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RFL/RE — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Iraq’s government “should listen to the legitimate demands” of the Iraqi people as anti-government protests swelled in Baghdad. “The United States welcomes any serious efforts made by the government of Iraq to address the ongoing problems in Iraqi society,” Pompeo said in a statement on November 1, just ahead of the largest demonstrations …

RFL/RE – Iran remains “the world’s worst state sponsor of terrorism,” funding international terrorist groups and engaging in “its own terrorist plotting” around the globe, particularly in Europe, a new report by the U.S. State Department says.The Country Reports on Terrorism 2018, released on November 1, says Iran has spent nearly $1 billion dollars annually to “support terrorist groups that serve …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A man was hanged in public in the Iranian central city of Khomein Thursday. At least one child is seen in the published photos watching the scene.  According to IRIB News, on the morning of Thursday, October 31, a man was executed in public in the Iranian central city of Khomein. He was sentenced to qisas …

Al-Monitor – The growing unrest in neighboring Iraq over corruption has become such a concern for Iranian officials that military leaders and even Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei have recently warned that despite their valid economic and political grievances, the protests could lead to instability in the country under the influence of foreign countries.  The Line of Hezbollah, a weekly Iranian publication that analyzes and disseminates the positions of Khamenei, …

PayvandNews – A newly-discovered rock-carving in western Iran could have a link to Mithraism, a prehistorical religion inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian god Mithra. Some Iranian archaeologists suggest that the carving was created by a follower of Mithraism as it depicts a simple portrayal of a human with his right hand raised and an object in his hand. But, …