Reuters
March 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – The sanctions imposed on Russia over its Ukraine invasion have nothing to do with a potential nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday, after Russia’s demand a day before on written guarantees from Washington that its punitive measures won’t harm cooperation on […]
UN human rights experts urge Iran to abandon restrictive internet bill
March 3, 2022 by
GENEVA (1 March 2022) – UN human rights experts have called on the Government of Iran to abandon its efforts to enact a new law that would effectively isolate the country from the global internet.
The Iranian Parliament may soon ratify the “Regulatory System for Online Services Bill” – more commonly referred to as the “User […]
Iranian Americans welcome support from U.S. lawmakers, await matching policies
March 1, 2022 by
Foreign Policy News
Dr. Majid Sadeghpour
It is rare to see America’s policymakers set aside party affiliations or agree to join one another in support of a cause, yet last week, more than 50 members of congress found an exception. From across the U.S. these political figures took part in a virtual conference last week, organized by […]
EU to sanction Iran militia, police, three entities over 2019 protests, diplomats say
March 31, 2021 by
By Robin Emmott, John Irish
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union will target eight Iranian militia and police commanders and three state entities with sanctions next week over a deadly crackdown in November 2019 by Iranian authorities, three diplomats said on Wednesday.
The travel bans and asset freezes will be the first time the EU has imposed sanctions on […]
Biden Plans Renewed Nuclear Talks With Russia While Punishing Kremlin, Adviser Says
January 26, 2021 by
The New York Times
By David E. Sanger
Jan. 3, 2021
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s incoming national security adviser said on Sunday that the new administration would move quickly to renew the last remaining major nuclear arms treaty with Russia, even while seeking to make President Vladimir V. Putin pay for what appeared to be the largest-ever hacking […]
