By Jubin Katiraie

On September 24, a US judge sentenced an Iranian citizen, previously arrested in Australia, for conspiring to facilitate the Illegal Export of Technology to Iran

Assistant Attorney General of National Security John C. Demers and United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald for the District of Minnesota announced the sentencing of Negar Ghodskani, 40, to 27 months in prison for her participation in a conspiracy to facilitate the illegal export of controlled technology from the United States to Iran.

By Pooya Stone

On September 26, the US Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on six Chinese entities for violating sanctions on Iran.

The sanctions are part of the US government’s “maximum pressure campaign” against Iran. They target Cosco subsidiaries, Cosco Shipping Tanker Dalian, Cosco Shipping Tanker Dalian Seaman, and Ship Management, Kunlun companies Kunlun Holding, Kunlun Shipping and Pegasus 88, as well as oil trader China Concord Petroleum, for violating restrictions on handling and transacting Iranian oil.

By Pooya Stone

On Tuesday 24 September, thousands of Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) gathered outside the United Nations building in New York City. They were there to denounce the presence of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the UN General assembly and acted as the voice for the millions of Iranians in Iran who want regime change.

By Jubin Katiraie
For years, the Iranian government has used blackmailing policies, such as taking the dual citizens as hostages, as a lever in dealing with the Western governments.

By Pooya Stone

In a Joint statement on September 23, 2019, European powers condemned Iran’s involvement in the recent attack against a Saudi oil facility and urged Iran to stop its warmongering policies and arms proliferation.