Report: Iran exporting twice the oil U.S estimated
Geostrategy-Direct Iran is exporting much more oil than U.S. officials had estimated, according to a report by NBC News. Despite heavy sanctions on its energy sector, Iran is exporting (more…)
Iran hit by nationwide unrest exacerbated by economy, coronavirus
Geostrategy-Direct Municipal workers and contractors in several Iranian cities have gone on strike held demonstrations against unpaid wages and poor working conditions as Iran’s regime struggles to cope with (more…)
2 U.S. bases near Gulf placed on alert during Iran exercise with fake carrier
Geostrategy-Direct During a recent military exercise, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) towed a non-operating replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier into the Strait of Hormuz and fired a (more…)
Iraq’s Kadhimi positioned to play mediating role between Gulf states, Iran, U.S.
Geostrategy-Direct Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the former chief of Iraqi intelligence who in May gained the support of the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Iran, has emerged as (more…)
Iran vows retaliation if foreign governments involved in Natanz blast
Geostrategy-Direct Iran on July 13 said that any country found to be responsible for the July 2 explosion at its Natanz nuclear enrichment should expect retaliation. “After summarizing, a (more…)
2 blasts in a week rock Iran; Israel credited for ‘accident’ at centrifuge site
Geostrategy-Direct Israel and a mysterious Iranian group known as the “Cheetahs of the Homeland” were reportedly responsible for explosions that rocked a pair of sensitive Iranian sites early this (more…)
Former Iran official: Secret site produced aluminium for solid-fuel missiles
Geostrategy-Direct A secret facility at the edge of Iran’s northeastern desert has for years been producing aluminium powder for use in missiles, a former Iranian official revealed. The facility (more…)
IRGC seen using ‘Orwellian’ tactics to silence devastating social media criticism
Geostrategy-Direct Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which violently put down anti-government protests in the streets last year, is now stifling dissenting voices on social media, a report said. (more…)
IAEA repeats 4-month-old demand for access to Iran sites
Geostrategy-Direct The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has for the past four months pressed Iran to grant the agency’s inspectors access to two nuclear sites. And, for four months, (more…)