When Iran was elected by the UN Economic and Social Council to its Commission on the Status of Women, concerns were raised about the kind of message the international organization was sending to the world.
Albania Events
Bi-partisan house resolution with 225 co-sponsors urges Iran policy focused on human rights and terrorism issues
On Tuesday, the Organization of Iranian American Communities-OIAC held a press conference to present the contents of a resolution on Iranian affairs that has been introduced to the House of Representatives with 225 co-sponsors representing both political parties.
Facebook Busts Iranian Dissident Group’s Elaborate Troll farm operation
Facebook says it busted a troll farm run by the Mujahideen-e-Khalq—a dissident Iranian group which lobbies for the overthrow of Iran’s revolutionary government—that used artificial intelligence-generated fake faces to populate sham accounts.
Vidal-quadras on Iran terror threat
The US National Security Agency uncovered conversations in January about an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) terror plot targeting the Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army through the bombing of Fort McNair in Washington, in apparent retaliation for the assassination of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in early 2020.
Iran is using Hezbollah as a potent weapon
Hezbollah’s cyber capabilities should be quite worrisome to Western intelligence agencies. Iranian backed Hezbollah is using cyber warfare as a tool of coercion that has shifted the battlefield from urban streets to enemy servers.
Iran sentenced political prisoner to five years
The Iranian Judiciary sentenced political prisoner Forough Taghipour to five years in prison for supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK/PMOI), following an extended period where her fate was kept in limbo. Taghipour’s sister is an MEK member at Ashraf 3 in Albania.
Presidential candidate Dehghan reassures Iranians against fears of militarism
Hossein Dehghan, a military advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who is running for presidency in the cleric-led country, is lobbying against suggestions that the next president should not be drawn from the military.
Yemeni govt holds Iran responsible for Houthi Military Escalation
The internationally-recognized government in Yemen is holding Iran responsible for Houthi military escalation and undermining peacemaking efforts in the war-torn country. Houthis were also slammed for trafficking arms and serving a foreign agenda.
Iranian embassies serve state espionage and terrorism
According to a recent report by the German TV Channel One, the country’s security officials are still investigating the numerous trips made by Assadollah Asadi, an arrested Iranian terrorist–diplomat.
Former Iranian Intelligence operative reveals details of conspiracy against resistance
Opponents of Iran’s theocratic regime have long accused its institutions of running intelligence operations throughout the world with the express purpose of delegitimizing an organized opposition movement while also setting the stage for direct attacks on that same movement.
New revelations expose Iranian propaganda after terrorist-diplomat’s conviction
Early this month, a Belgian court convicted the Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi of planning a deadly terrorist attack on European soil. The plot in question was thwarted in the summer of 2018, but the ensuing investigation and trial helped to expose a much larger underlying threat
