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Iran bans cooperation with British Council, warns of prosecution
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Iran’s intelligence ministry on Tuesday said that any cooperation with the British Council was banned and would result in prosecution, the ministry’s website reported."Britannia ... was planning to implement a project for cultural networking purposes in cooperation with the British Council in Iran  ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word Iranis a cognate form of Aryan,the abbreviation IRGCis a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA),the term Supreme Guideis a cognate form of either Shahor Führeror maybe both, and they hate ... any cooperation with the British Council is prohibited and will result in prosecution," the ministry said in a statement. In August, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a 10-year prison sentence for spying against an Iranian woman, Aras Amiri, who worked for the British Council in London. Amiri was arrested last year during a family visit to Iran. Related: British Council: 2019-08-30 Iran sentences 2 men to long prison terms for 'spying for Israel’s Mossad' British Council: 2019-08-28 Iran court upholds 10-year jail term for British Council staffer British Council: 2018-08-12 China's language and cultural centers are growing faster across Africa than we thought Related: Aras Amiri: 2019-08-30 Iran sentences 2 men to long prison terms for 'spying for Israel’s Mossad' Aras Amiri: 2019-08-28 Iran court upholds 10-year jail term for British Council staffer Posted by: Fred 2019-11-06 |
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