Risky Business: Tourists Taken Hostage By Iran Not Of Concern To Irresponsible Travel Companies

Nearly three full years after being taken hostage while in the Islamic Republic as a tourist, French national Benjamin Brière was released by the Iranian regime on Friday along with Bernard Phelan, a Paris-based travel consultant and French-Irish dual national similarly taken by the regime while traveling in Mashhad, Iran in October 2022.  

Iran’s Aggressive Actions Draw Mixed Messages From Washington

…Washington, though, is yet to hold Tehran accountable.

Iran’s Stepped-Up Aggression in the Gulf Has the Region on Alert

…The organization United Against a Nuclear Iran said in a statement that it “strongly suspects the seizure of the Niovi is related to a dispute ove

Eye on Iran's Protests - May 11, 2023

The Islamic Republic intensified its crackdown over the past week, as it tries to create an a

Executions Spike While Governments Struggle To Keep Pace With Human Rights Sanctions

Canada, EU, And U.K.

Bipartisan HFAC bill targets Iran missile, drone program ahead of U.N. embargo’s expiration

Jason Brodsky, the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran, told Jewish Insider that the bill shows that “Congress is really trying to raise

ABS withdraws class from tanker over suspected Iranian cargo

US classification society ABS has withdrawn class from the Panama-flagged very large crude carrier Wen Yao (IMO: 9288095), over potential sanctions

Legitimizing an Iran-Backed Terrorist

…“It sends a troubling message from the United States to have senior U.S.