Brief Notes Sporadic Protests Mark Third Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death: Sporadic protests erupted in Tehran, Karaj, and Arak, among other cities in Iran, with people wearing black in mourning and chanting, “Death to the dictator!” In one incident in Tehran, plainclothes security forces...
Brief Notes U.S. State Department Statement on Mahsa Amini: On the occasion of the three-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s murder by the Islamic Republic, the U.S. State Department today published a press release: “…Mahsa’s name will never be forgotten. Her murder, along with so many others, is a...
Brief Notes IRGC, Hamas Members Flee Sudan: Hours after Israel struck Hamas leaders in Doha on September 9, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hamas, who were stationed at a military base in the Sudanese city of Omdurman, Khartoum State, left for Eritrea due to fear of an...
Honoring the Memory of Those Killed on 9/11 Today we honor the memory of those murdered on September 11, 2001, and recommit to the courage, unity, and moral clarity that overcame that day. Iranians are intimately familiar with the dangers of radical Islam, having endured its violence at home and...
Brief Notes Pezeshkian Says BRICS Must Combat U.S. ‘Unilateralism’: Speaking at a virtual BRICS summit convened by Brazil to discuss U.S. trade policy, President Masoud Pezeshkian called on member nations to combat the “alarming trend of unilateralism.” In his speech, Pezeshkian said, “One of the...
NUFDI’s Latest Publications Iran's diplomatic feints come up short as economy flashes red (Iran International) Brief Notes IAEA–Tehran Negotiations in Vienna: Reza Najafi, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador and permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, said, “Another round...
Brief Notes Fire Near Isfahan Nuclear Facility: Mansour Shisheforoush, Director General of Crisis Management in the Isfahan Governorate’s Office, said smoke seen near Isfahan nuclear facilities today came from an unrelated fire caused by hot weather at a nearby waste facility. The incident sparked...
Brief Notes IAEA Pushes Inspection Agreement: IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said talks with the Islamic Republic on resuming nuclear inspections “cannot go on for months on end.” Grossi added, “We are trying to have another meeting, perhaps within a few days now, here in Vienna, to conclude...
Brief Notes New U.S. Sanctions on Islamic Republic Oil Network: The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions today targeting a network accused of smuggling Islamic Republic oil through Iraq. The State Department’s announcement names Waleed al-Samarra’i, a dual citizen of Iraq and Saint Kitts...
Brief Notes Germany Advises Citizens to Leave Iran: Germany has urged its citizens to leave Iran and to avoid travel there due to the potential for retaliatory action from the Islamic Republic following the E3 (Germany, France, and the UK) triggering of UNSCR 2231’s snapback mechanism yesterday....