by Armin Baldwin
US President Trump will deliver his first United Nations General Assembly speech tomorrow. This gives him the opportunity to discuss his plan regarding the challenge of Iran. The plan has been described as a “21st century financial version of [John F.] Kennedy’s Cuba quarantine,” according to a copy leaked to the media.
by Navid Felker
North Korea’s most recent nuclear test has sparked a discussion about creating a plan with that country, that would be similar to the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Many say that the deal was successful in curbing Iran’s nuclear program, and perhaps will do the same for Pyongyang.
by Navid Felker
In response to US President Trump’s review of a new, aggressive strategy toward Iran, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley’s visit by to Vienna, and Washington’s demand for inspections of Iran’s military sites to verify Tehran’s compliance under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Nuclear Deal, Tehran has resorted to threats of exiting the agreement.
by Azita Carlson
Lured by promises of housing, a monthly salary of up to $600, and the possibility of employment in Iran when they return, thousands of Shiite Muslims from Afghanistan and Pakistan are being recruited by Iran to fight in Syria, according to counterterrorism officials and analysts.
by Armin Baldwin
Friends of a Free Iran (FOFI) in the European Parliament held a conference on 13th September calling on the Council of the European Union, the member states and the High Representative of the European Union, Mrs. Federica Mogherini, to act and speak out against the horrific human rights abuses that take place in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Staff writer, SF
Yesterday, the House decided to implement measures that would block the sale of commercial aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Before the decision was made, several democrats warned that the action would seriously undermine the 2015 nuclear deal that was drawn up to curb Iran’s nuclear program.
by Atousa Pilger
An insider from Iran’s Exporters Association has said that the country is slowly being expelled from the import market in Iraq. He said that the conditions for getting Iranian goods to Iraq are deteriorating, so much so that Iraq no longer needs Iran. He added: “Rather, it’s us who need them.”
by Azita Carlson
US President Trump is reviewing a new strategy to allow stricter American retaliation to Iranian forces and their agents in Iraq and Syria, as well as for their backing of extremist groups, according to current and former US officials.
by Atousa Pilger
The Kurdish population of Iran has been repressed for a very long time and there are more and more protests breaking out against the regime’s discrimination.
