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In the spirit of the season, we have compiled a short list of things we aren't that interested in seeing happen in our workplace. Well, let me rephrase that. In the spirit of the season, we have compiled a short list of things that would be absolutely hilarious to see happen in our workplace, but we recognize are not appropriate and must be advised against.
4. Pumpkins, gourds, and other carve-able edible things.
Done right: You just sit that cute little pumpkin you bought at the grocery store or out at those random sketchy "pumpkin patches" which are really just grassy lawns someone threw pumpkins on at the side of the road, on your desk. You embrace the fall colors. You stare at the pumpkin in all its cute, little, not much bigger than a tennis ball, glory.
Done wrong: You buy one that is big enough to carve. You carve said pumpkin. You bring said pumpkin to work. You bask in the "ooh's" and "aah's" that your co-workers dole out as they stare at the carefully carved Elvis Presley. You're living your dream. You want to take it to the next level–you even brought a tea light.
THEN. The next thing you know, your desk is engulfed in flames. Along with the expense reports. And people are screaming, and you're rocking yourself in the fetal position blaming your mother for playing "Hound Dog" so much to you as a child.
Done right: Halloween has passed again and you have taken advantage of the crazy sales. Still feeling spirited and excited, you wear a cute Target Halloween themed shirt. You're feeling really stylish and on top of things.
Done right: You contribute some lovely Halloween candy with the great packaging (that conveniently costs $3 more a bag then the EXACT same non-Halloween themed candy). It sits in its little bowl, and customers come grab a piece, and then depart feeling happy and cared for.
Done wrong: You find yourself surrounded by wrappers, hiding behind the trashcan in the back, covered in dust, and wondering why vacuum cleaners for concrete jobs should ever be that big. Your co-workers are wondering why you never returned from your trip to grab a pic of one of the diamond pads for inventory and you find yourself having eaten every piece in the bag, along with a fair amount of concrete dust.


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Rajamouli Making Kamal's Words Come True!
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Elite director SS Rajamouli is carrying forward his journey on an undefeated path. He is the only director without any failure for the past 19 years and he is staying at the first position surpassing everyone. He started as a serial director and turned into an internationally acclaimed director who has the stardom to drag people into the theatres just with his name. He extended the pan-Indian trend to pan world and made everyone proud. Kamal Hassan once said that we need to teach the Oscars and Rajamouli is making it true and there is no denying this fact.
With every step he takes, his ideas are getting bigger and his market is becoming wider. He is adding it up with tremendous hard work and making the impossible possible. He changed every equation of Indian cinema through 'Baahubali' and made everyone awestruck with his stupendous film. He recently scored a huge hit in the form of 'RRR'. His stunning efforts for making this film into a reality is very interesting. Hard work never fails and it gifts you great results. 'RRR' collected around 1200 crores and is aiming to grab the Oscars. He is campaigning for the film cleverly by touring across the world and attending screenings. Due to his efforts, the movie is getting discussed about everywhere.
The announcement of the Oscars will be in January but 'RRR' is already attracting a lot of people. Rajamouli recently got New York Film Critics Circle Award. He grabbed the best director award and the jury recently announced it on social media. Though 'RRR' did not win the award for Best Picture, the adrenaline-pumping action sequence gave a visual feast to many. Along with the Indian crowd, the foreigners were amazed by this film and heaped praises on Rajamouli's work. It is a great thing to see Rajamouli getting such big recognition on the international stage.
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The Trap: Liverpool 1 - Villa 3
We all fell for it.
By SamFels Dec 15, 2012, 9:08pm GMT
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Clive Brunskill
There's a trap fans fall into, mostly because it's more fun to be optimistic and excited than it is to be miserable and pessimistic (though we all know fans who prefer the latter, and we generally try to avoid them). It's what happens when you let your passion cloud your vision.
You see it a lot with baseball fans. Usually a young hitter or pitcher, but not always, who always seems to frustrate. And he frustrates because every so often, he'll go out there and throw seven shutout innings or hit four home runs in a week and you'll say, "if only he could locate his fastball like that every time" or "If only he could be that patient in at-bat more consistently." More consistently. But that's the thing. The reason they're your fourth starter instead of your ace or are batting sixth instead of third is that they're not capable of being that consistent. If they were consistent, they'd be better players. Part of being great is being consistently so.
It affects teams too, and it affects Liverpool. We got carried away by a good week, partly because we wanted to be carried away by a good week. We said, "If they can just rip off a few wins and play at the level they flash more consistently..." But they can't. They're not good enough. If they could, they wouldn't be hovering around the blob of the Premier League. Every other club around them wouldn't be every other club around them if they could be consistent. But consistency is a symptom of quality. And Liverpool don't have enough of it.
They don't have enough players who can string together games where they score. Name another player besides Suarez who has scored in two straight matches. See if you can. Or three in five matches. They have too many defensive lapses from players you think shouldn't make them. The quality players have had their consistency wiped out of them by fatigue. Others just weren't that good in the first place.
I wanted to fall for it. It was more fun write and watch that way. I know better, but I did it anyway. But now it feels like we'll be staring at a manageable gap to fourth all season. But Liverpool will do just enough to not close it ever, until it slips away. Because they're not good enough to be consistent.
-I have a bone to pick with Brendan Rodgers and his lineup choices. It's easy now, and I fully admit that. But there were a couple decisions that felt like he was banking on found gold instead of actual production. Yes, Jonjo Shelvey was good on the left of the front three against Southampton and played well in the False 9 role at West Ham. But that doesn't mean it's going to consistently work. We all know he's better in midfield.
And if it's about riding a hot hand, so to speak, why was Jordan Henderson sat behind Joe Allen? He's been part of every pertinent thing Liverpool have done recently. But we know why, and it's because Allen is Rodgers's pet. Even though he's clearly flagging and it's hardly clear that he gives you anything more in an advanced position than Henderson or Shelvey, if it's not clear that he doesn't. And Allen had a major hand in all three goals against. How much clearer does it have to be he needs a rest? If the fear is that Lucas can't make 90 minutes yet, you're still making a sub anyway. So why can't Allen be that sub?
-Joe Cole also fits into that found gold category, and why he was the first sub on -- and why it was for Shelvey and not Allen or someone else -- also infuriates me. Is Suso dead? Being hauled off early once and his whole season is null and void now? I might not have predicted that Cole would give away the goal that would end things, but I wasn't wholly shocked either.
-Ugh, the goals. You're really not going to close down Benteke when he's the only threat on the first one? Really, Allen and Johnson? On the second, how could Agger and Allen just let Wiemann just stroll on past them to get into the box. Maybe Allen thought Lucas was back there, but who did Agger think was behind him, the centerback? And the third? WOOF. Just let their hottest player stroll close enough to shake Reina's hand. That's fine. Nothing bad could possibly come of that.
-Speaking of others who need a break, last weeks' through ball for Cole earned him a temporary reprieve, but Raheem Sterling can duck no more. Clearly buckling under the weight of all that's being asked of him, Sterling does all the kinda not important stuff real well. But the important stuff? His final ball still has a long way to go. We're talking about a player with one goal and one assist that I can remember. If you just run around a lot and don't produce anything, you're basically Theo Walcott. And even he pops up with more goals. Again, Suso can't give this kid a break?
-Lucas had a bad match too, but at least he's got a viable excuse and we'll put up with that.
-Gerrard is another who can't play this many games. But you knew that. And his set piece delivery is getting worse.
-Once again, Liverpool come up against a team stacking defenders in the box against them. At some point you need a moment of brilliance or creativity to get through that. Instead Liverpool are easily shunted out wide to hit a cross to no one. I know some feared that with Carroll that Liverpool resort to that with him on the field. Well, they're resorting to it anyway, are we sure he couldn't have been of any use?
I'm going to go take a bath in knives now.


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Statement on the Passing of Madeleine K. Albright 03/23/2022 07:57 EDT Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was a brilliant diplomat, a visionary leader, a courageous trailblazer, a dedicated mentor, and a great and good person who loved the United States deeply and devoted her life to serving it. She was also a …
Statement by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden Marking Nowruz
Statement by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden Marking Nowruz MARCH 20, 2022 . STATEMETNS AND RELEASES Jill and I extend our best wishes to all who are celebrating Nowruz in the United States and around the world today — including in Iran and the Middle East, Central and South Asia, the Caucuses, and …
Nowruz Greeting
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN March 20, 2022 Nowruz Greeting On behalf of the State Department, I wish a Happy Nowruz to all those celebrating around the world. Whether in the United States, Iran, the broader Middle East, Central and South Asia, Europe, …
Iran's missile strikes on the Kurdistan region of Iraq
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY NED PRICE, SPOKESPERSON March 13, 2022 Iran's missile strikes on the Kurdistan region of Iraq The United States strongly condemns the missile strikes on Erbil, Iraq last night that emanated from Iran. The strikes were an outrageous violation of Iraq's sovereignty. No …
Statement by President Biden on Russia's unprovoked and unjustifiable attack on Ukraine
FEBRUARY 23, 2022 The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 February, 2022 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Near East and North Africa
Passing of former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Mrs. Azita Raji
US Embassy Sweden: Our Embassy community is saddened by the recent passing of former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, Mrs. Azita Raji, who left us after a period of illness. Azita Raji served as the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden between March 2016 and January 2017. Ambassador Raji was nominated for the State Department's …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 February, 2022 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News | Tags: Near East and North Africa, News
Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Transatlantic Quad Foreign Ministers
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release READOUT January 20, 2022 Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Transatlantic Quad Foreign Ministers The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and UK Minister of State for Middle East, North …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 January, 2022 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Press Releases | Tags: Near East and North Africa
Targeting Repression and Supporting Democracy
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN December 7, 2021 Targeting Repression and Supporting Democracy Consistent with the goals of this week's Summit for Democracy, the United States is committed to using its full range of tools to counter serious human rights abuse and repressive …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 December, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Near East and North Africa
U.S. GCC Iran Working Group Statement
U.S. GCC Iran Working Group Statement 11/17/2021 01:26 PM EST Office of the Spokesperson Senior officials of the United States (U.S.) and the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), convened their Working Group on Iran at the GCC's headquarters in Riyadh on November 17, as decided by the U.S.-GCC Foreign Ministerial on September 23. …
Designation of Iranian Cyber Actors for Attempting to Influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN November 18, 2021 Designation of Iranian Cyber Actors for Attempting to Influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election State-sponsored actors, including Iranian groups, have engaged in covert and deceptive activities to disseminate disinformation through websites and social media designed …
Special Envoy Malley Regional Travel
Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley will lead an interagency team to the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain from November 11-20 to hold consultations with partners and attend a series of regional engagements. He will coordinate our approaches on a broad range of concerns with Iran, including its destabilizing activities in the region …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 November, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Press Releases | Tags: Near East and North Africa
Remarks by President Biden at the COP26 Leaders Statement
Remarks by President Biden at the COP26 Leaders Statement NOVEMBER 01, 2021•SPEECHES AND REMARKS Scottish Event Campus Glasgow, Scotland 2:55 P.M. GMT THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, to state the obvious, we meet with the eyes of history upon us and the profound questions before us. It's simple: Will we act? Will we do what …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 November, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Speeches | Tags: Near East and North Africa
Remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the COP26 U.S. Center Opening Event
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release REMARKS November 1, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the COP26 U.S. Center Opening Event November 1, 2021 Glasgow, United Kingdom SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. It is a great pleasure to join all of you for what is the official launch of the U.S. …
Designation of Six Targets Involved in Iran's Destabilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Activities
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN October 29, 2021 Designation of Six Targets Involved in Iran's Destabilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Activities Today, the United States designated six Iranian targets – two entities and four individuals – using Executive Orders (E.O.) 13224 and 13382, which …
Sixth Anniversary of Iran's Wrongful Detention of Siamak Namazi
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN October 13, 2021 Sixth Anniversary of Iran's Wrongful Detention of Siamak Namazi Today marks six years that Iran has wrongfully detained Siamak Namazi, a U.S. citizen who has committed no crime and has been held by the Iranian government for the better part of a …
Special Envoy Malley's Trip to the Middle East
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release MEDIA NOTE October 13, 2021 Special Envoy Malley's Trip to the Middle East Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia from October 15-21 to meet and discuss with our Gulf partners a range of …
The United States Imposes Sanctions on International Networks Supporting Terrorism
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN September 17, 2021 The United States Imposes Sanctions on International Networks Supporting Terrorism The United States has designated Lebanon- and Kuwait-based members of a financial network that funds Hizballah, as well as members of an international network of …
Sanctioning Iranian Intelligence Affiliates for Targeting Dissidents Abroad
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN September 3, 2021 Sanctioning Iranian Intelligence Affiliates for Targeting Dissidents Abroad Iran's attempt to kidnap a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil because she used her freedom of speech to criticize the Iranian government is unacceptable and an egregious …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 September, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Near East and North Africa
The United States Designates an Oil Broker Network Supporting Qods Force
The United States is imposing sanctions on members of an international oil smuggling network, the leaders of which have provided support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). This action targets an oil broker from Oman who, in partnership with senior IRGC-QF officials, has used several companies to facilitate shipments of Iranian oil to …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 August, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the MV Mercer Street Attack
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON AUGUST 6, 2021 The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union. Begin Text: We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 August, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Press Releases
Attack on Mercer Street Vessel
We join our partners and allies in our strong condemnation of the attack against the Mercer Street, a commercial ship that was peacefully transiting through the north Arabian Sea in international waters. Upon review of the available information, we are confident that Iran conducted this attack, which killed two innocent people, using one-way explosive UAVs, …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 2 August, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Foreign Malicious Cyber Activity Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure
Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Foreign Malicious Cyber Activity Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure July 15, 2021 The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of any person who, …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 16 July, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Security & Emergency Messages
Secretary Antony J. Blinken On Release of the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson REMARKS TO THE PRESS May 12, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken On Release of the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report Press Briefing Room Washington, D.C. MR PRICE: Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to introduce Secretary Blinken, who will …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 May, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Official Reports, Statements | Tags: Near East and North Africa, Official Reports, Statements
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Remarks at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Remarks at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism May 7, 2021 Washington, D.C. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Let me start by thanking China and Foreign Minister Wang for initiating this critical discussion on the future of the United Nations and the international order. …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 May, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Speeches, Statements | Tags: Near East and North Africa, Speeches, Statements
Remarks by President Biden in Address to a Joint Session of Congress
Remarks by President Biden in Address to a Joint Session of Congress APRIL 29, 2021 • SPEECHES AND REMARKS U.S. Capitol (April 28, 2021) **See correction below, marked by an asterisk. 9:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Good to be back. And Mitch and Chuck will understand it's good to be almost home, down …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 29 April, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Speeches, Statements | Tags: Near East and North Africa, Speeches, Statements
Secretary Blinken on the 51st Earth Day
Today, the 51st Earth Day, we must work together to combat the climate crisis and restore our Earth for the benefit of everyone. Each year, an estimated one billion people around the world mobilize for action on Earth Day, and this year, the United States joins this wave of action. This morning, President Biden will …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 April, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
SPEECH ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE NATO HEADQUARTERS AGORA BRUSSELS, BELGIUM MARCH 24, 2021 SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. A few weeks ago, not long after becoming Secretary of State, I spoke directly to the American people. I said that my number one job is to ensure that America's foreign policy delivers for them – that it makes their lives more …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 March, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements, Transcripts | Tags: Near East and North Africa, Statement, Transcript
Statement from President Biden Marking Nowruz
Spring is an eternal symbol of renewal and rebirth, with light and hope filling the hearts of people from the United States to Iran, Central Asia, the Caucuses, the Middle East, and Europe. That is the message and the joy of Nowruz that we are honoring with a Haft-Sin table in the White House. This …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 March, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, President of the United States, Statements
March 20, 2021 On behalf of the State Department, I would like to extend my best wishes for a Happy Nowruz to everyone around the world who celebrates this festive occasion: from the people in Iran and the Middle East, to Europe, the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and the Americas. Marking the first day of …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 March, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements, Transcripts
Designation of Iranian Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights
Today at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, we made clear our concerns about the abuses the Iranian government continues to perpetrate against its citizens, including the unjust detention of far too many in deplorable conditions. The United States is committed to promoting accountability for those responsible for such actions. Therefore, I am announcing the designation of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) interrogators Ali Hemmatian and Masoud Safdari pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 March, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Fourteenth Anniversary of Robert "Bob" Levinson's Abduction
Today marks 14 years since Iran abducted beloved husband, father, grandfather and former FBI agent Robert "Bob" Levinson. In December, the United States sanctioned two high-ranking officials of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security who were involved in the abduction, detention and likely death of Bob Levinson. However, this case is not closed. We call on the Iranian government to provide credible answers to what …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 March, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Rebuilding and Enhancing Refugee Resettlement Programs
President Biden's Executive Order sends a message loud and clear: refugees are welcome in the United States of America. Today, the United States is recommitting to treating all individuals applying for U.S. refugee programs with dignity and respect, and free from discrimination. I look forward to implementing the Executive Order with the State Department's team …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 February, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Statements | Tags: Near East North Africa, Statements
U.S. Department of State Headquarters Harry S. Truman Building Washington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Secretary, it's great to be here with you. And I've been looking forward a long time to be able to call you "Mr. Secretary." Good afternoon, everyone. It's an honor to be back at the State Department under the eyes of …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 February, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Transcripts | Tags: Biden, Iran, State Department
Phased Resumption of Routine Visa Services
The Department of State suspended routine visa services worldwide in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, U.S. Embassies and Consulates began a phased resumption of routine visa services. The resumption of routine visa services, prioritized after services to U.S. citizens, will occur on a post-by-post basis, consistent with the Department's guidance …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 January, 2021 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Family Immigration, Immigrant Visas, Near East & North Africa, Non Immigrant Visas, U.S. Citizen Services, Visa Waiver Program, Visas
Rescission of Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983
On January 20, 2021, President Biden signed a Presidential Proclamation titled "Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States." This proclamation ends the travel restrictions under Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983 that had suspended entry into the United States of certain nationals, based on visa type, from Burma, Eritrea, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Nigeria, North …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 January, 2021 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism, Visa Waiver Program, Visas
Inaugural Address by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
The United States Capitol 11:52 AM EST THE PRESIDENT: Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, distinguished guests, and my fellow Americans. This is America's day. This is democracy's day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages America …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 January, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Speeches, Transcripts
Imposing Sanctions on Iranian Entities for Activities Related to Conventional Arms Proliferation
Iranian conventional arms proliferation poses a persistent threat to regional and international security, as evidenced by Iran's continued military support and confirmed arms transfers that fuel ongoing conflict in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and elsewhere. On September 21, we announced the implementation of Executive Order 13949 that provides the United States additional tools to hold …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 16 January, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Imposing Sanctions Related to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and Iranian Shipping Entities
In June 2020, the State Department sanctioned the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) pursuant to Executive Order 13382 (WMD Proliferators and Their Supporters). At that time, we underscored the fact that IRISL is the preferred shipping line for Iranian proliferators and procurement agents. We have warned industry that those who do business with …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 15 January, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Speeches
The United States Targets Foundations Controlled by Iran's Supreme Leader
Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on two organizations controlled by the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order (EIKO) and Astan Quds Razavi (AQR). While masquerading as charitable organizations, EIKO and AQR control large portions of the Iranian economy, including assets seized from political dissidents and religious minorities, for the …
United States Takes Action To Counter Iranian Support for al-Qa'ida
Today, I revealed new information about how the Islamic Republic of Iran has given a new operational headquarters to al-Qa'ida, the terrorist network with more American blood on its hands than any other. For al-Qa'ida, Iran is the new home base. Tehran gives sanctuary to the terror group's senior leaders as they plan attacks against …
Iran Threatening to Expel UN Investigators
In December Iran's parliament passed a law requiring expulsion of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear inspectors unless all sanctions are lifted. Today a member of the parliamentary leadership repeated that threat: all IAEA watchdog inspectors will be ejected unless sanctions are lifted. Once again the Iranian regime is using its nuclear program to extort …
Remembering the Victims of PS752
The American people honor the memory of the passengers and crew of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752, whose lives were abruptly and senselessly taken one year ago by an unjustified Iranian shootdown. The United States joins the Governments of Ukraine, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Afghanistan in paying tribute to, and calling for justice …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 January, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Sanctioning Companies Supporting Iran's Metal Industry
Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on 17 companies and one individual in connection with Iran's metals industry. The Iranian regime uses revenue from its metals sector to fund the regime's destabilizing activities around the world. The Department of State is designating China-based Kaifeng Pingmei New Carbon Materials Technology Co., LTD (KFCC) and Iran-based …
Sanctioning Supporters of Iran's Petroleum and Petrochemical Sectors
Petroleum and petrochemicals are major sources of revenue for the Iranian regime, revenue it employs to oppress the Iranian people and to advance its malign foreign agenda. Today, the Department of State is imposing sanctions on Vietnam Gas and Chemicals Transportation Corporation, a vessel manager, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, for knowingly engaging, on …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 17 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Speeches
State Department Terrorist Designation of Saraya al-Mukhtar
Today, the Department of State has designated the Saraya al-Mukhtar group as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for posing a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism that threaten the national security and foreign policy of the United States. Saraya al-Mukhtar is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, reportedly …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 15 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Sanctioning Iranian Intelligence Officers Involved in the Abduction of Bob Levinson
For 13 years, the Iranian regime has denied knowledge of Robert A. "Bob" Levinson's whereabouts or condition. However, senior Iranian officials authorized Levinson's abduction and detention and launched a disinformation campaign to deflect blame from the regime. Today, the United States is designating two senior officials of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), who …
Iran's Efforts at Intimidation Must Not Be Rewarded
The United States condemns the law recently approved by Iran's Majles and Guardian Council, which is nothing more than the regime's latest ploy to use its nuclear program to try to intimidate the international community. If implemented, this law would result in Iran enriching uranium to the dangerous 20% level, while Iran is already exceeding …
The United States Sanctions an IRGC Official in Yemen and IRGC Facilitators in Iran
Today, the United States is designating Hasan Irlu, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Qods Force (IRGC-QF) officer Iran recently sent to Sana'a Yemen to serve as the group's liaison to the Houthi Movement. The United States is also designating Al-Mustafa International University, an Iranian university with over 50 international branches which provide a platform …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Sanctions on Iranian Entities Involved in Chemical Weapons Activities of Concern
The United States condemns any Iranian regime involvement in a chemical weapons program and will sanction those involved in any such activity. Today, the United States designated Iranian defense entity Shahid Meisami Group and its director, Mehran Babri, under Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or WMD delivery systems, …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Iranian Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), Sanctions, Shahid Meisami Group and Mehran Babri, United States
The United States Welcomes Major Milestone in Afghanistan Peace Negotiations
The United States welcomes the Agreement announced today by the negotiating teams from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban. This Agreement is a major milestone in the Afghanistan Peace Negotiations that have been underway since September 12, 2020. The Agreement codifies the rules and procedures the two sides have been negotiating since the …
New Sanctions Under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA)
On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, the United States sanctioned four entities located in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Russia for supporting Iran's missile program, under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). We imposed sanctions against Chengdu Best New Materials Co., Ltd. and Zibo Elim Trade Co., Ltd. in the PRC …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: China, INKSNA, Iran, Sanctions
The Importance of Sanctions on Iran
The Maximum Pressure campaign against the Iranian regime continues to be extraordinarily effective. Today, Iran's economy faces a currency crisis, mounting public debt, and rising inflation. Prior to the Maximum Pressure campaign, Iran was exporting nearly 2.5 million barrels of oil per day. Now it struggles to export even a quarter of that volume. Since …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Commemoration of the Massacre of Mahshahr and Designation of Iranian Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights
One year ago, the Iranian regime killed as many as 148 Iranian civilians in Mahshahr, while imposing digital darkness to hide evidence of their savage crackdown on last November's protests in that city. Both protesters and bystanders were targeted by snipers on rooftops, tracked down and surrounded by armored vehicles, and sprayed with machine-gun fire. …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Human Rights, IRGC, Mahshahr, Massacare, Sanctions
Anniversary of Protests in Iran
On November 15, 2019 and in the week that followed, brave Iranians took to the streets of more than 200 cities across Iran to protest four decades of mismanagement by a corrupt regime that squandered its people's wealth on terrorism abroad and oppression at home. As the protesters exercised their freedom of expression, the regime …
Designation of Iranian Procurement Networks
On November 10, 2020 the Department of the Treasury designated an international network of six companies and four individuals for facilitating the procurement of sensitive goods, including U.S.-origin electronic components, for Iran Communications Industries (ICI). ICI is a sanctioned Iranian military firm and a subsidiary of Iran Electronics Industries, which falls under Iran's Ministry of …
On the 41st Anniversary of the U.S. Embassy Takeover in Tehran
Forty-one years ago today, Ayatollah Khomeini's followers broke into the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took more than 50 U.S. diplomats hostage. For the next 444 days, the Iranian regime tormented these brave Americans and their families who did not know if they would ever see their loved ones again. The survivors of the Iran …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 4 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
On the First Anniversary of the Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
One year ago the United States, in conjunction with the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and our local Iraqi and Syrian partners, launched an operation that took out Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder and leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This followed the destruction of ISIS's fraudulent territorial "caliphate" and was another major victory …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Baghdadi, Coalition, Dead, ISIS, Michael R. Pompeo, US
United States Sanctions Iranian Energy Institutions Supporting the IRGC-QF
Instead of using its natural resource wealth to improve living conditions for the Iranian people, the Iranian regime prefers to pawn its oil to fund the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and support its terror proxies as they sow chaos and destruction around the Middle East. We will not let that happen. Today, pursuant …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Iran, IRGC, IRGC-QF, Oil, Sanctions
Joint Statement of the United States, the Republic of Sudan, and the State of Israel
President Donald J. Trump, Sudanese Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today to discuss Sudan's historic progress towards democracy and opportunities to advance peace in the region. After decades of living under a brutal dictatorship, the people of Sudan are finally …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Israel, Sudan, US
United States Sanctions Five Iranian Entities and Watchlists IRGC Cyber Actors for Interfering in US Elections
The United States will not tolerate foreign interference in our elections. The whole of the U.S. government is using all the tools at our disposal to target those who attempt to interfere in our democratic process. Today's action sanctions five Iranian entities pursuant to Executive Order 13848 for their efforts to spread disinformation and undermine …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: cyber, Elections, interference, Sanction
United States Designates Senior Iranian Official in Iraq
For many years, the Iranian regime and its primary tool of regional destabilization, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), have exploited Iraq to advance their own interests at the expense of the Iraqi people. The IRGC-QF's activities in Iraq continue to undermine Iraqi security, sovereignty, and prosperity. Today, the United States is taking another …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Iran, Iraq, IRGC, Official, Sanctioned, United States
The United States Imposes Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Persons for Activities Related to Supporting the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines
The international community has long recognized that the Iranian regime uses the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) to transport proliferation-sensitive items intended for Iran's ballistic missile and military programs. One of the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1929 now in effect due to the snapback of UN sanctions mandates vigilance when doing …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Status of UN Arms Embargo on Iran
On September 19, virtually all UN sanctions on Iran returned, including re-imposition of the UN arms embargo. Accordingly, the export of certain conventional arms to Iran is a violation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1929 and the procurement of any arms or related materiel from Iran is a violation of UNSCR 1747. The United …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Arms, Iran, Sanctions, UN, UNSCR
Sanctions on Iran's Financial Institutions
Today, the United States is identifying the Iranian financial sector as subject to the terms of Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 and sanctioning 18 major Iranian banks, further depriving the Islamic Republic of Iran of funds to carry out its support for terrorist activities and nuclear extortion that threatens the world. These sanctions will take effect …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Major New Human Rights-Related Listings and Accompanying Sanctions on Iran
The Iranian regime must respect the human rights of the Iranian people. Despite its obligations and commitments, the regime continues to subvert its justice system to fuel fear and repression. The United States is committed to holding accountable those who are denying freedom and justice to the people of Iran, and today we are taking …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Courts, Iran, Judge, Sanctions
Statement by the President Regarding New Restrictions on Iran
Today, I am taking new actions to restrict Iran's nuclear, ballistic missile, and conventional weapons pursuits. My Administration will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon, nor will we allow Iran to endanger the rest of the world with a fresh supply of ballistic missiles and conventional arms. To ensure this cannot happen, I …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, President of the United States, Statements | Tags: Iran, Missile, New, Nuclear, President Trump, Sanctions, Weapons
The United States Imposes Sweeping New Sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Trump Administration has made clear that the United States will do whatever it takes to prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism and anti-Semitism, from spreading death and mayhem throughout the Middle East and the world. Rather than wait for the day that Iran threatens the world with …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: 2231, Iran, New, Sanction, US
The Return of UN Sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Trump Administration has always understood that the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East comes from Islamic Republic of Iran, whose violent efforts to spread revolution have killed thousands and upended the lives of millions of innocent people. History shows appeasement only emboldens such regimes. Thus today, the United States welcomes the return …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: 2231, Iran, JCPOA, Pompeo, Sanction, UN, UNSCR, US
The United States Sanctions Cyber Actors Backed by Iranian Intelligence Ministry
The Iranian regime is one of the world's leading threats to cybersecurity and human rights online. Today, the United States is sanctioning the Iranian cyber threat group Advanced Persistent Threat 39 (APT39), 46 associated individuals, and a front company, Rana Intelligence Company (Rana) pursuant to Executive Order 13553. Together, these groups and individuals targeted at least 15 countries …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 17 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Secretary Pompeo: "France Should Stand with Freedom, Not Tehran"
"No policy," said Charles de Gaulle, "is worth anything outside of reality. That maxim guides the United States' policy regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran. We recognize the regime for what it is: the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, and the primary source of instability in the Middle East. I believe our friends in …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: France, Iran, Kerry, Le Figaro, Macron, Pompeo, Regime, Sanctions
Imposing Sanctions on Entities for Engaging in Transactions Related to Iran's Petroleum and Petrochemical Industry
Today, the Department of State imposed sanctions on five entities, under section 3(a)(ii) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran. The Department of State also imposed sanctions, under section 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846, on three …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Op-Ed: Elan Carr and Brian Hook Reveal the Iranian Regime's Antisemitism
Even as the pandemic has taken a major hit on Iran, Tehran refuses to let up on its virulent hatred of Jews and targeting of Israel. Which is why the Trump administration's pushback remains as vital as ever. When the Islamic Revolution swept Iran 41 years ago, an ideology driven by rabid anti-Semitism erased a …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 August, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Political Affairs
Designations for Iranian Human Rights Offenders
Friday, August 21 marks the annual Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. To both remember and honor these victims, today the U.S. Department of State is announcing visa restrictions on 14 Iranian individuals for their involvement in gross violations of human rights on behalf of the Iranian regime, the world's leading state …
Secretary's Remarks on Iran Sanctions Renewal
Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few minutes ago, I delivered letters to both the UN Secretary-General Guterres and to the president of the Security Council. I notified them that the United States is initiating the restoration of virtually all UN sanctions on Iran lifted under UN Security Council Resolution 2231. This process will lead to …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 August, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Iran, Pompeo, Sanctions, UN, UNSCR
Secretary Pompeo's Remarks at the UN Security Council on the Iran Arms Embargo
Because of the flawed nuclear deal negotiated by the prior administration, the arms embargo on the world's most heinous terrorist regime is scheduled to expire on October 18th, a mere four months from now. This Chamber has a choice: Stand for international peace and security, as the U.N.'s founders intended, or let the arms embargo …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 July, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
The United States Imposes Sanctions with Respect to Iran's Metal Industry
The Iranian regime uses revenue it receives from the export of metals to provide funding for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, and other malign activities in the Middle East, and beyond. Today, as part of our maximum pressure campaign, the United States designated eight entities connected with Iran's metal industry …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: China and Hong Kong, Designations, Iran's Metal Industry, IRGC, IRISL, Sanctions, SDN List, Steel
Sanctions on Iranian Tanker Captains for Assistance to Maduro's Illegitimate Regime
Today, the United States, under Executive Order 13599, is sanctioning five Iranian ship captains, who delivered approximately 1.5 million barrels of Iranian gasoline and related components to Venezuela in support of the illegitimate Maduro regime. These individuals who headed five Iranian-flagged tankers – CLAVEL, PETUNIA, FORTUNE, FOREST, and FAXON – to Venezuela's shores are now added to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 June, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Political Affairs, Statements
Syria Caesar Act Designations
More than six years ago, the brave photographer known as Caesar shocked the world by smuggling out of Syria the photographic proof that the Assad regime was torturing and executing many thousands of Syrians in the regime's prisons.  This act of bravery is the inspiration behind the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (the Caesar Act), signed …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 June, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Assad, Syria Caesar Act Designations
Joint Statement on Hong Kong
Signatories to this statement reiterate our deep concern regarding Beijing's decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has flourished as a bastion of freedom. The international community has a significant and long-standing stake in Hong Kong's prosperity and stability. Direct imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong by the …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 May, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, United Kingdom, United States
Fact Sheet: Iran's Assassinations and Terrorist Activity Abroad
Overview Since coming to power in 1979, the Iranian regime has been implicated in assassinations, terrorist plots, and terrorist attacks in more than 40 countries. Senior Iranian officials have declared that Iran follows and constantly surveils Iranian dissidents in other countries to "crack down on them" and "strike decisive blows." Iran's global campaign of terror …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 29 May, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Near East & North Africa | Tags: Alisa Michelle Flatow, Argentina-Israelite Mutual Aid Association (AMIA), Asadollah Asadi, Assasination, BBC, Fallahian, Hizballah, INTERPOL, Iran, Mohsen Rabbani, Terror
Special Representative Hook's Remarks on VOA Persian
As the US special representative for Iran, I receive complaints regularly about Voice of America's Persian service. Iranian viewers say its American taxpayer-funded programming often sounds more like the "Voice of the mullahs" than the "Voice of America." VOA Persian needs to do a better job of countering Iranian disinformation and propaganda. This is a …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Brian Hook, Hook, VOA, Voice of America
Keeping the World Safe from Iran's Nuclear Program
Today, I am announcing the end of the sanctions waiver covering all remaining JCPOA-originating nuclear projects in Iran – the Arak reactor conversion, the provision of enriched uranium for the Tehran Research Reactor, and the export of Iran's spent and scrap research reactor fuel. The sanctions waiver covering these activities will end following a final, …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Arak, Bushehr, designation, Iran, Israel, JCPOA, Sanctions, United States, waiver
The United States believes that all humans are deserving of dignity, respect, and equality before the law. The Iranian regime clearly disagrees, and their discrimination against the LGBTQ community is another injustice against the Iranian people. Iran's 2013 Islamic Penal Code continues to penalize consensual same-sex relations between adults by severe and inhumane punishments, including the death …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 May, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News | Tags: death penalty, Director of National Intelligence, Islamic Penal Code, LGBTQ, Rezvaneh Mohammadi, Ric Grenell
Today, the United States is imposing financial sanctions and visa restrictions on Iranian individuals and entities under human rights-related authorities. These actions with respect to 12 Iranian individuals and entities by the Department of State and Department of the Treasury send a message of support to the Iranian people that we will continue to amplify …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 May, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Policy, Statements | Tags: Ali Fallahian, Alisa Flatow, Buenos Aires, Rahmani Fazli, Sanctions, visa restrictions
The United States Designates Company Providing Services for Iranian Airline Mahan Air's Operations in China
The People's Republic of China is one of the rapidly dwindling number of countries that welcomes Mahan Air, which ferries weapons and terrorists around the world for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Such cooperation has consequences. Today, the United States designated Shanghai Saint Logistics Limited, a PRC-based company that provides general sales agent services for …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements, U.S. & Iran | Tags: China, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mahan Air, Sanctions
Additional U.S. Foreign Assistance Builds Upon U.S. Leadership In The Global COVID-19 Response
As we work together to defeat the coronavirus at home, the United States stands with our global partners in their time of need, as we always have. A healthier world means a healthier United States. For more than a half century, the United States has been the largest contributor to global health security and humanitarian …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 May, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Regions | Tags: AIDS, American businesses, charities, COVID -19 pandemic, HIV, Malaria, nonprofits, Syria, U.S. Foreign Assistance, Venezuela
Secretary Pompeo: Iran's Space Program Is Dangerous, Not Peaceful
For years, Iran has claimed its space program is purely peaceful and civilian. The Trump Administration has never believed this fiction. This week's launch of a military satellite by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, makes clear what we have said all along: Iran's space program is neither peaceful nor entirely civilian. In February 2020, the head …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 April, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, embargo, EU, ICBM, Iran, IRGC, Program, Space, UN
Iran's History of Naval Provocations
Iran has long used its naval forces to terrorize the international maritime community – this is not a new phenomenon. In 2015, during negotiations of the Iran Deal and after its adoption, the U.S. Navy recorded 22 incidents of unsafe and unprofessional conduct by the IRGC Navy (IRGCN), many that risked collision. An additional 36 …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Events, Fact Sheets, Near East & North Africa, U.S. & Iran | Tags: Collision, International Maritime Security Construct, IRGC, Missile, NAVY, USNS, USS
Chinese authorities routinely prohibit Muslims from practicing their faith — from forbidding fasting during the holy month of Ramadan to punishing halal practices. Regulations in Xinjiang in northwest China specifically forbid men from growing "abnormal beards" and women from wearing veils that cover their faces. Prayer mats and copies of the Quran are regularly confiscated …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 April, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa | Tags: China, Iran, Muslims, Uighur, United States, Xinjiang
Iranian Academics Blame Regime For COVID-19 'Disaster'
Iranian academics are faulting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for stifling information on COVID-19 and declining foreign aid, allowing the country's outbreak to grow into "a national disaster." In the March 29 letter, reported by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), 100 academics call Khamenei "the Number 1 culprit" for COVID-19 sweeping the nation unchecked. Now one Iranian is …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Reports | Tags: COVID-19, IRGC-QF, Khamenei, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), National Development Fund, Qom
America gives more medical and humanitarian assistance than any other country. At home, America is meeting the increased medical needs of its citizens in a unique way across with both government and private industry. Two U.S. Navy hospital ships, the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort, are now taking on civilian patients while docked at the …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Events, Featured Event, Near East & North Africa
Iran's Regime Refuses Virus Aid, Slighting Its People
Iran's leaders have repeatedly refused outside offers to help everyday Iranians who are suffering from COVID-19, worsening the regime's failed response to the outbreak. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), the aid group also called Doctors Without Borders, said March 24 that Iran's regime rejected previously agreed upon plans for a 50-bed treatment unit for COVID-19 patients …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 April, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa | Tags: Channel, China, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Iran, Mahan Air, MSF, United States
US Humanitarian Assistance To The World
The U.S. government has rapidly mobilized unprecedented resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, both at home and abroad. The United States has made available nearly $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian funding. Along with the U.S. private sector, the American people continue to lead in responding to this pandemic. The $274 million will …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 31 March, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Official Reports, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & Iran, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Assitance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, humanitarian aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Iran, President Trump, US
Iran recently observed the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The lack of enthusiasm among ordinary Iranians is no mystery. The revolution has failed to deliver the just and prosperous society that Ruhollah Khomeini promised the Iranian people in 1979. Today, the revolution belongs primarily to the regime's hypocritical elite. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Setad hedge fund, worth tens of …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 March, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Immigrant Visas, Near East & North Africa, Science & Tech, Security & Emergency Messages, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Iran | Tags: Brian Hook, IRGC, Students
U.S. Scientists Work Tirelessly on Coronavirus Vaccines
U.S. innovators are rushing to combat the new coronavirus, with vaccines already in development and new treatment options being tested in the United States and Asia. The rapid response received a boost this month as President Trump signed into law $8.3 billion in federal funds to fight COVID-19. The funding is helping federal agencies and their private-sector partners to quickly …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Events, Health Issues, Near East & North Africa, News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, President Trump, United States, Vaccines
Iran's Regime a Threat to International Financial System, Group Says
Iran needs to be essentially blacklisted from participating in the international financial system after the regime's refusal to implement restrictions against terrorist financing, an international watchdog group said February 21. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had given Iran's regime a February deadline to enact restrictions against money laundering and terrorist financing. But the …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases, U.S. & Iran | Tags: Black List, FATF, Iran, IRGC, Pompeo, Rouhani, Sanctions, United States
"I also want to call attention to the Iranian regime's misinformation campaign surrounding the origination of the Wuhan virus. Instead of focusing on the needs of the Iranian people and accepting genuine offers of support, senior Iranians lied about the Wuhan virus outbreak for weeks." The Iranian leadership is trying to avoid responsibility for their …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, Statements
Secretary Pompeo's Remarks on Iran and IAEA
This past week, the IAEA issued two reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran is hiding nuclear material – its nuclear material and nuclear activities. Iran is party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran's safeguard agreements under that treaty require it to declare nuclear material to the IAEA and provide the IAEA inspectors with full …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Statements | Tags: Iran, Nuclear, Pompeo, Sanctions, UNSC, US
The Iranian Regime Continues Jamming Foreign Mediums
The Iranian regime has been jamming radio and TV signals across Iran since 2003. The scale to which the regime conducts jamming is so intense that even the Health Ministry and parliament officials openly confessed about its significant health risks. "Side effects of satellite jamming signals could lead to miscarriage and birth defects" said the Health …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 February, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Environment, Health Issues, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa | Tags: Iran, ITU, Jamming, Uplink
Secretary Pompeo: The Iranian People Deserve Free and Fair Elections
Today, the United States designated five members of Iran's Guardian Council and its Elections Supervision Committee who have played a role in denying Iranians their right to free and fair elections. This includes Ahmad Jannati, the Secretary of the Guardian Council, who has in the past praised the killing of political dissidents and previously called …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 February, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Elections, Guardian Council, Iran, Jananti, Majles, Michael R. Pompeo, United States
41 Years of Failure: Will the Iranian Regime Comply with FATF?
The Iranian regime has yet again taken measures to damage Iran's economy further. Iran has only a few days left to comply with the commitments it made to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Otherwise, FATF's countermeasures could be re-imposed on Iran. Based in Paris, France, FATF is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 February, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa | Tags: 41 Years of Failure, FATF, Iran
Statement by Secretary Pompeo on Iran and FATF
The United States calls on Iran to fulfill its commitments to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and adhere to the FATF's anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism standards that protect the international financial system from illicit finance. Iran should be treated like any other nation. Nearly every country in the world has …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 12 February, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Press Releases, Statements | Tags: FATF, Iran
Iran's Failed Space Launch
The Iranian regime uses satellite launches to develop its ballistic missile capabilities. The technologies used to launch satellites into orbit are virtually identical and interchangeable with those used in longer range systems, including intercontinental ballistic missiles. Each launch, whether failed or not, further allows Iran to gain experience using such technologies that could benefit its …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 February, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Press Releases, Statements, U.S. & Iran | Tags: Ballistic Missile Program, Failed Space Program, Iran
Even Iran's president admits Iranian election will be a sham
Elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran have become such a mockery that even Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is decrying blatant election-rigging in upcoming Iranian elections. The regime's Guardian Council, an unelected supervisory board, recently disqualified more than half of the 14,000 candidates vying for seats in Iran's February 21 parliamentary elections. "These elections are …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 February, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, Policy, Press Releases, Reports, U.S. & Iran
Iran's 41-year 'brain drain'
One in 4 of Iran's most educated citizens leave their country when given the opportunity. They leave in search of greater social and religious freedoms and for better employment opportunities. "People are selling their computers, rugs, phones and jewelry to collect money" to leave the country, a travel agent in Tehran told the Wall Street …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 February, 2020 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, Science & Tech, U.S. & Iran
Iran has jailed 1.7 million in Tehran region, report says
Iranian authorities arrested and imprisoned at least 1.7 million of their own people in the Tehran area over the past four decades, and many were executed, a 2019 report says. Among them: more than 5,700 members of the Baha'i religious minority and at least 860 journalists and citizen-journalists, according to Reporters Without Borders. The …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 February, 2020 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, History, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, Reports, Statements, U.S. & Iran | Tags: Faces of Iran, Iran
بیانیه ی وزیر امور خارجه ی ایالات متحده
دهم ژانویه 2020 بیانیه ی وزیر امور خارجه ی ایالات متحده امروز، ایالات متحده در واکنش به حملات ایران به نیروها و منافع آمریکایی، و با هدف محروم کردن رژیم ایران از درآمد لازم برای اجرای سیاست خارجی خشونت آمیز خود، اقدام هایی انجام می دهد. ما همچنان افراد حقیقی و حقوقی را که در …
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 January, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Iran, U.S. Secretary of State


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Young and the Restless (Y&R) star Camryn Grimes fights back against her haters and she defends her pale skin. She said she's heard a lot of people saying that she is really pale, suggesting she is sick or needs to tan. She wants to silence the hateful comments once and for all.
Grimes explains that she is a redhead and she is naturally pale. She said that the show's lights are unforgiving for her skin tone and her skin looks even lighter compared to some of her co-stars. However, she has healthy skin and there is no cause for concern.
Camryn went on to say that in the Winter she gets less sun than in the summer. She added that she will not use spray tans as the bronze doesn't look natural. And, she doesn't think that tanning bed is good for you, so she avoids them, too.
The talented young actress said that being a red-head puts her at high-risk for skin cancer and she isn't willing to put her health at risk because a handful of Y&R viewers are not comfortable with her pale skin.
Godfrey replied to Grimes' tweet, stating that when Twitter users mention them in the tweet, it tags them and they see what is being said. She said that it is not kind to talk about someone's skin. She said that it's rude to talk about another person's appearance and to shame them on social media.
Many of Linsey and Camryn's followers agreed with them. They cannot believe that people are bashing Grimes' beautiful pale skin and urged her to tune the haters out.
Camry Grimes has beautiful natural looking skin. She has nothing to apologize for. Let's hope those who needed to see her tweet did and the harassment will stop. Don't forget to come back later for more The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers, news, and casting updates!


The move to 5G mobile services in regional Australia and metropolitan areas has taken a further step forward with the Federal Government's announcement that 125 MHz of spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band will be sold at competitive auction.
But the Government's announcement has drawn criticism from the Labor Party's Shadow Minister for Regional Communications and Regional Services Stephen Jones why says it's time for the Minister for Regional Communications, Senator Bridget McKenzie, to "step up in the interests of up to 200,000 regional Australians who stand to be disadvantaged by the planned 3.6GHz spectrum auction".
Under the plan announced by the Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield 125 MHz of spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band will be sold at competitive auction, paving the way for new 5G services in metropolitan and regional Australia.
"I have carefully considered the implications for regional Australians in making this decision, and the declaration provides protections for incumbent users in the band while ensuring Australia is well-positioned to take advantage of 5G technology in years to come," Minister Fifield said when announcing this latest spectrum auction.
The Minister's declaration for the 3.6GHz band followed recommendations for the new spectrum to be released from the independent spectrum regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
The ACMA's recommendation was informed by an extensive public consultation process which commenced in October 2016.
In his criticism of Senator McKenzie and the Government's decision, Stephen Jones maintained that regional-based Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) continue to be locked out of discussions with the Government on the allocation of spectrum.
"Labor supports the planned spectrum auction and welcomes moves to clear the way for higher-value 5G services but believes the very real concerns of the WISPs have not been adequately addressed," Jones claims.
"The ACMA proposal for WISPs to move to the 5.6GHz spectrum used by the Bureau of Meteorology is highly problematic.


Following the 2010 success, The International Flower Bulb Centre is delighted to launch a third year of THE BIG BULB PLANT, a project in conjunction with The Eden Project designed to encourage communities to get together and plant bulbs in their area.
Combining with The Eden Project's The Big Lunch, everyone is encouraged to plant summer flowering bulbs from March – 30 April to ensure beautiful blooms at The Big Lunch on Sunday 5 June.
This season, The Big Bulb Plant is focusing on lily bulbs as they make particularly attractive cut flowers and can be displayed in vases on Big Lunch tables. Of course other varieties such as dahlia, nerine and gladioli will work well too.
Bulbs can be planted in public areas in need of a lift or neighbours can plant lily bulbs in their front garden or in a pot on their door step.
Last year was a great success with over 600 communities across Britain coming together to plant bulbs in their areas. Inner city as well as rural communities got involved, planting in pots, verges, street flower beds and school areas and the Rotary Club of Hitchin Tilehouse even won the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people planting bulbs at the same time.
Communities can get involved at www.thebigbulbplant.com and the first 50 to register will receive 250 free lily bulbs to kick-start their plot. Also on the revamped website are tips and ideas for planting, a forum to post information and pictures and news about the various plantings taking place.