The Week in Review: July.5th – July.12th
JULY 12 - U.S. President Donald Trump suggested sanctions on Iran would be substantially increased in a tweet on Wednesday, after Iran breached the JCPOA nuclear deal by enriching its uranium beyond levels set...
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.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.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: June.7th – June.14th
JUNE 14 - Iran’s Supreme Leader told Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week that Iran had no intentions of making or using nuclear weapons, but also went on to say that Iran would...
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: May.24th – May.31st
MAY 31 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signaled that Iran would be willing to negotiate with the U.S. if the current sanctions on the country are lifted. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced...
The Week in Review: May.17th – May.24th
MAY 24 - Fears of a war between the U.S. and Iran escalated this week as the Pentagon presented plans to the White House to send thousands more troops to the Middle East. The...
The Week in Review: May.10th – May.17th
MAY 17 - A report of a revised military document prepared for the White House claiming Iran posed an escalated threat to U.S. personnel in the Middle East was published by the New York...
The Week in Review: May.3rd – May.10th
MAY 10 - The U.S. imposed another round of sanctions on Iran this week, hitting the country’s metal industries. In an executive order released on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that revenue from...
