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«إيلاف» من لندن:  في أول رد على العقوبات الاميركية اليوم ضد ايران فقد اعتبر المجلس الوطني للمقاومة الايرانية أنها تشكل خطوة ضرورية في الاتجاه الصحيح لكن يجب اكمالها بخطوات أخرى من خلال طرده والميليشيات التابعة له من سوريا والعراق والاعتراف بحق الشعب الايراني في إسقاط النظام. وقال موسى افشار عضو لجنة الشؤون الخارجية في المجلس الوطني للمقاومة الايرانية في اتصال هاتفي مع "إيلاف" من مقر المجلس في باريس إن المقاومة الإيرانية ترحّب بتبني اللائحة القانونية في مجلس النواب الأميركي "الكونغرس" لفرض عقوبات جديدة على نظام طهران لانتهاكه حقوق الانسان وتصنيع وتطوير الصواريخ البالستية وتسمية قوات الحرس كيانا إرهابيا، وتراها خطوة ضرورية باتجاه تصحيح سياسة المداهنة المخربة "لبعض الحكومات الغربية تجاه ايران " والتي يجب أن تكتمل بخطوات أخرى منها طرد قوات الحرس والميليشيات التابعة لها لاسيما من سوريا والعراق والاعتراف بحق الشعب الايراني في اسقاط النظام الايراني.

On the 29th anniversary of one of the most hideous crimes against humanity since the Second World War, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) sent a message urging the UN High Commissioner on human rights to immediately set up an independent committee to investigate the 1988 massacre and subsequently put those in charge before justice,the following is the full text of the message: Justice seeking movement has shaken up the regime relying on massacre- Maryam Rajavi’s message on the anniversary of the 1988 massacre Fellow compatriots, 29 years ago on these days, Khomeini, the century’s most ruthless murderer, launched the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners affiliated with the PMOI and other dissident groups.

WASHINGTON, July 28 (KUNA) -- In the aftermath of Iran's launch of a Simorgh space vehicle, the US, UK, France and Germany said the country has "again demonstrated activity inconsistent" with UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and condemned the action. "This resolution calls upon Iran to not undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such technology like this launch," said the countries in a joint statement.

ARA News The head of Rojava’s Asayish Forces, Ciwan Ibrahim, said that the Iranian project in Syria is more dangerous than the ISIS’ project. “We have no problems with the Alawites on a political level, but rather our problem is with dictatorship. The Iran-led project has regional and international dimensions,” he said. “According to our reports there is a sharp disagreement between the Iranians and Syrian Alawites, and I am sure if the situation escalates, differences will arise between the Iranians and the Alawites,” Ibrahim told the Saudi website  Okaz .

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 region, is the  overthrow  of the Iranian regime,” declared Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, in the major gathering of Iranians in Paris on July 1. She reiterated, “The regime’s overthrow is possible and within reach, and a democratic alternative and organized resistance MEK exists that can topple it.” Maryam Rajavi’s call for regime change in Iran was widely echoed and supported by other prominent U.S. and European speakers. Among the speakers were former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton. All supported MEK ’s call for regime change in Iran. Referring to the MEK , Bolton,  sai...

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. Last week in an unprecedented  interview , Ali Fallahian, the former Iranian intelligence Minister, revealed the mindset behind the mass execution of summer of 1988. Ali Fallahian, who was called as “the most feared mullah in Iran” by the  News Week  is wanted by  Interpol  for his involvement in the  AMIA bombing  that killed 85 people on July 18, 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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)

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. The approach to any form of opposition shows how insecure this regime has become. But as far as extreme brutality is concerned, it could not be more prevalent than that of the regime’s treatment of dissidents at Evin Prison, where guards use torture to humiliate their captives before executing them. Through the despicable acts taking place here, the lack of humanity shown by the prison authorities toward all those who speak out against the regime, mirrors the insecurities of the entire state. Located at the foot of the Alborz mountains in northern Tehran, Evin Prison was originally constructed in 1972, under the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. It was then operated by his infamous security and intelligence service (SAVAK).

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. History teaches us though that the longevity of any regime born out of violent conquest is ultimately short-lived.

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. However, history teaches us that any regime’s existence is limited when it begins with a violent upheaval. The current Iranian regime was born out of a revolution to end the rule of the Shah, but that revolution’s goal was to create a secular, pluralistic, and democratic Iran. However, the mullahs hijacked the revolution, creating a theocracy and suppressing any alternative political voices, including the MEK/PMOI.

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 .

In Iran, 1980s is known as a bloody decade as thousands of political opponents were executed in brutal mass murder. In the summer of 1988, a massive slaughter took place in Iran’s prisons. Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the successor of Khomeini, was dismissed as a result of his objection to this massacre. In September 2016, an audio tape from a meeting of the late Ayatollah Montazeri with members of the committee of executioners (commonly known by Iranians as death committee) was published by his son, which led to his arrest and prosecution. In the audio tape, Ayatollah Montazeri described this massacre as the worst crime in the history of the Islamic Republic, and named Ibrahim Raisi, Mostafa Pour Mohammadi, Hossein Ali Nayeri and other coordinators as criminals.

​July 14 marked the second anniversary of the nuclear deal signed between Iran and the P5+1 in Vienna back in 2015. This pact was reached fundamentally by sanctions against Tehran due to continuous revelations made by the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ), being the first to blow the whistle on Tehran's nuclear weapons ambitions. The possibility was at hand to completely uproot Iran's nuclear bomb-making facilities.  The West's appeasement policy in the face of Tehran and unnecessary concessions provided to the mullahs, parallel to the windfall of billions gifted to Iran as sanctions were lifted, only  fueled the flames  of war in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.  Despite all the concessions provided, Iran has been anything but contained.

By INU Staff 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.” The most organized and renowned Iranian opposition group is none other than the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) with the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ) being the core member of this coalition. The  MEK  enjoys vast support both inside Iran and abroad, especially an unmatched network of activists who dare to show their support for NCRI President Maryam Rajavi and her movement at whatever opportunity. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) echoed Tillerson’s view, saying “it’s time the Iranian people had a free and open society and a functioning democracy,” effectively a call for regime change.

NCRI - Mohammad Sadegh Kushki, an expert on political and international issues from the Khamenei bands, emphasized that the solution to the crisis of popular dissatisfaction and protests is the use of criminal elements such as Assadollah Lajvardi (Chief of Evin Prison known as the Evin excutioner) in the 1980s and criminal judges such as Mohammadi Gilani (a perpetrator of the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners)and Ahmad Jannati (Secretary of the Guardian Council). Ofogh (Horizon) TV (a state-run TV station) – 24 July 2017:

London, 28 Jul - Fouad Izadi, an Iranian international expert in an interview with the state television, admitted to the scope of sanctions and terrorist designation of the Revolutionary Guards in the US Congress.In this interview that was broadcasted on July 26, 2017, in response to the question that why they say that the law is the mother of sanctions, said "Because the military institutions of the country are subjected to terrorist groups designation". He added, "Since the government funds this military institution, it is subject to sanctions." Izadi says “… Before JCPOA, when a sanctions law was coming we had to ask what entities are being sanctioned. After the JCPOA, in this new law the question is what entities are not sanctioned. Based on this process, almost everywhere is sanctioned”.

  London, 27 Jul - The new U.S. president, Donald Trump, is focusing on health care and tax reform at home, while his administration is prepares for conflict, as North Korea’s missile are alarming the U.S., Japan and South Korea; NATO responded to Russia’s military incursions into eastern Ukraine and the Baltic region; and Iran’s attempts to extend its influence across the Middle East have continued. Seemingly less imminent now, is a military clash in Northeast Asia. Major U.S. naval and air power was deployed to the region, pressure was put on China to rein in its Korean ally, and tensions have cooled. Conflict with Russia appears less likely after the U.S. and NATO deployed troops to Poland and three Baltic States to warn Moscow that its tactics would be met with force. However, unless Iran changes its course, it may trigger armed confrontation with American forces in Iraq and the Persian Gulf.

President Trump warned Friday that Iran could face "new and serious consequences" if it doesn't free U.S. citizens imprisoned in Iran. "President Donald J. Trump and his administration are redoubling efforts to bring home all Americans unjustly detained abroad," the White House said in a statement. "The United States condemns hostage takers and nations that continue to take hostages and detain our citizens without just cause or due process. President Trump is prepared to impose new and serious consequences on Iran unless all unjustly imprisoned American citizens are released and returned." It did not detail what those consequences could be, however.

By Lucas Tomlinson A much-hyped Tehran space launch turned out to be a dud, as the Iranian Simorgh rocket suffered a "catastrophic failure" shortly after liftoff on Thursday and likely blew up before it reached space, two U.S. officials told Fox News.On Thursday, U.S. Strategic Command, which monitors launches around the world, could only confirm a satellite was not deployed from the rocket. But fresh intelligence assessments on Friday confirmed yet another failure by the Islamic Republic in its mission to place an operational satellite into orbit --something Tehran has never done before, despite repeated attempts over the past few years.

United States President Donald Trump attacked Iran’s regime and Lebanese Hezbollah that it backs in Syria and Lebanon, blaming them for creating a "humanitarian catastrophe" and threatening peace throughout the region."Hizballah is a menace to the Lebanese state, the Lebanese people, and the entire region," Trump said at a White House news conference with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on July 25. "The group continues to increase its military arsenal, which threatens to start yet another conflict with Israel," Trump said. "With the support of Iran, the organization is also fueling humanitarian catastrophe in Syria."

On Monday, the speaker of the Iranian foreign ministry briefly spoke of his country’s dispute with Tajikistan and said,  “our efforts aim to clear the misunderstandings developed in Dushanbe with respect to Tehran.” Eurasianet.org , which covers news of the region, reported that last week, the Tajikistan authorities order the shut down of an Iranian trade and culture center in Tajikistan’s northern Sughd province. They also banned all the works of Ayatollah Khomeini and other famous Iranian clerics. Iran uses such teachings to spread its version of the Islamic Revolution. Iran has also had a very friendly relationship with, as Iranian media report, the leader of the Islamic movement of Tajikistan.

سارا أحمد کريم منذ إرتکاب نظام الجمهورية  الايرانية لمجزرة صيف 1988 و التي أعدم فيها أکثر من 30 ألف سجين سياسي من أعضاء و أنصار منظمة مجاهدي خلق، وهذا النظام يبذل کل مابوسعه من أجل التستر على هذه الجريمة الفريدة من نوعها بحق سجناء سياسيين کانوا يقضون فترة محکومياتهم بموجب أحکام من قضاء النظام نفسه، ومن الواضح إن هذه الجريمة کانت من البشاعة بحيث إعتبرتها منظمة العفو الدولية جريمة ضد الانسانية، ولکن وعلى الرغم من کل المحاولات الاستثنائية التي بذلها النظام من أجل التغطية و التستر على الجريمة إلا إنه فشل فشلا ذريعا في ذلك لأسباب و عوامل متباينة.

بقلم :  سعاد عزيز منظمة الالوية الحمراء و منظمة بادر ماينهوف و الجيش الاحمر الياباني و التوباماروس، وغيرها من المنظمات اليسارية الثورية في عقدي الستينيات و السبعينيات من القرن الماضي، إقترنت اسماءها بعمليات إرهابية نظير الخطف و الاغتيال و التفجيرات لأنها وجدت من هذا الطريق سبيلا لإيصال رسالتها، فصارت مصدر خوف و رعب من جانب أجهزة المخابرات الدولية.

طالبت المقاومة الإيرانية، بإلغاء مناشط إرهابية يعتزم نظام الملالي إقامتها في العاصمة الألمانية برلين نهاية يوليو الحالي، محذرة من أن تلك المناشط تهدف إلى نشر التطرف والإرهاب في أوروبا. ودعت المقاومة الإيرانية، المعنيين في ألمانيا إلى إلغاء مؤتمر مبرمج لمدة ثلاثة أيام نهاية يوليو الحالي من قبل مؤسستين خاصتين تعملان على تصدير الإرهاب والتطرف التابعتين لنظام الملالي وهما (جامعة المصطفى)، و(المركز الإسلامي للجمعيات الشيعية في ألمانيا). ووصفت المقاومة، جامعة المصطفى بأنها مؤسسة سيئة الصيت تدعم الإرهاب الدولي تأسست من قبل النظام الإيراني وبرعاية زعيم النظام علي خامنئي ولها ارتباط بقوة القدس الإرهابية لقوات الحرس والمهمة المكلفة بها هي جذب عناصر متطرفة من بين الشعوب غير الإيرانية، ويتم استخدام الأفراد المجندين لاحقا في توظيفهم في ماكينة الإرهاب وتأجيج الحروب لملالي إيران.

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. While there are some slight modifications to the bill’s sanctions on Russia, the language on Iran is undistinguishable to the version the Senate passed 98-2 in June. Like its Senate counterpart, the House bill would block the assets of any individual who works with Iran on its ballistic missile program or sells it arms. The bill also sanctions anyone associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or anyone whom the US determines is complicit in Iranian human rights violations. Anyone sanctioned under the act may be removed after a five-year review.

The agents and media of both factions of the Iranian regime say and write about the terrible consequences of adopting these sanctions. Javan newspaper, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), described new sanctions as "military JCPOA" by the United States following the nuclear deal, and wrote that the sanctions were in fact sanctions aimed at targeting defensive power, missile power and military power (of the regime) through widespread and unprecedented sanctions. The designers of the plan seek to provide the grounds for a military JCPOA with the aim of limiting the regime’s defense power through massive sanctions. The IRGC’s newspaper said: The Americans are now pushing for replacing the defense power (of the regime) instead of the nuclear program and starting a series of sanctions and pressures on the regime.

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 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. 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. Despite the fact of alterations made in the initial text, all glitches have been set aside to gain White House consent.

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 a terrorist entity. This is an essential step in rectifying the damaging policy of appeasement that needs to be completed by other measures including the eviction of the IRGC and its affiliated militia particularly from Syria and Iraq as well as the recognition of the Iranian people’s right to overthrow the clerical regime.

NCRI - One of the regime's agents at the Supreme Council for Technical and Health Protection of the Work acknowledged the safety issues in the mines of Kerman Province, stating that, "The incident occurred in Ravar Mine of Kerman on Wednesday could have been as disastrous as Zemestan-Yurt Mine."Zemestan-Yurt is one of the coal mines of Iran located in Azadshahr, Golestan Province. Following the explosion in the coal mine on Wednesday, May 3 2017, 43 miners died. 3 out of 5 share-holders of the mine are affiliated with Mehr-e-Eghtesad Financial Institution, military and security bodies as well as Basij Organization. On Sunday, June 23, 2017 in an interview with ILNA News, Ebrahim Eslami stated, "The incident of gas leak occurred in Ravar Mine of Kerman On Wednesday, July 19, at 12 PM, and it is possible that such incidents occur again." He acknowledged the safety issues of mines in Kerman Province, stipulating that, "The employers of mines in this p...

NCRI - Dr. Mohammad Malaki, the first president of Tehran University following the 1979 revolution, recently said we have reached a time when senior Iranian regime officials themselves are constantly talking about regime change. These remarks were made recently in an interview regarding the latest round of arrests and the words of former Iranian intelligence minister Ali Fallahian. The Iranian people are familiar with such arrests and these measures, mostly aimed at striking fear amongst the people, and it has lost the effect, Malaki said, adding a call on the people to be aware and unite more than ever before in continuing their protests. In reference to Fallahian’s remarks, Dr. Malaki said he sits before the camera with the utmost obscenity and defends the crimes he committed through the years while he himself is amongst those who must be prosecuted in a court of law.

By Heshmat Alavi According to an opinion piece on the Forbes website, as the New US Sanctions Blacklist Iran's IRGC, Iranian dissident writer Heshmat Alavi, wrote on 24 July, 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. Alavi writes:The House resolution, however, faced a more peculiar road even riddled with obstacles. 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. Despite the fact of alterations made in the initial text, all glitches have been set aside to gain White House consent.

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 a terrorist entity. This is an essential step in rectifying the damaging policy of appeasement that needs to be completed by other measures including the eviction of the IRGC and its affiliated militia particularly from Syria and Iraq as well as the recognition of the Iranian people’s right to overthrow the clerical regime.

NCRI - The new US sanctions have sparked a wave of fear and concerns within the regime.The agents and media of both factions of the Iranian regime say and write about the terrible consequences of adopting these sanctions.Javan newspaper, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), described new sanctions as "military JCPOA" by the United States following the nuclear deal, and wrote that the sanctions were in fact sanctions aimed at targeting defensive power, missile power and military power (of the regime) through widespread and unprecedented sanctions. The designers of the plan seek to provide the grounds for a military JCPOA with the aim of limiting the regime’s defense power through massive sanctions. The IRGC’s newspaper said: The Americans are now pushing for replacing the defense power (of the regime) instead of the nuclear program and starting a series of sanctions and pressures on the regime.

By INU Staff INU -The Kuwaiti Newspaper, Al-Qabas reported that the court's final verdict on Al-Abduli spy group indicates that the members of this group have been trained in Lebanon and were holding sessions at the Iranian Embassy in Kuwait in coordination with one of Iran's diplomats and a member of the Revolutionary Guard. On Sunday, June 23, 2017, Al-Qabas released a report entitled " the meetings at the Iranian Embassy and training in Lebanon", referred to the details of the court's final verdict on Al-Abduli group indicating that the members of this group hold sessions at the Iranian Embassy in Kuwait.

The Iranian Resistance condemns a three-day event planned for the end of July, hosted primarily by two institutions established by the Iranian regime for the exporting of terrorism and fundamentalism, namely "Al-Mustafa" mosque and "Islamic Community of Shiite Communities of Germany" (IGS). The Iranian Resistance calls on the relevant authorities to prevent this event, which will ultimately serve to spread fundamentalism and terrorism within Europe. The "Al-Mustafa" mosque is a notorious international terrorism-promoting institution founded by the Iranian regime and under the supervision of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. This organization is linked to the Revolutionary Guard Quds Force and its declared task is to recruit non-Iranian nationalities. These individuals are then deployed in the mullahs’ war machine and warmongering.

NCRI - Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov, denied the news on giving Telegram users’ information to Iran regime and said local officials should not impose their demands on this cloud-based instant messaging service even if like in China it results in filtering and blockade of Telegram.He says the location of the servers of this messenger or the privacy policy of users will never change. He reacted to the news on transfer of Telegram’s severs to Iran and emphasized; “Despite limitation of the laws or the threat of local authorities, the telegram is only responsible for users, and only users can dictate their wishes to us.”

London, 24 Jul - Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 7000 BC. The southwestern and western part of the  Iranian Plateau  participated in the traditional  Ancient Near East  with  Elam , from the  Early Bronze Age , and later with various other peoples, such as the  Kassites ,  Mannaeans , and  Gutians .   Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel  names the Persians as the first Historical People. The  Medes  unified Iran as a nation and empire in 625 BC. The  Achaemenid Empire  (550–330 BC), founded by  Cyrus the Great , was the first of the  Persian  empires to rule from the  Balkans  to  North Africa  and also  Central Asia , spanning three continents, from their seat of power in  Persis  ( Persepolis ). It was the largest empire yet seen and the first world empire.

London, 25 Jul - “The situation in Gorgan Gulf is critical, with haze and pollutants as two of the factors that are seriously threatening the region”, says state-run ‘Mardom-Salari’ newspaper on July 23, 2017, quoting regime’s Deputy Governor of Golestan on Development Affairs.He also warned over Caspian Sea’s water conditions, saying “Caspian Sea’s water level used to drop every eight months in the past,

 By Shahriar Kia American Thinker, June 22, 2017 - Less than a week after the U.S. Senate adopted sweeping new sanctions targeting Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and two days after Tehran launched a series of missiles at territories inside Syria while claiming to target ISIS, the Iranian opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (  NCRI  ) held a press conference in Washington on Tuesday, June 20, unveiling new information about dozens of IRGC missile sites. On the orders of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the IRGC has accelerated its ballistic missile activities and tests following the Iran nuclear deal, representatives of the NCRI U.S. Office said.

NCRI - In its July-23 article, state-run ‘Mardom-Salari’ newspaper points to widespread suppression of women and critical conditions of innocent children under the Mullahs’ regime, saying “it’s been years that we’ve got used to hearing such news as acid attacks, murder, rape, harassments, knife fights, and other crimes, so much that we no longer get surprised,as if the coldness of such bitter news have penetrated so deep inside us and made us so numb that we don’t know how to react to such incidents, if we ever can.” “Such events could lead to anxiety and fear among people”, the newspaper writes, adding “as the families with little kids have to be constantly worried about what is going to await their kids when they’re out, and fear so much that they won’t even dare to send their children to school.”

https://www.mojahedin.org/newsen/57002/Chairman-Royce-It%E2%80%99s-time-to-hold-North-Korea-Russia-and-Iran-accountable US Foreign Affairs Committee, 25 July 2017  - On Tuesday, at the House Republican leadership’s press conference, Chairman Royce spoke about why the House will vote Tuesday on H.R. 3364, the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. Below are the video and transcript of his remarks.

IRAN, 25 July 2017 -- 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.

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, could end up penalizing European firms that contribute to the development of Russia's energy sector New sanctions against Iran and North Korea for their actions on or testing of ballistic missiles are also included in the bill. Key among the provisions is one that handcuffs the US president by making it difficult for him to unilaterally ease penalties against Moscow in the future -- effectively placing him under Congress's watch.

By Tony Duheaume Al Arabiya, 21 July 2017 - If the Islamic Republic of Iran has learnt anything from the Iran-Iraq War, it was the need to become totally self-sufficient in all forms of military development. During that war, with a radicalized Iran, it found itself standing alone against Saddam Hussein’s well-equipped military forces. In a region where most of Iran’s nearest neighbors were Sunni Arabs and Turks, all of whom were disturbed by the radical doctrine spewing from Khomeini in those heady days following the Iranian revolution, the fear was that such rhetoric could stir up Shiite militancy in neighboring Arab states, eventually turning into civil unrest, and the overthrow of existing governments.

Orient Net, 20 July 2017-- Opposition fighters were able to respond again to the attempts of the Assad terrorists and the Iranian-led mercenaries to occupy eastern Ghouta in Damascus countryside, from the fronts of Ein Terma, east of the capital, and the fronts of al-Rayhan, deep in Ghouta.Opposition-affiliated Jaysh al-Islam announced late on Wednesday (July 19) that 35 Assad terroristsand Iranian-led Shiite mercenaries were killed after the Assad-allied terrorists attempted to storm into the opposition-controlled areas of eastern Ghouta from al-Rayhan fronts. The opposition fighting group added that two Assad-belonging T72 tanks and a BMB vehicle were destroyed amidst the fighting.

by RUSS READ After a visit of the Iraqi defense minister to Tehran and signing a MoU regarding to fight against terrorism and extremism, again the topic of the influence of Iranian regime in Iraq, in the face of presence the U.S. troops, draws the attentions. Russ Read, Pentagon/Foreign Policy Reporter, has more in Daily Caller. Iraq signed an agreement with Iran Sunday in an effort to increase coordination in fighting “terrorism and extremism,” despite the fact Iran is still considered the world’s top terror sponsor. Iraqi Defense Minister Erfan Mahmoud al-Hayali signed the accord with Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan in Tehran, the Iranian capital, while on a visit. The multifaceted agreement provides for increased military cooperation, border security, logistics and other forms of support, according to the  Tasnim news , a pro-regime outlet. Dehghan told reporters after the signing that they hoped the agreement would provide for deeper cooperation...