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IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Slider Terrorism 

Iran-Aligned Houthis Strike Major Saudi Oil Field

August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 Admin 8 Views Aramco, barrels of oil, British tanker, cease-fire, coalition, energy facilities, Fars News Agency, fighting for control, Gulf of Oman, Hodeidah, international peace, Khalid al-Falih, Masirah television channel, military spokesman, Mohammed Abdul Salam, natural gas, oil infrastructure, oil reserves, oil vessels, peace efforts, pipelines, Saudi Arabian Oil Co., setback, Shaybah oil field, United Nations, Yahya Sarea, Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Shaybah oil field is attacked but crude production isn’t disrupted By Sune Engel Rasmussen Source: The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Yemen’s

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Buying Friends & Influencing Enemies IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Slider Terrorism 

Houthi delegation goes to visit Khamenei to walk off with what little remains in Iran’s Treasury

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Admin 20 Views Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi, Amir al-Mu'minin, annual aid, Arab states’ affairs, Bab al-Mandab waterway, catastrophic, civilian installations, crimes committed, famine, Hamas, humanitarian support, Ibrahim Badreddin Al Houthi, Ismail Haniyeh, maximum pressure campaign, military capability, Mohammed Abdul Salam, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Palestinian Islamist Organization, Persian Gulf states, political bureau, populous areas, poverty-stricken, Prophet of Islam, Red Sea, Saleh al-Arouri, Sanaa, Saudi-led coalition, sectarian enemy, stronger stance, Tehran's Cheetgar district, Tehran's Hotel Espinas, the Guardian, United Nations, Western world, Yemeni Houthi delegation, Zaidi revolution movement Ansar-Allah

The Free Iranian Staff Less than a month after Ali Khamenei’s meeting with Saleh al-Arouri, deputy to Ismail Haniyeh, head

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Articles & Reports Capital Punishment Human Rights Political Prisoners 

Soheil Arabi, an Iranian jailed blogger must be released immediately

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Admin 15 Views #FreeSoheil, Alireza Shir Mohammad Ali, anti-government propaganda, Atheist Republic, Campaign to Free Political Prisoner in Iran (CFPPI), dangerous prisoners, death sentence, Evin Prison, Facebook accounts, Fashafouyeh Prison, Freedom of speech, Holy Imams, hunger strike, immediate release, insulting the Prophet of Islam, international outrage, Koran, Mahnaz Sarabi, medical attention, Permanent Mission, quarterly reports, Soheil Arabi, toilet facilities, Torture, tortured physically, tortured psychologically, tyranny, unconditional release, United Nations

By Hamed Sadra Source: Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI) #FreeSoheil Soheil is a jailed rights activist and a

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Capital Punishment Human Rights Slider Social Damages in Iran 

Iran sentences 7 “thieves” to hand and finger amputation and flogging

August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 Admin 26 Views Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation, Attorney-General, charged with robbery, closure of factories, Corruption, culturally justified, divine laws, embezzlement, Fashafoyeh, finger amputation, flogging, Greater Tehran prison, hand amputation, higher numbers, Human Rights, Iran’s Human Rights Council, Khorasan daily, members of a gang, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Mohammad-Javad Larijani, religiously justified, state-run, stolen property, Tehran Criminal Court, Unemployment, United Nations

By Adena Nima Source: Iran News Wire   Iran sentenced seven people charged with robbery to hand amputation, finger amputation,

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Corruption in Iran Human Rights Political Prisoners Slider 

Wife of American Imprisoned in Iran Cites ASAP Rocky in Plea for Trump’s Help

August 10, 2019 Admin 20 Views American citizens, ASAP Rocky, cause célèbre, Chinese citizen, Chinese government, Chinese holiday, detention cases, diplomatic talks, espionage, espionage charges, foreign justice system, go-between, graduate student, Hua Qu, imprisonment, international envoy for hostage affairs, international laws, Iran nuclear deal, Iranian government, Iranian prison, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, level of attention, Mike Pompeo, military strike, naturalized American, Princeton University, Secretary of State, surveillance drone, Swedish diplomats, Swedish jail, United Nations, Valentine’s Day, world powers, Xiyue Wang

By Lara Jakes Source: The New York Times The wife of an American held for three years in an Iranian

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Around the Region 

Database: over 40 former ISIS members now part of Turkish-backed forces

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 Admin 37 Views Afrin, Ahrar al-Sharqiya, Basil Nayef al-Shehab, biographical information, Deir-ez-Zor, Foreign Relations Bureau, International Coalition, ISIS, Isma’il Firas al-‘Abbar, jihadi fighters, jihadist highway, Kobane, northeast Syria, OSINT, Reccep Tayip Erdogan, Rojava Information Center, State Sponsor of Terrorism, Sultan Murad Brigade, Telegram channels, Turkish collusion, Turkish intelligence services (MIT), Turkish-backed militia, United Nations

Source: Rojava Information Center     Over 40 former ISIS members now working in Afrin as part of Turkish-backed forces

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Corruption in Iran Economy Sanctions Slider 

US sanctions Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Admin 101 Views aggressive activities, blacklisting, chief negotiator, decision maker, diplomacy, execution of gay people, FOREIGN MINISTER, freezing assets, international travel, Iran’s nuclear programme, Mohammad Javad Zarif, nuclear talks, primary spokesperson, reckless agenda, Steve Mncuhin, top diplomat, United Nations, US secretary of state

By Nick Allen Source: The Telegraph Donald Trump last night escalated tensions with Iran by putting sanctions on its foreign

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Articles & Reports Buying Friends & Influencing Enemies Corruption in Iran Cyber Terrorism Execution Human Rights International Media International political Leaders Journalists Political Prisoners Slider 

BREAKING : BBC Accepts Iran’s Demand Of Blackout On Its Persian Sites Amid Regime’s Attacks On Press

July 15, 2019August 13, 2019 Admin 179 Views Arabic Service, BBC correspondent, BBC Persian, BBC Persian digital editor, British broadcaster, broadcasting service, Chinese government, citizen journalists, Death penalty, director-general, Evin Prison, foreign correspondent, harassment, HuffPost, Iranian government, Martin Patience, media organizations, Persian-language channel, press freedom, Reporters Without Borders, threats, Tony Hall, United Nations, World Press Freedom Index

A deal to not share reporting from Iran on BBC Persian has angered staffers who see it as complicity with

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Articles & Reports Economy Nuclear Sanctions Slider 

John Bolton Is Exactly What Trump’s Iran Policy Needs

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 Admin 293 Views Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahya, Adam Schiff, arms control, B-team, casus belli, European allies, George W. Bush administration, House Intelligence Committee, Iran’s nuclear program, Iranian territory, Iraq-style invasion, John Bolton, leading Democrats, Michael Rubin, military conflict, Persian Gulf, roadside bombs, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Senator Bernie Sanders, U.S. positions, under-secretary of state, United Nations, younger generation

The Iranian regime should understand that the U.S. is serious about deterrence, not war. By Eli Lake Source: Bloomberg If

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Human Rights International Slider Women 

The UN’s Persistent Cover up of the Khomeinist Regime’s Crimes Against Humanity

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Admin 219 Views Chair of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Discrimination against women, Forced marriage, Geraldine Byrne Nason, hijab law, marital rape, Sexual harassment of women in the workplace, UN Women’s Working Group on Communications, United Nations, Virginity testing, women’s rights defenders

UN picks Iran to judge women’s rights violations, helped by Irish Chair Source: UNWatch     The United Nations announced

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