The arrest of political scientist and Iran expert Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi by the FBI should have been top news in Western media, according to Struan Stevenson, the coordinator of the Campaign for Iran Change. He wrote that Afrasiabi has been openly praising Iran for 13 years without registering as a foreign agent, despite being paid over $265,000 through Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. The … Continue reading Struan Stevenson on the arrest of Iranian agent Afrasiabi

By Shamsi Saadati A court in Antwerp, Belgium, sentenced Iran’s incarcerated diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi to 20 years in prison on terrorism charges. This is the first time a diplomat on duty receives such a sentence. The court also sentenced Assadi’s co-conspirators, Nasimeh Naami, Mehrdad Arefani and Amir Saadouni to 18, 17, and 15 years in prison respectively. The four convicts had attempted to bomb the annual “Free Iran” gathering, … Continue reading Assadi’s Conviction: A Historic Turning Point in Intl Community’s Relations With Iran’s Regime