Social and Political

Radiofarda – Speaking to Radio Farda, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Yevhen Yenin, said on Wednesday, January 6, that Kyiv is waiting for the identification and punishment of the “real” Iranian officials responsible for shooting down Ukraine International Airline’s passenger plane last January. Yenin, who is in charge of following up on the tragic case, asked that Tehran announce the real …

gatestoneinstitute.org – “It is a massive strategic blunder at a time when President Biden will be seeking to put together an international partnership of liberal democracies to deal with the bullying loutish behavior and assault on our international rules by Chinese Communists.” — Former Hong Kong Governor Lord Patten, Daily Mail, January 7, 2021. “We should not be seeking to contain …

VOA – Relatives of those killed by Iran’s shoot-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane last January say they do not want blood money from Tehran but rather an international trial to hold its leaders accountable, a procedure contingent on overcoming lengthy hurdles under global conventions. The Jan. 8, 2020, downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by Iranian missiles shortly …

(HRW) – Iranian authorities have failed to conduct a transparent and credible investigation into the shooting down of Ukraine International Airline flight 752 on January 8, 2020, which killed all 176 passengers and crew onboard, Human Rights Watch said today.Iranian authorities should commit to a genuinely transparent investigation and cooperate with international bodies to uncover the truth and provide the victims’ families …

Shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR, in regards to the suspicious Sanchi oil tanker collision, stated that : “After three years, the exact circumstances surrounding the incident are still unknown, and neither the Iranian nor the Chinese government’s officials have shed any clarity in this regard. Therefore, both governments are either neglecting or failing in their duties to the families …

Al-Arabia – Iran has identified and will be arresting all those involved in the assassination of the country’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a deputy Iranian defense minister said Wednesday. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. “All the culprits and perpetrators of the assassination of martyr Fakhrizadeh have been identified,” Iran’s Nour …

Al-Arabia – A Baghdad court has issued a warrant for the arrest of US President Donald Trump as part of its investigation into the killing of a top Iraqi paramilitary commander. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, the deputy head of Iraq’s largely pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary network, …

Iranwire – The Rothschild conspiracy theory is an age-old myth that a single European Jewish banking family has the power to control world events. It has deep antisemitic roots, and over time has been used as a vehicle to promote different forms of hate. This widespread fantasy was later imported to Iran and given a local flavor, again to achieve political …

Iranwire – They did not teach him to dream, so in many ways, suicide might have been predictable or expected. This is the simplest way to describe the story and life of Reza, a former child laborer. Reza appeared on a television show six years ago aired by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), and the remarks he made on the program were widely …

RFL/RE – Britain, France, and Germany have called on Iran to reverse its decision to restart uranium enrichment at the 20 percent level, describing the move as “a serious negative development” in violation of a 2015 nuclear accord.“This action, which has no credible civil justification and carries very significant proliferation-related risks, is in clear violation of Iran’s commitments…and further hollows …