The End of Western Opportunism
By Joschka Fischer* (Projekt Syndicate) The confrontation between China and the West is escalating almost daily. The conflict is about technology, trade, global market share,
30 August 2020
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Iran Confirms Blast At Natanz Nuclear Facility Was ‘Sabotage’
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said an explosion at the country’s main nuclear facility in July was caused by sabotage. “The explosion at Natanz nuclear facility
30 August 2020
Iran Plays the Race Card
by A.J. Caschetta (Newsweek) Iranian “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spent a good portion of the summer propagandizing about racial injustice in the U.S., as
27 August 2020
Iranian women are staging an offensive against sexual abuse. It’s long overdue
Opinion by Masih Alinejad* and Roya Hakakian** For the past 42 years, Iran’s clerical leadership has defended the regime’s harsh Islamic dress code by claiming that mandatory wearing of
26 August 2020
Canadian FA Minister: Iranian report on downing of PS752 was limited and selective
The Canadian government has dismissed a new Iranian report on the deadly shootdown of a civilian jetliner in January, saying it provides only “limited and
25 August 2020
Iran Authorities Knew About Dissident Executions, 1988 Amnesty Appeal Reveals
Maryam Sinaiee (RFERL) A historical appeal of Amnesty International highlighted by one of the human rights watchdog’s Iran researchers has proven that Iranian authorities were
23 August 2020
L’accord diplomatique entre Israël et les Émirats arabes unis est un pas vers la paix et l’amitié entre les pays du Moyen-Orient
Le Conseil d’administration de la transition de l’opposition iranienne considère l’accord diplomatique entre Israël et les Émirats arabes unis comme une étape constructive vers la
23 August 2020
U.S. Moves to Restore All U.N. Sanctions on Iran in Dispute Over Nuclear Deal
By Michelle Nichols and Parisa Hafezi (Reuters) The United States moved to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran on Thursday, arguing Tehran was in violation of a
21 August 2020
Iran Jailed, ‘Coerced’ Canadian Facebook Whiz To Turn Informant, He Says
Golnaz Esfandiari (Radio Farda) Thirty-seven-year-old Facebook engineer Behdad Esfahbod has made the same wintertime trip every year since 2015. Yet this past January, the 37-year-old
21 August 2020
Iran, EU Reject U.S. Plan To Trigger ‘Snapback’ Of Sanctions
ran and the European Union have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to trigger a “snapback” of sanctions on Iran at the United Nations under
21 August 2020
Diplomatic Accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates: A Step in the Direction of Peace and Friendship in the Middle East
Iran Transition Council (ITC) believes that the peace treaty between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is a positive and constructive step in the diplomatic
21 August 2020
Wife of Jailed Iranian Dissident Criticizes Iran’s Rulers for Ordering Her Son to Prison
By Michael Lipin & Ramin Haghjoo (VOA) The wife of a jailed Iranian dissident has criticized her nation’s Islamist rulers for ordering the couple’s son
19 August 2020
Trump Says He Probably Would Not Participate in Putin Iran Summit
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday all but dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for a summit of world leaders to discuss Iran, saying he probably
16 August 2020
EU Says US Is Not Entitled To Use JCPOA ‘Snapback’ Option
The European Union announced Sunday that the United States is not entitled to force the reinstatement of international sanctions on Iran via the so-called “snapback”
16 August 2020
What do you wish for ّranian women – Multi language video message
A multi language video by members of Women and Gender Rights Committee of Iran Transition Council
16 August 2020
Interview with Kamal Azari
Kamal Azari is a Board Member and the US spokesperson of the Iran Transition Council
16 August 2020
Cracks in the Iranian Regime’s Armor
By Kamal Azari* (Townhall) An analysis of the November 2019 Iranian revolt reveals vital truths about the Islamic Republic’s inability to suppress popular demand for
16 August 2020
Iranian Oil Workers Go On Strike In a Major Challenge to Rouhani’s Government
By Ahmad Rafat (Kayhan Life) Workers at 15 oil, gas, and petrochemical projects and four power plants in nine Iranian provinces are on strike since
14 August 2020
Amnesty International Special Report: Iranian Regime sees Human Rights Defenders as a threat
Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic and states’ response to it have presented an array of new challenges and threats for those who defend human rights.
14 August 2020
Letter from Prison: Nasrin Sotudeh, Iranian lowyer stated e new hunger strike
To Human rights activists: In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis which has gripped Iran and the world, the conditions of political prisoners and prisoners
12 August 2020
Iran Arrests Five Iranians accused of “Spying for Foreign Powers”
Iranian authorities have arrested five Iranians on charges of “spying for Israel, Britain and Germany”, convicting and handing down prison sentences on at least two of
12 August 2020
Shaparak Shajarizadeh speech at UN Human Rights Council
Shaparak Shajarizadeh, wWomen Right activist and membrer of ITC Women Rights Commission, talks at UN Human Right Council
11 August 2020
International solidarity with strikes in Iran
More than 80 international Trade Unions and Workers Assosiacions have expresed in a joint declaration their solidarity and support for the workers strike in Iran:
10 August 2020
GCC unites to seek UN extension of Iran arms embargo
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has asked the United Nations to extend an international arms embargo on Iran, a move pushed strongly by the
9 August 2020
Iran Is Increasingly Isolated, Losing Influence In the Middle East
Ahmad Rafat (Kayhan Life) The so-called “Axis of Resistance” — a political alliance between the Islamic Republic of Iran, the government of Syrian President Bashar
9 August 2020
Iran to Go Ahead With Religious Ceremonies Despite Rising COVID-19 Deaths
By Ahmad Rafat (Kayhan Life) One person is dying from COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) TV said
7 August 2020
U.S. Iran Envoy Brian Hook Stepping Down
Top U.S. envoy for Iran Brian Hook is leaving his post and Elliott Abrams, the U.S. special representative for Venezuela, will add Iran to his role “following a transition
7 August 2020
U.S. Circulates Its Latest Iran Weapons Resolution at the UN
The U.S. has circulated a new resolution to United Nations Security Council members calling for an extension of the UN’s arms embargo against Iran, according to a
5 August 2020
Coronavirus: Iran cover-up of deaths revealed by data leak
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran’s government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found. The government’s own
3 August 2020
Iranian Workers Strike Amid Worsening Economy, Deadly Coronavirus Crisis
By Golnaz Esfandiari and Roozbeh Bolhari (RFERL) Amid crushing economic conditions, demonstrations and strikes by workers have sprung up in Iran recently over unpaid wages
1 August 2020
Iran’s Deepening Isolation On The World Stage
Ahmad Rafat (Kayhan Life) Iran is busy with its diplomatic maneuverings in the Middle East and beyond, but it has yielded little. As Iran’s oil
1 August 2020
Iran: Leaked official letters reveal state denial of COVID-19 crisis in prisons
Leaked official letters newly obtained by Amnesty International reveal that the Iranian government has ignored repeated pleas by senior officials responsible for managing Iran’s prisons
1 August 2020
ran: Leaked official letters reveal state denial of COVID-19 crisis in prisons
Leaked official letters newly obtained by Amnesty International reveal that the Iranian government has ignored repeated pleas by senior officials responsible for managing Iran’s prisons
1 August 2020