Category: News & Analysis

Alarm over Iranian woman’s death after ‘improper’ hijab arrest

20 September 2022 The acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif, expressed alarm on Tuesday at the death in custody in Iran of a woman after she was detained for wearing an “improper” hijab Mahsa Amini was arrested a week ago by Iran’s […]

Iran’s Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is on bed rest and under observation by a team of doctors, according to four people familiar with his health situation. By Farnaz Fassihi Sept. 16, 2022 Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, canceled all meetings and public […]

The Death of the Iran Deal Was Entirely Avoidable

The Iran deal could easily have been maintained had it not been for a series of perverse policy choices by Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Now, with the deal scrapped, Israel and the US are once again threatening to attack […]

Iran deal breakthrough hopes continue to fade

(CNN)Efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal have again hit a snag as US officials charge that Tehran’s latest response signals that it is not ready to return to an agreement in the immediate future as it has failed to cooperate on […]

Iran May Drain Offshore Oil Cache If Nuclear Deal Reached

Tehran may have as much 93 million barrels ready to be tapped ‘Sizeable flotilla’ could hit the market, JTD’s Driscoll says By Sharon Cho August 28, 2022 at 4:34 PM PDTUpdated onAugust 29, 2022 at 12:53 AM PDT Progress toward […]

JCPoA: No to escalation with Iran and nuclear proliferation in the Middle East!

by Liberation|Published August 19, 2022 by Steve Bishop The situation in the Middle East is never far from the news headlines. In recent months that has meant a renewed focus on the Iran nuclear deal, including a debate in the House of […]

Price: US to study Iran response, sanctions were not helpful

Ned Price

The US State Department Spokesperson says major issues related to the Iranian nuclear deal have been largely settled. The US State Department Spokesperson, Ned Price, confirmed on Tuesday that the United States will continue to study Iran’s comments on the […]

Iran submits ‘written response’ to EU nuclear deal draft

EU and Iranian officials got discussions back on track in June after talks broke down

Iran has submitted a “written response” to a proposed nuclear deal, without offering any details, Iran’s official news agency reported. But sticking points that have held up a deal requires clarification, officials said. Iran has submitted a “written response” to […]

A call for solidarity as the movement for change in Iran gathers momentum!

For almost five years now, the theocratic dictatorship ruling Iran has been experiencing arguably the most acute and multidimensional crisis in its forty-year-plus reign – and a crisis that shows no sign of abating anytime soon. The Islamic Republic is […]

Iran nuclear deal nears potential ‘fatal blow’ as Tehran removes cameras, watchdog chief says

Dismantling the cameras poses a ‘serious challenge’ to the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency. BY STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN VIENNA — Iran will remove surveillance cameras from key nuclear sites, the U.N. nuclear watchdog head said Thursday, leaving international observers in the […]