ifmat - Iranian Regime The US sanctions are reckless

Iranian Regime: The US sanctions are ‘reckless’

Iran called the U.S. sanctions on its country “reckless,” after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced them last week. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted that the action amounts to “#EconomicTerrorism.”
ifmat - Why Qasem Soleimani traveled to Iraq

Why Qasem Soleimani traveled to Iraq?

While protests against the Iranian regime’s interference and institutionalized corruption continues in Iraq, Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani traveled to Baghdad on Saturday, December 14. Soleimani traveled to Iraq aiming to convince various political ...
ifmat - UN experts call on Iran to release detained protesters

UN experts call on Iran to release detained protesters

A group of independent experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council called Friday for Iran to release all people detained during recent unrest. They said they are “shocked” by reports that suggest prisoners are being ...
ifmat - Iran proxies more powerful than ever

Iran’s proxies are more powerful than ever

Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, his administration has pursued a so-called maximum pressure strategy designed to alter the course of Iran's foreign and security policies. The strategy relies heavily on sanctions to change Iranian behavior ...
ifmat - Sweden sentences Iraqi man of spying for Iran

Sweden sentences Iraqi man of spying for Iran

A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a 46-year-old Iraqi man to 2 1/2 years in prison on charges of spying for Iran by gathering information about Iranian refugees in Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands
ifmat - US renews waiver on COSCO

U.S. renews waiver on COSCO

The Trump administration on Thursday renewed a waiver for companies to wind down transactions with the Dalian unit of a Chinese tanker company on which it had imposed sanctions in September for allegedly transporting Iranian oil