Terror Airlines? Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps runs country's largest airline, report says A new report released by an Iranian opposition group claims that Iran’s biggest airline — Mahan Air — is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its Qods Force. This force is commanded by notorious Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. The new report published by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) states that the so-called private airline, Iran’s largest commercial airliner, is anything but commercial, and in fact works as a tool for Iran’s expansionist policies. President Donald Trump sanctioned the IRGC last month for supporting terrorism. The report titled, “An IRGC Qods Force entity operating under the guise of a private company,” stated that one of the most significant findings “was that Mahan Air Corporation does not merely cooperate with the IRGC and the Qods Force, but is wholly owned and controlled by them.” This is the same...

Iran Deal: Finding a Better Strategy Must Address Iran's Dark Human Rights Record Too 10/23/2017 10:19:36 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print President Trump has announced that he will adopt a new policy on Iran By Soona Samsami Independent Journal Review, Oct. 22, 2017  - IJR Opinion is an opinion platform and any opinions or information put forth by contributors are exclusive to them and do not represent the views of IJR. While President Donald Trump's  intention  to not certify the Iran nuclear agreement is on the minds of many Iranians, it's not their only worry. Countless Iranians, especially religious and ethnic minorities, wonder when they will see their imprisoned relatives, when they will get some form of justice for the cousin who was hanged, or the uncle whose limbs were cut off as punishment. They wonder when they will be able not just to live without fear of nuclear war, but also without fear of being lashed by the vi...

Iran Deal: Finding a Better Strategy Must Address Iran's Dark Human Rights Record Too 10/23/2017 10:19:36 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print President Trump has announced that he will adopt a new policy on Iran By Soona Samsami Independent Journal Review, Oct. 22, 2017   - IJR Opinion is an opinion platform and any opinions or information put forth by contributors are exclusive to them and do not represent the views of IJR. While President Donald Trump's  intention  to not certify the Iran nuclear agreement is on the minds of many Iranians, it's not their only worry. Countless Iranians, especially religious and ethnic minorities, wonder when they will see their imprisoned relatives, when they will get some form of justice for the cousin who was hanged, or the uncle whose limbs were cut off as punishment. They wonder when they will be able not just to live without fear of nuclear war, but also without fear of being lashed by the vi...

Ignoring Iran's crimes against humanity bolsters ayatollahs 10/2/2017 6:34:54 PM Remember the 1998 Massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran” BY SOONA SAMSAMI The  Hill, October 2, 2017  - For 40 days, 22 political prisoners staged a hunger strike in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj, 30 miles west of the Iranian capital of Tehran. Most are serving sentences for dubious political charges. In dire circumstances, they were only demanding their return back to bad conditions. Their health deteriorated; international intervention was literally non-existent, limited to a few expressions of concern, but no practical measures to compel the Iranian regime to stop its inhumane treatment of prisoners of conscience. Amnesty International’s Deputy Middle East and North Africa Director Magdalena Mughrabi said the protest “highlighted the urgent need for reforms to Iran’s cruel prison system.” In other words, the situation in Gohardasht reflected the much l...