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U.S., UK condemn Iranian ‘suicide drone’ attack that killed two sailors
Both U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemned the Iranian regime for a drone attack on a commercial vessel sailing in the Sea of Oman on Thursday that killed two sailors. Last July 29, the Mercer Street, an oil tanker operated by the Israeli company ...
For Iran, executing minors is not a human rights violation
In a recent interview given to AFP, a senior Iranian official said that executing children who committed a crime does not represent a violation of human rights. Majid Tafreshi's statements were in response to criticism of the Iranian government by the United Nations. Tafreshi is a member of the High Council of ...
US launches a defensive airstrike near Iraq-Syria border region
According to Fox News, the U.S. military launched a defensive airstrike on Sunday, June 27, against three Iranian militia facilities that were being used to launch and recover drones. At least one of the facilities was destroyed. John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, confirmed that the strike targets were buildings used by ...
Strong rejection by the Israeli government against the US return to the Iran nuclear deal
During a meeting between Israeli government officials with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Israel again expressed its total rejection of the Biden administration's intentions to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal abandoned by former President Trump in 2018. Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi flew with his ...
Republicans demand an explanation from Biden for lifting Iran sanctions
Last week, on June 10, without consulting Congress, the Biden administration complied with Iran's demands and lifted sanctions on former Iranian officials and companies. Taking the pressure off the world's largest exporter of international terrorism. In this context, Republican congressmen demand details and explanations of the reasons that led to ...
On his way out of office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Joe Biden
In his final statement before the Knesset on Sunday June 13, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted President Biden's policy toward Iran, criticizing the Biden administration's efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal.“The new US administration requested that I save our disagreements on the Iran nuclear deal for behind ...
Largest Iranian ‘training ship’ catches fire with 400 sailors aboard
The Iranian navy's largest warship caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, June 2, the latest disaster to befall one of the country's ships in latest years as conflicts with the West have escalated. The fire broke out around 2:25 a.m., and firefighters attempted to put it ...
Steve Scalise says Biden cares more about Iran than Israel-Hamas conflict
On Friday, May 14, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) gave out his opinion on the Biden administration's inaction in supporting Israel when Hamas sent a shower of rockets to its cities over this week. “Where’s President Biden’s leadership? He’s more time negotiating to help Iran get towards a nuclear weapon, ...
Washington denies reports of Iran prisoner swap for $7 billion
On Sunday, May 2, the Biden administration refuted a claim by Iran's state television that the arch-foes had reached an agreement on a prisoner swap in exchange for the release of $7 billion in frozen Iranian oil funds held in other countries due to the US sanctions, Reuters reported. The report ...
John Kerry denies claims that he leaked information about Israel’s covert operations to Iran
John Kerry, the United States' Special Climate Envoy, dismissed claims that he told the Iranian foreign minister of Israeli operations in Syria while serving as Secretary of State under Barack Obama. Kerry called the allegations detailed in leaked audio obtained by several media outlets "unequivocally false" in a tweet, Fox News ...
Iran: Serial women’s right’s abuser elected to UN Commission on status of women
Iran was elected to the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations on Tuesday, reported Free Beacon. Iran is a frequent violator of women's rights. According to U.N. Watch, a Geneva-based human rights group, 43 member countries voted for the regime, including at least four Western and EU countries. ...
Republican lawmakers propose a bill opposing Biden’s Iran policy
Members of the Republican Study Committee Caucus announced a bill to counter the Biden administration's policies on Iran, especially sanction removal, on Wednesday, April 21. At the RSC press conference announcing the Maximum Pressure Act in front of the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), the group's chair, said, “In the ...
US prepared to remove sanctions on Iran, resume nuclear deal
The U.S. State Department declared that it is ready to lift sanctions against Iran to restore compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the formal term for the 2015 Iran agreement. "We are prepared to take the steps necessary to return to compliance with the JCPOA, including by lifting ...
Dealing with US post-Trump era: Iran and China sign 25-year cooperation agreement
Iran and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have signed a 25-year cooperation agreement despite the fact that both countries are still subject to U.S. sanctions. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the CCP's Foreign Minister Wang Yi signed the agreement in Tehran on Saturday, March 27. Wang met with President Hassan ...
UN investigator accuses Iran of “egregious” human rights violations
UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman told members of the Human Rights Council that Iran committed "egregious" human rights violations. The regime should be held accountable for a brutal crackdown on political and religious freedom, at least since public protests occurred in 2019, according to the March 10 Voice of America. "It is ...
Tehran is at its weakest point in history and US must not take pressure off, dissidents warn Biden
A group of Iranian dissidents in the United States released a letter warning the Biden administration that its open diplomatic approach with Tehran is a strategic mistake and that it should continue to apply "maximum pressure"—Trump's approach—because the regime is at its "weakest point in history." The Organization of Iranian American ...
Despite Iran’s noncompliance, the Biden administration announced it is ready to return to the nuclear pact
Following a meeting of the foreign ministers of the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany in Paris, a State Department spokesman announced on Thursday, Feb. 18, that the United States would accept an invitation from the European Union (EU) to negotiate rejoining the nuclear deal with Iran. Enrique Mora, the ...
Iranian minister threatens to build nuclear weapons if international sanctions are not removed
Iran's intelligence minister, Mahmoud Alavi, sent a strong warning message to the West, announcing that his country could start making nuclear weapons if international sanctions against Tehran remain in place, Iranian state television reported on Feb. 9. Alavi's statements attracted the attention of the international community, since it is unusual for ...
Iran announces affinity with Biden and proposes to return to the controversial nuclear pact
The dictatorial Iranian regime, after the recent threats issued to the United States and specifically against former President Trump, announced its affinity with Joe Biden and in a public message invited the new administration to return to the controversial nuclear pact, which was abandoned by the United States in 2018 ...
Iranian missile hits near US aircraft carrier, raising tensions in Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is marked by strong tensions between the countries that are standing guard with their warships, controlling that no one, especially the Chinese Communist Party, makes a wrong move. Among them is the Nimitz, a huge US Navy aircraft carrier that was 100 miles from being hit by ...
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