EU Countries Propose Russia Sanctions Targeting Iranian Firms
By Gabriela Baczynska
BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export...
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....
ANALYSIS-Smoldering Iran Nuclear Crisis Risks Catching Fire
Arshad Mohammed, John Irish, Jonathan Landay and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/PARIS/DUBAI, May 5 (Reuters) - Even as the United States and its European allies grapple with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions with China, the smoldering crisis...
Greece Warned Shipowners Days Before Iran Seized Tankers – Sources
By Jonathan Saul and Lefteris Papadimas
ATHENS, May 3 (Reuters) - Greece issued a series of warnings to shipowners to avoid sailing close to Iranian waters days before Tehran seized two tankers amid heightening tensions in the region,...
Belgium Is Looking Into Iran’s Request to Free Jailed Diplomat in Swap – PM
BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) - The Belgian government is currently examining Iran's request to transfer jailed Iranian diplomat Asadollah Assadi in exchange for jailed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in...
Upheld Death Sentence Against Iranian-German Citizen ‘Unacceptable’ -Berlin
BERLIN, April 26 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday said Iran's decision to uphold a death sentence on dual Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd was "unacceptable" and that Sharmahd was not given a fair trial.
In a...
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...
Iranian Government Sanctions ‘Hijab Violators’ In Crackdown on Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic of Iran is using the mandatory hijab rule to further claw back the rights of women and girls in the country.
The government has shut down many businesses in...
U.S. Targets Iranian Officials for Rights Violations, Censorship
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions on four senior Iranian law enforcement and military officials involved in crushing protests that erupted last year after an Iranian woman died in the custody...
EU Sanctions More Individuals, Telecom Firm Over Rights Violations in Iran
LUXEMBOURG, April 24 (Reuters) - The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on eight Iranians and a mobile telecommunications provider in its latest effort to target individuals and organisations it holds responsible for human rights abuses in Iran.
The...
