The Week in Review: December.6th – December.13th
A prisoner swap between the U.S. and Iran paved the way for hope this week, as both the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif expressed an ongoing interest...
The Week in Review: November.29th – December.6th
The Iranian government confirmed for the first time that its security forces had shot and killed demonstrators during the protests in November, which left at least 208 people dead. Human rights groups called the...
The Week in Review: November.22nd – November.29th
Protests in Iran have left more than 143 people dead, as security officials responded to anti-government demonstrations with brutal force. Banks, government sites and security bases were attacked during the unrest.
The protests, which flared...
The Week in Review: November.15th – November.22nd
Protests in Iran over a spike in oil prices, which started seven days ago, have left at least 106 people dead, according to Amnesty International. That figure is likely to increase substantially in the...
The Week in Review: November.8th – November.15th
The EU’s relationship with Iran hit another roadblock this week as Iranian officials confirmed they had stepped up their development of Uranium at Iran’s Fordow plant. Germany, Britain and France had previously made repeated...
The Week in Review: November.1st – November.8th
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the world to address Iran’s nuclear escalation on Thursday, after the Iranian government began injecting uranium gas into 1,044 centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear site, taking Tehran...
The Week in Review: October.25th – November.1st
The Iranian government said it would take a fourth step to scale back its commitments under the terms of the nuclear deal, as officials in Tehran expressed increased frustration at Europe’s inability to fulfill...
The Week in Review: October.18th – October.25th
Members of the European Parliament demanded that trade conditions with Iran should only be enabled once the Iranian government had addressed its dire human rights record. Alessandra Moretti MEP said, "Iran is a country...
The Week in Review: October.11th – October.18th
Iran’s economy is set to shrink by 9.5% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF said the decrease was down to tighter U.S. sanctions on Iran. The World Bank said...
The Week in Review: October.4th – October.11th
Iranian officials approved a large military drill near the Turkish border after Turkey launched an invasion on a location inside Syria. The invaded area had been protected by the U.S. before Washington announced on...
