Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Reject Talks with U.S. After Trump Offer
DUBAI, May 10 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday Tehran will not negotiate with the United States and denied any U.S. attack was likely, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump urged talks...
U.S. Sees ‘Collective Response’ to Ship Attack Blamed on Iran
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The United States is confident Iran attacked an Israeli-managed tanker last week, killing two, the top U.S. diplomat said on Monday, predicting a "collective response" but saying he did not think...
Iranian Political Prisoners Are the Focus of A New Clubhouse Room
By Natasha Phillips
Political prisoners who have been unjustly detained or killed by the Iranian government are the focus of a new discussion group on the invitation-only social network application Clubhouse.
The club — called Be Yad...
One Guard Dead, 5 Hurt in Attack as Iran Holds Anniversary
DUBAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - One member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was killed and five were wounded in an attack on a base in southeastern Iran on Saturday, Iranian media reported, as the country...
Ebrahim Golestan, Celebrated Iranian Writer and Director, Dies Aged 101
By Kayhan Life Staff
Seyyed Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi, better known as Ebrahim Golestan -- a literary figure, screenwriter, filmmaker, translator, and a pioneer of Iranian “new wave” cinema -- died at his home in Britain,...
Drone Attack Targets Iraq PM, Who Escapes Unhurt, Says Military
BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (Reuters) - A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the Iraqi military called an attempted assassination, but...
Russia Strengthens Its Banking Presence in Iran
May 17 (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest bank VTB VTBR.MM has opened a representative office in Iran, an Iranian official said on Wednesday, as Moscow and Tehran, both restrained by Western sanctions, seek to improve trade and transaction capabilities.
State-owned...
France Condemns Failed Iran Satellite Launch, Urges Halt to Ballistics Tests
PARIS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - France on Wednesday condemned a failed Iranian satellite launch that it said used technology applicable to long-range missiles and urged Tehran to stop all ballistic tests which are not in...
Pompeo Says U.S. Has Expanded Scope of Iran Metals Sanctions
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said he was expanding the scope of Iran metals sanctions, targeting 22 specific materials that he said were used in connection with Iran's nuclear,...
Iranians Petition to Demand Justice for Slain Protesters
By Roshanak Astaraki
A petition has been circulating online since early May encouraging Iranians to support the “Justice Campaign” officially launched on April 24 by Manouchehr Bakhtiari, the father of Pooya Bakhtiari, a 26-year-old man...