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At the same time, the Trump administration renewed waivers of U.S. sanctions allowing Russia, China, France and Britain to pursue programs designed to prevent Iran from reactivating a defunct nuclear weapons program, the State Department said in a statement. Instead of granting the waivers for 180 days, the administration will shorten their term to 90 days, the statement said. UN Rights Chief &#039;Appalled&#039; by Iran&#039;s Latest Execution of Minors UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has condemned the recent execution of two 17-year-old boys in Iran as &quot;deplorable.&quot; Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat were executed on April 25 at the Adelabad prison in Shiraz, the capital of the southern Fars Province. The two had been arrested at age 15. &quot;I am appalled,&quot; Bachelet said in a statement on May 3, urging Tehran to immediately halt all executions of people accused of committing crimes while children. she said: &quot;The prohibition of executions of child offenders is absolute under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and under the Convention on the Rights of the Child,\u201d. Iran&#039;s Regime Furious Over MEK&#039;s Social Media Work In Isfahan, central Iran, head of the regime\u2019s police unit supervising the internet, known as FATA, complained about the role of the Iranian opposition group People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran on the internet and exposing the regime\u2019s plots. This complaint especially focused on revelations about the role of the mullahs\u2019 regime, and especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in regards to the recent floods causing massive damages across Iran. \u201cMost of the news on the recent floods were published by the MEK on the internet,\u201d the official said. \u201cThe cyber war is the front line of today\u2019s wars\u2026 Most of the news about the recent floods were published on social media by this group\u2026\u201d Lebanon Calls on Iran to Release Citizen Who Is US Resident Lebanon is calling on Iran to use the upcoming holy month of Ramadan to grant amnesty to a Lebanese citizen who is also a U.S. resident imprisoned there for more than three years. Zakka, a U.S. permanent resident, is an advocate for internet freedom and has done some work for the U.S. government. He has been imprisoned in Iran since his arrest in September 2015 while attending a state-sponsored conference. 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This complaint especially focused on revelations about the role of the mullahs\u2019 regime, and especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in regards to the recent floods causing massive damages across Iran.\u201cMost of the news on the recent floods were published by the MEK on the internet,\u201d the official said. \u201cThe cyber war is the front line of today\u2019s wars\u2026 Most of the news about the recent floods were published on social media by this group\u2026\u201dLebanon Calls on Iran to Release Citizen Who Is US ResidentLebanon is calling on Iran to use the upcoming holy month of Ramadan to grant amnesty to a Lebanese citizen who is also a U.S. resident imprisoned there for more than three years.Zakka, a U.S. permanent resident, is an advocate for internet freedom and has done some work for the U.S. government. He has been imprisoned in Iran since his arrest in September 2015 while attending a state-sponsored conference. 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The two had been arrested at age 15.\"I am appalled,\" Bachelet said in a statement on May 3, urging Tehran to immediately halt all executions of people accused of committing crimes while children.she said: \"The prohibition of executions of child offenders is absolute under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and under the Convention on the Rights of the Child,\u201d.Iran's Regime Furious Over MEK's Social Media Work In Isfahan, central Iran, head of the regime\u2019s police unit supervising the internet, known as FATA, complained about the role of the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran on the internet and exposing the regime\u2019s plots. This complaint especially focused on revelations about the role of the mullahs\u2019 regime, and especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in regards to the recent floods causing massive damages across Iran.\u201cMost of the news on the recent floods were published by the MEK on the internet,\u201d the official said. \u201cThe cyber war is the front line of today\u2019s wars\u2026 Most of the news about the recent floods were published on social media by this group\u2026\u201dLebanon Calls on Iran to Release Citizen Who Is US ResidentLebanon is calling on Iran to use the upcoming holy month of Ramadan to grant amnesty to a Lebanese citizen who is also a U.S. resident imprisoned there for more than three years.Zakka, a U.S. permanent resident, is an advocate for internet freedom and has done some work for the U.S. government. He has been imprisoned in Iran since his arrest in September 2015 while attending a state-sponsored conference. 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