Deputy Foreign Minister Says Iran on Cusp of Leaving JCPOA
In this week’s Iran Unfiltered, Sina Toossi analyzes a statement from Iran’s deputy foreign minister that the country is on the cusp of leaving the JCPOA, escalating tensions with the U.S, the execution of two minors in Iran, and more.
Iran Reacts to Termination of U.S. Oil Waivers
In this week’s Iran Unfiltered, research associate Sina Toossi discusses reactions to Trump’s terminations of oil waivers, analyzes texts sent from the Tehran Police Chief to women without hijab, as well as the replacement of the IRGC chief.
Iran Reacts to IRGC Terrorist Designation
In this week’s Iran Unfiltered, research associate Sina Toossi discusses reactions in Iran to Trump naming the IRGC a Foreign Terrorist Organization, covers the one-year sentencing of an anti-compulsory Hijab activist, analyzes the impact of the devastating flash floods and the ability of foreign aid & donations to reach the country, and more.
Flood Response Highlights Political Feuds
In this week’s Iran Unfiltered, research associate Sina Toossi covers the ongoing impacts of the disastrous floods in Iran, examines the schisms exposed between Rouhani and the IRGC amidst flood relief efforts, and more.
Betraying Democracy: How Trump Abandoned The JCPOA And The Iranian People
The resignation by Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, and the public response that hastened Iran’s political elites to demand he stay in office, strengthened the hand of the architect of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal. But this incident also reinforces an important point: the nuclear agreement itself is a reflection of the popular will of the Iranian people.
Zarif’s Resignation Saga
In this week’s Iran Unfiltered, research associate Sina Toossi explores Zarif’s resignation saga, Qassem Soleimani’s continued resistance to further negotiations with the United States, the status of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, and more.
Zarif Resignation May Bolster Iran’s Hardliners and Trump’s Hawkish Policies [updated]
Javad Zarif’s pending resignation as Foreign Minister reflects a hardening posture in Iran following the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). President Rouhani now has to decide whether or not to accept the resignation—and it remains entirely unclear if he will do so.
Iran Warns Saudi Arabia & Pakistan Over Suicide Bombing
This week, the FATF extends the deadline for Iran to pass banking reform laws, Foreign Minister Zarif travels to China, and a hardline member of parliament introduces an impeachment bill against President Rouhani.
Iran Dismisses Warsaw Summit as a Failure
This week, the Iranian Foreign Ministry blasts Warsaw Summit as failing to isolate Iran, Islamic Republic celebrates 40 Years as Ayatollah Khamenei calls for “Second Great Leap,” and a suicide bomber targets a bus carrying IRGC soldiers.
NIAC Welcomes Extension, Urges Compromise to Secure Iran Nuclear Deal
NIAC President Trita Parsi issued the following statement in response to the decision to extend negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program: “For those who favor a peaceful resolution to the nuclear dispute, it is critically important these negotiations will continue.”
Iranian American pushed to center stage in show trial
State-funded Press TV reports on the latest person to be targeted in the trials today: Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh. Predictably, the forced confession describes a conspiracy to overthrow the Islamic Republic led by Iran’s top reformists. In a Tuesday court session in Tehran, Tajbakhsh, a former member of the Soros Foundation in Iran, said in […]