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CHRI – Authorities’ Focus on Political Activists while Violent Individuals Go Unnoticed on Social Media Following the killing of Mostafa Ghasemi, a cleric in the city of Hamedan, by an individual who had displayed his violent intentions on his Instagram account, Iran’s security and military establishments have expressed support for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s demand to impose greater restrictions on the Internet …

CHRI – On May 5, 2019, the Iranian Parliament’s Judicial and Legal Affairs Committee approved a problematic proposal that would allow detainees accused of national security crimes to choose their own lawyer rather than one from a court-approved list. But the proposal, which would have to make it through two other stages before it could become law, would allow the authorities …

Al-Monitor – Amid rising US pressure, Iran and Russia appear to be gearing toward forging closer military and defense ties. Last week, the commander of the regular Iranian navy announced plans for an Iranian-Russian joint military exercise in the Persian Gulf. Particularly given the recent speculations about differences arising between Tehran and Moscow in Syria, the announcement by Rear Adm. Hossein Khanzadi …

Al-Monitor – A leader of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) reacted aggressively May 9 to this week’s visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Baghdad, which was not announced beforehand. “Americans are in a trouble now, especially considering that US troops’ bases are known in Iraq and the region and can be targeted easily,” a senior PMU commander, Moeen …

Al-Monitor — President Donald Trump Thursday urged Iran to call him, and said the United States and Iran could make a fair deal. “What I would like to see with Iran, I’d like to see them call me,” Trump told pool reporters on the sidelines of an event in the White House on surprise medical billing. “What they should be …