Originally published in Canada Free Press On Friday before holidays, the Obama administration took another step in favor of Iran by removing some of the obstacles on doing business with entities within the country. On the same day, the US Treasury released new rules that … [Read more...] about Business in Iran: new opportunities for the West, or a delusion?
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Change in Iran? Do not Hold Your Breath
Originally published in Sooper Articles Regime in Iran Far From Opening Up There are views heard about "change in the making" in Iran, with reference to the defeats suffered by "hardliners" at the hands of "reformists" in the recent February elections. Such reasoning considers the … [Read more...] about Change in Iran? Do not Hold Your Breath
Mullahs’ version of Christmas: 16 executions in 3 days
Originally posted in Ground Report On the Eve of Christmas and following the 62nd condemnation over its gross human rights violations by the United Nations, Iran decided to respond as expected: 16 prisoners in 4 cities were executed in the span of merely 3 days. Despite the fact … [Read more...] about Mullahs’ version of Christmas: 16 executions in 3 days
Tehran furious over Congress denouncing attack on Iran refugees in Iraq
Originally published in The Hill Former senior American officials joined members of Congress attending a memorial on the Hill to pay respects to 24 defenseless Iranian refugees who lost their lives in a massive rocket barrage that left catastrophic destruction in their camp in Iraq. This has raised … [Read more...] about Tehran furious over Congress denouncing attack on Iran refugees in Iraq
More Setbacks for Iran
Originally published in the American Thinker Nearly four decades of unbridled violence in the Middle East, especially recently in Syria and Iraq, has shown that as long as the regime in Iran and its proxies in the regime are not evicted, any political or even military solution … [Read more...] about More Setbacks for Iran
Pioneers of Defending Human Rights
Originally published in Ezine Articles The news about the terrorist attack on Malala Yousafzai the teenage Pakistani activist led to a wave of international condemnations. Sometime later, Malala was awarded with the Nobel Peace prize that she deserved. But, is any one indeed aware … [Read more...] about Pioneers of Defending Human Rights
Iran lurks behind the rise of sectarian violence in Iraq
Originally published in The Hill In the heat of the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State, a Sunni extremist group that has invaded large parts of Iraq and Syria, a recent report by Amnesty International gives a stark warning that not addressing extremism in its entirety and … [Read more...] about Iran lurks behind the rise of sectarian violence in Iraq