ifmat - US slams Iran for smuggling envoy into Yemen

U.S. slams Iran for smuggling envoy into Yemen

The US on Wednesday slammed the Iranian regime for installing a new ambassador to the Houthi militia in Yemen — a move that the State Department spokesperson said shows the extent of Iran’s influence in the war-torn ...
ifmat - Iran regime clandestine pursuit of Nuclear Weapons

Iran regime’s clandestine pursuit of Nuclear Weapons

Any policy analysts, scholars or politicians who still advocate for a return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, aka the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), must recognize how the Iranian regime used the agreement as cover ...
ifmat - Iranian-Backed terrorist plot thwarted

Iranian-Backed terrorist plot thwarted

On July 15, 2020, the trial of Assadi, an Iranian diplomat, and three other terrorists began in Antwerp, Belgium. By thwarting that terrorist plot, Belgian police foiled perhaps one of the century’s most significant terrorist plots, even ...
ifmat - Iran plans to export arms with sanctions off

Iran plans to export arms with sanctions off

On October 18, a 13-year UN arms embargo against Iran expired. Iranian news outlets had eagerly awaited the moment for weeks. The lifting of the embargo had been agreed in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ...
ifmat - Prisoners who reported abuse charged

Prisoners who reported abuse charged

Iranian judiciary authorities are prosecuting human rights defenders for reporting abuse in detention, Human Rights Watch said today. Since September 2020, the authorities have brought charges against two imprisoned activists who had published letters alleging mistreatment.
ifmat - Albania Arrests Iran Spy

Albania Arrests Iran Spy

Albania has ordered the arrest and expulsion of yet another spy planted by the Iranian regime to spy on members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) who were relocated to Tirana in 2016 to protect ...