America’s Move against IRGC Rooted in Rancor: Leader

Iran’s IRGC on US Terror List: Reasons, Consequences

Alwaght- On Monday, in a highly controversial move, the US government added Iran’s official military Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to its terror list. The decision faced firm response from Tehran. In a reciprocal step, Iran’s parliament said the country will deal with the US military forces in West Asia region as terrorists. Since then, speculations about the consequences of the White House move have become a top news and analysis matter for the global media. Alwaght has talked to Saadullah Zarei, an Iranian regional affairs expert, in an effort to throw light on the issue.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah on Monday condemned the series of blasts which stormed Sri Lanka, stressing that culprits lack innate humane nature and calling for a comprehensive confrontation with terrorism and its supporters.

In his speech during Hezbollah ceremony, marking Imam Mahdi (P) Birthday and the 34th anniversary of establishing Imam Mahdi Scouts, Sayyed Nasrallah congratulated the Muslims and Christians on the holidays, stressing the importance of preserving those holidays despite the terrorist attacks which are moving from one country to another, including Yemen and occupied Palestine.

Alwaght- International criticism once again poured against Saudi Arabia rulers as Riyadh on Tuesday announced it executed 37 citizens for what it claimed to be acts of “terrorism”. While there are no figures available about the real number of executions in the Arab kingdom due to the absence of international supervision, the latest executions have raised speculations about the real motivation for the move.

Intimidation policy to prevent an uprising

Saudi Arabia is one of the countries that since 1995 has been among the highest-ranking executing states. A majority of those executed in the absolutely-ruled monarchy were sentenced to the death penalty by secret courts. They range from the political dissenters to ordinary convicts whose confessions have been obtained under torture.

According to Amnesty International and the United Nations Human Rights Council, between January 1985 and January 2015 at least 2,082 Saudis were executed. However, as it was above-mentioned, there is no much trust in the announced numbers. A comparison of the execution figures over the past decade reveals an important reality.