by Navid  Felker

Early on the morning of Saturday 14th September, an attack on a Saudi oil processing plan, the biggest in the world, marked increased escalation between Saudi Arabia and Iran. A number of projectiles hit the Abqaiq plant which caused several fires. The damage was devastating and it affected almost half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production.

By Armin Baldwin

The United States is continuing its campaign of “maximum pressure” against Iran, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday.

Mnuchin told CNBC: “There’s no question it’s working.”

He said that there’s no plan for Donald Trump to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in late September, but that Trump is still willing to meet Rouhani with no preconditions.

By Azita Carlson

The Australian couple, who were arrested on vague charges in Iran 10 weeks ago and jailed in Evin prison, has been named overnight on social media as Jolie King and Mark Firkin, who’ve been blogging a globe-trotting adventure since 2017.

by Atousa Pilger

FIFA said Wednesday its officials are set to visit Iran, following the death of a female fan who set herself on fire to protest her arrest for attending a match

Sahar Khodayari, who has been dubbed “Blue Girl” due to the color of her favorite team, Esteghlal, died in hospital on Monday from suicide, after her self-immolation outside a court.

She feared being jailed for six months after attending a football match disguised as a man.