December 15, 2020
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday defended the execution of a Paris-based Iranian journalist whose death triggered widespread condemnation in France and around the world.
Iran hanged Ruhollah Zam on Saturday after a court found him guilty of “corruption on earth,” a vague but serious charge that often is used to punish alleged espionage or an attempted government overthrow.
European countries “have the right to comment, but Zam was executed upon a court’s ruling,” Reuters reports Rouhani told a televised news conference. “I think it’s unlikely that this will hurt Iran-Europe relations.”
Zam ran an opposition news site and Telegram channel with more than 1 million followers, which, according to The Associated Press, published embarrassing information about the regime as well as the locations of anti-government protests in 2017.
Europe continues to be soft on Iran’s nuclear defiance
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh
March 11, 2021 21:43
European political and business leaders met virtually with their Iranian counterparts for the Europe-Iran Business Forum. (Twitter Photo)
Short Url
https://arab.news/bzwfa
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) board of governors held its quarterly meeting last week. The meeting was one of several events taking place simultaneously that provided outlets for recommendations about how the international community should approach the Iranian regime’s nuclear development and other malign activities.
Meanwhile, without regard for the unresolved tensions over matters such as the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, European political and business leaders this month met virtually with their Iranian counterparts for the Europe-Iran Business Forum, a three-day event sponsored by the EU and aimed at expanding bilateral trade relations.
More Iranian nuclear cheating uncovered americanthinker.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from americanthinker.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The organizers of the online conference, part of the forum, announced on their website that it will now take place from 1 March to 3 March. The program includes addresses by the ambassadors of France and Germany to Iran, according to the forum’s website presentation
Last December, a Europe-Iran Business Forum was cancelled following protests over the sentencing to death and execution of a dissident Iranian journalist, Ruhollah Zam.
At the time, several European countries, including France, Germany and Italy, protested the execution and pulled out of the online forum at which both EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif were due to speak.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with the European Commission to co-ordinate COVID-19 vaccine donations for other countries on the continent, the head of its European office said on Thursday (25 February), write Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva and Kate Kelland in London. Hans Kluge, asked about doses for countries in the Balkans, told a […]