EU Agrees New Iran Sanctions, Won’t Label Guards As ‘Terrorist’ for Now
By Bart H. Meijer and Ingrid Melander
BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday introduced new sanctions against Iran for a "brutal" crackdown on protests, but the bloc's top diplomat said the country's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)...
Thousands Protest in Brussels Demanding Release of Belgian Aid Worker in Iran
By Marine Strauss
BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to protest against the detention in Iran of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison on...
Iranian Currency Falls to Record Low amid Isolation and Sanctions
DUBAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Iran's troubled currency fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday amid the country's increasing isolation and possible Europe Union sanctions against Tehran's Revolutionary Guards or some of...
EU Working on Iran and Russia Sanctions – Diplomats
By Gabriela Baczynska and Philip Blenkinsop
BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Union countries are working on a 10th package of sanctions to take effect next month against Russia for waging war against Ukraine, diplomatic sources told...
Germany Expects Further Iran Sanctions at EU Foreign Ministers Meeting
BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree further sanctions targeting members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps at their meeting in Brussels on Monday, a spokesperson for the German Foreign Office said...
Russia’s Putin Holds Second Phone Call in Just over a Week with Iranian President
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday, the Kremlin said, their second conversation in nine days.
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In a brief readout of the...
Iran’s Regime ‘Built on Repression, and Women Its First Target,’ UN Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s regime is “built on repression, and its first target is women,” according to Dr. Javaid Rehman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic...
EU to Impose New Sanctions on Iran on Monday – Diplomats
By Gabriela Baczynska and John Irish
BRUSSELS/DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The European Union will add 37 individual entries to its sanctions against Iran on Monday, two European diplomats told Reuters, as the bloc works on listing Tehran's...
EU Parliament Calls for More Sanctions Against Iranian Regime
BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - European lawmakers adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for more sanctions against all Iranian individuals and entities responsible for human right violations and also voted for the Revolutionary Guard Corps to be...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: From Military Operations to Business Empire
DUBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces general staff, which coordinates activities between its conventional army and the Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned the European Union on Thursday not to list the elite force as a terrorist entity, state media reported.
On Wednesday, the...
