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Congress up pressure over Iran human rights

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Published: Tuesday, 23 June 2015

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz who is running for president, wants to reduce the State Department's budget for every 30 days that a report on the Iranian regime’s handling of human rights is delayed.

Cruz said having the report is "critical" before Congress votes on a long-term deal on Iran's nuclear program. The report is required to be released by Feb. 25.

Cruz, and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) have introduced legislation that would withhold 5 percent of the State Department's operating budget for every 30 days that an annual human rights report is delayed.

The administration has argued that Iran's handling of human rights, while a concern, should be separate from the ongoing nuclear talks, though some Senate Republicans have rejected that argument.

John Kirby, a spokesman for the State Department, said the delayed release "has nothing to do with the Iran negotiations." 

"That is a completely false notion, absolutely no truth to it at all. We recognize that the report is late by several months. We’re working very hard on that," he told reporters last week. "And I expect that you will see that report released in the very near future." 

As the human rights situation in Iran continue to worsen under Hassan in Iran UN experts and human rights organizations and opposition activists warn that ongoing negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program continues to overshadow abuses.

Congress should block Iran nuclear deal

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Published: Tuesday, 23 June 2015

U.S. Congress should refuse to lift sanctions on the Iranian regime, thereby blocking implementation of a deal that would provide the regime in Tehran with billions of dollars to pursue nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, a nuclear proliferation prevention expert has announced.

Alan J. Kuperman, an associate professor and the coordinator of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Project at the University of Texas at Austin warned “Showering Iran with rewards for making illusory concessions poses grave risks. It would entrench the ruling mullahs, who could claim credit for Iran’s economic resurgence. The extra resources would also enable Iran to amplify the havoc it is fostering in neighboring countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen.”

Kuperman said in an opinion piece published in The New York Times: “Lifting sanctions would facilitate a huge expansion of Iran’s nuclear program. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, says that he wants 190,000 centrifuges eventually, or 10 times the current amount, as would appear to be permissible under the deal after just 10 years. Such enormous enrichment capacity would shrink the breakout time to mere days, so that Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a bomb before we even knew it was trying — thus eliminating any hope of our taking preventive action.”

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John Bolton: Iran Nuclear Agreement will be “Diplomatic Waterloo”

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Published: Monday, 22 June 2015

By INU staff

INU - In a rally of the National Council of Resistance of Iran on Saturday, former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton joined dozens of other political figures and foreign policy experts in criticizing both the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran and general Western policy toward the Iranian regime.

Resistance Leader: Iranian People See Regime Change as Only Solution

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Published: Monday, 22 June 2015

By INU staff

INU -In a massive rally of international supporters outside of Paris on Saturday, Maryam Rajavi, the president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran declared that the Iranian people overwhelmingly desire an end to the system of absolute rule by religious clerics that has been in place in the country for the past 36 years. She further argued that a variety of recent protests across Iran, including coordinated demonstrations by teachers and by particular ethnic minorities, demonstrated this desire and the willingness of the Iranian people to act upon it.

Western Political Figures Endorse Regime Change in Iran

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Published: Monday, 22 June 2015

BY INU staff

INU - At a rally on Saturday by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, hundreds of political dignitaries, including dozens of bipartisan figures from the United States joined in supporting the organization’s goal of regime change in Iran. In her speech to over 100,000 supporters at the annual event held outside of Paris, NCRI President Maryam Rajavi declared that regime change is the “only fix” for various crises in the Middle East that are created or exacerbated by Iran’s fundamentalist ideologies.

Several Policy Issues Raised in Wake of NCRI Rally

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Published: Sunday, 21 June 2015

By INU staff

INU - On Saturday, the National Council of Resistance of Iran held its annual rally to call for regime change, democracy, and civic freedoms in Iran. The event reportedly attracted a crowd of over 100,000 participants, mostly Iranian exiles and their families but also including activists and supporters from throughout the world. Approximately 600 political dignitaries and public personalities also attended, with many of them giving speeches over the course of the eight hour event.

Iran Recruiting Foreign Advocates while Eliminating Domestic Opponents

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Published: Sunday, 21 June 2015

By INU staff

INU - On Monday, two articles highlighted the complementary strategies of propaganda, espionage, and counter-espionage apparently being employed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The nation has a well-recognized and extensive propaganda network including a variety of official and semi-official news agencies as well as an all English language broadcast network, Press TV.

Iran Recruiting Foreign Advocates while Eliminating Domestic Opponents

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Published: Sunday, 21 June 2015

By INU staff

INU - On Monday, two articles highlighted the complementary strategies of propaganda, espionage, and counter-espionage apparently being employed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The nation has a well-recognized and extensive propaganda network including a variety of official and semi-official news agencies as well as an all English language broadcast network, Press TV.