The global anti-money laundering and terror financing watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has blacklisted Iran for its failure to comply with the international anti-terrorism financing rules. The FATF blacklisting will worsen Tehran’s isolation from the international financial markets...
The week-long campaigning period for Iran’s Parliamentary upcoming Feb. 21 election kicked off last Thursday as more than 7,000 hopeful candidates began the race to join the country’s Majlis. However, as thousands started the process of wooing voters, a similar...
With the United States and Iran on an ongoing collision course since the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani and the nuclear deal seemingly worth nothing more than useless paper, Europe finally appears to be trying to fill in the vacuum...
The downing of Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 by Iranian forces on January 8 was a devastating tragedy and robbed hundreds of families of their loved ones, killing all 176 onboard. Those killed included 57 Canadian citizens, and Canadian Prime Minister...
On 14 January, Germany, France and Britain formally triggered the dispute mechanism of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal. Which was signed in Vienna on July 14, 2015. The decision was triggered...
Following a meeting in New York last year, French President Emmanuel Macron was the only global leader who almost managed to persuade US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to meet last September. Unfortunately, it never happened as...
Trying desperately to buffer mounting tensions between America and Iran, Europe has sought to keep peace in the Middle East for years. Last week, those hopes were dashed. With his decision to assassinate General Qasem Soleimani, President Trump issues Tehran...
Chabahar, once a hardly-known city in Iran with a population of just over 100,000 has lately achieved significant importance in the arena of regional geopolitics. It started in 2016 when Indian leader Narendra Modi visited Iran and met his counterpart...
In another advancement of Iran’s nuclear strategy, it revealed that work on its Arak heavy water reactor has continued following a 4-year shutdown. Unlike its previous moves of reduced compliance to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Tehran’s ambitions...
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani recently made a two-day visit to Japan, the first visit by an Iranian leader in 19 years. The visit came amid the ongoing tension with the U.S. following the latter’s exit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan...
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