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2026-10-07 19:24
Why Isabella chose to disrupt Bessent’s hearing over Iran
Iranian-American activist says she used civil disobedience to challenge U.S. sanctions that she believes are harming Iranian civilians.
TEHRAN - Isabella Javidan, an Iranian-American staff member of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), says she interrupted U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s testimony on September 15 to challenge what she described as Washington’s portrayal of sanctions as merely “technocratic tools,” arguing that they have “real human consequences.”
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2026-09-04 19:37
By Shahrokh Saei
Iran-Russia alliance grows despite US pressure
TEHRAN — Russia’s robust and uncompromising support for Iran in the face of US military adventurism and all-out economic warfare has made it abundantly clear that the strategic partnership between Tehran and Moscow will never be swayed, deterred, or disrupted by outside pressure.
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2026-05-17 21:34
By Bobby Ciputra
The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing and the rise of corporate diplomacy
Who really rules the world today, the state or the market? Or is it just a handful of people behind the scenes?
JAKARTA — U.S. President Donald Trump paid a two-day state visit to Beijing on May 14 and 15, meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping. It was the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade.
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2026-01-21 20:30
US treasury chief admits sanctions intended to fuel unrest in Iran
TEHRAN – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has openly acknowledged the role of American sanctions in destabilizing Iran’s economy and fueling public unrest, describing the sanctions as a form of “economic statecraft” that had contributed to recent riots in Iran.