By Jubin Katiraie
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran on Tuesday of not cooperating fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and said that Tehran’s behaviour “raises questions about possible undeclared nuclear material or activities”.
By Pooya Stone
The UK government has issued a statement in response to the news that Iran delivered oil to Syria in the Grace 1 tanker, despite its assurances that it would not.
By Jubin Katiraie
Three Australians have been detained in Iran, according to Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on Wednesday.
By Jubin Katiraie
Last week, another Iranian national champion sought asylum in a European country.
For years, the Iranian government has politicized sport, ignoring the needs of athletes. This has caused Iranian national athletes to become disenfranchised and leave sports fields. The Iranian government’s harsh rules and regulations have put the Iranian athletes under pressure and driven them into poverty.
By Pooya Stone
Not long ago, Reporters Without Borders released its annual report on the World Press Freedom Ranking. In this report, Iran is ranked 170 out of 180 countries where the most jailed journalists are the “Citizen Journalists” because of independence in journalism.
By Jubin Katiraie
Seven labor activists in Iran have been sentenced to heavy prison terms and lashes following the protests that took place in Shush in the southwestern part of the country in November 2018. The Haft Tappeh Sugarcane workers were sentenced by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.
By Pooya Stone
A former Democratic nominee for vice president has said that the 2020 Democrats should be supporting Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” strategy on Iran, rather than pledging to rejoin the nuclear deal.
By Jubin Katiraie
The US is going to continue to target Chinese entities that are purchasing Iranian oil as part of their “maximum pressure” approach on Iran.
By Pooya Stone
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has told Iran that there is no time to waste when it comes to answering their questions about traces of uranium that were found at a site that was not declared to the agency during the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal.
By Jubin Katiraie
In the summer of 1988, Iranian authorities carried out a series of mass executions of political prisoners across Iran, in the span of several months. The majority of those killed were supporters of the opposition People’s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), although supporters of other leftist factions were executed as well.
