Canada has levied sanctions against seven Iranian officials, citing their role in gross and systematic human-rights violations in the country’s criminal justice system. Global Affairs Canada says Iran’s Revolutionary Courts are notorious for issuing death sentences and harsh prison terms following sham trials relying on evidence gathered under torture. It is the twelfth package of…
Canada Sanctions Judges of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts Over Human-Rights Violations
Biden Administration Accused in Parliament of Stopping UK Action Against Iran; US Denies
The government must stop listening to the “overtures” of the Biden administration in fighting the national security threat posed by Iran, parliament was told by a conservative MP. Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith said Britain should “pay no heed” to U.S. political pressure over proscribing a military arm of the regime which he says poses “immediate…
US Slaps Sanctions on Iranian, Chinese Targets Over Tehran’s Missile, Military Programs
June 7, 2023
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WASHINGTON—The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on more than a dozen people and entities in China, Hong Kong, and Iran, including Iran’s defense attache in Beijing, over accusations they helped procure parts and technology for key actors in Iran’s ballistic missile development. Earlier on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported the Iranian regime…
Iran’s Embassy Reopens in Saudi Arabia for First Time in 7 Years
RIYADH -Iran officially reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, following a deal to re-establish ties and ease a long rivalry that fuelled conflicts across the Middle East. A ceremony was held inside the embassy’s compound with dozens of diplomats and officials attending the reopening of the diplomatic mission for…
China, Iran, and Russia ‘Working Closely Together’ to Undermine US: Experts
June 6, 2023
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The authoritarian regimes of China, Iran, and Russia are increasingly coordinating as a unified power bloc, according to several experts. All three powers seek to undermine the United States and reshape the international order in their own image, according to Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think…
Iran Presents Its First Hypersonic Ballistic Missile, State Media Reports
DUBAI—The Iranian regime presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western concerns about Tehran’s missile capabilities. Iranian state media published pictures of the missile named Fattah at a ceremony attended by President Ebrahim Rahisi and commanders of Iran’s…
Iranian Attack Boats Harrassed Merchant Ship in Hormuz Strait: US Navy
A trio of armed Iranian speedboats swarmed around a merchant vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to the U.S. Navy. At around 4:56 p.m. local time, the unnamed merchant ship sent out a distress signal and reported the three “fast-attack craft with armed personnel” had begun following them at a close…
US, Israel Will Work to Prevent Iran From Getting Nuclear Weapons: Blinken
Ties between the United States and Israel remain “ironclad,” and the two nations will work to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, according to America’s top diplomat. The security and prosperity of the United States and Israel are fundamentally intertwined, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and providing robust economic and security assistance to…
These Ancient Windmills Were Built Over 1,000 Years Ago From Mud, Clay, Straw—And Still Work Today
When we think of wind power as a source of energy, we might think of huge, ugly turbines blighting the landscape. But one village in Iran reveals how our ancestors built turbines using wood and clay, not steel and concrete; with such smarts, they are still being used today—some thousand years on. The name of…
Detailed Five Eyes Warning on China’s Cyber Attack Very Rare, Professor Says
Following a warning by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and Canada’s Five Eyes allies of a “significant threat” from a state-sponsored actor associated with the People’s Republic of China, a cybersecurity expert says the rarity of the alert means it should be taken very seriously in Canada. “It’s a fairly rare thing to put…
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