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The Mullahs’ German Mailbox
Düsseldorf – The mullahs from Iran are building a nuclear bomb and want to destroy Israel – but are doing millions in business in Germany. According to BILD research, one of their suspicious industrial companies has an inconspicuous branch in Düsseldorf.
Mapna Europe GmbH operates in an office complex between the main train station and the old town. Unadorned entrance, dark staircase. Not a place where you would expect a state-run company. Only one name on the scratched mailbox gives an idea who is at work here: “Abbas Aliabadi” – Iran’s Minister of Economy [Minister of Industry, Trade and Mining], an officer of the Revolutionary Guards, a confidant of the mullahs.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) is a strong critic of Mapna. Your spokesman Javad Dabiran (62) from Berlin told BamS: “The Mapna company in Düsseldorf represents the economic interests of the mullah regime in Germany. Its parent company in Tehran is closely linked to the Astan Quds Razavi Foundation, which, among other things, finances Hezbollah terror in Lebanon.”
A Safe Shelter for Battered Women Closed Down in a Raid
Agents of the Welfare Department of Urmia raided a safe shelter giving refuge to victims of domestic violence. They raided and evacuated the safe shelter called “Mehr-e Shams Afarid,” on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
Urmia is the capital of West Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran. The director and manager of the safe shelter, Ms. Fatemeh Babakhani, is a jurist. Her social activities are said to be the reason for the closure of the safe house.
Mehr-e Shams Afarid received an official operation license in 2020. Since 2021, it has given refuge to many women victimized by domestic violence. It provided special services to more than 50 battered women, every month.
Nationwide Protests Erupt Across Iran Over Economic and Social Grievances
On April 28, retirees and pensioners associated with the Social Security Organization resumed their protests in Tehran, demanding higher pensions. The same day, retirees from the steel industry in Isfahan joined the wave of dissent, protesting low pensions and the lack of implementation of pension adjustment laws.
In Ahvaz, southwest Iran, retirees of the steel industry rallied with slogans calling for the release of Tumaj Salehi. Meanwhile, in Semirom, central Iran, women protested the regime’s water management policies affecting the Karun River tributaries. In addition, clashes erupted between locals and regime forces in the village of Aliabad Siavar in Semirom, where residents protested against unauthorized dam construction.
Iran’s Regime Reportedly Doubts Bashar Al-Assad’s Loyalty
The London-based Asharq Al-Awsat has published an article about the Iranian regime’s strategy in Syria. The introduction of the article reads: “Has Iran reduced its military presence in Syria? This may imply a relative abandonment of its strategic position in confronting Israel. However, it is unclear whether Tehran is doing this as a temporary tactical move or as an advanced step in the face of imminent changes in the region.”
According to the Agence France Press (AFP), intelligence suggests that Iranian forces have evacuated their bases in Damascus and southern Syria to the Golan Heights border. This precautionary decision comes after attacks targeted some of the most prominent commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. Iran is no longer the dominant power in Syria after the “latest painful attack.” Media reports, some of which relayed information from Iranian sources, attempted to present the notion that Tehran is reducing its presence in Syria.
Sri Lankan Tea Flood Threatens Iran’s Domestic Producers
The Iranian regime’s president Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Sri Lanka for a one-day visit on April 24. The main purpose of Raisi’s trip to Sri Lanka is said to address Sri Lanka’s $251 million oil debt. Raisi was offering a barter deal, exchanging oil for Sri Lankan tea. According to informed sources, the tea imported into Iran from Sri Lanka was of inferior quality, essentially the poorest quality tea of that country, sent to Iran. In light of Iran’s economic crisis, extensive imports of tea have seriously harmed domestic tea production in the country.
Tea production in Sri Lanka began in 1858 and was initiated by the British, who colonized the island then known as Ceylon until 1972. At the beginning of the 21st century, tea production in Sri Lanka had exceeded 300,000 tons annually. Sri Lankan exported tea is black tea, also known as Ceylon Tea.
Iran: Value of Soil and the Importance of its Conservation
Soils are the most complex and diverse ecosystems in the world. Soil is one of nature’s most complex ecosystems and one of the most diverse habitats on earth. It contains many different organisms, which interact and contribute to the global cycles that make life possible. Nowhere in nature organisms are so densely packed as in soil communities. However, this biodiversity is little known as it is underground and largely invisible to the human eye. In addition to providing humanity with 98.8% of its food, soils provide a broad range of other services, from carbon storage and greenhouse gas regulation, to flood mitigation and providing support for our sprawling cities. But soil is a finite resource, and rapid human population growth coupled with increasing consumption is placing unprecedented pressure on soils through the intensification of agricultural production, and increasing the crop yield per unit area of soil. Indeed, the human population has increased from ca. 250 million in the year 1000, to 6.1 billion in the year 2000, and is projected to reach 9.8 billion by the year 2050.