The September 16 death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, visiting Tehran from her home in Kurdistan, while in the custody of Iran’s so-called “Morality Police,” sparked months of grassroots, women-led protests across Iran’s 31 provinces. Iran’s state-sponsored violence against women has a long history, yet Amini’s brutal killing touched a nerve in Iranian society, galvanizing a ... Read More»

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE   Office of the Spokesperson    For Immediate Release    STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN     March 2, 2023    Designating Iran Sanctions Evaders    The United States is committed to significantly reducing Iranian energy exports and will sanction those facilitating Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical trade. Today, the Department of the State is designating ... Read More»

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE   Office of the Spokesperson    For Immediate Release    STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN     February 9, 2023      Designating Entities Involved in the Iranian Petrochemical and Petroleum Products Trade  The United States is designating nine entities, pursuant to Executive Order 13846, that are involved in Iran’s petrochemical and petroleum products trade.  The ... Read More»

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson   For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN February 3, 2023 U.S. Sanctions Leadership of Iran’s UAV Program The United States is designating eight Iranian individuals in leadership roles at Paravar Pars, an Iranian firm that produces unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Islamic Revolutionary ... Read More»

Remarks during UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board First Regular Session 2023 Tuesday, January 31, 2023; 3:00-5:00 pm Agenda Item 7:          UNDP Country Programmes and Related Matters: Presentation and Approval of Country Programme Documents Thank you, Chair. This is a joint statement of Canada and the United States on the UNDP – Iran Country Program Documents (CPD). Chair, ... Read More»