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RFL/RE – Iran’s “Big Mouth Basiji” has never met a pro-government event he didn’t like. And in the face of the biggest challenge to the regime in years, Tehran’s omnipresent cheerleader has been using whatever means possible to shout out his criticism of ongoing antigovernment protests.

RFL/RE – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has called on Russia and Iran to fulfill their obligations under a peace plan for Syria and prevent attacks by Syrian government forces in Idlib Province, saying the violations could not happen without their support. In a January 10 interview with state-run news agency Anadolu, Cavusoglu accused Syrian government forces of attacking moderate …

RFL/RE – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the recent conviction of a Turkish bank executive for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran, calling it a “political coup attempt” against his government.

Al-Arabia – Germany said on Tuesday it had summoned Iran’s ambassador to reprimand Tehran against spying on individuals and groups with close ties to Israel, calling such acts a completely unacceptable breach of German law. The move comes after the March conviction of a Pakistani man for spying for Iran in Germany went into force. Mustufa Haidar Syed-Naqfi was convicted …

VOA – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday supporting the Iranian people’s right to free expression while condemning the country’s leadership for crackdowns on recent protests. http://av.voanews.com/Videoroot/Pangeavideo/2018/01/a/a7/a748fb74-b2b8-48c1-89ad-e19f29e43dea_manifest.mpd The 415-2 vote comes just days ahead of the beginning of a congressionally mandated 60-day window for lawmakers to address U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to not re-certify the …