24 Sep, 2020 Political prisoners face COVID-19 behind bars “Our bodies are ruined,” Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian journalist and human rights advocate, wrote in July.
14 Sep, 2020 Trump administration tightens the screws on Iran by sanctioning sanctions evaders “The Trump administration remains committed to targeting those contributing to Iran’s attempts to evade U.S. sanctions,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
08 Sep, 2020 Over 30000 political prisoners in Iran were executed Followed by the order of Ayatollah Khomeini around July 1988, 30,000 political prisoners in Iran were executed. The hot summer of 1988 in Iran reminds us one ...
07 Sep, 2020 Imposing sanctions on entities for engaging in transactions related to Iran’s Petroleum 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 ...
25 Aug, 2020 France concerned about Iran’s ‘destabilizing activities’ says FM Le Drian France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his Iranian counterpart he was concerned about what he called Iran’s destabilising activities in the region, Le Drian's office said ...
11 Aug, 2020 Iran is watching developments in Lebanon closely Iran is watching developments in Lebanon closely, wary of losing any of its hard-won influence after a deadly mega-blast in Beirut sparked angry demands for reforms to ...
10 Aug, 2020 Iran shuts down newspaper over virus cover-up allegations One of Iran’s main business dailies has been shut down by authorities after it published an interview with a government physician who said the country was covering ...
10 Aug, 2020 Qatar and Iran – suspicious relationship and intersecting interests Geography plays an important role in shaping the relationship between Qatar and Iran, bringing the two countries together via maritime borders in the Arabian Gulf. Accordingly, they ...
09 Aug, 2020 ‘Do Not Execute’ campaign rocks Iran judiciary November 2019 marked one of the gloomiest junctures of the 21st century for Iranians, when in a timespan of less than two weeks, angry protests by large ...
29 Jul, 2020 UK envoy to Iraq threatened by pro-Iran militias The UK’s ambassador in Baghdad has been threatened by Iran-backed militias on social media, in response to his call for Iraq to reject the armed groups operating ...
28 Jul, 2020 US Says Iran military exercise in Gulf is irresponsible and reckless "We are aware of the Iranian exercise involving attacking a mock-up of a vessel similar to a motionless aircraft carrier," US Fifth Fleet spokeswoman Rebecca Rebarich told ...