In 2006, Prof. Francis A. Boyle was asked by the Iranian government to help file a lawsuit against the United States and its European allies over the illegal and unilateral economic sanctions they have imposed on Iran. He agreed to cooperate and submitted his proposal to the Iran, but his cooperation didn’t continue for some reasons. In this interview, we will be discussing Prof. Boyle’s proposal and also his viewpoints regarding the reasons why he thinks the anti-Iran sanctions are illegal and criminal.  

What follows is the text of our interview with Dr. Franklin Lamb who has weighed in on the legal aspects of the anti-Iran sanctions, their accordance with the international law and the legal procedures to lift them. Parts of the interview were conducted when Dr. Lamb was in Iran last year, and the rest was done when he returned to Beirut, where he is based.

What follows is the text of Iran Review’s interview with Prof. Hillmann who answered our questions about the declaration of March 21 as the International Day of Nowruz by the United Nations, Nowruz in Persian literature, the role of Nowruz and other national festivals in bringing Iranians and other nations together and the reflection of Nowruz in the artworks created by Iranian artists.

Prof. Kovalik took part in an exclusive interview with Iran Review and described his insightful viewpoints regarding the anti-Iran sanctions from a legal perspective. He has described why the UN Charter disallows the imposition of unilateral sanctions against a sovereign country and prevents the member states from using instruments of coercion and intimidation against another country, especially in a time when the wrongdoing or crime of that country has not been judicially proved.

What follows is the text of Iran Review’s interview with Dr. Joel Kovel, American scholar and author who has explained for us his viewpoints on the political and economic decline of the U.S. Empire and the factors contributing to the erosion and weakening of the foundations of American imperialism and militarism.

What follows is the text of Iran Review’s interview with Prof. James H. Fetzer about the anti-Iranian sanctions of the United States and its European partners. This interview was conducted in Tehran while Prof. Fetzer was attending the 3rd Conference on Hollywoodism and Cinema. 

During negotiations in Almaty, the two sides moved in the direction of strengthening their interactions. This interaction has created an atmosphere which has raised hope in the possibility of using the aforesaid mechanism for achieving final agreements, provided that both sides show respect for each other’s red lines. On the other hand, they should recognize their interests and show interest in solving the issue. Iran's nuclear issue is ten years old and further prolongation of negotiations will be undesirable for both of them.

What follows is the text of Iran Review’s interview with Thierry Meyssan to whom we have talked about the anti-Iranian sanctions, their humanitarian impact, the effects of EU’s oil embargo on the continent’s economy, Israel’s war threats against Iran and the political treatment of international trading protocols by the U.S. and its allies.

In an interview with Tehran Emrouz newspaper, Mohammad Farhad Koleini, an expert on strategic issues, has noted that if the P5+1 take part in Almaty talks with repetitive proposals, the negotiations should be considered doomed as of now. The detailed text of the interview follows.

E. Michael Jones is an author, political commentator, foreign university professor and the editor of Culture Wars magazine. His latest book “Ballet Parking: Performing The Nutcracker as a Counter-Revolutionary Act” was published in 2009 by the Fidelity Press. Jones is a vocal critic of Zionism and has been attacked by pro-Zionism organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League for his criticisms of the Israel. What follows is the text of Iran Review’s interview with Dr. E. Michael Jones.