Thursday , 28 March 2024

Social and Political

US Congressman Urges Transparency Regarding Iran Envoy Malley

iranintl – Brian Mast, a Republican member of the US Congress, called for transparency regarding the case of Robert Malley, the suspended US special envoy for Iran. In an interview with One America News Network, Mast criticized the US government for not shedding light on the events that led to Malley’s suspension, noting that he was “quietly” removed from his …

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Family Says French Traveler Sentenced By Iranian Court To 5 Years In Prison

RFL/RE – Iran has sentenced French national Louis Arnaud, whose family says he was traveling in the country as a tourist, to five years in prison on national-security charges. Arnaud’s mother said in a statement on November 8 that her son’s trial was held at the Revolutionary Court without him having a lawyer present. A statement from his family added …

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Crackdown on Hijab Violators: Image-Less Posters Appear on Iranian Cinemas

Iranwire – The movie Ameh Pasand (Popular) has been released in Iranian cinemas, with the white promotional posters featuring only the film’s title and the names of the actors. This is due to a prohibition by the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance on using images of two actresses featured in the movie, Baran Kosari and Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, who were prosecuted this year after …

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Putin, Erdogan and Raisi Make Visits in Central Asia

VOA – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Thursday, while Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi were expected in Uzbekistan, amid renewed diplomatic interest in the region. Central Asia’s former Soviet republics have sought to diversify their partnerships as Moscow’s sway over the region, which it considers as under its sphere of influence, …

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Brazilian Police Arrest Two People, Thwart Hezbollah Attack

VOA – Brazilian police, in cooperation with Israel’s spy agency, Mossad, and other international agencies, foiled an attack planned by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, according to Brazil’s federal police. The federal police arrested two people in Sao Paulo State on terrorism charges, it said in a statement Wednesday. In Israel, a statement issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said …

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US launches new airstrikes against IRGC facility in Syria as attacks continue

Al-Monitor – The United States military on Wednesday launched a new round of airstrikes targeting a facility in eastern Syria which the Pentagon said was used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in the latest sign of broader escalation with Iran-backed groups. “Today, at President Biden’s direction, US military forces conducted a self-defense strike on a facility in eastern Syria used …

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US Deterrence Against Iran Proxy Attacks Ineffective, Evidence Shows

iranintl – A Pentagon official has told Iran International that Iran’s proxies have attacked US forces in the Middle East 40 times since the Israel-Hamas war began last month. The attacks have taken place in Iraq (22 times) and Syria (18 times), the official said. On Monday, the Pentagon announced that in the past month, at least 46 American troops …

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Ultraconservatives Plan To Tighten Their Monopoly In Iran

iranintl – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his ultraconservative allies are likely to present three different lists of candidates for the parliamentary elections in March. This move seems aimed at creating an overwhelming propaganda push to secure a parliament dominated by Raisi’s supporters, ensuring minimal opposition to their complete takeover of the executive and legislative powers. Some social media reports …

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Jailed Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mohammadi Taken to Hospital – Without Hijab

Iranwire – Iranian authorities transferred Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who is incarcerated in Tehran’s Evin prison, to a hospital after she launched a hunger strike earlier this week, her husband says.  Taghi Rahmani said on November 8 that the human rights activist “was taken to the hospital without the mandatory hijab for medical tests.” Rahmani, who …

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IHRNGO Gravely Worried About Medical Treatment Denial of HRD Narges Mohammadi

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); November 7, 2023: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is on a food and medicine strike in Evin Prison after being denied urgent medical care. Authorities are refusing to send her to a hospital under the pretext that she will not wear the mandatory hijab. Narges requires urgent medical treatment for cardiovascular disease. Expressing grave concern for Narges …

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