Author: Anna Schaftel – JINSA Programs & Outreach Associate March 2023 Summary: Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China. Russia began providing Iran with advanced digital surveillance and offensive capabilities. Poison attacks continue…

On February 18, 2021, the United States withdrew its previous communications to the UN Security Council that had asserted that it had snapped back UN sanctions against Iran pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 2231. That day, two Senior State…

On August 20, 2020, the United States notified the UN Security Council that Iran was in “significant non-performance” of its JCPOA commitments and listed six major violations, triggering a 30-day countdown to the return of UN sanctions against Iran. 

Author: Anna Schaftel – JINSA Programs & Outreach Associate February 2023 Summary: Iran and Russia further increased cooperation to evade Western sanctions and support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Protests in Iran largely “dwindled,” although sporadic protests continued to break out…