nassim: July 2017

Monday, July 31, 2017

ANALYSIS: Understanding Iran’s missile belligerence

By Heshmat AlaviSpecial to Al Arabiya EnglishMonday, 31 July 2017Iran has recently witnessed increasing pressures from both sides of the Atlantic, especially over its ballistic missile ambitions. After weeks of deliberations, the US Congress passed initiatives imposing unprecedented restrictions on Tehran.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Jul 29, 2017 - The U.S. Navy has responded to a report by Iran's official news agency that a U.S. aircraft carrier fired a warning shot during an 'unprofessional' confrontation with Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf on Friday.

by Abdulrahman al-Rashed

Al Arbiyia, 30 July 2017 - The brothers in Kuwait always need to discover the truth themselves and they’re very sensitive to any Gulf or regional warning. Relations with Iran are not the first when it comes to this matter.

WASHINGTON, AFP, 30 July 2017 - American forces successfully tried out Sunday a missile interception system the US hopes to set up on the Korean peninsula, military officials said following a trial just days after North Korea's second test of an ICBM.

The Hill, July 26, 2017 - Consider three quotes that provide a way of looking back to look forward:
President Obama in 2013 address to the United Nations :
“We are not seeking regime change, and we respect the right of the Iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy.”

WASHINGTON, Washington Post, July 28, 2017 — The United States punished Iran on Friday for launching a satellite-carrying rocket into space by hitting six Iranian entities with sanctions targeting the country’s ballistic missiles program

NCRI - Spokesman for Iran regime’s parliament security committee, Hossein Naghavi Hosseini, warned about expansion of U.S. sanctions against the regime and said: “If a person, group, or political stream in our country thinks that America's behaviour has been moderated after 38 years or is no longer hostile toward us, he is either neglecting or is really

NCRI - A political scientist at Kuwait University says the terrorist activities of the Iranian regime are a serious threat to Kuwait, a threat to overthrow.

NCRI - Political prisoner Khaled Hardani in an open letter to Mrs. Asma Jahangir, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, wrote about increasing repression against prisoners and Iranian people and killing of a young woman shot by the Iranian regime.

London, 28 Jul - Hackers believed to be working for the Iranian government have impersonated a young female photographer on social media for more than a year, luring men working in industries strategically important to Tehran's regional adversaries, Reuters repoorted on Thursday.

Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner detained in the Women’s Ward of Evin Prison, addressed a letter to the ambassadors who recently visited Evin prison. She wrote about issues that had been concealed by the Iranian regime’s authorities during their visit

Higher education and employment have always contributed in any country to the improvement of the younger generations’ life and progress of the society as a whole.

In Iran, however, young women are victims of institutionalized discrimination in employment and education. Such discrimination has hindered their advancement to the extent that the state-run press write that women are known as

24 young women and men were arrested at a private party in Shiraz, southern Iran.

“Based on coordination made by the IRGC Intelligence, the Judiciary and the Moral Security Police, 24 men and women were arrested and handed over to the judicial authorities at 1 a.m. on July 28, 2017," IRGC’s public relations officer in Shiraz, Hassan Shafiei, announced.

“The Judiciary, the Moral Security Police and the IRGC, deal decisively and seriously with all night parties held in the form of mixed-gender gatherings,” he reiterated. (The state-run Tasnim news agency, July 29, 2017)

Evin Prison: The Iranian regime’s notorious torture factory

The Iranian regime lives in constant fear of an uprising to overthrow it. Such is its paranoia where opposition groups are concerned it has spent the whole period of its existence, eliminating dissenters.

CONTRARY TO IRAN LOBBY CLAIMS, REGIME CHANGE DOES NOT END IN WAR

One of the great falsehoods of the Iran lobby and the appeasers of the clerical regime in Tehran is that any effort at regime change would inevitably lead to war. This by-line can be seen in every article by the Iran lobby and the appeasers attempting to underscore the growing global support for the Iranian opposition (MEK/PMOI) and the Iranian people’s quest for regime change

By: Jubin Katiraie

For many associated with the Iranian lobby and appeasers of the clerical regime in Tehran, the best way to prop up the regime is to discredit any alternative options presented to the international community. In addition, the lobby and appeasers continue to stress that regime change will lead to war. As an example, they point to the struggles of the Iraq government since the removal of Saddam by the U.S. and its allies.

Iran: Christian woman not released despite termination of sentence

With the completion of the prison sentence of prisoner of conscience Maryam Naghash Zargaran, her family were informed on Friday, July 28, 2017, to go to Evin Prison to receive their prisoner.

The family waited long hours, but prison authorities did not release Ms. Zargaran. Neither did they give a clear answer in response to Maryam Zargaran’s protest.

Maryam Naghash Zargaran was first summoned and interrogated by the Ministry of Intelligence in Tehran inn February 2011. She was Subsequently transferred to Evin Prison on November 10, 2012 and has remained in prison to date.

US SENATE AND CONGRESS TARGETED IRGC AND PASSED NEW SANCTIONS ON IRAN

BYZohair Ahmad

the new sanctions have sparked a wave of fear and concerns within the regime. Both media and agents of both factions of the regime are writing about the terrible consequences of adopting these sanctions. And it is true that the sanctions will have terrible consequences for the regime but the sanctions will be a blessing for the Iranian people and all the neighboring countries Iran is currently at war with.

New sanctions on Iran are a step towards taking power away from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, but there is much more the US and its allies can do.

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to rally major new sanctions on Iran, parallel to measures on North Korea and Russia. To impose additional sanctions on Iran’s defense sector, The House voted 419-3, moving the bill forward to be signed by President Trump. Coming after three weeks of negotiations, this bill “tightens the screws on our most dangerous adversaries,” explained House Speaker Paul Ryan.

INU - When confronted with the question of whether the Trump administrations backs regime change in Iran, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington would work with Iranian opposition groups to reach “peaceful transition of that government.

Two Years after Nuclear Deal, Iran Seeking Regional Dominance

By Keyvan Salami

New York – July marks the second anniversary of the controversial nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).A deal which not only did not stop Iran’s nuclear program, but it only delayed it and at the same time provided billions of dollars to the regime to pursue its destructive policies in the region.

"The Events of the '80s and 88 Will Uproot the Regime," Say Confidant of Iran's Supreme Leader

London, 29 Jul - During the summer of 1988 a fatwa was issued that resulted in massive executions within Iran’s prisons. Estimates place the number of victims at around 30,000, most of whom had affiliations with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

IRAN'S FEAR OF REGIME CHANGE BY IRANIAN PEOPLE AND THEIR RESISTANCE (PMOI/MEK)

Lethal international, economic and social crises that has plunged the Iranian regime into the dilemma it is currently facing on one hand, and the expanding support for the Iranian opposition MEK that can realize regime change in Iran on the other, have all injected utter fear amongst Tehran’s mullahs.

Why Iran Apologists Demonize the MEK?

By Jubin Katiraie

The U.S. Senate voted almost unanimously on Thursday to pass new sanctions on Russia, North Korea and Iran.

The officials of Iranian regime are already afraid of the consequences of the new sanctions. In addition to economic implications of the sanctions, what worries them the most is the actions against the Islamic Revolutionar

by Pooya Stone

Since the major gathering of the Iranian opposition, MEK in Paris on July 1, the issue of necessity of regime change in Iran has gained traction.

“The only solution to free the people of Iran and establish peace and tranquility in the

LEADING OFFICIALS OF IRANIAN REGIME ADMIT THE MASSACRE OF MEK MEMBERS

Iranian regime massacred over 30,000 political prisoners in summer of 1988, and kept silent about this atrocity for three decades. Most of the victims were members and supports of the main opposition group the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). This year in the presidential election as conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisie, one of the perpetrators of the massacre, was selected as one of the main candidates, the issue surfaced, forcing regime officials, one after another, to confess about the carnage.

Iran: The lives of 60% of thalassemia patients are at risk

The Thalassemia Association's president, in response to the discontinuation of the coverage of vital medicines in thalassemic patients, said that more than 60% of thalassemic

London, 26 Jul - A propaganda campaign is being run by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to highjack the victory in Mosul and the broader war against the Islamic State as their own, in an attempt to play down the impact of the U.S. military support, which has been critical in the campaign.

London, 26 Jul - Iranian authorities confess that the greatest threat to theocracy is not a foreign enemy, like the US, but popular protests, especially by the disenfranchised poor people and youth, according to an article on Tuesday by freelance journalist Hamid Bahrami in Al Arabiya English.

London, 26 Jul - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday placing new sanctions on Iran, North Korea and Russia. This follows a similar version adopted overwhelmingly by the Senate in a 98-2 vote last month.

The House resolution, however, faced a more peculiar road even riddled with obstacles, according to an opinion piece published on the Forbes website on July 26. Fortunately, the overwhelming 419 to three vote in favor of this bill, the bipartisan Countering Adversarial Nations Through Sanctions Act (H.R.3364) has made it veto proof, wrote political and human rights activist Heshmat Alavi

An unknown number of prisoners were reportedly executed by the Judiciary in Birjand Prison from 2009 to 2012.

The identities of 66 prisoners have been determined, five of whom were women executed on drug related charges. These executions had never been announced by the state media.

THE IRANIAN RESISTANCE WELCOMES IMPOSING NEW SANCTIONS ON IRAN'S CLERICAL REGIME AND (IRGC)

The Iranian Resistance welcomes the adoption of a bill by the US House of Representatives, imposing new sanctions on the clerical regime for violating human rights and pursuing ballistic missiles, and designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as

By IF Staff

According to an opinion piece on the Forbes website, as the White House is reviewing its Iran policy there is increasing support for regime change in Iran.Iranian dissident writer Heshmat Alavi, wrote on 24 July, that advocates of appeasement

by Dr. Majid Rafizadeh

On the heels of the major gathering of the Iranian opposition in Paris on July 1, some thirty prominent American luminaries and former officials issued a joint statement expressing bipartisan support for the Iranian resistance and underscoring the need for a more firm approach towards Iran’s ruling clerics.Among the signatories were former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: Rep. Elliot Engel (D-NY) speaks during a news conference discussing new legislation on U.S. policy toward Russia April 5, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. U.S. Also pictured is Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

The Iranian Resistance welcomes the adoption of a bill by the US House of Representatives, imposing new sanctions on the clerical regime for

Iran: Security forces prevent young women from riding bicycles

The State Security forces of Marivan stopped and confiscated the bicycles of young women who were riding their bikes around the Zaribar Lake in this city in the western Iranian Kurdistan Province.

Around the same time last year, the State Security forces in Marivan prevented the bicycling campaign of young women to promote the protection of the environment. The SSF’s measure also met with widespread protests at the time.

MEK: The Opposition the Iranian Regime Wants to Silence

By Mahmoud Hakamian

For the Iranian regime, staying power means oppressing all voices that challenge their rule, particularly the human rights abuses and strict laws on everything from who you can socialize with to how you dress in public. Yet, one group has been the main focus of the regime’s efforts to suppress and undermine their voice in support of a free Iran. That group is the MEK.

WASHINGTON, AFP, 25 July 2017 - The US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that has triggered uproar in Moscow and Europe.The legislation, which is the result of a congressional compromise reached at the weekend and is aimed at punishing the Kremlin for meddling in the 2016 US presidential election and Russia's annexation of Crimea

London, 24 Jul - London, 24 Jul - As the Trump White House is reviewing its Iran policy there is increasing support for regime change in Iran, according to an opinion piece on the Forbes website.Iranian dissident writer Heshmat Alavi, wrote on 24 July that advocates of appeasement toward Iran are boosting their efforts of claiming any firm policy on Tehran will lead to war.

BY Hamid Bahrami

Two years have passed since the signing of the ineffective nuclear agreement between world powers and Tehran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).For those who are familiar with the theocracy in Iran, it is a known fact that all foreign policy in Iran are decided by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. This is even true in the case of the highly promoted nuclear deal.

Ahmad Khatami, a board member of the Iranian regime’s Assembly of Experts, used the Tehran Friday prayers sermon to express his anger over the ever-increasing scope of the justice movement related to the 1988 massacre. He called for the perpetrators of the atrocity of executing over 30,000 political prisoners to be awarded medals.“Then we see some people who on their websites switch the place of martyrs and murderers.

The bill also sanctions anyone associated with Iran regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

To impose additional sanctions on Iran’s defense sector, The House voted 419-3 today moving the bill forward to be approved by President Trump.

Iran: Kurd photographer sentenced to prison

The Sanandaj Revolutionary Court issued a one year prison term and a one year suspended prison term for a Kurd photographer. Mehdi Tavakoli was charged with acting against national security. (Kurdpa website – Jul. 17, 2017)

Iran: Four more execution in the past few days

A prisoner identified as Salman Mirshahi was hanged on drug related charges in Zabol Central Prison, southeast Iran.
Mirshahi had been imprisoned for seven years on death row in ward two. He was ordered to be chained to iron bars and left out near the guard’s quarters, continuing until his execution on

Christian prisoner Amin Afshar Naderi, incarcerated in Evin prison, has been on hunger strike for 15 days but the prison officials do not show any reaction to his legitimate requests despite his deteriorating physical and health

The spokesperson for the Armed Forces said that legal authorities had no doubts in the necessity of (women) observing hijab in cars.
“Not following Islamic hijab and encouraging improvidence are some of the priorities of the soft war carried out by the enemy”, Seyed Massoud Jazayeri said.
“Despite the shortcomings of many systems, the State Security Forces should show enough effort in their duties regarding (enforcing) the hijab and chastity”. (Khabar Online website – Jul. 18, 2017)

Iran: Women’s concert banned in almost all Iranian provinces

A previous member of an all women traditional music group criticized the ban of women’s concerts in various provinces.
“With the exception of Tehran and Sanandaj, no other cities are giving warrants to women’s concerts. I have on many occasions requested a warrant to play in my own city but it has never been agreed to”, Baran Rezaie said.
“I tried to hold women’s concerts in Rasht, Isfahan, Karaj, Kermanshah, Yazd, Saghez and Shiraz but they are totally banned”, she added. (ILNA state-run News Agency – Jul. 17, 2017)

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A group of Nobel laureates expressed grave concerns over continuing human rights violations in Iran. 21 Nobel laureates from the United States, Canada, Germany and

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CONTRARY TO IRAN LOBBY CLAIMS, REGIME CHANGE DOES NOT END IN WAR

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