General Soleimani’s Award Sends Message to Iran-Backed Militia, Analyst Says
By Natasha Phillips
March 14 - Major General Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, was awarded the Order of Zulfiqar to stave off financial concerns from Iran-backed militia groups, Raman Ghavami a Middle...
INSTEX: EU States Insert Counter-Terror and Anti-Money Laundering Terms
By Natasha Phillips
Mar 7 - Iran will have to implement counter-terrorism and anti-money laundering measures under the terms set out for INSTEX, a new Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) set up by Britain, France and...
Rouhani Impeachment Calls Divide Experts
By Natasha Phillips
28 Feb - Calls from Iran’s conservative lawmakers to impeach President Hassan Rouhani over the country’s economic crisis have met with conflicting reactions from Middle East analysts in London and Washington.
The motion...
Cyber-Hacking Forum Linked to Iranian Revolutionary Guards Struggles After Closure, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
Feb 22 - Thousands of members belonging to a high-profile cyber-hacking forum linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) are struggling to regroup online after the forum was shut down, according...
Iranians Selling Meat Rations for Profit as Iran’s Economy Falters
By Natasha Phillips
Feb 14 - Iranians are selling their monthly meat allowance for profit according to Reza Salemi, the Livestock Logistics Director for Tehran Province.
The development comes as Iran is experiencing a deepening economic crisis brought on by fiscal...
ANALYSIS: How Iran’s Economy is Faring, Forty Years After the Revolution
By Natasha Phillips
FEB 7 - As the Islamic Republic of Iran marks its 40th anniversary, the country finds itself at a crossroads. Four decades of decisions on internal policy and international affairs have led...
Iranian Toddlers Are Used to Sell Drugs Inside Prisons, Charity Says
By Natasha Phillips
31 Jan - There are reports of toddlers being used inside Iran’s prisons to sell drugs, President of Children of Imprisoned Parents International (COIPI), Hamed Farmand said in an exclusive interview with...
Middle East Peace Conference Strains Relations Between Iran and Poland
By Natasha Phillips
24 Jan - Poland’s Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz told Polish media outlet Rzeczpospolita Monday that Iran has not been invited to its Middle East Peace and Security Conference because the language Tehran uses is...
U.S. Urges Gulf States to Unite Over Iran Pressure Campaign
By Natasha Phillips
15 Jan - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to unite against Iran, in a statement issued Friday by the State Department....
Bill to Ban Child Weddings Rejected As Popularity of Marriage In Iran Wanes
By Natasha Phillips
3 Jan - A proposed parliamentary bill in Iran to raise the age of marriage for girls and boys in Iran has been rejected by the Parliamentary Committee for Judicial and Legal Affairs. The veto...
