Iran’s Strategic Measures for the Removal of Sanctions: Highlights

The Iranian Parliament has recently passed a bill called the “Strategic Measures for the Removal of Sanctions”. The bill aims to boost the nuclear activity of Iran in the wake of killing of the Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. He was the head of the Iranian defence ministry innovation centre. He was assassinated on November ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Enriched uranium • International Atomic Energy Agency • Iran • Iran Sanctions • Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action • mohsen fakhrizadeh • United Nations Security Council • Uranium

France and UK reaffirm support for Iran Nuclear Deal

On the sidelines of the Libya Summit held in the capital city of Germany, Berlin on Sunday, 19th January 2020 the President of France, Emmanuel Macron and the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reiterated their commitment to the JCPoA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) for 2015 Iran nuclear deal and has acknowledged the need ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Ayatollah Khamenei • Berlin • Boris Johnson • China • Donald Trump • Emmanuel Macron • France • Germany • Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action • Libya Summit • President of France • Qassem Soleimani • Russia • United Kingdom • US

Bavar-373: Iran’s new home-grown air defence system unveiled

Iran unveiled its new home-grown air defence system called Bavar-373 during a ceremony held on Iran’s ‘National Defence Industry Day’. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has ordered to add Bavar-373 to country’s missile defence network. The unveiling takes place against a backdrop of rising tensions between and Iran and United States (US) since US President Donald ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Topics: Bavar-373 • Iran • Iran-USA • JCPOA • Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action • Long-range missile defence system • Patriot systems. • President Donald Trump • President Hassan Rouhani • S-300 system

IAEA confirms Iran breached enriched Uranium Stockpile limit

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations’ atomic watchdog has confirmed that Iran has exceeded limit on amount of enriched uranium in its stockpile set out in 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. This marks the 1st major departure by Iran from unraveling agreement a year after U.S. unilaterally withdrew from Joint Comprehensive Plan ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Topics: 2015 Nuclear Deal • European Union • INSTEX • International Atomic Energy Agency • Iran nuclear deal • Iran Sanctions • Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action • P5+1 • Uranium Enrichment • US-Iran

India: Import of Crude from Iran and Chabahar Port Development

The sanctions waiver from the US has curtailed the Indian crude imports from Iran. But the fact that Iran was an important supplier of crude to India cannot be sidelined because: Iran is India’s third-largest oil supplier behind Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Iran was the second largest after Saudi Arabia until 2010-11. But the sanctions ..

Topics: Central Asia • Chabahar Port • crude oil • France • Germany • India-Iran • India-US • Iran • Iraq • JCPOA • Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action • Saudi Arabia • UK • USA