by Staff writer, SF
An Australian coroner has ruled that the 2014 death of a 24-year-old Iranian asylum-seeker, who was being held in an immigration detention centre on a remote Pacific island was “entirely preventable”.
The Queensland state coroner Terry Ryan issued a ruling on Monday, July 30, blaming the “compounding effect of multiple errors” for Hamid Kehazaei’s death and called on the Australian government to prioritise the health of detainees.
by Staff writer, SF
On Tuesday, police in Tajikistan appear to have blamed a banned opposition party linked with Iran for a terrorist attack that left four tourists dead and that ISIS claimed responsibility for.
The police statement read that the detained man, who was identified as leading the attack, was an “active member” of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan. The group was banned in 2015.
by Staff writer, SF
On Thursday, after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked two ships in the Red Sea’s Bab al-Mandeb strait, Saudi Arabia said it was suspending oil shipments through the waterway, one of the world’s most important tanker routes.
by Armin Baldwin
Anwar Gargash, the UAE’s minister of state for foreign affairs, and one of the West’s key allies in the Middle East, said in his speech to the Policy Exchange in London last week, “We are worried a little bit about what is seen as a divergence of views between Europe and the U.S. over Iran.”
by Staff writer, SF
It is believed that the regime in Tehran is responsible for the Houthis’ targeting of Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. Passages used for oil transport, like the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, have been under threat by Iran.
by Saeed
Last weekend, the war of words between the United States and Iran became even more tense. President of Iran Hassan Rouhani threatened the United States by saying that a war with Iran would be the “mother of all wars”. U.S. President Donald Trump responded by saying that he will not put up with such threats.
by Staff writer, SF
The discovery of a previously undetected, highly active Iranian cyber espionage group, with an extensive target list that includes many large organizations and companies in the Middle East, has been reported by an American cyber security firm.
by Azita Carlson
Earlier this week, US President Trump threatened Iran with consequences “the likes of which few throughout history have suffered before,” in an ALL CAPS tweet. The potential for an escalation with Tehran is at an all-time high.
by Staff writer, SF
Citizens in Borazjan, Iran, blocked the main road into the city during their latest protest over water shortages, according to state-run Iran Labor News Agency (ILNA)
The provincial representative to the Supreme Council of Provinces, Ali Akbar Fatemi, said: “On July 22, several residents of Borazjan held rallies in the city centre to protest the shortage of water… Security forces stepped in to disperse the demonstrators.”
by Atousa Pilger
The Iranian Regime recently threatened the US with the “mother of all wars” on Sunday if the US continued its harsh policy on Iran, particularly with regard to incoming sanctions, so Donal Trump hit back with a blistering rebuke on Twitter.
