U.S. Accuses U.N. of Yielding to Russian Threats Over Iran Drone Inquiry
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The United States accused U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of "apparently yielding to Russian threats" and not sending officials to Ukraine to inspect drones used by Russia that Washington...
EU and Iran To Continue Working on Nuclear Deal, Borrell Says
Dec 20 (Reuters) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday condemned Iran's support for Russia in its war in Ukraine and the ongoing repression of opposition in the country, but said the EU would...
UN Nuclear Officials Leave Iran After Talks, Result Unclear
DUBAI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog officials left Iran on Monday after talks with the head of its nuclear energy organisation, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported, without saying whether they addressed an impasse over uranium traces at undeclared...
Pussy Riot Members Detained at World Cup Final for Supporting Iran Protests, Denouncing Navalny...
By Sabine Siebold and Lidia Kelly
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Members of Russia's Pussy Riot band were detained on Sunday after trying to storm the pitch at the World Cup final in Qatar to protest the war in Ukraine, the imprisonment of...
ANALYSIS – U.S. Leaves Door Open for Iran Nuclear Diplomacy
By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish
WASHINGTON/PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - For nearly two years the United States has tried and failed to negotiate a revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal yet Washington and its European allies refuse to...
OPINION: Executions in Iran – Ayatollahs Are Testing the International Community’s Reaction
By Potkin Azarmehr
Iran’s ruling Ayatollahs are desperate to quell the nationwide protests aimed at their overthrow. The protests, initially sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, have now lasted four months.
The most brutal methods...
Netherlands Summons Iranian Ambassador Over Executions -ANP News
AMSTERDAM, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Dutch government will summon the Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands over the execution in recent days of two men involved in protests against the authorities, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Thursday citing...
Iran’s Regime Sentences Belgian Aid Worker to 28 Years in Prison
By Bart H. Meijer
AMSTERDAM, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele has been sentenced to 28 years in prison in Iran for a "fabricated series of crimes", Belgium's Justice Minister said on Wednesday, adding the government...
Italy Foreign Minister To Summon Iran Ambassador Over Crackdown
MILAN, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Italy's foreign minister said on Wednesday he would summon the new Iranian ambassador to condemn "in the strongest terms" the ongoing violation of fundamental rights and freedoms in Iran.
"I want to summon the Iranian...
Iran Nuclear Chief Says Atomic Watchdog To Visit Tehran Soon – TV
DUBAI, Dec 14 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog officials will visit Iran in the coming days, Tehran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, to try to end an impasse over traces of uranium found at Iranian undeclared sites.
"We...
