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Protests in Iran as US sanctions loom

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Protests in Iran as US sanctions loom

Protests in Iran as US sanctions loom

Protests in Iran as US sanctions loom – Sporadic protests were taking place in cities in Iran for a fourth day, on Saturday, as Iranians brace for a return of US sanctions, according to Iranian news agencies and social media …

Sporadic protests were taking place in cities in Iran for a fourth day, on Saturday, as Iranians brace for a return of US sanctions, according to Iranian news agencies and social media.

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Iran death penalty charges in economic crisis ‘breach international law’: Amnesty

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Iran death penalty charges in economic crisis ‘breach international law’: Amnesty

Iran death penalty charges in economic crisis ‘breach international law’: Amnesty

Iran death penalty charges in economic crisis ‘breach international law’: Amnesty – Iran’s application of the death penalty to individuals arrested during the country’s economic crisis would be in “direct breach of international law,” the world’s leading …

Iran’s application of the death penalty to individuals arrested during the country’s economic crisis would be in “direct breach of international law,” the world’s leading human-rights organization has said.

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Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Detention Order Extended Under Two National Security Charges

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Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Detention Order Extended Under Two National Security Charges

Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Detention Order Extended Under Two National Security Charges

 

Iran’s judiciary has extended the detention of prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who is facing two national security charges for peacefully engaging in her profession.

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Iran says no direct talks with Trump unless he rejoins nuclear deal

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Iran says no direct talks with Trump unless he rejoins nuclear deal

Iran says no direct talks with Trump unless he rejoins nuclear deal

 

Iranian officials said Tuesday there would be no direct talks with President Donald Trump unless he rejoins the 2015 nuclear agreement.

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Trump says he’s willing to talk to Iran without preconditions

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Trump says he’s willing to talk to Iran without preconditions

Trump says he’s willing to talk to Iran without preconditions

 

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying, “If they want to meet, we’ll meet.”

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Iran-US tensions and contradictory approaches to the international legal obligations

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Iran-US tensions and contradictory approaches to the international legal obligations

Iran-US tensions and contradictory approaches to the international legal obligations

 

Regardless of its regional and international troubles and its exhausted economy which is rapidly going downhill, Iran remains in Syria as a key supporter of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime.

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Trump To Iran’s President Rouhani: ‘NEVER, EVER THREATEN’ The U.S. Again

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Trump To Iran’s President Rouhani: ‘NEVER, EVER THREATEN’ The U.S. Again

Trump To Iran’s President Rouhani: ‘NEVER, EVER THREATEN’ The U.S. Again

President Trump threatened Iran in a late-night tweet on Sunday, responding angrily after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized Trump and warned the American president not to “play with the lion’s tail” and that “war with Iran is the mother of all wars.”

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Iran Ready to Launch Cyberattack on US, Europe as White House Prepares Sanctions

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Iran Ready to Launch Cyberattack on US, Europe as White House Prepares Sanctions

Iran Ready to Launch Cyberattack on US, Europe as White House Prepares Sanctions

 

Iran has laid the groundwork for massive cyber attacks on private companies and infrastructure in the U.S. and Europe, according to a report Friday.

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Rouhani Facing Widespread Outrage as Student Protesters Remain Behind Bars and Receive Harsh Sentences

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Rouhani Facing Widespread Outrage as Student Protesters Remain Behind Bars and Receive Harsh Sentences

Rouhani Facing Widespread Outrage as Student Protesters Remain Behind Bars and Receive Harsh Sentences

 

In a stark display of societal outrage in Iran over President Hassan Rouhani’s complicity in rights violations, 120 academics from universities across Iran, some of whom are also current or former lawmakers and cabinet members, have called on the president to order the immediate suspension of the judicial cases against more than 150 students who are still in detention for their participation in the December 2017 – January 2018 protests.

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Iran Sues U.S. Over Broken Nuclear Deal and Reimposed Sanctions

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Iran Sues U.S. Over Broken Nuclear Deal and Reimposed Sanctions

Iran Sues U.S. Over Broken Nuclear Deal and Reimposed Sanctions

 

Iran has sued the United States at the International Court of Justice in a new, if dubious, strategy to nullify the nuclear sanctions reimposed by President Trump, which are starting to inflict pain on Iran’s already troubled economy.

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