Iran
Thursday 8 June 2023
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“Dollar domination is on the verge of collapse.”
U.S. dollar continues to dominate global markets, even as its still outsized share in global foreign exchange reserves has dropped in recent decades. -
“As repeatedly stated before, Iran's nuclear program has only peaceful purposes, and nuclear weapons have no place in the Iranian defense doctrine.”
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Washington’s efforts to stop Moscow's invasion are well-documented, no matter how Putin allies try to spin the brutal Ukraine invasion.
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“Iran does not participate in any independent or joint project for production of drones in Russia. Reports by Western media in this regard are sheer lies.”
Russia uses Iranian drones to strike Ukraine. According to media reports citing Israeli and U.S. intelligence, military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow includes joint drone production. -
“IRGC is the biggest and most successful anti-terrorist entity.”
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has a record of sponsoring terrorism abroad and brutal repression at home. -
“Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been illegally incarcerated in Sweden … said his trial has not been fair."
Nouri was legitimately tried and found guilty in Sweden under universal jurisdiction. -
“We are sorry that this magazine is published in a country which claim[s] to be respecting the values and supporting the rights of others, but it fails to stand by the most obvious principles and bases that govern the international law.”
Freedom of expression is a universal human right, not a violation of international law. -
“Their first excuse for choosing Afghanistan for the invasion was the existence of terrorism and al-Qaida while the group came to Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks.”
Iran’s attempts at historical revisionism bear no relation to the realities of al-Qaida and Islamic State operations in Afghanistan. -
“#Iranian footballer will be executed for supporting women#? Rumors! … The crime Nasir-Azadani committed was murder.”
Amir Nasr-Azadani has not been convicted or sentenced. Human Rights Watch called Iran’s use of the death penalty a “travesty of justice.” -
“… Iran has the most transparent peaceful nuclear program compared to the number of IAEA-supervised facilities in the world and has enjoyed the most inspections and verifications.”
Iran is upgrading nuclear enrichment while dodging questions from the International Atomic Energy Agency. -
“Americans, together with their British collaborators, are putting their frantic efforts into strengthening the positions and the destructive potential of the Afghan offshoot of Daesh (Islamic State)…”
In fact, the U.S. has worked to eliminate Islamic State, killing its leaders, and has suffered attacks in return. -
“Russian [drone] equipment is being used, you know about it, with Russian designations.”
Debris and other evidence show that Russia is attacking Ukraine with Iranian kamikaze drones.