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Albanian police reveal details of Iranian regime's terror plot against MEK-October 23, 2019 New details on Iran’s terror attempt against MEK members in Albania Iran, October 24, 2019 — Albanian authorities have revealed new information about a Tehran-affiliated terrorist group that has been plotting against members of Iranian opposition  People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) . In March 2018, news broke that  Albanian authorities had foiled a terrorist plot by the Iranian regime against MEK  members in Tirana, who were gathering for the annual Nowruz celebrations.  In the past years, Albania has given refuge to thousands of MEK members previously in Iraq, where they were constantly targeted by the Iranian regime and its allies in the Iraqi government. Since the relocation of MEK members to Albania, Tehran has increased its presence in the country and is using its diplomatic premises to con...

Students of the Arts & Architecture School of Mazandaran University holding a protest rally in the city of Babolsar Various protests reported from 4 Iranian cities Iran, October 23, 2019 —Students of the Arts and Architecture School of Mazandaran University in Babolsar, a city in northern Iran, held a rally on Tuesday, October 22, protesting the transfer of Caspian Sea waters to the city of Semnan, located hundreds of kilometers away. They were seen holding signs reading, “No to transferring Caspian Sea waters.” On Saturday, a group of environmental activists in Babolsar held a similar rally on the beaches of this city. A rally by locals in Babolsar protesting the transfer of Caspian Sea waters to the city of Semnan – October 20, 2019 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) @Mojahedineng Deutsche Welle Caspian Sea Convention: A fair division or another Turkmenchay Treaty? RFI Most of the Caspian Sea is now shared, leading to incre...

The FATF crisis is escalating to new levels for Iran Iran: Internal disputes flare over FATF financial Iran, October 24, 2019 —Recent remarks made by Iranian regime First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri claiming the mullahs’ Supreme Leader  Ali Khamenei  has agreed to all outstanding resolutions of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) supervising over the regime’s financial and banking transactions was welcomed by fierce remarks from members of the rival faction close to Khamenei. As we speak, Tehran faces a deadline imposed by the Paris-based FATF for February 2020 and the threat of being blacklisted and placed under suffocating banking restrictions. On the other hand, the regime’s Guardian Council, known to be under Khamenei’s strict control, has turned down the  FATF resolutions  and the regime’s Expediency Council is also in line with this policy. Jahangiri, however, is demanding the ratification of these bills. “We have sent two bills covering ...