TEHRAN (Basirat): A Finnish political economist and author deplored the US sanctions due to be re-imposed on Iran in November as “illegal and illegitimate” and said all countries should stand up to defend Tehran against Washington or else they could become the next victim.

TEHRAN (Basirat): A secretive member of the US-backed MKO terrorist group refuses to talk about the nature of their organization to the members of CODEPINK, a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement in the US.