Another attempted attack in Europe on a critic of Iran. “Iranian dissident wounded in stabbing in the Netherlands, says report,” Reuters, June 20, 2020. Here’s a related story, and its not the first time Iran has tried to assassinate him–“Kurdish Iranian politician survives assassination attempt in the Netherlands: Local media,” Wladimir van Wilgenburg, Kurdistan24, June 20, 2020.
Organ sales are legal in Iran and among Palestinians, a terrible public policy. Here’s how this article begins, quoting, “Iran is ranked first for organ donation among Asian countries, Mehdi Shadnoush, head of the Health Ministry’s center for transplantation and disease management, has announced. “The country’s organ donation rate is 14.34 per 1 million people,” he noted. The occupied Palestinian territories that claim to have the most advanced scientific and technical facilities are at the second place with 10.8 donors per a million population, he explained.” See the story at “Iran tops Asian countries in organ donation,” Tehran Times, June 20, 2020.
“An Arsenal Of Hypocrisy: Iranian Mistreatment Of Peaceful Protesters,” Marjan Keypour Greenblatt, op-ed, Radio Farda, June 20, 2020.
“The book ends with a study of the radical movements during the student protests and the students’ relations with the community of Iranian students in overseas universities, which led the 1979 revolution.” And that’s all you need to know, that protests during the Regime’s 41 years are not part of this book, they’re not part of the narrative Iran wants it youth since 1979 to know. See “Book on history of student protests in Iran published,” Tehran Times, June 20, 2020.
Read and laugh. A spokesman criticizes another country for testing a ballistic missile. “Iran criticizes France over nuclear ballistic missile test,” AP, June 20, 2020.
“Iranian port spared from US sanctions in rare cooperation,” Zein Basravi, Al Jazeera, June 20, 2020.
“Iran has withheld confirmation of its apparent recent execution of a Kurdish activist, in the latest example of its long-running practice of secretly executing ethnic minority dissidents.” See “Iran Silent on Kurdish Activist’s Execution,” Michael Lipin and Ramin Haghjoo, VOA, June 19, 2020.
The rial has fallen from 32,000 rials to $1 at the time of the 2015 JCOPA agreement to its lowest value ever at 190,000 rial amid severe U.S. sanctions. And since 2011, Iran’s oil revenues have fallen from $100 billion to $8 billion. “Iran’s currency hits lowest value ever against the dollar,” Hindustan Times, AP, June 20, 2020.
This headline and story have it wrong. Airlines don’t want to fly over Iran because they don’t want to get shot down, not because the overflight fees are too expensive. See “Iran may offer discounts to lure airlines to fly through its airspace,” KFGO, Thomson Reuters, June 20, 2020.
“Iran urges IAEA not to rely on unreliable information,” Tehran Times, June 20, 2020.
“Iran: IAEA’s Report and Zarif’s Scary Reaction,” Pooya Stone, Iran Focus, June 20, 2020.
“The Disappearance of Iran’s Middle Class, Its Assimilation Into the Lower Classes,” Jubin Katiraie, Iran Focus, June 20, 2020.
“On Syria Iran criticizes United States sanctions,” MENAFN, June 20, 2020.
And here’s the response to the IAEA condemnation story from yesterday. “Spokesman Says IAEA Resolution On Full Inspections Sets ‘No Obligation’ For Iran,” Radio Farda, June 20, 2020.