In Iraq, German Minister Condemns Iran’s Cross-Border Attacks
BAGHDAD, March 7 (Reuters) - Iranian missile attacks across the Iraqi border are unacceptable and put both civilians and regional stability at risk, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on a visit to the Iraqi capital...
Tehran Open to Prisoner Swap With Belgium
BRUSSELS/DUBAI, March 6 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday that it was open to a prisoner swap with Belgium after the latter's Constitutional Court upheld an exchange treaty in a case that could see a convicted Iranian diplomat switched for...
China Believes Full, Effective Compliance Right Way Forward for Iran Nuclear Issue -Foreign Ministry
BEIJING, March 6 (Reuters) - China believes full and effective compliance is the right way forward for the Iranian nuclear issue, the Chinese foreign ministry said at a regular news briefing on Monday.
"The U.S. should make...
Netanyahu Rebuffs IAEA Chief’s Remarks Against Possible Attack on Iran
JERUSALEM, March 5 (Reuters) - Israel rebuffed as "unworthy" on Sunday comments by the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief that any Israeli or U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be illegal.
Having visited Tehran in a bid to...
Protests Break Out in Iran Over Schoolgirl Illnesses
DUBAI, March 4 (Reuters) - Worried parents protested in Iran's capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and...
Tehran To Assist Atomic Watchdog With Access to Its Nuclear Plants – Grossi
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, March 4 (Reuters) - Iran has given sweeping assurances to the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it will finally assist a long-stalled investigation into uranium particles found at undeclared sites and even...
Top Belgian Court Upholds Prisoner Exchange Treaty With Iran
By Philip Blenkinsop
BRUSSELS, March 3 (Reuters) - Belgium's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld a prisoner exchange treaty with Iran that could lead to a convicted Iranian diplomat being swapped for a jailed Belgian aid worker.
Belgian lawmakers cleared the treaty...
Germany Calls for Probe of Reported Iranian School Girl Poisonings
BERLIN, March 3 (Reuters) - Reports of poison attacks on school girls in Iran are shocking and must be investigated fully, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday, joining the United States in expressing her concern.
Hundreds of Iranian girls in...
Reports of Poisoned Iranian School Girls ‘Deeply Concerning’ – White House
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - The reports of poisoned school girls in Iran is "deeply concerning" and the world needs to know what is causing the ailments, White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.
Hundreds...
Atomic Watchdog Chief To Travel to Iran, Seeking Breakthrough on Cooperation
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday its chief Rafael Grossi will travel to Iran for "high-level meetings" as diplomats say he wants to jolt Tehran into cooperating with...
