By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatened Tuesday that Tehran would further decrease its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal on Thursday, September 5 unless Europe managed to protect Iran’s economy from US sanctions.
Iran Reject Cooperation With the IAEA
By Jubin Katiraie
Iran is refusing to cooperate with an investigation into its alleged storage of nuclear equipment and radioactive material in Tehran by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, according to The Wall Street Journal.
France Promise $15 Billion Bailout in Effort to Save Iran Nuclear Deal
By Pooya Stone
As Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says European nations are failing to implement their commitments following the U.S. pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran on Tuesday, France is promising Iran $15 Billion bailout to save the nuclear deal.
Tanker Crisis Signals Iran’s Weakness
By Jubin Katiraie
An Iranian oil tanker bounces across the Mediterranean, but Tehran can’t find any buyer for the ship’s cargo of two million barrels of oil.
On 2 September, Abdulrahman AI-Rashed, editor of Arabic weekly magazine Al-Majalla and senior columnist in the daily newspapers Al-Madina and Al-Bilad, published an article in Alsharq Al-Awsat about the Iranian tanker crisis.
Ken Blackwell: Western Dealings With Iran Must Recognize the Extent of Terrorist Threats
By Pooya Stone
On Monday, September 2, Ken Blackwell, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, wrote an article in Townhall, explaining the possible risks for Western states dealing with Iran.
Syrian Coalition Approves Abdurrahman Mustafa’s New SIG Cabinet
By Pooya Stone
Members of the Syrian National Coalition’s General Assembly have approved the new cabinet of the Syrian Interim Government, SIG, headed by Abdurrahman Mustafa.
Death and Injury of Workers in Iran in the Shadow of the Lack of Work Safety
By Jubin Katiraie
There is daily news in Iranian state media about the deaths of workers at their workplace. This includes mine worker deaths, workers falling from heights, deaths of municipal workers in car accidents, elevator installer deaths, workers death in coal mines, worker death because falling from cranes, petrochemical worker deaths, workers deaths due to heat intensity.
Iran’s Threats Are Easy for World Defend Against
By Jubin Katiraie
Roughly a third of global oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, including all of Kuwait’s and Qatar’s oil, 96% of Iraq’s oil, 88% of Saudi Arabia’s oil, and2% of the UAE’s oil.
Iran Arrests 35 for Mixed-Gender Party
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian security forces raided three mixed-gender parties in Sari, north Iran, on August 29 and 30, which was the weekend in Iran, and arrested 35 young men and women.
Iran Sanctions US Think Tank Drawing Rebuke From Washington
By Pooya Stone
Abbas Mousavi, spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, accused the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) of participating in “economic terrorism,” according to the IRNA news agency on Thursday (August 7th). He added that the names of those affiliated with the foundation would be published soon and would be sanctioned. The Iranian Foreign Ministry then issued a statement banning the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, along with its founder, Mark Dubowitz.
