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...
The Week in Review: May.31st – June.7th
JUNE 7 - U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated this week that he did not want to start a war with Iran.
U.S. officials told their British counterparts that tensions with Iran had eased thanks to...
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...
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.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: August.23rd – August.30th
U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at the possibility of negotiating with the Iranian government this week. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif repeated Tehran’s stance that talks with U.S. President Donald...
The Week in Review: September.13th – September.20th
Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif threatened “all out war” if a military strike on Iran was launched, following last weekend’s strikes on one of Saudi Arabia’s most important oil facilities. Saudi Arabia released images...
The Week in Review: July.19th – July.26th
By Natasha Phillips
France told Iran to comply with the nuclear deal this week, as part of an effort to deescalate tensions in the Middle East. French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Iran‘s deputy foreign...
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: April.19th – April.26th
By Natasha Phillips
APR. 26 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hinted at the possibility of releasing detained dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after suggesting a prisoner swap with the U.S. this week. The British-Iranian...
