UK Sanctions 24 Iranian Officials Over Violent Crackdown on Protests
LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it was sanctioning two dozen Iranian officials including a government minister over what it called a "violent repression of protests" sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody.
The sanctions, coordinated with...
Europe Piles Pressure on Iran’s Leaders as Protests Rage
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers faced mounting international pressure on Monday over their crackdown on protests, with France's president characterising the unrest as a revolution and European governments planning sanctions on...
As EU Sanctions Come, Macron Says Iran ‘Revolution’ Harms Nuclear Deal Prospects
By John Irish
PARIS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday characterised the protests in Iran as a "revolution" and said the crackdown by Iranian leaders would make it harder to reach agreement on reviving the 2015...
EU Sanctions to Target Iran Guards ‘Inner Circle’, Germany Says
By Sabine Siebold
BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Fresh European Union sanctions will target the "inner circle of power" of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Germany said on Monday as the bloc convened to respond to what it has condemned...
Iranian Archer Says She Did Not Notice Headscarf Falling Off
DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - An Iranian archer has said she did not notice her hijab falling from her head during an awards ceremony in Tehran, after a video appeared to show her allowing the headscarf...
Iran Indicts 11 Over Basij Agent’s Death, Basketball Team Skips Anthem
DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Iran's hardline judiciary has indicted 11 people over the killing of a Basij security force member during unrest, state media reported on Saturday, as authorities sought to quell nine weeks of...
Germany’s Scholz Favours New Package of Sanctions Against Iran
FRANKFURT, Nov 12 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that he favours a new round of European Union sanctions on Iran next week.
"We want to continue to step up the pressure...
Countries Request U.N. Human Rights Debate on Iran – Document
GENEVA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the ongoing protests in Iran later this...
Britain Summons Iran’s Senior Diplomat Over Alleged Threats to UK Journalists
LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The British foreign office said on Friday it has summoned Iran's most senior diplomat over alleged threats by Iranian security forces to journalists in the UK.
"I summoned the Iranian representative today to make clear that we do not...
Iranians Protest Nationwide, Mark ‘Bloody Friday’
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Thousands of Iranians protested in the restive southeast on Friday to mark a Sept. 30 crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday" as the country's clerical rulers battled persistent...
