The Week in Review: Jan.25th-Feb.1st
By Natasha Phillips
FEB. 1 - A mechanism for trading with Iran has been set up by Germany, France and Britain, two diplomats said Thursday. A joint statement from the participating countries was published by the UK...
The Week in Review: Jan.18th-Jan.25th
By Natasha Phillips
25 Jan - The U.S.-Poland Middle East Peace and Security Conference scheduled for February is already straining relations between Iran and Poland. Historically the two countries have enjoyed sound diplomatic and bilateral...
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: December.13th – December.20th
The death toll for the November Protests in Iran rose to 304, according to Amnesty International’s latest research. Meanwhile, the Iranian government still won't publish official figures on the numbers of injured and dead...
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: 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...
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: Jan.11th-Jan.18th
By Natasha Phillips
18 Jan - Iran saw in the Islamic Revolution’s 40th anniversary Wednesday with mixed reactions. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif marked the event with a series of messages on Twitter in which he said...
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: April.5th – April.12th
By Natasha Phillips
APR.12 - London-based Standard Chartered bank has been ordered to pay out more than $1 billion in penalties and fines for facilitating business with Iran, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The bank’s employees...
