The Week in Review: March.15th- March.22nd
By Natasha Phillips
MAR.22 - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo received a warning this week from Israel that Iran-backed Hezbollah could be winding down its activities in Syria in order to focus on a...
The Week in Review: March.8th- March.15th
By Natasha Phillips
MAR.15 - Human rights lawyer and women’s rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh was sentenced to 38 years in prison and 148 lashes for campaigning against mandatory hijab laws in Iran. A day after...
The Week in Review: March.1st- March.8th
By Natasha Phillips
MAR.8 - Prominent lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was convicted of national security crimes this week, reports the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). A journalist who says they...
The Week in Review: Feb.22nd Feb.28th
By Natasha Phillips
MAR.1 - A motion to impeach President Hassan Rouhani was actioned by conservative lawmakers in Iran this week. Meanwhile, Rouhani unveiled new legal proposals that would see the Supreme Leader’s charitable organizations taxed for the...
Weekly Roundup: Feb.15th. – Feb.22nd.
The Iranian government’s cyber army is escalating its attacks on Western government bodies and companies. Iran’s state-sanctioned hackers targeted U.S. companies, and Australia’s parliament this week, according to a U.S. cyber research company.
Stepping up its military...
The Week in Review: Feb.15th-Feb.22nd
By Natasha Phillips
FEB. 22 - The Iranian government has not ruled out a confrontation with Israel, Iran‘s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said Wednesday. The comment comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to...
Weekly Roundup: Feb.8th. – Feb. 15th.
The U.S. is seeking a new era of global co-operation to put an end to conflicts in the Middle East, Pompeo told foreign ministers Thursday at a conference in Warsaw.
The U.S. Secretary of State...
The Week in Review: Feb.8th-Feb.15th
By Natasha Phillips
FEB. 15 - A two-day conference co-hosted by the U.S. and Poland looking at security issues in the Middle East began Wednesday in Warsaw. Heightened levels of security around the venue caused disruptions, while supporters of...
Weekly Roundup: Feb.1st. – Feb. 8th.
The Iranian government arrested, imprisoned or executed at least 860 journalists between 1979 and 2009, according to documents sent by whistleblowers to Reporters Sans Frontieres. Speaking at a news conference in Paris Thursday, Iranian human...
The Week in Review: Feb.1st-Feb.8th
By Natasha Phillips
FEB. 8 - Iranian officials reacted with disappointment this week to Europe’s latest financial proposal for sanctions relief -- in the form of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) called INSTEX. The terms...
