The Week in Review: October 1st – October 8th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 08.10.21
October 8 - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Iran’s government would file a lawsuit against South Korea if it continued to withhold more than $7 billion in funds for...
Iran Cabinet Ministers Subjected to Sanctions Hit Record High, Report Shows
By Natasha Phillips
The cabinet of Iran’s newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi, contains more members facing international sanctions than any other in the history of the Islamic Republic, according to a report by the Washington-based...
Iran Nuclear Capability Would Be “Absolutely Frightening,” Mike Pompeo Warns
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s capacity to have a nuclear weapon “would allow them to use extortion around the region in ways which would be absolutely frightening,” former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
Pompeo made...
The Week in Review: September 24th – October 1st
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 01.10.21
October 1 - Iran has resumed its development of a nuclear facility located near Kermanshah Province in western Iran, according to a report by imagery intelligence company the Intel Lab.
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The Week in Review: September 17th – September 24th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 24.09.21
Sept. 24 - Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss met with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian this week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Truss urged Tehran to release...
British Foreign Secretary Receives Names of Iranian Officials Enacting Arbitrary Detentions
By Natasha Phillips
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of the detained British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, has given a file containing the names of 10 Iranian officials accused of enabling arbitrary detentions to the new British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Ratcliffe...
The Week in Review: September 10th – September 17th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 17.09.21
Sept. 17 - Iran’s senior negotiator for the 2015 nuclear deal talks being held in Vienna has been replaced by one of President Ebrahim Raisi’s hardline favorites.
Ali Bagheri took over...
UN Pressured to Investigate Iran’s President Over His Human Rights Record
By Natasha Phillips
A letter by the London-based NGO Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI) asked the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to investigate Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi for alleged human rights...
The Week in Review: September 3rd – September 10th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 10.09.21
Sept. 10 - Israel’s military chief, Aviv Kohavi, said military plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear program had been “greatly accelerated” this week, as Tehran continued to delay nuclear deal...
Broadening Iranian Women’s Rights: Georgetown Conference Discusses Strategies
By Natasha Phillips
A webinar held on Sept. 8 featuring prominent Iranian women’s rights campaigners examined how equality for women and girls in Iran could be achieved.
The online event, titled “Iranian Women on the Frontlines: Strategies...
