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Iranian state media, officials warn of increasing threats of regime overthrow Iranian regime Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif recently blacklisted by the Trump administration Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug. 6, 2019  - In its editorial,  Javan  daily – affiliated directly to the Iranian regime’s  terrorist-designated  Revolutionary Guards ( IRGC ) – wrote the following: "Sanctions against [Iranian regime foreign minister Javad] Zarif must be interpreted in the context that the U.S. government seeks to overthrow the establishment in a style similar to that of the [MEK]." Last week, the U.S. imposed  sanctions  against the regime's foreign minister in continuation of designating the IRGC as a “ Foreign Terrorist Organization ” and imposing sanctions against  Ali Khamenei , the regime's supreme leader. This news outlet wrote, "In the past 25 years, the U.S. has banked less on the Iranian opposition and has focused its attentio...

Australia Considering Joining U.S. Mission to Protect Tankers From Iran Regime Written by  Amir Taghati  on  06 August 2019 . Australia is giving “very serious consideration” to a formal request from the United States government to join a U.S.-led coalition to protect shipping in the Gulf from the Iranian regime's military forces. Australia’s Defense Minister Linda Reynolds told journalists on Sunday after annual security talks between the Australian and American foreign affairs and defense ministers that the Morrison government was deeply concerned by the heightened tensions in the region, and strongly condemned the attacks on shipping in the Gulf. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made it clear in his opening remarks at the Australia–U.S. Ministerial Consultations (Ausmin) press conference that America wanted Australia to join the operation to stare down Iran's regime. Characterizing the relationship between Washington and Canberra as “unbreakable”, Secr...

Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report – July 2019 Aug 5, 2019 Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report – July 2019 Introduction: In the summer of 1988, Iran’s regime summarily and extra-judicially executed tens of thousands of political prisoners held in jails across Iran. The 1988 massacre was carried out on the basis of a fatwa by the regime’s Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini. The majority of the inmates sent to the gallows were members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The perpetrators of this crime against humanity have never been held accountable. Worse still, some have been promoted to the most senior positions of the Iranian government and judiciary. Recently, two of the most vicious mullahs who are particularly responsible for the 1988 massacre, defended their crimes which reminds of the impunity that senior officials responsible for the killings have enjoyed. Mostafa Pour Mohammadi, former minister of justice and advisor t...

Iranian opposition reveals more aspects of Tehran-backed terror groups Tehran has a long history of providing money, arms and training to terrorists Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug 5, 2019 -  As tension between Iran and the West over the seizer of cargo ships and oil tankers by the Iranian regime is escalating, some Western intelligence agencies believe that the clerical regime ruling Iran has organized and funded sleeper terror cells across Europe including the U.K. that could attack a green light by the Iranian regime in response to a conflict in the Gulf. In an article titled “Iran’s ‘proxy’ terror army with cells ready to strike across West exposed” the Daily Star of UK cited a warning from the Iranian opposition group, the MEK, saying, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI ) - an opposition group which advocates the overthrow of the regime - warned the worsening political situation will see more use of these so-called proxies. Other security...

EDITORIAL: Zarif's designation is the last nail in the coffin of the moderate mullah myth Published on  05 August 2019 . Last Thursday, the United States government imposed sanctions on the Iranian regime's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. "Foreign Minister Zarif and the Foreign Ministry he runs to take their direction from the Supreme Leader and his office. Foreign Minister Zarif is a key enabler of Ayatollah Khamenei's policies throughout the region and around the world," said the statement by the U.S. State Department. For four decades, the Iranian Resistance has emphasized that there are no so-called 'moderates' or 'reformists' in Iran's fascist dictatorship. Now, after 40 years of resistance and perseverance by the Iranian people and the Iranian Resistance, and after continuous and relentless revelations by the latter, the world has realized that behind these smokescreens is nothing but the wicked nature of the system of...

44 Girls Under 15 In Hamadan Became Mothers In 2018 Aug 6, 2019 The Director of Iran’s Census Organization in  Hamadan Province  stated that in 2018, 44 girls under the age of 15 were pregnant in Hamadan. Marriage and pregnancy under the age of 18 increase maternal mortality as well as physical and psychological harm to girls. Depression and sometimes suicide, along with divorce, school dropouts, and sustaining the cultural and economic poverty cycle are among those harms. In addition to the pregnancy of 44 girls under 15 in Hamadan, the Director of Iran’s Census Organization in  Kurdistan Province , Hassan Soumi also said, “4% of divorces are for girls under the age of 18. About 16 percent of marriages registered during the first four months of 2018 are girls under the age of 18.” (The state-run IRNA News Agency – August 3, 2019) A justice ministry lawyer said, “Unfortunately, official and unofficial statistics suggest that there are underage marriag...

Tehran: Clients of IRGC-linked credit firm hold protest rally Clients of the Caspian and Persian Pars Khodro credit firms holding rallies and demanding their stolen money returned – Tehran, Iran – August 5, 2019 Report by PMOI/MEK Iran, Aug 5, 2019 -  Clients of the Caspian credit firm, known to be linked to the regime’s  terrorist-designated  Revolutionary Guards ( IRGC ), held a rally in Tehran demanding their stolen money return. This protest gathering was held outside the regime’s judiciary branch. Outside the Criminal Court Number One of Tehran Province, clients who saw their money and savings stolen in the “Persian Pars Khodro” case rallied as court hearings began today. More and more Iranians are protesting the regime’s corrupt practices. Persian Pars Khodro clients holding a protest rally – Tehran, Iran – August 5, 2019 Caspian credit firm clients holding a protest rally – Tehran, Iran – August 5, 2019 State-backed credit and finan...