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: March.29th – April.5th
By Natasha Phillips
APR.5 - Intelligence reports suggesting that Golestan province's forests are being made available for corporations to do as they please with surfaced on Twitter this week, sparking outrage among ecology experts and Iran’s social...
The Week in Review: April.12th – April.19th
By Natasha Phillips
APRIL. 19 - The U.S. State Department’s designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization took effect this week. The Iranian government responded with a reciprocal designation for the U.S. global military...
The Week in Review: December.6th – December.13th
A prisoner swap between the U.S. and Iran paved the way for hope this week, as both the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif expressed an ongoing interest...
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: June.21st – June.28th
JUNE 28 - U.S. President Donald Trump said that he called off a strike against Iran after U.S. Generals briefing him confirmed 150 Iranians would die if the attack went ahead. Trump told reporters...
The Week in Review: June.28th – July.5th
JULY 5 - Iran said it enriched its uranium supply beyond the limits set out under the nuclear deal, as tensions heightened between Tehran and Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Iran that its ongoing...
The Week in Review: June.14th – June.21st
JUNE 21 - Debate raged on around the provenance of tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman this week. The U.S. military had previously released video footage which it said showed Iranian Revolutionary Guards...
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: April.26th – May.3rd
By Natasha Phillips
MAY 3 - Iranian oil sanctions waivers were stopped by U.S. President Donald Trump this week as part of his Maximum Pressure Campaign against Iran. Iran relies heavily on oil exports to...
