EU to Sanction 9 Iranian Entities for Supplying Drones to Russia, Including Defence Minister
BRUSSELS, May 24 (Reuters) - EU governments agreed on Friday to put nine Iranian entities, including Iran's Defence Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani, on its sanctions list for supplying drones to Russia, which Moscow uses in its war against Ukraine,...
EU Countries to Add 10 New Individuals and Entities to Iran Sanctions
BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - EU countries have agreed to add 10 new individuals and entities to the Iran sanctions list, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday on condition of anonymity.
One of the sources...
Yellen to Call for US, Europe to Stand Together on Iran, Russia
By David Lawder
FRANKFURT, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will call on Tuesday for Europe and the U.S. to stand together against Russian aggression and Iranian "support for terrorism", including finding a way forward...
China’s XI and Macron Urge ‘Political Settlement’ of Iran Nuclear Issue, State Media Reports
BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, reaffirmed their commitment to promoting a political settlement of the Iran nuclear issue, in a joint statement published by Chinese state...
France Pushes Efforts to Prevent War Between Iran Regime-Funded Hezbollah and Israel
By John Irish
BEIRUT, April 28 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister will push proposals to prevent further escalation and a potential war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah during a visit to Lebanon on Sunday as Paris seeks...
EU Foreign Ministers Agree to Expand Iran Sanctions
LUXEMBOURG, April 22 (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers agreed in principle on Monday to expand sanctions on Iran following Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
The European Union already has multiple sanctions programmes...
Belgian Foreign Minister: New Iran Sanctions Should Include Revolutionary Guards
PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - New European Union sanctions against Iran in response to the country's recent attack on Israel should include the Revolutionary Guards, Belgium's Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib said on Monday.
Speaking to journalists ahead...
Man Arrested in Paris After Iran Consulate Incident
PARIS, April 19 (Reuters) - French police on Friday arrested a man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran's consulate in Paris, but on being searched was found not to be carrying any explosives.
A police...
EU Leaders Back New Iran Sanctions After Attack on Israel
By Tassilo Hummel, Andrew Gray and Julia Payne
BRUSSELS, April 17 (Reuters) - European Union leaders decided on Wednesday to step up sanctions against Iran after Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel left world powers scrambling to prevent a wider...
ANALYSIS: Iran and Israel Are On the Brink of An All-Out Military Conflict
By Ahmad Rafat
In the aftermath of the large-scale drone and missile attack launched by the Islamic Republic on Israel on April 13 and 14, there are heightened concerns about the possibility of a full-blown...
