Oct 19, 2020
UN sanctions on Iran expire
The 2007 United Nations Security Council arms embargo on Iran expired as slated on Sunday, in accordance with terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal…
Sep 23, 2020
World leaders display discord at UN
The 75th annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is being held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. World leaders sparred over national interests and incidence…
Sep 22, 2020
US sanctions on Iran face international opposition
The United States is stepping-up its ‘maximum pressure campaign’ against the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite blatant opposition by members of the United Nations Security Council that consequently led UN…
Sep 21, 2020
US enacts UN sanctions on Iran
The United States announced that sanctions are being reimposed on Iran pursuant to the snapback process under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231. The passing of the 30-day requirement since…
Sep 17, 2020
US vows to enforce UN sanctions on Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated the Trump Administration’s resolve to thwart Iranian access to weapons ahead of the expiration of the United Nations-imposed arms embargo (as part of…
Aug 24, 2020
Pompeo opens peace tour in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem this morning, where he commended the Trump Administration. “You have stood up to Iran’s aggression and triggered…
Aug 21, 2020
Israel-US demand UN sanctions on Iran
The United States is initiating the restoration of virtually all UN sanctions on Iran lifted under UN Security Council Resolution 2231. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he…
Apr 29, 2020
‘Popular mandate claim’ by Libya’s Haftar disavowed by Russia
Libya’s eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar declared earlier this week that his Libyan National Army (LNA) had accepted a so-called “popular mandate” to rule the country. In a brief televised…
Apr 14, 2020
Syrian refugees leave camps out of coronavirus fears
Displaced Syrians are reportedly leaving the crowded refugee camps near the Turkish border and have begun to return to their homes in fear of catching coronavirus. 109,714 civilians who had…
Jan 16, 2020
Syria/Russian militaries resume aerial strikes on Idlib
Scores of civilians in the Syrian Governate of Idlib have reportedly been killed in a renewed bombing campaign by government forces and its Russian allies on Wednesday (January 15). The…