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Al-Arabia – “No more cost-free expansions of Iranian power” perfectly sums up the Trump administration’s new policy toward the Iranian regime and its menacing expansion in the Middle East. The speech of the newly minted US Secretary of State, Mike Pomepo, from the pulpit of the Heritage Foundation – a Washington-based right wing think-tank and a creation of the Reagan …

VOA —  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Tuesday to bring home American detainees in Iran, saying “the entire United States government” is working “diligently” and is utilizing “every avenue” and “mechanism.”

Iran Human Rights – A prisoner was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison on murder charges last week. According to IHR sources, on the morning of Sunday, May 13, a prisoner was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison. The prisoner, identified as Jafar Firouzkhani from Hashtrud city, was sentenced to death on murder charges. A close source told IHR, “Jafar Firouzkhani was …

Al-Monitor – Iranian officials and the normally divided Iranian media have uniformly rejected and ridiculed the May 21 speech by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlining 12 demands of Iran that in essence would fundamentally transform the Islamic Republic.

CHRI – Three weeks after Iran banned the widely used Telegram messaging app, the telecommunications minister posted a chart online showing that the number of Iranian users had begun rising to pre-ban levels. The posting marks the first time an Iranian official has presented figures implicitly confirming the failure of state censorship policies. cartoon by Taravat Niki, Ghanoon daily On …