News about Mohammad Khatami

Why was Iran's Islamist ex-deputy defence minister given UK citizenship in the late 2000s?

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 18, 2023
The Iranian regime declared on Saturday that it had executed Akbari by hanging. He was 61. He seems that he's been secretly detained in detention since 2019. The crime for which he paid with his life? Espionage is a form of spyship. According to Iran, Akbari, who helped develop the country's repressive regime, spent the past ten years as a'spy' for the UK. It's a strange assertion. Hence, Akbari, a dual national with a British passport who becomes the first person to face the death penalty since the 1980s, has sparked a significant diplomatic controversy that is also in danger of boiling over.

Young people are leading the resistance campaign against Islamic theocracy, according to Leaked Iran files

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 1, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Documents leaked by hacker group Black Reward, which was confirmed by Iran International and obtained by MailOnline, included emails between IRGC officials concerning the demonstrations. Officials in them expressed worry that "the youth are speaking a language we don't know." That word is one of secularism's. Many of the students favor a complete separation of church and state, informing regime authorities that the Shia clerics who rule the country were barred from government positions.

Fresh protests erupted in Tehran, despite local reports that large crowds of people are attempting to overthrowrown the regime

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 8, 2022
On Wednesday night, protests erupted across Iran, with local reports of large crowds descending on a central square in Tehran in a renewed attempt to overthrowrown the government, as the country continued to be rattled by protests three months after Mahsa Amini's death. According to local reports, people marched in Tehran's capital city, congregating in Azadi Square in a massive protest. Strikes and protests have been organized around the region this week as calls to overthrowrown Iran's theocracy have grown.

After two months of demonstrations triggered by Mahsa Amini's death, Iran rejects the morality police

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 4, 2022
In a rare sign that the Islamic theocracy is making concessions due to the protesters, the attorney general said the Iranian parliament is considering removing legislation that makes wearing a Hijab compulsory. When Mahsa Amini died days later, the religious police, also known as the Gasht-e Ershad or 'Guidance Patrol,' arrested Kurdish 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, sparked violent demonstrations around the world.

According to an ex-CIA officer, Iran's World Cup team is facing retaliation after losing the USA World Cup

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 30, 2022
After losing 1-0 to the United States on Tuesday, Iran's World Cup squad will face retaliation on its return to the Islamic Republic, effectively ending their chances of qualifying for the tournament's knockout stages. 'Given what we've seen from the Iranian regime, they've been brutal, and there's no reason to believe they'll suddenly become rational,' an ex-CIA clandestine operations officer told The New York Post, describing the Iranian players as being put in a 'untenable situation.' When the country's national anthem was being played last week, Iran's starting XI against England remained quiet before the match began. The players' silence in reaction to the murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died of police brutality while being detained in jail for not wearing a hijab in September.

AMERICA and Israel are blamed for riots that erupted after the death of a woman in police detention, according to Iran

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 3, 2022
Despite government efforts to cracking down on the riots, protests are raging across the country for a third week. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme cleric, reacted in Iran today to the biggest demonstrations in years, breaking weeks of silence to blame his opponents. He characterized the demonstrations as an international conspiracy to destabilize Iran, repeating officials' previous remarks. According to human rights organizations, security forces, including police and the volunteer Basij militia, have cracked down on the protests, with thousands arrested and hundreds wounded, with thousands killed.

Queen 'one of the world's greatest criminals,' according to Iranian television, who compares her to HITLER

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 13, 2022
The death of the monarch, according to the authoritarian government, is 'good news for the world's oppressed people,' and that her legacy is 'full of crime, abomination, and filth.' Iran's foreign ministry has not provided information about her death or the ascension to King Charles III's throne, and its government-linked TV stations have broadcast hateful remarks about her legacy.

Rushdie is accused of "crossing red lines of 1.5 billion Muslims," and HIM is blamed for the New York attack

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 15, 2022
According to an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, only Salman Rushdie and his own supporters are to blame for the respected author's brutal stabbing at a public appearance in New York state. Nasser Kanaani denied that Iran was responsible for the assault, which culminated in Rushdie, 75, being stabbed 12 times in front of a hysterical audience. In a press briefing on Monday, Kanaani told reporters that "we, not us, in the case of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the United States, do not agree that anyone else owes blame or allegations other than him and his allies.' In this sense, no one has the right to accuse Iran of this sort.' According to Kanaani, Salman Rushdie exposed himself to popular chasticism by attacking Islamic holy places and crossing the red lines of 1.5 billion Muslims.'

Iran state media hardliners say Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo are next after Rushdie stabbing

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 15, 2022
After Salman Rushdie was stabbed on Friday, Iran's state-owned Kayhan newspaper, whose editor has been chosen by the Supreme Leader, called on Sunday for Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo to be attacked by fanatics. According to the editor, "God has revenge on Rushdie." The assault on him has shown that it is not a difficult job to take revenge on Trump and Pompeo, and that starting now, they will be in danger for their lives.' Rushdie, a 75-year-old British-American novelist, was speaking on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York when 24-year-old Hadi Matar rushed onto the platform and stabbed Rushdie up to ten times. Rushdie's uncle said that his father was on a ventilator and was able to talk a few words on Sunday. 'His usual feisty and defiant sense of humor remain intact,' Zafar Rushdie said.

'I'm stupidly optimistic': Salman Rushdie's poignant yet affecting words

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 12, 2022
When he was selected in this year's Queen's Birthday tributes list for literary services, Sir Salman Rushdie, one of the most well-known writers of our time, spoke of his 'great surprise and delight.' The 75-year-old award-winning novelist described his appointment to the Order of the Companions of Honour in June as a 'extraordinary honor' and a privilege.' It was a defining moment in an illustrious career overshadowed by the most recent controversy the literary world has witnessed. The Companions of Honour was established in 1917 by George V. for long-serving contributions to arts, science, medicine, or government. Rushdie certainly fits the bill. The Indian-born, Rugby-educated, former advertising copywriter's output is not only prolific but also lauded. The author of more than 20 books, the Indian-born, Rugby-educated former advertising copywriter, is also highly respected. Midnight's Children won the 1981 Booker Award, and then the Best of Booker Prize winners in 2008. It was his controversial fourth book, The Satanic Verses, that had pushed him to the front pages 34 years ago, transforming him into a global brand of hate and a victim of violence.