Elika Yusuf

BY HESHMAT ALAVI SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 Deep military and nuclear cooperation between North Korea and  Iran  makes sanctions on both regimes all the more essential he world currently faces two atomic crises in  Iran and North Korea , despite long strides in the effort of nuclear non-proliferation. Deep military and nuclear  cooperation  between the two states makes dealing with these challenges even more difficult. One may have thought lessons would have been learnt from the devastating lessons of  appeasement  from World War II – yet the approaches adopted vis-à-vis North Korea and Iran in signing nuclear agreements have raised accusations that Neville Chamberlain’s  famous policy  is still alive and well.

As the cries throughout the international community continue to lean toward regime change in Iran , the latest Iranian election has resulted in a second term for Rouhani, who has the interests of the regime in the forefront.

Written by Poorang Novak  Published: 30 July 2017 CONTRARY TO IRAN LOBBY CLAIMS, REGIME CHANGE DOES NOT END IN WAR One of the great falsehoods of the Iran lobby and the appeasers of the clerical regime in Tehran is that any effort at regime change would inevitably lead to war. This by-line can be seen in every article by the Iran lobby and the appeasers attempting to underscore the growing global support for the Iranian opposition (MEK/PMOI) and the Iranian people’s quest for regime change.

By F. Mahmoudi 27 July 2017 In Iran, 1980s is known as a bloody decade as thousands of political opponents were executed in brutal mass murder. In the summer of 1988, a massive slaughter took place in Iran’s prisons . Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the successor of Khomeini, was dismissed as a result of his objection to this massacre.

Heshmat Alavi  JUL 14, 2017 July 14 th  marks two years of a controversial nuclear deal , known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), brokered between the international community, represented by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States – and Germany, with Iran. Where are we now? Has Iran changed for the better? Or has Tehran taken advantage of the Obama administration’s concessions to further advance their domestic crackdown, foreign meddling and nuclear/ballistic missile programs?