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Iranian Singer Cancels Concert After Female Players Banned from Stage

February 4, 2018

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WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. on Tues

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities and individuals in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and China whom it accused of being part of an Iranian weapons procurement network, as President Donald Trump seeks to ramp up pressure on Tehran.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on six entities and two individuals in action taken in coordination with the Department of Justice, accusing them of responsibility for procurement of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components on behalf of a leading manufacturer for Iran‘s drone program.

“Iran’s proliferation of UAVs and missiles – both to its terrorist proxies in the region and to Russia for its use against Ukraine – continues to threaten civilians, U.S. personnel, and our allies and partners,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.

“Treasury will continue to disrupt Iran’s military-industrial complex and its proliferation of UAVs, missiles and conventional weapons that often end up in the hands of destabilizing actors, including terrorist proxies.”

Iran‘s mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Tuesday’s action targeted one Iranian-based entity and two people based in Iran, one entity based in China and four UAE-based entities, according to the Treasury statement.

The Treasury said it was the second round of sanctions targeting “Iranian weapons proliferators” since Trump restored his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran, which includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to help prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Trump’s February memo, among other things, ordered Bessent to impose “maximum pressure” on Iran, including sanctions and enforcement mechanisms on those violating existing sanctions.

Trump threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, April 1 (Reuters) – U

By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, April 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that if Iran did not strike a deal with the United States over its nuclear program “there will be bombing”, adding to U.S. ally Israel’s long-standing threat to attack Iran‘s nuclear facilities.

Below are some of Iran‘s main nuclear facilities.

WHERE ARE IRAN‘S NUCLEAR FACILITIES?

Iran‘s nuclear program is spread over many locations. While the threat of Israeli airstrikes has loomed for decades, only some of the sites have been built underground.

DOES IRAN HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM?

The United States and the U.N. nuclear watchdog believe Iran had a coordinated, secret nuclear weapons program
that it halted in 2003. The Islamic Republic denies ever having had one or planning to have one.

Iran agreed to restrictions on its nuclear activities in exchange for relief from international sanctions under a 2015 deal with world powers. That pact fell apart after then-President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of it in 2018 and Iran started abandoning the restrictions the next year.

IS IRAN INCREASING ITS URANIUM ENRICHMENT?

Yes. Iran has been expanding its uranium enrichment programme ever since the pact broke down, reducing the so-called “breakout time” it would need to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb to days or little more than a week from at least a year under the 2015 deal.

Actually making a bomb with that material would take longer. How long is less clear and the subject of debate.

Iran is now enriching uranium to up to 60% fissile purity, close to the 90% of weapons-grade, at two sites, and in theory it has enough material enriched to that level, if enriched further, for six bombs, according to a yardstick of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N. watchdog.

NATANZ

A complex at the heart of Iran‘s enrichment program on a plain abutting mountains outside the Shi’ite Muslim holy city of Qom, south of Tehran. Natanz houses facilities including two enrichment plants: the vast, underground Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) and the above-ground Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant (PFEP).

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By Violet Simon (@violetsimonofficial) April 1, 2

By Violet Simon (@violetsimonofficial)
April 1, 2025 - Excerpt from Disruptors 4 - Nazanin Boniadi (@nazaninboniadi), an Iranian-born, SAG and AACTA Award-nominated actor and renowned activist.

“I want to save Iran!” It is not something you would expect a 5-year-old to declare, especially while glued to images of the Iran-Iraq war from the refuge of her London council flat. But somehow, I did.

Maybe it was because I was born in the aftermath of a revolution that set back my homeland generations. Or perhaps it was the influence of a household where frequent conversations about equality, justice and freedom were inseparable from hope. My 19-year-old mother had marched heavily pregnant with me, protesting the rise of theocratic rule, while my father narrowly escaped imprisonment—and possibly worse—by the Islamic Republic’s revolutionary court. Even as a child, I understood the importance of standing up to injustice and believed that one person could illuminate an untraveled path. Looking back, it was not grandiosity—it was the unfiltered idealism of a child who saw the world as it could be.

My earliest memories are steeped in resilience: my parents rebuilding their lives in the wake of a regime that had destroyed so much of what they cherished. Their 1977 wedding photos are a bittersweet glimpse into the Iran they lost—an Iran where women dressed as they wished, danced freely alongside men and lived without the threat of a morality police. It was a nation amidst progress.

I was just three weeks old when my parents fled to the UK, seeking asylum. With little money and no safety net, they took on menial jobs—far beneath their qualifications—to keep us afloat. On weekends, perched on my father’s shoulders, we rallied outside the Islamic Republic Embassy, demanding an end to Ayatollah Khomeini’s reign of terror that even targeted opponents abroad. My mother ensured I stayed connected to my heritage, enrolling me in Persian Saturday school to preserve the rich culture the regime sought to erase. Witnessing my parents turn heartbreak into hope became my blueprint for navigating the world.
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“13 is Not our curse, it is our Power” - the s

“13 is Not our curse, it is our Power” - the story of #SizdahBedar as told by @hediehsafiyari
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#Repost #hediehsafiyari #persian #traditions

By Natasha Phillips (@sobukira) April 1, 2025 - U

By Natasha Phillips (@sobukira)
April 1, 2025 - U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce has condemned the Islamic Republic’s human rights record, and called the Islamic Republic “one of the world’s worst violators of human rights.”

“The regime is one of the world’s worst violators of human rights, oppressing the Iranian people to maintain its grip on power and curtailing their exercise of fundamental freedoms,” she said at a March 28 press briefing. “In Iran, the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and religion are completely ignored. The regime unjustly executes more people than any other country, persecutes members of religious and ethnic minority groups, and uses tactics like arbitrary arrest and torture and other violations to intimidate political opponents and squash dissent.”

“We will continue to support and defend the human rights of the people of Iran against the regime’s continued human rights abuses and authoritarian repression,” Bruce added.

This is the first time since President Donald Trump took office that his administration has admonished the Islamic Republic on its human rights record.

During a human rights review held at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Jan. 24 in Geneva, the U.S. had, for the first time, withheld criticism of the Iranian regime.

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Nowruz at Gracie Mansion Betty Emamian, event or

Nowruz at Gracie Mansion Betty Emamian, event organizer and public relations director for the Persian Parade, appeared on Fox 5 New York to discuss the Nowruz celebration at Gracie Mansion. She explained the Persian New Year’s global significance and the Haftseen items. The Persian Parade is set for April 27, 2025, in New York City.

Gracie Mansion, the official residence of NYC Mayor Eric Adams (in office since January 1, 2022), is located in Carl Schurz Park, Manhattan.

Nowruz, the 3,000-year-old Persian New Year, marks spring’s start and renewal, celebrated by over 300 million worldwide.

Haftseen features seven symbolic “S” items, like sprouts (rebirth) and apples (beauty).

The Persian Parade celebrates Persian heritage with floats and music along Madison Avenue, drawing thousands of participants and spectators.
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#foxnews #biancapeters
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