The Week in Review: June 23rd – June 30th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 30.06.23
June 30 - Members of Iran’s leadership met with senior officials from Iraq’s Shia Coordination Framework in Tehran this week, according to the Shia Islam news outlet Shafaqna.
The Framework is...
Iran’s Rouhani: Today’s Situation Isn’t Suitable for Talks, Resistance Is Our Only Choice- IRNA
CAIRO, May 21 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he favours talks and diplomacy but not under current conditions, state news agency IRNA said late on Monday.
"Today's situation is not suitable for talks and...
UN Rights Office: Iran Has Executed 209 People Since January, Describing Its Record As...
GENEVA, May 9 (Reuters) - Iran has executed 209 people so far this year, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday, describing its record as "abominable" and calling for them to halt.
"The U.N....
Pakistan Says Mediation Between Saudi and Iran Going Slowly
DUBAI, Aug 3 - Pakistan's U.S.-requested mediation efforts between the Persian Gulf rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have been making slow progress, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday.
Prompted by Washington, former cricket great Khan in...
Pompeo Allows Sanctions Exception for Iran Port Development
By Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The top U.S. diplomat has granted an exception to certain U.S. sanctions that will allow the India-led development of a port in Iran as part of a...
Iran Says It Will Keep Exporting Oil Despite U.S. Pressure
GENEVA, April 30 (Reuters) - Iran will continue to export oil despite U.S. pressure aimed at reducing the country's crude shipments to zero, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
"America's decision that Iran's oil exports must reach zero...
Saudi Arabia Assists Iranian Oil Tanker in Red Sea, No Injuries
RIYADH, May 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's coast guard assisted an Iranian oil tanker with engine trouble off the coast of Jeddah in the Red Sea after Riyadh received a request for help from Iran, the state...
IRGC General Asks Basij IT Experts to Design George Floyd Computer Game
By Kayhan Life Staff
Deputy Coordination Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naghdi has asked the Basij software programmers to design a computer game titled “Rescuing George Floyd,” the...
Rubio, Witkoff Head to Paris to Discuss Iran with Europeans
By Steve Holland and Elizabeth Pineau
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Two of President Donald Trump's top national security aides plan to hold talks in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday as the United States...
In NATO Debut, New Pentagon Chief AIMS to ‘Internationalize’ Iran Effort
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he aimed to recruit support from NATO allies for U.S. efforts to deter conflict with Iran and "open the...
