Jan 24, 2023
EU defers IRGC terror listing
At a Foreign Ministerial session in Brussels, the 27 Member Bloc imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Iran but held back from designating its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)…
Jan 20, 2023
Europe votes to blacklist IRGC
The European Parliament has called for the European Union (EU) to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, accusing the powerful force of brutally repressing anti-government protests…
Jan 16, 2023
Tehran executes UK-Iranian “spy”
The hanging of the once-prominent politician Alireza Akbari drew widespread condemnation, further straining ties with the West. By Erin Viner Iranian state media announced the execution of the 61-year-old dual…
Jan 05, 2023
UK to designate IRGC as terrorist
This, according to sources cited by the Telegraph. By Erin Viner The United Kingdom will officially declare Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, the London-based newspaper…
Dec 19, 2022
Iran blames currency crash on protests
The rial has lost nearly 20% of its value since the nationwide protests erupted three months ago. By Erin Viner The Islamic Republic’s troubled currency fell to a new low…
Dec 02, 2022
Mossad: Iran’s core is terror
The Islamic Republic and terror as one and the same, says Israel’s Mossad Intelligence Agency Director David Barnea. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner “Terrorism is a permanent and inseparable…
Nov 22, 2022
Netanyahu repeats pledge to prevent a nuclear Iran
Israel’s presumptive next premier has long vowed to take any necessary action to prevent the Islamic Republic from acquiring atomic bombs. By Erin Viner “I’ll do anything in my power…
Nov 21, 2022
IAEA demands Iranian compliance
It is “essential and urgent" that the Islamic Republic explain the origin of the uranium particles found at three undeclared sites, insists the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). By Jonathan…
Nov 17, 2022
Israel, US blame Iran for ship attack
An Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, drone) hit the Israeli-owned MV Pacific Zircon oil tanker on Tuesday, say officials. By Erin Viner The Liberian-flagged commercial tanker is managed by the…
Nov 16, 2022
25th Israeli Knesset opens
Lawmakers were sworn into office in a festive ceremony. By Erin Viner The new term began with an honor guard and a visit by President Isaac Herzog . 23 new members…