By Staff writer, SF
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani is often lauded as a moderate because he publically calls for increased ties with the West and skilled Iranians abroad to return to the country, but the treatment of dual nationals in Iran shows that Rouhani is anything but, according to political scientist Dr Majid Rafizadeh.
By Staff writer, SF
When Donald Trump entered the White House in 2017, it was the catalyst for a major shift in US policy on Iran, with appeasement of the missile-launching, terrorist-supporting, human rights-abusing Regime abandoned in favour of tough economic and diplomatic sanctions.
By Staff writer, SF
The European Union believes that it is important to maintain the Iran Nuclear Deal, especially after the Trump administration made its decision to exit the accord and reimpose sanctions on the country. A Special Purpose Vehicle has been promised to Iran that is meant to circumvent U.S. sanctions and allow the Iranian regime to continue selling its oil without repercussions. However, the deadline for setting up the mechanism has passed, and no European initiative has been implemented.
By: Struan Stevenson
Jan. 18 (UPI) — Iran, despite its rich, civilized and open culture, has become an international pariah, its religious fascist regime condemned for human rights abuse and the export of terror, while its 80 million beleaguered citizens, over half of whom are under 30, struggle to feed their families against a background of power outages, water shortages and food prices that have risen by more than 50 percent. Since the second tranche of U.S. sanctions affecting oil and banking came into effect on Nov. 5, Iran is producing 1 million fewer barrels of oil a day. It has cost the Iranian economy $2 billion since November. But the mullahs continue to fund terrorism.
By Staff writer, SF
Last week in Cairo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that diplomacy will still be hard at work to remove every last Iranian boot from Syrian soil, even as US troops begin their retreat from Syria.
By Azita Carlson
It was reported recently that the national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump – John Bolton – had requested the Pentagon to “provide the White House with military options to strike Iran” last year. Many have spoken out about this, including senior officials in the Pentagon, stating that such moves by Bolton could precipitate armed conflict with Iran.
By Staff writer, SF
The European Union has announced that it is imposing new sanctions on Iran’s Iintelligence Ministry, as well as two Iranian nationals, for their alleged involvement in two assassination plots in the Netherlands.
The Dutch government laid out the charges to parliament in a letter that also indicated that throughout Europe over the past three years the regime is suspected in at least four assassination and bomb plots.
By Atousa Pilger
The Iranian government proposes a budget bill to the country’s parliament (Majlis) at the end of every year. Once the bill passes, a clerical body must also approve the legislation. Then, Iran’s Central Bank presents monetary and credit policies that correspond to the budget.
By Armin Baldwin
The European Union announced new sanctions targeting the Iranian Regime on January 8 because of the mullahs’ terrorist plots and assassinations in France, Denmark and the Netherlands.
By Staff writer, SF
In recent years, it has become apparent that the Iranian regime has turned its efforts into plotting assassinations and attacks on foreign soil. The European Union has taken notice and a firmer stance toward Tehran is being applied.
This week, in fact, the EU leveled sanctions against Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence, as well as two Iranian citizens — Assadollah Asadi, a diplomat in the Iranian Embassy in Vienna, and Saeid Hashemi Moghadam, a senior official in Iran’s intelligence ministry. These are the first sanctions imposed on Iran by the EU since the nuclear deal was adopted in 2015.
