29 Jan, 2025 US holds off on criticizing Iran at UN rights review The United States for the first time ever spared Iran criticism for its human rights record at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of ...
27 Jan, 2025 Can Iraq Escape Iran’s Grip? It may surprise most Americans, but the “forever wars” haven’t ended quite yet. Rather, the final US-led mission in Iraq — Task Force Inherent Resolve, a 25-nation ...
24 Jan, 2025 Iran’s Christians suffer sixfold increase in prison time Christians in Iran suffered combined prison sentences amounting to a sixfold increase over time levied in 2023, all as punishment for their faith, London-based religious advocacy group ...
23 Jan, 2025 Iranian Army Is Testing Combat Robots Iran's army is testing combat robots and developing new models, according to a high-ranking army official. Deputy Commander of the Army Ground Force, Brigadier General Nozar Nemati, ...
23 Jan, 2025 The Decline of Iran’s Proxy Network For decades, Iran cultivated a network of proxy militias, leveraging Shia identity politics to exert influence in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. Groups including Hezbollah and the ...
22 Jan, 2025 Rafael Grossi: Iran Should Reach an Agreement with the Trump Administration Regarding Its Nuclear Activities Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stated that the Iranian government must reach an understanding with the administration of Donald Trump, the ...
22 Jan, 2025 UN watchdog says Iran nuclear monitoring insufficient The UN nuclear watchdog is not inspecting Iran’s nuclear program sufficiently while Tehran edges closer to weapons grade uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief said ...
21 Jan, 2025 Iran’s leadership remains divided over global financial conventions The top echelons of Iran’s ruling elite appear to remain divided on endorsing international conventions to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, according to a Tehran-based outlet. ...
20 Jan, 2025 Seizure of Iranian Assets: The Crescent Case and Its Global Implications A recent ruling by the Rotterdam Regional Court rejected the National Iranian Oil Company’s (NIOC) protest over the confiscation of its building in Rotterdam. This property was ...
17 Jan, 2025 Iraq wants Iran-backed factions to lay down weapons Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions… to lay down their weapons or join official security forces,” Fuad Hussein, Iraq’s Foreign Minister, told Reuters in an ...
16 Jan, 2025 Evading Sanctions: Iranian Airlines To Begin Europe Flights After Flag Carrier Banned By The EU This month, Pakistan International Airlines resumed flights between Islamabad and Paris, with news that the once-banned airline is also planning to relaunch flights to the United Kingdom. ...