By Jubin Katiraie
An Iranian man has pled guilty in Los Angeles to a federal conspiracy charge for sending prohibited machinery to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and US sanctions imposed on the nation.
A Look at Iran’s 2020-2021 Budget
By Pooya Stone
The Iranian parliament is expected to decide on next year’s budget. However, after the gas price hikes, it became clear that neither the branches’ heads of the regime nor the regime’s supreme leader cared about the parliament in crucial political-economic decision-making.
Iran: A Letter From Evin Prison
By Pooya Stone
Soheila Hijab Bid Sarakhsi is a lawyer and human rights activist and a political woman imprisoned in Evin prison.
Iran Human Rights Monitor: Special Report on Iran Protests
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iran Human Rights Monitor has released its monthly report into the human rights situation in Iran and this month it focused, understandably, on the nationwide uprising that sprung up on November 15 and the subsequent crackdown by the Iranian authorities.
EU Warns Iran Against Crackdown on Protesters
By Pooya Stone
The European Union’s High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles has urged the Iranian authorities to end its crackdown on peaceful Iranian protesters in a statement on behalf of the EU.
Iran: Ping-Pong Diplomacy, Reality or Mirage
By Jubin Katiraie
Ping-Pong diplomacy is a term coined in the 1970s for the hidden US-Chinese dialogue. In the 1970s, relations between the two countries were at a high level of tensions and had been frozen.
Iran: Khamenei’s Miscalculation!
By Jubin Katiraie
After the Iran protests in November, numerous government officials from both factions have warned of ‘protests beyond the protests in November.’ The Iranian government forces are also taking action to confront a new round of protests.
Iran: Rebellious Slums
By Jubin Katiraie
“Risk of recurrence of November riots in the coming months / The fuel of slum-dwellers on the fire of protests”, this is the title of an article written by the state-run website SNN (Student News Network), which is showing the concern of the Iranian government about the upcoming uprisings against the Iranian government.
International Support for the Iranian People’s Protest
By Pooya Stone
The ACHRS Amman Center for Human Rights Studies in Jordan, in consultation with the United Nations on 6 December, released a statement on its official website, titled “Statement of solidarity with the popular uprising of people, workers, and students in Iran”, condemning the crackdown on the Iran protests.
