 people on board. Gholam Abbas Torki, the former military prosecutor for Tehran Province, said on April 6 that the 10 have been “brought to responsibility” and will face trial to determine “the …

VOA – The United States and Iran are due to begin indirect talks Tuesday in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 agreement that restricted Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price told a press briefing Monday that U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley will lead the U.S. delegation to the Vienna talks in which Britain, China, …