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...
France’s Macron Says Citizen Held in Iran Released
BARI, Italy, June 12 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that Louis Arnaud, one of four French citizens held in Iran since 2022 and who had been sentenced to five years in prison in November, has been released.
"Louis...
France, US Intensify Efforts to Prevent Middle East Explosion
By John Irish
PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - France and the United States will work harder to prevent a broader escalation in the Middle East with a key priority to calm the situation between Israel and Hezbollah,...
France’s Macron Says Urgency to Reduce Tensions Between Israel and Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah
By John Irish
PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - France and the United States will work harder to prevent a broader escalation in the Middle East with a key priority to calm the situation between Israel and Hezbollah,...
France Says It Will Keep Pressuring Iran Over Nuclear Programme
PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - France and its partners will add pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme to ensure it respects its international obligations, the French presidency said after President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu...
