Iran’s Answer to Biden’s Diplomacy
More attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and a kidnap plan in New York.
WSJ | The Editorial Board | July 18, 2021
Nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran adjourned last month and could resume after Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi takes office in August. But Iran’s behavior during the interregnum shows what it thinks … Continue Reading
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AP | By DEEPTI HAJELA and LARRY NEUMEISTER | 7/14/2021
NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist and writer in exile and take her back to Tehran, authorities said Tuesday.
An indictment in Manhattan federal court … Continue Reading
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Washington Post | By Devlin Barrett and Kareem Fahim | June 22, 2021
The Justice Department moved Tuesday to seize more than 30 Web domains linked to Iranian state media, as American officials continued their efforts to counter what they say is Iranian propaganda and disinformation at a time of simmering tensions between the two countries.
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VOA | By Lisa Schlein | June 23, 2021
A new report by the U.N. secretary-general on the human rights situation in Iran condemns the widespread use of punitive measures and state-sponsored violence to keep the population in line. Michelle Bachelet, the world body’s high commissioner for human rights, presented the report to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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Amnesty International | 19 June 2021
Responding to today’s announcement declaring Ebrahim Raisi as Iran’s next president, Amnesty
International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said:
“That Ebrahim Raisi has risen to the presidency instead of being investigated for the crimes against
humanity of murder, enforced disappearance and torture, is a grim reminder that impunity reigns
supreme in Iran. In 2018, our … Continue Reading
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