Category: Iran

Canada Adds to Iran Sanctions, Targeting TV Station, Entities Accused of Torture

Canada is imposing more restrictions on Iranian officials with a focus on entities Ottawa is linking to propaganda and torture. The new sanctions target six people and four entities, including the Fars News Agency, which is believed to be affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Also sanctioned is Iran’s Guardian Council, which blocks electoral…


Iran Threatened With Sanctions Following Drone Claims by Kyiv

The alleged use by Russia of Iranian-made drones in recent attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure has drawn condemnation from Kyiv and its allies, along with threats of western retaliation and sanctions. On Oct. 10, Russia carried out wide-ranging strikes across Ukraine targeting what Moscow calls “critical infrastructure.” A second wave of strikes on Oct. 17 caused…


Iran Prison Fire Death Toll Grows as Some EU States Call for Sanctions

DUBAI—Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran’s Evin prison over the weekend, Iran’s judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from a blaze that has increased pressure on the government as it struggles to contain mass protests. The fate of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who died in…


EU Sanctions Iran for Death of 22-Year-Old Mahsa Amini

The European Union on Monday announced sanctions on Iran for the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the regime’s so-called morality police and its violent response to demonstrations. The sanctions target law enforcement and local chiefs for their roles in brutally suppressing protests, including two key figures of the regime’s so-called…


Iran Prison Fire Kills 4, Injures 61 as Protests Persist

DUBAI—A fire at Iran’s Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman’s death in police custody continued on Sunday, including at several universities. Iranian authorities said on Saturday that a prison workshop had been set on fire “after a fight among a…


Fire, Gunshots at Iran’s Evin Prison Holding Political Prisoners, Dual Nationals

DUBAI—A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran’s Evin prison, where many of Iran’s political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire. State news agency IRNA said eight people were injured in the unrest, which erupted after nearly a month of protests across Iran over the death in detention of Mahsa Amini,…


No Timeline for Hiring Iran Sanctions Staff, Federal Minister Says

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says that while legislation is coming within weeks to get tough on the Iranian regime, there is no timeline for hiring people to help enforce fresh sanctions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a week ago that Canada would ban thousands of Iranian officials from entering the country, pledging $76 million…


Zahra Kazemi’s Prosecutor Included in Canada’s New Iran Sanctions

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday that Canada is adding more Iranian officials and entities to the sanctions list. The measures will mean 17 individuals and three entities are barred from entering Canada or doing business with most Canadian firms. These sanctions are targeted at Iranian officials who have committed or enabled human-rights violations…


Iran Nuclear Deal Not State Department’s ‘Focus Right Now’

The Biden administration is not focused on securing a nuclear deal with Iran amid mass protests that have broken out across the country, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Wednesday. Price made the comment during a press conference in Washington when asked by a reporter whether the United States was still looking to revive the…


‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the left, the feminists, and others in their claim to be about women’s…