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Thursday, May 4, 2017 By  Shahriar Kia May 3, 2017 These days, various Trump administration officials are heard making remarks and taking measures regarding Iran.  U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has time and again spoken about Iran's notorious activities.  "[T]he country that continues to cause the most havoc, whether it's Syria, whether it's Iraq, any place around the world you look at Iran, and you see there is a bad influence, and being that state sponsor of terrorism is something we don't want to reward," Haley said in a recent interview with CNN. Adopting a tone not seen in any other U.S. top diplomat, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also resorted to strong rhetoric about Iran: "Iran,"  Tillerson said  in an April 19 press conference, "is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism and is responsible for intensifying multiple conflicts and undermining U.S. interests in countries such as Syria, Yemen, Iraq,...

by   Amir Basiri, contributor   |   May 2, 2017 With the May 19 presidential election just around the corner, and memories of the 2009 uprising very clear in the mullahs' minds, the regime seeks to prevent any mentality of these so-called polls resulting in anything even remotely resembling fundamental change in the regime's character. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)  President Trump's administration has correctly squared off with Iran, Syria and North Korea, indicating to all parties involved the years of appeasement with dictators has come to an end. As Tehran is coming to understand such policy overhauls from the United States, Trump should also place his crosshairs on Iran's notorious   human rights violations . While Iran does pose a major military threat, through supporting what has been described by Trump as "radical Islamist terrorism," Tehran's ongoing human rights abuses should finally receive the long overdue attention they deserve. In f...