Belgian Foreign Minister in Turmoil Over Iran, Russian Delegates Invitations
By Marine Strauss
BRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) - Belgian foreign affairs minister Hadja Lahbib is facing calls for resignation after granting visas to delegations from Iranian and Russian cities to attend a mayors convention in Brussels last week.
Lahbib...
INTERVIEW – Iran Protests at Point of ‘No Return’ – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
By Emma Batha
LONDON, Oct 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Protests engulfing Iran have reached a point of "no return" as demonstrators demand wide reforms beyond the end of mandatory hijab rules, said British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who...
Iran, Ukraine and Russia: What You Need to Know Right Now
Oct 24 (Reuters) - Russia fired missiles and drones into the Ukrainian-held southern town of Mykolaiv, destroying an apartment block, and said the war was trending towards "uncontrolled escalation" in a flurry of telephone calls to Western defence...
Attempted Killing Of Spanish Politician Raises Questions About Islamic Republic’s Role
By Ahmad Rafat
Spain has arrested three suspects -- including two Spaniards and a British woman -- in connection with the attempted assassination of Alejo Vidal Cuadras, the founder of Spain's right-wing VOX party and...
U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Iranian Officials Over Protest Crackdown
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday targeted Iranian officials, including those overseeing Tehran's Evin prison, and others in new sanctions on Iran over internet censorship and a crackdown on protests ignited...
U.S. Targets Supply of Iranian Drones to Russia in New Sanctions
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on companies and people it accused of being involved in the production or transfer of Iranian drones that have been used by Russia...
Overnight Protests Rock Tehran, Other Iranian Cities, Online Videos Show
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Protests rocked Iran again overnight Thursday after seeming to have dwindled in recent weeks, with marchers calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, online video posts purportedly showed on Friday.
The marches...
ANALYSIS: Can the Iran Nuclear Deal Be Revived?
By Ahmad Rafat
The ongoing efforts to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal, bring to mind the story of Lazarus -- in the Gospel of John (John 11:1-4)...
EU Coordinator of Nuclear Talks to Visit Iran -Iranian Foreign Ministry
DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The European Union envoy coordinating talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal, Enrique Mora, will visit Tehran on Thursday, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as a date...
Britain Sanctions Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commanders
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Britain, in coordination with the United States and European Union, on Monday announced further sanctions on Iranian officials, including members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, it said were responsible for human...
