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Obama: Iran regime not following ‘spirit’ of deal

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday criticized Iranian leaders for undermining the “spirit” of last year’s historic nuclear agreement, The Hill reported.

In comments following the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Obama denied speculation that the United States would ease rules preventing dollars from being used in financial transactions with Iran in order to boost the regime’s engagement with the rest of the world.

Large weapons cache seized en route from Iran to Yemen

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has reported on their website that a large weapons cache has been seized at sea by French authorities on 20th March. The weapons cache is said to originate from Iran and was probably en route to Yemen according to Cmdr. Kevin Stephens, a spokesman for US 5th Fleet.

Rally in Austria denouncing human rights abuses in Iran

A rally was held in central Vienna, Austria on Wednesday with the aim of denouncing President Hassan Rouhani’s acceptance of human rights abuses in Iran. Rouhani was due to visit Vienna on Wednesday and Thursday, but the trip was cancelled at the last minute.

“No to Rouhani” rally to take place in Vienna tomorrow

Supporters of the PMOI (People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran) will protest in Vienna on Wednesday 30th March against the many human rights violations committed by the Iranian regime – namely the horrific mass executions, arbitrary sentences for so-called crimes and the export of Islamic terrorism. The organisers aim to bring attention to the human rights violations that are spiralling out of control, not just in Iran but throughout the region.

MEPs voice their support for the Iranian Resistance

Several prominent Members of the European Parliament have spoken out against the Iranian regime and the horrifying abuses the Iranian people are suffering on a daily basis. 

Mr. Milan Zver, an MEP from Slovenia, has called on European governments to support Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the Iranian Resistance. The Resistance, he says, is the best alternative to the mullahs’ regime.

Man sentenced to have eye gouged out in Iran – report

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The Iranian regime’s Supreme Court has sentenced a man to have his eye gouged out after blinding another man in a street fight. 

The 28-year-old, identified only as Saman, was convicted under Iran’s strict retribution laws after fighting in the street with his then 25-year-old victim when he was 23, according to a report in Britain’s Independent.

Austria urged to cancel visit by Iran regime President

The Iranian Resistance has called on Austrian political parties, parliamentarians and defenders of human rights to cancel the upcoming visit by the Iranian regime’s President Hassan Rouhani.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran said in a statement that it “considers the planned trip of Rouhani, President of the religious, terrorist dictatorship ruling Iran, to Austria against the highest interests of the Iranian people and the countries in the region.”

IRAN: Arrests during Nowrouz and accounts of abuse in Minab jail

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reported on its website ( www.ncr-iran.org ) that at least 20 members of Iran’s Kurdish minority were arrested or kidnapped over the Nowrouz (Iranian New Year) holiday period.

Twenty people have been transferred to detention and interrogation centres or prisons in western Iran (Sanandaj and Bukan). Four siblings of Farhad Vakili, the Kurdish political prisoner who was executed in 2010, were some of those held in Sanandaj.

Support for the Iranian Resistance during Nowrouz

On the occasion of Nowrouz, the Iranian New Year, several prominent Members of the European Parliament have pledged their support for the Iranian Resistance.

José Inácio Faria, a member of the European Parliament from Portugal, said that all democrats have a duty to support the Iranian Resistance if they truly believe in democracy. Mr. Faria also highlighted the clear message of Nowrouz: “the prevailing forces of good – represented by the spring – over the darkness – that is represented by the winter”.

Iraq is not lost to Iran – ex US envoy says

Former U.S. envoy to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, urged the Obama administration to work towards countering the negative influence of Tehran. Writing in the Wall Street Journal (Friday 25th March), he said that it appears that many in Washington DC believe that “Iraq is hopelessly lost to Iran”. He believes the general consensus in Washington DC is to “destroy Islamic State there and develop a special relationship with an independent or semi-independent Iraqi Kurdistan”.