Via WSJ: Iran Executions Surge as Government Cracks Down
At least 142 people were executed in Iran in May, the highest monthly number since 2015, bringing the total to more than 300 in the first five months of this year, according to Oslo-based Iran Human Rights. Most executions in Iran are carried out in secret, usually by hanging.
U.S. Approves Release of $2.76 Billion for Iran from Iraq
A reminder, once again, that Blinken is no friend to Israel. Via Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday approved a sanctions waiver that allows Iraq to pay a $2.76 billion gas and electricity debt to Iran that had been blocked by U.S. sanctions on Iran, a senior Iraqi foreign ministry official said. Iran has been unable to access billions of dollars in assets in several...
New Al Qaeda Leader is Based in Iran, Say UN and US
Via The Algemeiner: Iran has provided the base for the new leader of the Al Qaeda Islamist terror organization, according to separate assessments released this week by the UN and the United States. A UN report issued on Wednesday described Seif al-Adel — a a former Egyptian intelligence officer with a $10 million bounty on his head — as the “uncontested” leader of Al Qaeda, whose influence since...
Iran Orders Islamic Jihad to Block Any Long-Term Calm for Gaza
Via Ynet News: With the latest round of rocket fire, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is seeking to prevent any long-term agreement between Hamas and Israel. In addition to seeking to conduct a holy war to destroy Israel, PIJ is also motivated by its need for financial assistance from its Iranian sponsors. Tehran has instructed the PIJ and other Iranian proxies to increase their terror activity in...
Photos reveal damage to U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following attack by supporters of Iran-backed militia
Photos reveal damage to U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following attack by supporters of Iran-backed militia Fire damage can be seen in a reception room of the U.S. embassy compound, that was burned by pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. On Tuesday, dozens of protesters had broken into the compound, trashing a reception area and smashing windows in one...
Video: Houston Islamic Education Center Celebrates Iran’s Islamic Revolution
Via MEMRI:
The Islamic Education Center of Houston, Texas, celebrated the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution on Feb. 17, 2019. A video uploaded by the center shows the audience chanting: “Allah Akbar! Khamenei is our Leader!”
In addition, young boys wearing green headbands sang: “You are our Leader….We are your soldiers.”
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U.S. Accuses Iran of Failing to Declare Chemical Weapons
Via Reuters: Iran has not declared all its chemical weapons capabilities to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, in violation of an international non-proliferation convention, U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Ward told the organization on Thursday. He said Iran had failed to report a production facility for the filling of aerial bombs and maintains a program to...
Iran’s Rouhani calls Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ established by West | The Times of Israel
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” established by Western countries to advance their interests in the Middle East. Iran’s leaders frequently condemn Israel and predict its demise, but Rouhani, a relative moderate, rarely employs such rhetoric. Source: Iran’s Rouhani calls Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ established by West | The Times of...