By Pooya Stone
Iran’s government media has been reporting factory closures from time to time, many of which have been operating for decades, but are unable to continue operating under current conditions.
Washington Bans Iranian Officials From Entering U.S., U.N. Voices Concern About Human Rights in Iran
By Pooya Stone
On Wednesday, September 26, The Trump administration banned senior Iranian government officials from entering the United States.
The White House said in a statement on Wednesday that the ban on Iran’s senior government officials and their family members from entering the United States is due to Tehran’s sponsorship of terrorism and contributions to an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Iranian Citizen Sentenced for Illegal Cooperation With Iran
By Jubin Katiraie
On September 24, a US judge sentenced an Iranian citizen, previously arrested in Australia, for conspiring to facilitate the Illegal Export of Technology to Iran
Assistant Attorney General of National Security John C. Demers and United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald for the District of Minnesota announced the sentencing of Negar Ghodskani, 40, to 27 months in prison for her participation in a conspiracy to facilitate the illegal export of controlled technology from the United States to Iran.
US Blacklists 6 Chinese Entities for Violating Iran Sanctions
By Pooya Stone
On September 26, the US Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on six Chinese entities for violating sanctions on Iran.
The sanctions are part of the US government’s “maximum pressure campaign” against Iran. They target Cosco subsidiaries, Cosco Shipping Tanker Dalian, Cosco Shipping Tanker Dalian Seaman, and Ship Management, Kunlun companies Kunlun Holding, Kunlun Shipping and Pegasus 88, as well as oil trader China Concord Petroleum, for violating restrictions on handling and transacting Iranian oil.
Thousands Protest Presence of Iranian President at UN General Assembly
By Pooya Stone
On Tuesday 24 September, thousands of Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) gathered outside the United Nations building in New York City. They were there to denounce the presence of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the UN General assembly and acted as the voice for the millions of Iranians in Iran who want regime change.
Iranian Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike
By Jubin Katiraie
Two Iranian political prisoners, currently held in Evin prison, have gone on hunger strike to protest continued detention and mistreatment of Farangis Mazloum.
Iran’s Wheat Mafia
By Pooya Stone
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has claimed for years that Iran is producing the necessary wheat for Iran’s consumption, but statistics from state-run institutions show that this domestic wheat production as a means of self-sufficiency is nothing more than a ruse by the Iranian authorities.
Six Months After the Flood in Agh Qala in Iran
By Pooya Stone
In the past 40 years, Iran’s fraudulent agencies, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), have reaped huge profits through destruction of the environment and nature including by irregular construction of hundreds of dams and tunnels,
Iran’s Blackmailing Policy
By Jubin Katiraie
For years, the Iranian government has used blackmailing policies, such as taking the dual citizens as hostages, as a lever in dealing with the Western governments.
EU Gets Tougher With Iran
By Pooya Stone
In a Joint statement on September 23, 2019, European powers condemned Iran’s involvement in the recent attack against a Saudi oil facility and urged Iran to stop its warmongering policies and arms proliferation.
