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Thousands Protest Iranian President Rouhani’s Presence at UN General Assembly

by Armin Baldwin 

Outside the United Nations on Wednesday, thousands of Iranian expats, human rights activists, politicians, and people from the Iranian diaspora rallied to protest against the Islamic Republic’s regime.

US Secretary of State Wants Iran Nuclear Deal to Be Revisited

by Navid  Felker

Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, said yesterday that the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and several world powers including the United States needs to be “revisited”.
He said that the “sunset clause” was one of the most concerning aspects of the deal because it will means that almost all of the key restrictions on the country’s nuclear deal will be automatically lifted by 2030.

Israel Uses US Missile to Get Rid of Hezbollah Drone

by Azita Carlson 

Using a Patriot Missile made by the United States, the Israeli military has been able to down a drone that was about to enter Israeli airspace.

Macron to Play Mediating Role Between Iran and US to End Syria Conflict

by Navid  Felker

At the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron and President of the United States Donald Trump expressed opposing views on a number of issues.

Iran Violating International Sanctions to Export Arms to Yemen

by Azita Carlson

In an interview with the New York Times, a US admiral indicated that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been smuggling illicit weapons and illicit technology to Yemen. Vice Admiral Kevin M. Donegan, the top American admiral in the Middle East, explained that this is fuelling civil unrest in the country.

The 1988 Massacre in Iran Continues to Cast a Shadow Over the Regime

 by Atousa Pilger

The nuclear agreement of 2015 has been criticized for providing too many concessions, such as Tehran’s military sites remaining off limits to inspectors. Some say, additionally, that the agreement has resulted in the sponsoring of Islamic extremism in the region, cooperating with North Korea in pursuit of ballistic missiles, and the suppression of domestic dissent.

Protests Highlight Iran’s 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners and Its Continuing Human Rights Abuses

by Armin Baldwin

A rally of the Anglo-Iranian communities gathered in Trafalgar Square earlier this month, at a memoriam for the 30,000 political prisoners who were killed in the 1988 massacre Iran that took place over a summer, 29 years ago.

Flawed Nuclear Deal Fails to Address Iran’s True ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’: Its Extremist Ideology

by Navid  Felker

North Korea’s most recent hydrogen bomb test forewarns of what may be developing in Iran, where the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the nuclear deal, is only thing keeping the regime in check. However, many say that the deal has too many loopholes and no safeguards.

A State Media: Rouhani Cannot Manage the Nuclear Deal

Staff writer, SF

While Iran still faces crisis after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a media affiliated with the Supreme Leader of Iran called for taking the nuclear files from Rouhani’s government. The editor of the state-run Kayhan Newspaper, Hossein Shariatmadari wrote on the eve of Rouhani’s travel to New York, “The harm caused by the JCPOA shows that the Iranian negotiators were not efficient enough to stand against the wills of the opponent, therefore, they gave concessions to the enemy.”

Welcoming Iranian President Rouhani to UN General Assembly Sends Wrong Message

 by Atousa Pilger

Newly elected to his second term in office, Iran’s president oversaw more than 3,100 people hanged during his first term. Some 100 executions were carried out in July of this year, several of them in public, and at least one involving someone who was a minor at the time of his alleged crime.