Russia, Iran and Turkey Seek Deal on New Syria Constitutional Body
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Russia, Iran and Turkey are close to agreement on composition of a Syrian constitutional committee that could pave the way for drafting a new charter followed by elections, diplomats...
US Puts Sanctions on Central Bank of Iran Subsidiary
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday said it had imposed sanctions on a subsidiary of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), along with two entities based in the United Arab Emirates, one in Turkey...
Iran to Continue Scaling Back Commitments to Nuclear Deal – Rouhani
DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday Tehran would continue to scale back its commitments to the 2015 nuclear agreement until the European Union fulfils promises it made under the...
Iran Crypto Exchange Hit by Hackers, $90 Million Destroyed
By AJ Vicens
June 18 (Reuters) - An anti-Iranian hacking group with possible ties to Israel announced an attack on one of Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchanges on Wednesday, destroying nearly $90 million and threatening to expose the platform's source code.
A group...
‘Superabundantly Talented’ Author Ottessa Moshfegh Releases New Book
By Nazanine Nouri
Ottessa Moshfegh is an award-winning American author and novelist of Iranian descent who has published four books to great critical acclaim since 2014. Her latest -- "Death in Her Hands," described as...
BRICS Invites Iran and Others to Join Group
By Carien du Plessis and Anait Miridzhanian
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The five BRICS developing nations will admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates, they said on Thursday, a move aimed...
France Says It Will Not Launch Dispute Resolution for Iran Nuclear Deal
PARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - The French government will not trigger the Iran nuclear deal's dispute resolution mechanism for now, instead giving itself one week to try to get all parties talking again after Iran decided to enrich...
Iranian Security Staff Unconscious When Kidnapped to Pakistan – Guards Chief
GENEVA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A group of Iranian security personnel kidnapped on the border with Pakistan this week were unconscious at the time, the commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said, following reports...
Soccer-Iran Maintains Perfect Start in Final Round of Qualifiers
Reuters: Iran maintained their perfect start to the final round of qualifying in Group A on Thursday, as Mehdi Taremi's goal secured a 1-0 over the United Arab Emirates in Dubai, the third win...
Germany Says Efforts Disregarded After Dual National Sentenced to Death in Iran
BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that efforts to advocate on behalf of a German-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran had been disregarded by Tehran.
She called on the Iranian leadership to remedy...
