By Jubin Katiraie
Northwest Iran was hit by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in the early hours of Sunday, with the areas of Qatar, near Zarabad, most heavily affected. There, residents experienced dozens of aftershocks throughout the day, following the initial quake at 9.23 am local time.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian government has so far announced twelve deaths linked to the coronavirus outbreak, making Iran the country with the highest number of fatalities outside of China. While Turkey’s Health Minister said that his Iranian counterpart told him that 758 people could be infected.
By Jubin Katiraie
During the last week, the coronavirus became the main crisis in Iran, while the Iranian authorities tried to hide the dimension of the disaster, but as this became an outbreak this is not possible anymore.
By Pooya Stone
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran is “shocked” over the number of deaths, injuries, arrests, and ill-treatment of those detained during the November 2019 protests.
By Jubin Katiraie
A New York Times article from earlier this month presents a completely biased and false account of the Iranian opposition Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK).
By Pooya Stone
In the power struggle between Iran’s ruling factions to win more seats in the parliament, there is revealing widespread speculation about the dire economic situation and the government’s inability to resolve it.
By Jubin Katiraie
The defeat of Iran’s regime election sham was already clear because of its brutal crackdown on the Iran protests in November 2019. This issue has been acknowledged by the regime’s officials in various direct or indirect terms.
By Pooya Stone
LG and Samsung companies operating in the home appliance market have ended their work in Iran following the US sanctions. The departure of these two companies will be a major blow to the regime’s turbulent economy.
By Jubin Katiraie
Brian Hook, the United States’ special envoy for Iran, announced on Thursday 20th February that the US Treasury Department is issuing new sanctions on the Iranian regime’s powerful Guardian Council and the affiliated Elections Supervision Committee.
