Britain Temporarily Closes Embassy in Tehran
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The British embassy in Tehran has been temporarily closed, the government said on Wednesday.
"We have temporarily closed the British Embassy in Tehran, this will now operate remotely. Foreign Office travel advice...
Iran Warns of Retaliation If Trump Strikes, US Withdraws Some Personnel from Bases
By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Mills
DUBAI/DOHA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, after a senior Iranian official said Tehran had...
France Explores Sending Eutelsat Terminals to Iran amid Internet Blackout
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - France is looking into sending Eutelsat ETL.PA satellite terminals to Iran to help citizens after Iranian authorities imposed a blackout of internet services in a bid to quell the country's most violent domestic unrest in decades.
"We are exploring all...
Iranians Arrive in Turkey Through Border Gate as Crackdown Persists
By Ismet Mikailogullari
KAPIKOY, Turkey, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Dozens of Iranians crossed the border into Turkey on Wednesday, as authorities in Iran crack down on one of the biggest ever waves of protest against the Islamic Republic's clerical rule.
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians...
At Least 2,571 Killed in Iran’s Protests, US-Based Rights Group Hrana Says
DUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The death toll from protests in Iran has reached 2,571 people, the U.S.-based HRANA rights group said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers face the biggest wave of dissent in years.
U.S....
Britain Condemns Iran Protest Killings, Signals Tougher Sanctions
By Kayhan Life Staff
British foreign minister Yvette Cooper condemned the Iranian leadership for what she described as the “horrendous and brutal killing” of protesters, saying Britain had summoned the Iranian ambassador to underline the...
US Envoy Witkoff, Reza Pahlavi Discussed Iran Protests, Axios Reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - White House envoy Steve Witkoff over the weekend met with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and a prominent voice in the fragmented opposition, to discuss the protests roiling...
UK Condemns Iran Leadership for ‘Brutal Killing’ of Protesters
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Yvette Cooper on Tuesday condemned the Iranian leadership for what she described as the "horrendous and brutal killing" of protesters, saying Britain had summoned the Iranian ambassador to underline the...
Germany Summons Iranian Envoy Over Crackdown on Protesters
BERLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Germany summoned Iran's ambassador in Berlin on Tuesday over a crackdown by Iranian authorities on protesters after two weeks of unrest across the country, the foreign ministry said.
"The brutal actions of the Iranian regime...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: World Must Help Iran Engineer Change
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the world had to help Iranians build on protests to engineer change to free them from rule that brought evil to their own and other...
