Germany Wants to Up Pressure on Tehran After Latest Executions: Spokesperson
BERLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Germany on Monday condemned Iran for using the death penalty against demonstrators, and a government spokesperson said Berlin wanted to crank up pressure on the Iranian authorities with new international measures.
Iran hanged two men on Saturday...
Pope Condemns Iran Government’s Use of Death Penalty Against Protesters
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned Iran's execution of protesters for the first time on Monday in his traditional New Year's address to diplomats, and said the war in Ukraine was...
Netherlands Summons Iranian Ambassador Again over Executions
AMSTERDAM, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The Dutch government will summon the Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands for the second time in a month to voice its deep concerns over the execution of demonstrators, Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra...
Britain Says Iran’s Execution of Two Protesters Is ‘Abhorrent’
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly on Saturday condemned Iran's execution of two protesters and urged it to "immediately end the violence against its own people".
"The execution of Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed...
Iran’s Government Hangs Two Men Accused of Killing Security Official During Protests
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a security official during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16.
The two men executed...
Top Iranian Sunni Cleric Says Torture of Protesters Un-islamic
DUBAI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A top dissident Iranian Sunni cleric on Friday denounced as un-Islamic Iran's alleged use of forced confessions to convict detained protesters, as weekly demonstrations continued in the county's southeast.
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New U.S. Sanctions Target Supply of Iranian Drones to Russia
By Daphne Psaledakis and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday issued new sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones that Washington said have been used to target civilian infrastructure in Ukraine during the...
No Lessons to Take from Iran over Press, Judicial Freedoms – France
PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Iran should look at what is going on at home before criticising France, Foreign Minster Catherine Colonna said on Thursday after Paris' envoy in Tehran was summoned over cartoons published by the French...
Iran Summons French Envoy Over ‘Insulting’ Cartoons
DUBAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Iran summoned France's envoy in Tehran on Wednesday to protest against "insulting" cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo depicting the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian state media...
U.S. Looks at Ways To Further Target Iranian Drone Production, White House Says
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The United States is looking at ways to target Iranian drone production through sanctions and export controls, and is talking to private companies whose parts have been used in production, the White...
