Iran’s Detention of British Dual Nationals Is of Highest Concern, Foreign Office Says
By Natasha Phillips
The UK’s most worrying bilateral dispute with Iran is the Islamic Republic’s ongoing detention of British dual nationals, according to written evidence produced by the Foreign Office.
The evidence, which was submitted to...
#3 Kayhan Life Podcasts: With Amnesty International UK
Anti-government protests in Iran which flared up in November over a rise in oil prices, led to a brutal government crackdown that has been called the worst unrest inside Iran for forty years. The...
Internet Blackouts Endanger Lives of Iranians, Says NetBlocks Founder
By Natasha Phillips
An internet blackout in Iran during the widespread recent protests inside the country has clear human rights implications, according to Alp Toker, the founder of London-based nonpartisan cyber monitoring body NetBlocks.
Iranians took...
#1 Kayhan Life Podcasts: With Kaveh Moussavi
In a landmark case, Hamid Nouri, an Iranian man suspected of being a deputy prosecutor engaged in the torture and execution of political prisoners in Iran in 1988, was arrested on November 9, at...
ANALYSIS: Iraqi Protests Complicate Country’s Close Ties With Iran
By Natasha Phillips
Violent demonstrations have rocked Iraq’s capital Baghdad and several of its southern cities in recent weeks, causing the deaths of more than 260 protesters, as Iraqis protest government corruption, economic hardship and...
U.S. Has Abandoned the Kurds, And Iran Could Now Step in, Experts Say
By Natasha Phillips
The withdrawal of U.S. troops in Northern Syria has left Kurds in the region feeling betrayed once again by their long-time ally, the United States. Iran may now step in to fill...
Iran is Developing Secret Underground Missile Cities, Says Top IRGC Commander
By Natasha Phillips
Iran has been developing covert underground missile complexes for over three decades, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh has told an Iranian television channel, after video footage of the bases was shared by...
Reports of HIV Spread In Iranian Village Are Unconfirmed, Says Former UNICEF Consultant
By Natasha Phillips
Reports that hundreds of Iranians have been infected with HIV in the village of Chenar Mahmoud, in Lordegan, Iran, by a government health worker conducting a diabetes screening program remain unconfirmed.
Villagers from...
Richard Ratcliffe Denounces Iran at UN General Assembly, Sets Up Alliance
By Natasha Phillips
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of the detained British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, announced a new alliance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York demanding that the international community hold the...
Trump to Impose ‘Substantial’ Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Saudi Oil Facility
By Natasha Phillips
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that an extensive new raft of sanctions will be imposed on Iran, following a drone attack on the world’s largest oil processing facility.
The attack on September...
