“Iran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown – new report,” Amnesty International, September 2, 2020.
Her life has just about been ruined. Australia needs to get tough with Iran. “Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s every step being followed inside prison in Iran,” Ben Doherty, The Guardian, September 2, 2020.
For support of the 1998 terrorist attacks in Kenya and Tanzania by Al Qaida, Iran has been ordered (again) to pay up. “Judge Orders Iran To Pay $566M For Terrorist Bombings,” Law 360, September 2, 2020.
“Owners of Iranian Fuel Seized by US Assert Rights to Cargoes,” VOA, Reuters, September 2, 2020.
“Iran Looks To China For Development Of Intranet,” Radio Farda, September 2, 2020.
“Speculation grows over Larijani nomination for Iran presidency,” Al Monitor, September 2, 2020.
“‘Filthy Zionist agents:’ Iran’s Khamenei singles out Jared Kushner,” Marcy Oster, Forward, September 2, 2020.
“Iran Ramps Up Production At Supergiant South Pars Gas Field,” Simon Watkins, OilPrice.com, September 2, 2020.
“Family of US-born Israeli settler files $1bn lawsuit against Iran and Syria for West Bank stabbing,” Sheren Khalel, Middle East Eye, September 2, 2020.
“The calls for protests in Iran are three times more than they were last year, according to the Head of the Security and Law Enforcement Department at Iran’s Ministry of Interior. Hossein Zolfaghari said Tuesday that that was 1,702 calls for protests since the beginning of the Persian year in March, compared with 519 calls in the same period last year, which is a 227% increase.” See “Protests Increase Three-Fold in Iran,” Jubin Katiraie, Iran Focus, September 2, 2020.
Look at the picture. Not weatherproof. Most likely another system that does not live up to billing. “Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard, the commander of the Air Defense Force, attended the unveiling ceremony. Kashef-99 can detect 300 targets simultaneously within a range of 12 kilometers, Tasnim reported. The domestically produced device is a 3D phased-array radar system that is carried on a vehicle, suitable for detecting small aircraft and objects.” See “Iran unveils new portable radar,” Tehran Times, September 2, 2020.
Similar story. No proof. “Iran claims advances in radar that it says can reach Israel,” Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, September 2, 2020.
“Austrian court convicts Iran-trained Hezbollah commander for terrorism,” Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, September 2, 2020. “Austria has refused to ban Hezbollah’s entire organization. Germany, the Netherlands, Britain, the US, Canada, Israel, the Arab League, Lithuania and many Latin American countries have designated Hezbollah’s entire movement a terrorist entity. Austria and the EU have merely banned Hezbollah’s “military wing” while allowing its “political arm” to function.”
A real pressure against journalists—just do your job, get thrown in jail. “Mohammad Mosaed, CPJ 2020 awardee, sentenced to more than 4 years in jail in Iran,” Committee to Protect Journalists, September 2, 2020.