Monday, December 29, 2025

Johnson and Biden Share UK-US Concern about Chinese Response to Sanctions -Spokesman

LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concern on Friday about the Chinese response to the imposition of sanctions on its officials, and saying Iran had to...

Fossils show quick rebound of life after ancient mass extinction

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossils including sharks, sea reptiles and squid-like creatures dug up in Idaho reveal a marine ecosystem thriving relatively soon after Earth's worst mass extinction, contradicting the long-held notion life...

UK to Place Iran on Highest Tier of Foreign Influence Register

By Sachin Ravikumar and William James LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would require the Iranian state to register everything it does to exert political influence in the UK, subjecting Tehran to an elevated tier...

Iran Says GCC Call for Tehran Arms Embargo Extension Is “Unrealistic”

DUBAI, Aug 10  - Iran has rejected as "unrealistic" a call by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the United Nations to extend an international arms embargo on Tehran that ends in October, state TV reported...

Key Facilities in Iran’s Nuclear Programme

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that if Iran did not strike a deal with the United States over its nuclear programme "there will be bombing", adding to U.S. ally...

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...

Belgium Says No Deal Reached to Free Jailed Iran Diplomat in Swap

DUBAI/BRUSSELS, April 26 (Reuters) - Belgium said on Wednesday an Iranian diplomat jailed there for 20 years will not soon be released in a prisoner swap, apparently contradicting Iran's judiciary. In March, Belgium's Constitutional Court upheld a prisoner exchange treaty with Iran that...

US Says Iran Emailed Stolen Trump Campaign Material to Biden Camp

By Costas Pitas and Kanishka Singh Sept 18 (Reuters) - Iranian hackers sent emails containing stolen material from Republican former President Donald Trump's campaign to people involved in Democratic President Joe Biden's then re-election campaign, part of an alleged...

Lord David Alliance, Leading Textile Magnate and Philanthropist, Dies In London

By Nazanine Nouri Lord David Alliance CBE, the Iranian-born British textile magnate and philanthropist, passed away at the age of 93 on July 18th. For more than half a century, he was one of Britain’s...

Thousands of Migratory Birds Dying of Bacterial Infection in Iran Wetlands, Expert Says

By Azadeh Karimi Thousands of migratory birds have died of apparent bacterial infection in the Miankaleh Wildlife Sanctuary and Wetland, in the northern provinces of Mazandaran and Golestan, according to Dr. Behrang Ekrami, a member...