Iran Says It Captures Exiled Journalist Who Supported 2018 Unrest
DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Agents of Iran's Revolutionary Guards have captured and returned to Iran an exiled journalist who allegedly fuelled anti-government street unrest across the country early last year using social media, Iranian state television reported...
France, EU Condemn Islamic Republic’s Treatment of Detainees
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s treatment of political prisoners and detained foreign nationals is under intense scrutiny after France filed a lawsuit against Iran at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for...
U.S. Keeps Military Option on Table As It Seeks to Reboot Iran Nuclear Talks
By Ahmad Rafat
U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration have reiterated their commitment to rejoin the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. Yet it is unclear...
Infant Mortality Rate Alarmingly High in Sistan and Baluchestan
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
Social media were recently flooded with the picture of an infant whose head had been severed during birth at a hospital in Iranshahr, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. In...
INTERVIEW – Setting Iran Deadlines “Might Not Be the Best Idea” -New IAEA Chief
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Setting Iran deadlines to explain how uranium particles were found in an undeclared Tehran warehouse could be counter-productive, the new U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Tuesday, hoping fresh...
Jordan Asks Airlines to Carry Extra Fuel Amid Iran-Israel Tension
By Joanna Plucinska
LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Jordan has requested all airlines landing at its airports carry 45 minutes of reserve fuel, in what experts see as a precautionary measure in case of an attack by Iran against...
Jordan Will Not Be a Battlefield for Iran or Israel, Foreign Minister Warns
CAIRO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Saturday that the kingdom would not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, as the region braces for a possible new wave of attacks by Tehran...
European Powers Back U.S. in Blaming Iran for Saudi Oil Attack, Urge Broader Talks
By John Irish and Kylie MacLellan
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Britain, Germany and France backed the United States and blamed Iran on Monday for an attack on Saudi oil facilities, urging Tehran to agree to...
U.N. Urges Iran to Free Political Prisoners Temporarily Amid Coronavirus
By Emma Farge
GENEVA, March 10 (Reuters) - The U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran said on Tuesday he had asked Iran to free all political prisoners temporarily from its overcrowded and disease-ridden jails to help stem...
US Asks Iran To Stop Selling Drones to Russia
Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. is pushing Iran to stop selling armed drones to Russia as part of discussions on a broader unwritten understanding between Washington and Tehran to de-escalate tensions, the Financial Times said on Wednesday, citing...
