France Races to Head off ISIS-K Threat to Paris Olympics
By Gabriel Stargardter and Juliette Jabkhiro
PARIS, July 19 (Reuters) - Tajik journalist Temur Varki received a disquieting call from Paris police in late March, days after Islamic State militants from his homeland allegedly carried out a...
Spanish, German Police Detain Four Suspected of Trafficking Drone Parts to Islamic-Republic Backed Hezbollah
MADRID, July 18 (Reuters) - Police detained four suspects - three in Spain and one in Germany - as part of an investigation into the sale of drone parts to Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon,...
Polish State Company Sold Parts Used in Iranian Drones, Radio Zet Reports
WARSAW, July 18 (Reuters) - A Polish state-owned company sold parts which were used in Iranian combat drones, private broadcaster Radio Zet reported on Thursday without naming sources, adding that prosecutors had been investigating the issue...
Europeans Fear Middle East on Brink After Hezbollah Threats
PARIS, June 24 (Reuters) - European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that the Middle East was close to seeing the conflict expanding into Lebanon just days after Iran-backed Hezbollah threatened EU member Cyprus.
"The...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic-Backed Hezbollah: What Weapons Does It Have?
June 20 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah has drawn on an expanded arsenal in ongoing hostilities with Israel, with leader Sayyed Hassan Nasdallah saying in a speech on Wednesday the Iran-backed group had obtained new weapons.
He did not identify the new...
Europe Must Host Gaza Children Impacted by War, Greek Foreign Minister Says
By Edward McAllister and Renee Maltezou
ATHENS, June 19 (Reuters) - Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis...
Iran Prisoner Says Sweden Left Him Behind in Jail, Daily Expressen Reports
COPENHAGEN, June 18 (Reuters) - A Swedish-Iranian dual national has accused Sweden's prime minister of leaving him out of a prisoner swap in a call from the Iranian jail where he remains incarcerated, daily Expressen reported on...
Swedish Diplomat in ‘Seventh Heaven’ Following Release From Iran
STOCKHOLM, June 16 (Reuters) - Swedish citizen Johan Floderus said he was in seventh heaven following his release from an Iranian prison on Saturday, in a recording published on the Swedish government's website on Sunday.
Sweden and Iran carried out...
France, Germany, Britain Condemn Iran’s Steps to Expand Nuclear Programme
PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) - France, Germany and Britain on Saturday condemned Iran’s latest steps, as reported by the IAEA, to further expand its nuclear programme.
"Iran has taken further steps in hollowing out the JCPoA, by operating dozens...
Sweden and Iran Exchange Prisoners in Breakthrough Deal
By Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander
STOCKHOLM, June 15 (Reuters) - Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the...
