‘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.

Iran’s Antisemitic Quds Day Observance Prompts Cyber Attack Warning From Israel

Today, Iran observes Quds Day (“Jerusalem Day”), an annual anti-Zionist day of protest created by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and continued annually by the present leadership of the Iranian regime against Israel. Quds Day is held on the last Friday of Ramadan. In 2021, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei used Quds Day to call Israel a “terrorist base” amid burning U.S. and Israeli flags and condemn “weak Arab governments” that have made peace and normalized relations with Israel. 

Risky Business: Leaked Documents Suggest German Firm Indirectly Supports Iran’s Mahan Air

As the U.S. increases its reliance upon economic tools to compel authoritarians and rogue regimes to modify their behaviors, businesses are at a greater risk than ever before of running afoul of sanctions or suffering from tremendous reputational harm for engaging with bad actors. Documents recently released by Iranian activist hackers affiliated with Cyber Shafarat suggest that Turkish aviation services firm Fast Aviation is working with Iran’s terrorist airline, Mahan Air, to evade U.S. sanctions.