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VOA – German police say they have arrested an Iranian man and one other person on suspicion that the two were about to conduct a deadly chemical attack, using cyanide and ricin. The alleged attack, officials said Sunday, was believed to be motivated by Islamic extremism. Police detained the two in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, which is about 500 kilometers …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – The Islamic Republic’s Judiciary announced the execution of Karaj protesters Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini who were sentenced to death for charges of efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth). Condemning the criminal executions in the strongest possible terms, Iran Human Rights warns of the execution of a large number of protesters in the coming days if this …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The recently released Biden National Security Strategy points to the “acute threat” posed by Russia to United States national security. Yet the administration continues, with the support and encouragement of the European Union, its futile attempt to restart the “nuclear deal” to enable Iran’s expansionist regime to have as many nuclear weapons as it likes and the ballistic …

CHRI – The hanging in Iran today of two men who were arrested in connection with street protests, Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22, and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, 39, is an escalation of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s use of lethal force to crush dissent that should be urgently addressed by the international community, said the Center for Human Rights in Iran …

RFL/RE – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Ahmad Reza Radan as the country’s new police chief. Radan replaced outgoing Hossein Ashtari after his eight-year term of service ended, state media reported. Radan, who served as acting commander of police from 2008-2014, is known for his violent crackdown on the 2009 mass protests over a disputed presidential election. …