The Week in Review: March 6th – March 13th
The novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has claimed the lives of at least 527 people in Iran so far, according to official data, with at least a further 11,364 infected with the virus in the...
The Week in Review: February 28th – March 6th
The novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, made its way to nearly every province in Iran, increasing the number of people affected in the country to more than 4,747, with some reports claiming 124 people had...
The Week in Review: February 21st – February 28th
Iran’s parliamentary elections saw a predictable win for hard-line factions within government, as reformist nominees were largely disqualified during the pre-election vetting process.
Conservatives took 230 seats in Parliament. And all 30 seats in Tehran,...
The Week in Review: February 14th – February 21st
As Iran held its parliamentary elections on Friday, forecasts about voter turnout and likely candidate selection dominated the news. Reuters reported that about 11 million of 58 million eligible voters had cast their ballots seven...
The Week in Review: February 7th – February 14th
As the election campaign in Iran got underway, accusations that the government was trying to silence journalists ahead of the parliamentary elections were made by the Center for Human Rights in Iran.
The Center claimed that...
The Week in Review: January 31st – February 7th
Josep Borrell, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the Vice-President of the European Commission, visited Iran on Monday to meet with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, the Speaker of the Majlis, Ali...
The Week in Review: January 24th – January 31st
U.S. President Donald Trump announced sanctions waivers for Iran’s nuclear program with a lifespan of 60 days. Meanwhile, Iran’s lawmakers called for a debate in the Majlis (Iran’s Parliament), to discuss a motion for Iran to...
The Week in Review: January 17th – January 24th
Following the assassination of former Quds Force chief, General Qassem Soleimani, U.S. special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, said Soleimani's successor, Esmail Ghaani, would meet the same fate if he killed Americans.
Washington had blamed...
The Week in Review: January 10th – January 17th
Footage of another violent crackdown by Iran’s security forces against demonstrators in Iran were shared across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with some videos appearing to show protestors shot and injured by police.
Protestors had taken...
The Week in Review: January 3rd – January 10th
The Iranian government approved missile strikes on two military bases in Iraq as part of the regime’s acts of revenge against the U.S. for its assassination of former Quds Force chief, General Qassem Soleimani....
