Weekly Roundup: Jan.4th – Jan.11th
As U.S. sanctions continue to affect Iran’s economy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said in a speech Wednesday that U.S. officials would face the consequences of their actions in what he threatened would be an “unprecedented...
The Week in Review: Jan.4th-Jan.11th
By Natasha Phillips
11 Jan - Tensions soared between Iran and the U.S. this week as President Trump declared the sanctions a personal success during a press briefing. The comments infuriated Iranian officials who reacted...
Weekly Roundup: Dec.28th – Jan.4th
Welcome to the New Year.
As 2019 sees in a bill for Iran’s budget and more demonstrations, the next 12 months are set to be pivotal for the country and the rest of the world. Kayhan...
The Week in Review: Dec.28th-Jan.4th
By Natasha Phillips
4 Jan - As the Iran protests sweep into 2019 with no sign of stopping, the government has responded with more violent clampdowns on farmers and workers striking over pay. In a...
2018 in Review
By Natasha Phillips
28 Dec - The last 12 months have been challenging ones for Iran. Struggling with economic mismanagement, sanctions and nationwide demonstrations, Iranians have experienced deepening poverty, environmental disasters and increasingly violent crackdowns...
The Week in Review: Dec.14th-Dec.21st
By Natasha Phillips
21 Dec - Trump’s surprise decision Thursday to pull U.S. troops out of Syria may leave entire areas of the Levant open to potential control by Iranian government forces seeking to take...
The Week in Review: Dec.7th-Dec.14th
By Natasha Phillips
14 Dec - The news this week that Iranian officials have been testing ballistic missiles has taken the verbal sparring between America and Iran to another level. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
The Week in Review: Nov.30th-Dec.7th
By Natasha Phillips
7 Dec - The Iranian government has convened its first ever national conference on emerging military threats, and it has also carried out more military exercises. Iranian officials are telling the international...
The Week in Review Nov.23rd-Nov.30th
By Natasha Phillips
30 Nov - Tensions between the US and Iran seem to be reaching boiling point. The State Department announced Thursday that it had more evidence of a secret missile proliferation program in...
The Week in Review Nov.16th-Nov.23rd
By Natasha Phillips
23 Nov - Citizen protests over pay and corruption competed for attention with Iranian officials’ ongoing attempts to secure economic support from Europe this week. Embedded sanctions and Twitter spats between Trump...
