ifmat - Need for a comprehensive policy to counter Iran

Need for a comprehensive policy to counter Iran

American officials this week announced that a full range of UN sanctions had returned on Iran, including a permanent extension of the arms embargo. Some observers debate the efficacy of these measures, particularly as the European powers ...
ifmat - Protests against the execution of Navid Afkari continue

Protests against the execution of Navid Afkari continue

During the past week, Resistance Units and supporters of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK / PMOI) continued to protest the execution of Navid Afkari, and Mostafa Salehi, as well as the death sentences issued for other detained protesters. ...
ifmat - Iran Guards open new naval base near Strait of Hormuz

Iran Guards open new naval base near Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have unveiled a new naval base aiming to project “dominance” over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state media reported, following months of tensions with arch-enemy the United States.
ifmat - Iran admits supporting terrorism in Yemen

Iran admits supporting terrorism in Yemen

In an Iranian admission of its involvement in terrorist operations in Yemen, Tehran affirmed placing technology for producing missiles and drones at the disposal of the terrorist Houthi militia.
ifmat - Venezuela to sell crude to Iran national oil company

Venezuela to sell crude to Iran’s national oil company

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has begun loading an Iran flagged large tanker with Venezuelan heavy crude for export, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday, as ties have deepened between the two OPEC ...
ifmat - Heidar Ghorbani at risk of execution in Iran

Heidar Ghorbani at risk of execution in Iran

Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani is at risk of execution for "baghi," or armed rebellion against the state), despite serious violations of his trial court and the court's findings that he was never armed, Amnesty International reported ...