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Nuclear Agreement with #Iran has not contributed to peace or security https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nuclear-agreement-with-iran-has-not-contributed-to_us_59d93348e4b08ce873a8ce81?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostBlog

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The Trump White House has been a  purveyor  of very well-founded criticism of the 2015 Iran  nuclear deal , formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Countering the narrative about the agreement curtailing progress toward a nuclear weapon, administration officials  contend that the JCPOA actually paves Iran’s way toward becoming a nuclear power. But this is not the sole or even the primary focus of the criticism, nor should it be. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley have instead focused on the broader intentions behind the JCPOA, as outlined in its preamble, which  states  that the signatories “anticipate that full implementation of this JCPOA will positively contribute to regional and international peace and security.” Nearly 22 months after the deal was implemented, this has not come to pass. Quite the contrary, the Islamic Republic of Iran has only been emboldened in  areas  far b...

Trump's decertification of the nuclear deal could be what Iran's rulers fear most

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Iranian regime poses a multitude of threats to international peace and security, all of which have to be addressed. By Amir Basiri   Washington Examiner- Oct. 6, 2017-  Varying sources have confirmed that President Trump will decertify the Iran nuclear deal come an Oct. 15 deadline. This will mean that the president does not see the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the deal is formally known, as vital to the national security interests of the U.S. It will then be up to Congress to decide whether to scrap the deal and reimpose sanctions on the Iranian regime or to preserve it and take other necessary measures to address its flaws. The question now is what this move means for Iranian regime, and how its leaders will react? Iranian officials have threatened to walk away from the deal and the enrichment of uranium on several reprises in the past months as Trump intensified the tough talk against the accord's failures and Tehran's unlawful ventures. But in the...

The names of some of the prisoners' massacres in #Iran during the #1980s? #MEK http://www.iranfreedom.org/en/human-rights/2711-the-names-of-some-of-the-prisoners-massacres-in-iran-during-the-1980s

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Therefore, Ruhollah Khomeini must be introduce as the main culprit of crime who, by a  decree to the judicial authorities , said: By Mahdavi Nasim  While Hassan Rouhani president of the regime, claims to be a reformist and freedom lover, some of his cabinet members, and those who are now in power, participated in the  massacre of political prisoners in the 1980s .  The massacre of political prisoners took place in the  summer of 1988 , just a few weeks after the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war. Scaring of the fate of his regime after insisting on a eight-year bloody, defeated war, Khomeini ordered to formation of a delegation (known as the Death committee) to massacre the political prisoners, to keep his feeble regime standing alive. The task of this staff was asking three key questions regarding the  political opinion of prisoners . The political activists who had stood firm on their believes for freedom and democracy, were sentenced to go ...

Trump weighs 'decertifying' Iran nuclear deal

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US President Donald Trump is weighing the issue of uncertifying Irans nuclear compliance  President Donald Trump has railed against a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program, but officials say that far from scrapping it, he is considering kicking the decision to Congress. Ahead of an October 15 deadline, several officials familiar with White House deliberations told AFP Trump has made it clear he does not want to certify Iran's compliance with the accord. The 2015-era Obama agreement offered Tehran relief from punitive economic sanctions, in return for limits to uranium enrichment and intrusive inspections. Every 90 days Trump must decide whether the Iran is living up to its end of the bargain, something that has already caused him political pain on two occasions. The Trump administration has publicly accused Iran of violating the 'spirit' of the accord -- known as the JCPOA -- although some officials privately admit there is a thin line between testing the li...

IRAN: Call to Release Political Prisoner Soheil Arabi + VIDEO

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The demonstrators while holding posters and placards demanded the release of Soheil Arabi IRAN,TEHRAN , Monday morning, October 2, a protest gathering was staged in front of the Iranian regime's parliament in response to a call by the mother of Soheil Arabi, a political prisoner who is on dry hunger strike in  Evin Prison  .  The demonstrators while holding posters and placards demanded the release of Soheil Arabi and all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience as well as civil and guild activists. Dr. Mohammad Maleki, the first president of the Tehran University after the anti-monarchial revolution, sent a message of support to the protest gathering and said: “ 'Our dear friend, Soheil Arabi, has been on hunger strike for several days because his legal and legitimate demands are not fulfilled and everyone knows that hunger strike is very dangerous.” Mr. Maleki added: “The innocent mother of this son, after appealing to various organization...