Iran’s Human Rights Situation Is Dark, and Western Leaders Need to Highlight It, Experts...
By Natasha Phillips
Human rights violations in Iran are increasing and should be highlighted regularly by Western leaders, according to Nader Hashemi, a Middle East expert who heads the Center for Middle East Studies at...
Iran Tests New E-Voting System
By Natasha Phillips
The first fully electronic voting system in Iran’s history has been used to select nominees to the Islamic City Council of Tehran, the country’s capital, according to Iranian officials.
The election, which was...
Iranian Government Faces $500 Million Lawsuit By Daughter of Journalist Siamak Pourzand
By Natasha Phillips
A lawsuit claiming that Iranian government officials were responsible for the torture and 2011 death of journalist Siamak Pourzand has been filed by his daughter Banafsheh Zand in a United States court. The...
IRGC’s New Chief General Salami Marks Start of ‘More Combative Phase,’ Study Says
By Natasha Phillips
General Hossein Salami’s appointment as the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 21 signals a more combative phase for the military organization, according to a report published by the...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Ownership Rights in the Caspian Basin
By Natasha Phillips
Iranians online have expressed concerns over the impact that a convention signed by the Iranian government in 2018 might have on Iran’s rights of ownership in the so-called Caspian basin.
Fears that the...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Husband Says British Detainees Abroad Need Consular Protection
By Natasha Phillips
A legal right to consular protection for British nationals detained abroad could prevent countries like Iran from using detainees as political leverage, Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of jailed national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, tells...
Iran’s Government May Be Using Islamic Law to Justify Seizure of British Tanker, Says...
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on July 19 seized the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz, in an apparent response to the detention earlier this month by...
ANALYSIS: How to Strike a Better Deal With Iran
By Natasha Phillips
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal marked its four-year anniversary on 14 July but while its future hangs in the balance some analysts say the deal could be...
Sale of Seized Iranian Tanker Could Be Ordered for Security Reasons, Sanctions Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
JUL 12 - An Iranian ship seized in Gibraltar last week which was believed to be carrying oil to Syria in breach of E.U. sanctions could be forfeited or sold if the...
Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Breach ‘Not a Rush Toward a Bomb,’ U.S. Academic Says
By Natasha Phillips
July 5 - Iran has increased its stockpiles of enriched low-grade uranium to more than 300 kilograms, the maximum amount set under the 2015 nuclear agreement. While the move has reignited global...
