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Beating of American Pastor in Iran Linked to Nuke Talks
Washington Free Beacon
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The recent beating and re-incarceration of a hospitalized American pastor in Iran was motivated by the Iranian nuclear talks, Iranian authorities reportedly told the pastor's family members...Read On
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Iran and IAEA end nuclear talks, no early sign of breakthrough
Reuters
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog sought in talks with Iranian Tuesday to advance a long-stalled investigation into Tehran's atomic activities, but it was not clear whether any headway was made...Read On
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Call on US & UN to condemn Iranian regime demand for extradition of Camp Liberty residents
NCRI
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In a meeting with the head of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council on Sunday, May 18, the head of the Iranian regime's judiciary requested that members of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) in Iraq be 'returned to Iran to face fair trials, as not trying them would mean justice was not being done'....Read On
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Iran must halt hanging of Ahwazi Arab men after forced TV 'confessions'
Amnesty International
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The planned execution, on 22 May, of two members of the Ahwazi Arab minority who were forced to "confess" on TV and are being held in an unknown location is an absolute mockery of justice which must be stopped immediately, Amnesty International said...Read On
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Iran's Forgotten Prisoners of Conscience
Wall Street Journal
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As Iran approaches the anniversary of Hasan Rouhani's presidential victory, the Islamic Republic's human-rights record, particularly its treatment of religious minorities, remains abysmal. This is especially true for the Baha'is, Iran's largest non-Muslim religious minority...Read On
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Saeed Abedini, American pastor imprisoned in Iran, beaten in hospital, family charges
FOX News
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Pastor Saeed Abedini had spent the past two months in a hospital for injuries allegedly suffered at the hands of guards and inmates in Iran's Evin and Rajai Shahr prisons when he was once again beaten and hauled back to prison, according to family members who say they witnessed the beating...Read On
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Family of ex-Marine Amir Hekmati seeks his freedom from Iran
FOX News
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The family of a former Marine currently detained in Iran on espionage charges marked the 1,000th day of his captivity by calling for his release. Iran arrested Amir Hekmati in August 2011 while he was on a trip to visit his grandmothers in Tehran. Hekmati is a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen born in Arizona...Read On
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Iranian Pharrell fans detained in connection with 'obnoxious' video
Guardian
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A group of young Iranians who appeared in an Iranian online version of Pharrell Williams's hit song Happy have been arrested. Iran's state-run national TV on Tuesday broadcast a programme showing men and women, confessing on camera...Read On
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Iran's Latest Nuclear Gamble Seems Safe
Commentary Magazine
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Thus, Iran's seemingly "unrealistic" position on the centrifuges, as one Western negotiator described it to the New York Times, is actually nothing of the sort. Iran knows the only two possible outcomes of the talks is a breakdown that will let them get to a bomb but won't produce a devastating response from the West or an agreement that will allow them to get to their nuclear ambition a bit more slowly...Read On
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Iran Unveils Strategy to Destroy US Navy with Desire for Martyrdom and Speedboats
FRONT-PAGE Mag
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During the 2006 Lebanon War, Hezbollah working with Iran's Revolutionary Guard successfully used a missile against an Israeli ship killing four. The vessel didn't sink and the anti-missile system was not activated. Later Iran used Hezbollah to test a drone over Israel...Read On
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