By Armin Baldwin

Google removed two Iranian Regime-created apps, designed to trick users into thinking that their messaging was encrypted, from its Play Store on April 25.

The apps, Talagram (Persian for Golden Gram or Telegram Gold) and Hotgram, were developed by the Regime after they blocked the Telegram messenger app and forced Iranians to look for alternative private messaging platforms. The Regime developed ones allowed the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to spy on user’s private messages and filters opposition channels to prevent many Iranians from viewing them.

By Staff writer, SF

American analyst Michael Pregent discussed Iran’s offer of a prisoner exchange with Western countries this week. He believes this is one of many indicators that Iran is starting to feel real pressure from the US sanctions on the Islamic Republic and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In an interview on the weekly segment of The Washington Perspective he said, “Now we aren’t going to give you 23 prisoners for two prisoners.” Pregent strongly supports US President Trump’s pressure policy towards Iran.

By Saeed

The coordinator of the Campaign for Iran Change Struan Stevenson has applauded Donald Trump’s decision to end the sanctions waivers that allowed countries like Iraq, Turkey, India, Japan and China to continue purchasing Iranian oil after November 2, 2018.

By Armin Baldwin

Peugeot maker PSA Group has reported a 1.1% decline in revenue during the first-quarter of 2019, largely due to US sanctions on Iran.

The French carmaker announced that its revenue dropped from €18.2 billion in the January-March 2018 period to just €17.98 billion this year, due to declining sales outside Europe and currency challenges. This announcement caused shares to fall.

By Azita Carlson

The Trump administration announced on Monday that it would no longer exempt any countries from US sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an effort to increase pressure on the Iranian Regime.

This move will affect China, India, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Taiwan, Greece, and Italy who were all granted waivers in November when the US reimposed sanctions, but the last three countries on that list have already voluntarily stopped buying Iranian oil.