Let's talk Iran - March 28, 2021
Ayatollahs Put Iran on Auction To Preserve Their Government
Critics compare the Iran/China deal with the 1828 Turkmenchay treaty, which cede control over several areas in the South Caucasus to Russia. LINK
NUCLEAR
Undeclared Nuclear Sites Are A Sign Of Inadequate Pressure Over Iran’s Nuclear Activities
If the JCPOA had represented adequate pressure over this issue, such a rapid resumption of nuclear activity should never have been possible. LINK
TERRORISM
Arab Coalition destroys two Houthi explosive drones, booby-trapped boats
Two explosive drones and boats used by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen to target the southern region of Saudi Arabia have been intercepted and destroyed.
Another reminder that appeasing Iran's regime is a failed policy. LINK
HUMAN RIGHTS
IRGC Basij paramilitary forces fatally shoot two young men in southwest Iran
Iranian security forces and police shot and killed two young men from Iran’s Arab minority, in arbitrary shootings in the city of Shush in Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran. The regime’s security forces and police have a history of shooting and killing civilians with impunity. LINK
Inhumane pressures imposed by Iran’s authorities on political prisoner
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared is constantly placed under inhuman torture and pressures. On March 24, Amnesty International called for her immediate release. She has already been in prison for thirteen years without one day of furlough. LINK
Robbing of three Baluch women by IRGC agents led to public outrage
Iranians are outraged by the regime's crimes and its corrupt operatives, particularly when they target women. People use any opportunity to raise their voice of protest against the regime. LINK
SOCIETY
Two Iranian teenagers and two women commit suicide in one week
From 1982 to 2005 suicides increased fourfold across Iran. A major factor leading to suicides in Iran is severe economic pressure and poverty, and forced or child marriages among women. Many prisoners have also tried several times to commit suicide. LINK