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Iran - Trying to bulldog U.S again ( Get out of Persian Gulf )
(CNSNews.com) Sept. 14, 2016 – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has a message for the U.S. Navy: Go to the Bay of Pigs; the Persian Gulf is our home.
Iran flexes muscles again ?
A banner bearing words to that effect was draped on the side of a new, Iranian-built warship unveiled in the port of Bushehr on Tuesday, at a time when the Pentagon has reported a jump in the number of Iranian provocations in one of the world’s most important waterways.
“This ship increases the deterrent power of Iran and will have an effect on the calculations of the enemy – particularly America,” Iranian media quoted Fadavi as saying.
“There is no reason for the presence of the U.S. in the Persian Gulf and we have always regarded and will regard it as a factor behind insecurity and evil acts,” he said, adding that the U.S. must leave the waterway.
The IRGC’s second-in-command, Brig. Gen. Hussein Salami, said the IRGC Navy was determined to confront Iran’s enemies as long as they hatch plots against Iran and against Muslims.
The “Bay of Pigs” reference on the banner derives from a taunting speech by supreme leader Khamenei last May, after a resolution was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives warning that Iranian military activities were undermining stability in the Persian Gulf.
“The Persian Gulf is our home,” Khamenei said at the time.
“They come here from the other side of the world to perform a military exercise? Well, look the other way, towards the Bay of Pigs,” he said.
In case the reference was lost on anyone, an official Khamenei website explained that the supreme leader was being “ironic.”
“It indicates U.S. military weakness that stems from their failed operation in the ‘Bay of Pigs’ in Cuba,” the website added, citing the failed U.S.-backed invasion by anti-Castro exiles in 1961.
The resolution Khamenei was responding to, introduced by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), cited the detention in the Gulf last January of 10 U.S. Navy sailors and two small patrol vessels, as well as subsequent incidents of Iranian warplanes flying in close proximity to U.S. Navy ships.
Since then, the number of incidents in the area has increased sharply.
“Since January 2016, surface elements from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) have harassed U.S. naval vessels in the Gulf thirty times, 50 percent more than during the same period last year,” U.S. Navy Commander Jeremy Vaughan wrote in an article for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy this week.
“In each case, the Iranian vessel or vessels approached within weapons range. On at least three occasions, they closed to a distance that could make a collision more likely or could render U.S. ships nearly defenseless to a boat packed with explosive charges,” Vaughan said.
Last Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said seven IRGC fast-attack boats had approached the USS Firebolt, a Cyclone-class patrol ship operating in international waters, in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner. The Iranian boats had their machine guns uncovered and manned, although not trained on the U.S. vessel.
Earlier incidents included one late last month in which a Iranian vessel approached two U.S. Navy ships. Crew on the USS Squall, also a Cyclone-class patrol ship, fired three warning shots into the water.
U.S. Central Command commander Gen. Joe Votel, said during a Pentagon press briefing a few days later that the main concern about the Iranian provocations was “miscalculation.”
“I am concerned about rogue commanders, rogue Iranian Quds force naval commanders who are operating in a provocative manner and are trying to test us,” he said.
Votel said that in each case the U.S. sailors involved “have made very, very good decisions, but ultimately if they continue to test us we’re going to respond and we’re going to protect ourselves and our partners.”
Iran flexes muscles again ?
A banner bearing words to that effect was draped on the side of a new, Iranian-built warship unveiled in the port of Bushehr on Tuesday, at a time when the Pentagon has reported a jump in the number of Iranian provocations in one of the world’s most important waterways.
“This ship increases the deterrent power of Iran and will have an effect on the calculations of the enemy – particularly America,” Iranian media quoted Fadavi as saying.
“There is no reason for the presence of the U.S. in the Persian Gulf and we have always regarded and will regard it as a factor behind insecurity and evil acts,” he said, adding that the U.S. must leave the waterway.
The IRGC’s second-in-command, Brig. Gen. Hussein Salami, said the IRGC Navy was determined to confront Iran’s enemies as long as they hatch plots against Iran and against Muslims.
The “Bay of Pigs” reference on the banner derives from a taunting speech by supreme leader Khamenei last May, after a resolution was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives warning that Iranian military activities were undermining stability in the Persian Gulf.
“The Persian Gulf is our home,” Khamenei said at the time.
“They come here from the other side of the world to perform a military exercise? Well, look the other way, towards the Bay of Pigs,” he said.
In case the reference was lost on anyone, an official Khamenei website explained that the supreme leader was being “ironic.”
“It indicates U.S. military weakness that stems from their failed operation in the ‘Bay of Pigs’ in Cuba,” the website added, citing the failed U.S.-backed invasion by anti-Castro exiles in 1961.
The resolution Khamenei was responding to, introduced by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), cited the detention in the Gulf last January of 10 U.S. Navy sailors and two small patrol vessels, as well as subsequent incidents of Iranian warplanes flying in close proximity to U.S. Navy ships.
Since then, the number of incidents in the area has increased sharply.
“Since January 2016, surface elements from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) have harassed U.S. naval vessels in the Gulf thirty times, 50 percent more than during the same period last year,” U.S. Navy Commander Jeremy Vaughan wrote in an article for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy this week.
“In each case, the Iranian vessel or vessels approached within weapons range. On at least three occasions, they closed to a distance that could make a collision more likely or could render U.S. ships nearly defenseless to a boat packed with explosive charges,” Vaughan said.
Last Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said seven IRGC fast-attack boats had approached the USS Firebolt, a Cyclone-class patrol ship operating in international waters, in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner. The Iranian boats had their machine guns uncovered and manned, although not trained on the U.S. vessel.
Earlier incidents included one late last month in which a Iranian vessel approached two U.S. Navy ships. Crew on the USS Squall, also a Cyclone-class patrol ship, fired three warning shots into the water.
U.S. Central Command commander Gen. Joe Votel, said during a Pentagon press briefing a few days later that the main concern about the Iranian provocations was “miscalculation.”
“I am concerned about rogue commanders, rogue Iranian Quds force naval commanders who are operating in a provocative manner and are trying to test us,” he said.
Votel said that in each case the U.S. sailors involved “have made very, very good decisions, but ultimately if they continue to test us we’re going to respond and we’re going to protect ourselves and our partners.”
Iran- UN High commissioner for human rights: “my Office has been given no access since 2013.”
- Wednesday, 14 September 2016 17:38
NCRI - Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his opening statement at 33rd Session of Human Rights Council, which was held in Geneva on 13 September 2016, by referring to Iranian regime's behaviour of disregard and disrespect for international law stated:
“Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran, my Office has been given no access since 2013 – despite several years of good technical cooperation prior to that date. Our offers to begin a technical dialogue on the death penalty have been systematically overlooked, as have all other proposals of engagement. This is particularly regrettable given the reports we continue to receive of fundamental problems with the administration of criminal justice; continued execution of large numbers of people, including juveniles; allegations of discrimination and prosecution of religious and ethnic minorities; harsh restrictions on human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists; and discrimination against women both in law and practice.”
Brazil Photojournalists Protest Police Violence
SAO PAULO – Press photographers and videographers gathered in Sao Paulo on Wednesday to denounce police violence directed at media workers covering protests against the right-wing government of Brazil’s new president, Michel Temer.Rio de Paz, a human rights NGO, organized the demonstration outside the Sao Paulo Museum of Art, located on the main thoroughfare of Brazil’s largest city.
Several of the participants held up a banner reading: “Free press: No to violence.”
“For being press and being with a camera in hand, one is a target for the police. And for being black one is a double-target,” free-lance photographer Vinicius Gomes told EFE.
“It was not by chance that they picked me from among five photographers who were there, to beat me and throw my camera on the ground,” he said. “They picked me for being a shaggy black guy who would not cause problems if he was beaten.”
Many of those present wore eye patches in tribute to photographer Sergio Silva, who lost his sight due to an injury suffered while covering a protest in 2013.
Police repression has grown worse since then, Gomes said, adding: “I only go to protests with a helmet and protective glasses.”
The media workers at Wednesday’s event demanded investigations of incidents such as a Sept. 4 police assault on a BBC journalist during a protest in Sao Paulo’s Pinheiros neighborhood.
In another case, a rubber bullet fired by police struck an EFE photographer, destroying the PC in his backpack.
Protests have intensified in Brazil since the Aug. 31 Senate vote to oust twice-elected President Dilma Rousseff over alleged budget irregularities, paving the way for erstwhile Vice President Temer to become head of state.
Last week, the office of the national ombudsman announced plans to monitor police conduct during demonstrations in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
Thousands Protest against Gay Marriage in over 100 Cities in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – Thousands of people took to the streets in 120 cities across Mexico this weekend to protest President Enrique Peña Nieto’s plan to amend the constitution to recognize same-sex marriages.The National Front for the Family organized marches Saturday in 29 states to express opposition to the same-sex marriage proposal unveiled by the president in May and backed by the Supreme Court.
Peña Nieto’s plan, which is opposed by the Catholic Church, awaits debate in Congress.
The governing Institutional Revolutionary Party, however, said a few weeks ago that the measure was not “among the priorities” for the next Congress.
The National Front for the Family plans a march to support traditional marriage on Sept. 24 in Mexico City.
Two Lawyer's killed in Shooting at Prosecutor’s Office in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Two people were killed and three others wounded in this western Mexican metropolis on Wednesday as the result of a shooting inside the Jacinto state Attorney General’s Office, AG Eduardo Almaguer said.The fatalities include the shooter, 56-year-old Luis Homero Aguila, a lawyer in private practice who came to the building on business, the attorney general told a press conference.
When he was unable to find the person he came to see, Aguila returned to the reception area and began shooting, Almaguer said.
Aguila, a regular visitor to the office, was able to enter the building with two handguns due to guards’ failure to carry out a routine security check, the attorney general said.
The lawyer killed social worker Maria Veronica Garcia Carmona, 58, and wounded two other women as well as an AG Office investigator.
Hearing the shots, several armed agents rushed to the reception area and fatally shot Aguila.
Though the assailant claimed to be an army veteran and was known as “General Aguila,” Mexican defense officials said they could find no record he had ever served in the military.
Aguila had “behavioral problems,” but authorities are still trying to determine whether he suffered from any mental illness, the attorney general said.
Almaguer denied media reports that Aguila had made death threats against AG Office employees on more than one occasion.
The two women wounded in the shooting are in “very serious condition,” according to Marcelo Castillero, the Jacinto delegate of the IMSS health service
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Iran – Kurdish young female political prisoner in serious health condition
- Monday, 12 September 2016 15:37
NCRI - The intelligent forces in the city of Mahabad (Iranian Kurdish region) finally announced that “Manijeh Fatehi”, a 22-year-old girl from Bukan, is held in custody in Mahabad’s intelligence office. The announcement was made under pressure from Manijeh’s family six month after she was silently arrested.
According to reports, Manijeh’s family could talk to her on Sunday September 4 for only 20 minutes while being monitored by Mullahs’ intelligence agents. During this short visit, Manijeh couldn’t even explain to her family why she was arrested. Manijeh’s family later said that their daughter has been in serious health conditions.
22-year-old Manijeh Fatehi is daughter of Bahman and comes from Bukan. She was arrested in her house In March 5, 2016 at around 7 pm by three of the regime’s security forces while having no judicial authorization. She was then transferred to an unknown location.
Mahabad’s intelligence office has announced that having relations with Kurdish opposition groups was their excuse for arresting Manijeh Fatehi.
22-year-old Manijeh Fatehi is daughter of Bahman and comes from Bukan. She was arrested in her house In March 5, 2016 at around 7 pm by three of the regime’s security forces while having no judicial authorization. She was then transferred to an unknown location.
Mahabad’s intelligence office has announced that having relations with Kurdish opposition groups was their excuse for arresting Manijeh Fatehi.
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