{"id":317586,"date":"2024-03-21T08:58:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T07:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=317586"},"modified":"2024-04-08T12:01:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T11:01:23","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-21-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-21-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 21, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 1:0<\/span>0 PM<\/span><\/p>\n

Iranian Threats to US Have ‘Metastasized’ as Proxies Employ Tactics Targeting Homeland: House Hearing<\/h3>\n

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Iran and its terror proxies<\/a>\u00a0continue to threaten the U.S., including assassination attempts on U.S. leaders and residents, according to a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“The security threats from Iran and their proxies have metastasized even more. These threats include assassination plots on former Trump administration officials, targeting and attacking U.S. service members abroad, disrupting trade and commerce and endangering maritime security in the Red Sea, and attempting to coordinate external terror operations in Europe and South America,” Chairman Mark Green, a Republican from Tennessee, said during the hearing.<\/p>\n

The committee held a hearing titled “Examining the Current Status of Iran\u2019s Axis of Resistance and the Implications for Homeland Security and U.S. Interests,” Wednesday morning, where lawmakers spoke with four intelligence leaders to assess the “scope and pace of threats posed to the homeland by Iran’s proxy forces.”<\/p>\n

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International Concerns Mount Over Human Rights Violations in Iran<\/h2>\n

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Representatives from various countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council have expressed concerns over human rights violations in Iran, particularly regarding the treatment of women, girls, and men in detention.<\/p>\n

The Maltese representative highlighted findings from the UN fact-finding mission that identified several instances of human rights abuses, focusing on the treatment of women, girls, and men in detention.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Lithuanian representative voiced concerns over reports of sexual and gender-based violence, torture of prisoners, harassment of families of victims, and the execution of protestors in Iran.<\/p>\n

The US permanent representative to the Human Rights Council urged the Iranian regime to halt its suppression of women and girls, its use of extrajudicial repression against dissidents abroad, and its imprisonment, torture, and execution of political opponents, human rights defenders, journalists, and minorities, often following sham trials.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the Dutch representative expressed deep concern over the grave human rights situation in Iran, especially regarding women and girls, as well as the increasing number of executions.<\/p>\n

Denmark’s representative echoed these sentiments, stating, “We are deeply concerned about the dire human rights situation in Iran.”<\/p>\n

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“State Agencies” Planned Attack On Bochum Synagogue:\u00a0Federal Foreign Office Summons Iran’s Ambassador<\/h3>\n

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The Federal Foreign Office summoned the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday over a planned arson attack on a synagogue in Bochum in 2022. As the Foreign Office announced in the online network X, the reason is the now available justification of a judgment of the Higher Regional Court in D\u00fcsseldorf on the case.<\/p>\n

It had stated in December that the\u00a0planning of the attack could be traced back to “Iranian state agencies”.\u00a0The Federal Foreign Office now wants to examine “further steps”.<\/p>\n

In December, the Higher Regional Court in D\u00fcsseldorf sentenced a 36-year-old German-Iranian in the case to two years and nine months in prison. The court saw it as proof that the accused had arranged the attack on a synagogue in November 2022 with a “backer” in Iran.<\/p>\n

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Der geplante Anschlag auf eine #Synagoge<\/a> im November 2022 in #Bochum<\/a> geht laut dem OLG D\u00fcsseldorf auf eine staatliche iranische Stelle zur\u00fcck. Wir haben deshalb den iranischen Gesch\u00e4ftstr\u00e4ger ins Ausw\u00e4rtige Amt einbestellt. (1\/2)<\/p>\n

— Ausw\u00e4rtiges Amt (@AuswaertigesAmt) December 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n