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Iran news in brief, January 31, 2018 1-   Trump slams US intelligence chiefs as ‘passive and naive’ on Iran President Donald Trump on Wednesday called US intelligence chiefs “extremely passive and naive” on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North Korea a day after they contradicted his views during congressional testimony. Leaders of the US intelligence community told a Senate committee on Tuesday that the nuclear threat from North Korea persists and that Iran is not taking steps toward making a nuclear bomb, conclusions that contrasted starkly with Trump’s assessments of those countries. Trump, whose has criticized US intelligence agencies starting even before he took office, said in a Twitter post: “The Intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong!”. Trump cited Iranian rocket launches and said that Tehran was “coming very close to the edge.” Trump said: “Perhaps Intelli...

Iran news in brief, January 30, 2018 1- Mother of U.S. Navy veteran held in Iran worried about her son's health The mother of a U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran is calling for his immediate release. Michael White, 46, has been in an Iranian prison for more than six months. Joanne White said she prays every day that her son Michael will be freed from prison in Iran before it's too late. She worries his recurring cancer could come back and he could die. White said the Navy veteran was on his third trip to Iran last July. Though he was married, he was visiting his girlfriend he had met online, when he disappeared. Nearly five months later, she learned he was in prison in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad. But she hasn't gotten any phone calls from her son. 2- Sufi Woman Locked Up With Drug Offenders in Critical Health Condition Shokoufeh Yadollahi, a detained member of Iran’s Gonabadi Dervish minority is believed to be in a critical health condit...

7 Myths and Facts About the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Myth 1: The State Department designated the MEK as a Foreign Terrorist Organization because MEK engaged in terrorism. Fact: On October 9, 1997, a day after the MEK ’s designation, the Los Angeles Times quoted a “senior Clinton Administration official” that the designation of the MEK “was intended as a goodwill gesture to Tehran and its newly elected moderate president, Mohammad Khatami.” A bi-partisan House Majority letter in 1998 rejected the designation as a “wrong headed policy,” which would only embolden the regime, and described the MEK as “a legitimate resistance movement.” A House resolution was introduced with 99 bi-partisan co-sponsors (including chairs of the committees on Intelligence, Oversight, Armed Services and subcommittee on Terrorism) calling for the removal of the FTO designation. U.S. Court of Appeals, DC Circuit, found no evidence of terrorism, and gave a deadline to Secretary Clinton, leading to...

Iran news in brief, January 29, 2018 EU Delays Payment System for Iran Amid U.S. Warnings The EU has reportedly delayed registering an alternative financial channel to help the Iranian regime, say reports coming from Brussels on Monday January 28. Reports from Brussels Monday morning said that the release of the conclusion on Iran has been "postponed" due to differences over one of its ten articles. EU Agency Says Iran Likely to Step up Cyber Espionage Iran is likely to expand its cyber espionage activities as its relations with Western powers worsen, the European Union digital security agency said on Monday. the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) said in a report: "Newly imposed sanctions on Iran are likely to push the country to intensify state-sponsored cyber threat activities in pursuit of its geopolitical and strategic objectives at a regional level,". A Member of Iran Council Says He Received a Death Thre...

Iran news in brief, January 28, 2018 Free Iran Rally – Paris 8 February 2019 The French Committee in Support of Human Rights in Iran (CSDHI) is calling for a major demonstration on Friday, February 8, 2019, against serious and massive human rights violations in Iran and the terrorist acts of the Iranian regime on European soil against its opposition. This initiative is supported by several district mayors of Paris, numerous human rights associations and the French Committee in support of Human Rights in Iran (CSDHI). No Standard Heating for 136,000 Classrooms in Iran The heating systems in 136,000 classrooms across Iran do not have the required standards, the Islamic Republic's Deputy Minister of Education has said. Mehrollah Rakhshani Mehr asserted on Saturday, January 26: "As most of these classrooms are located in the province of Sistan & Baluchestan and other regions with no gas pipelines, it is impossible to upgrade their heating system for the mom...

40 year legacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Execution and death Since grabbing power in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has executed, killed and tortured thousands of political dissidents and ordinary Iranians who dared challenge its rule. 20th century Execution of Iranian Kurds Hundreds of Iranian Kurds were executed in 1981 on the direct command of Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder and Supreme Leader  of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Most executions were carried out in public after the victims were asked a few questions without the possibility to defend themselves. Iran’s “hanging judge”, Sadegh Khalkhali was responsible for the execution of more than 8,000 men and women including Iranian Kurds. First from right, Sadegh Khalkhali known as Iran’s “Hanging Judge”. Third from the right, Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder and Supreme Leader of Iran. “If my victims were to come back on earth, I would execute them again, wit...

Iran news in brief, January 24, 2018 Delayed Paychecks, Pensions Cause Further Protests Across Iran On Wednesday, streets outside the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament) became the scene of further protests by retirees seeking answers from regime officials and authorities in regards to their demands. In other protest reports, workers and employees of the municipality in Marivan, western Iran, rallied on this day protesting not receiving their paychecks and pensions. This is the third consecutive day this protest rally is being held outside the regime’s municipality office. Iran Regime Tortures Political Prisoners by Denying Medical Care   Saeed Shirzad, a political prisoner in Rajaee Shahr prison in Karaj, has been refused urgent medical care despite doctors requested his transfer to hospital for his severe kidneys’ failure a month ago. While the prosecutor’s office has assured that he would receive treatment a month ago, prison authorities have prevented this tr...

OPINION: AFTER 40 YEARS, IRAN IS NO  CLOSER TO ‘MODERATION’ Lord Anthony Clarke | Former Chairman, U.K. Labour Party In February 1979, the people of Iran threw off the rule of one dictator, only to watch as religious extremists installed another. Ayatollah Khomeini’s rise to power had far-reaching consequences for the Iranian people and for much of the world. The 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution represents an important opportunity to examine those consequences and reassess collective approaches to dealing with the regime and helping its people. In recent years, there has been talk of a trend toward “moderation” among Iran’s leadership. But even more recently, the Trump administration has turned sharply away from the former praise of Rouhani and his associates. Last May, the United States withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Despite the International Atomic Energy Agency saying Iran was generally in compliance with it...