By Jubin Katiraie
Iran is steadily expanding its destructive influence in the Middle East. One of the areas that the regime has made its frontline to cover its domestic weakness is Lebanon, where Iran continues to support Hezbollah and has caused nothing but sufferance for the Lebanese people, leaving them in a constant fear of war.
By Jubin Katiraie
Since the current government came to power in Iran, women in the country are facing higher repression. In Iran, every day, in the media, we have sad news of acid spraying on women, self-immolation and suicide.
By Pooya Stone
The captain of the Iranian oil tanker “Adrian Darya 1” was offered money by the United States if he sailed the ship to a country that would seize it on behalf of the US. The offer was made days before the ship was subject to US sanctions.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Trump administration stepped up pressure on Iran on Wednesday, imposing fresh sanctions on an oil shipping network with ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and offering a reward of up to $15 million for information that could disrupt its faltering economy even further.
By Jubin Katiraie
On September 3, Fox News reported about an Iranian Al-Quds Forces camp in Syria: “Iran has established a new military base in Syria and has plans to house thousands of troops at the location, according to multiple Western intelligence sources.”
By Jubin Katiraie
US State and Treasury departments imposed sanctions on Tehran’s space program to continue the pressure on the Iranian government
On Wednesday, September 4, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a statement: “The United States will not allow Iran to use its space-launch program as cover to advance its ballistic-missile programs.”
By Pooya Stone
The two-day visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Brussels is an incredible opportunity to address several important issues regarding cross-Atlantic relations, especially the threat posed by Iran, and create a unified strategy to deal with them, according to former Italian foreign minister Giulio Terzi.
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.
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.
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.
