UK Sanctions Iran’s Prosecutor General After Akbari Execution
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Saturday Britain had imposed sanctions on Iran's Prosecutor General after the execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari.
"Sanctioning him today underlines our disgust at Alireza Akbari's...
Alireza Akbari: The British-Iranian Executed by Tehran
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing the former Iranian deputy defence minister to death on charges of spying for Britain.
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UK to Temporarily Withdraw Ambassador from Iran
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Saturday Britain would temporarily withdraw its ambassador from Iran following the execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari and was considering what further action to take against...
French President Macron: Iran’s Latest Execution Is Heinous and Barbaric Act
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari is a heinous and barbaric act, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.
Macron said he stood in solidarity with Britain which has condemned the execution, which defied British...
Iranian Chess Referee Spars with Governing Body over Women’s Solidarity
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
GENEVA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat says a gesture of solidarity with female compatriots at a tournament in Iceland has caused a feud with the game's global body and seen...
Pope Breaks Silence, Condemns Use of Death Penalty Against Protesters in Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
Pope Francis has condemned Iran’s use of the death penalty against protesters, demanding greater respect for women.
He made the remarks during his annual speech to foreign diplomats accredited to the Vatican on...
Tehran Sentences Former Deputy Minister with UK Nationality to Death for Spying
DUBAI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Iran has sentenced a former deputy defence minister who holds dual Iranian-British citizenship to death on charges of spying for Britain, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday.
Britain described the death sentence on Alireza Akbari...
French-Iranian Artist Vanecha Roudbaraki to Exhibit Work At European Parliament Jan. 16
By Firouzeh Nabavi
The French-Iranian contemporary artist Vanecha Roudbaraki is opening an exhibition of her paintings at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France next week.
“This exhibition marks a big step in my personal life and...
ANALYSIS-Iran Executions Quash Protests, Push Dissent Underground
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Iran's hanging of protesters -- and display of their lifeless bodies suspended from cranes -- seems to have instilled enough fear to keep people off the streets after months...
France Has Not Ruled Out Declaring Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to Be a Terrorist Group
By John Irish
PARIS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had not ruled out the idea that the European Union designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, a day after Germany...
