Risky Business: OBO Bettermann Declines To Address Suspected Sanctions Busting In Iran

Despite its U.S. business interests and the threat of secondary sanctions, German electrical infrastructure firm OBO Bettermann appears to be engaged in the Islamic Republic. The family-run company has thousands of employees, operates in more than 60 countries and has 40 subsidiaries.

Press Freedoms Remain Elusive Under Iranian Regime

This World Press Freedom Day should remind people and nations worldwide of the Iranian regime’s decades-long assault on press freedom.

Canada must designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group

…In other words, the IRGC seeks to export the same Islamist creed that it enforces at home.

‘Never Again’: Iran’s Calls for Genocide Aren’t Empty Threats

UANI Outreach Coordinator Bob Feferman writes: "This year, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan happened to coincide with Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Rememb

Private Chinese refineries are top receivers of Iranian crude

…China is the biggest importer of Iranian crude, followed by Syria, supported by a fleet of as many as 180 elderly tankers deployed solely for ship

Shipping faces a sanctions compliance crisis

…“Right now, there is no need for Russian tankers, or companies transporting Russian oil, to employ the sanctions-evasion.  tactics that Iran

Washington faces a moment of reckoning as Iran nuclear talks reach an impasse

…Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran, an advocacy group based in Washington, believes Iran has been free to push ahead wi

New UANI Resource: Organizational Chart Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) announced the release of a new resource, Organizational Chart of the Islamic Republic of Iran, visually and comprehensively detailing the major institutions which wield power within the regime and how they interact with one another. As depicted below, both the appointed and “elected” elements of the Iranian regime derive their power and follow the decisions of the Office of the Supreme Leader and the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

As Europe increasingly shuns Russian oil in response to its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has tried to get its Chinese ally to take up the slack.  The world’s third biggest oil supplier is already China’s top provider, supplying 15% of total imports at 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd).

Trial of alleged terrorist spotlights Iranian threat to U.S. homeland

…"This is not a recent phenomenon," said Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran.