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...
Europe Aviation Agency Urges Caution in Israeli, Iranian Airspace
PARIS, April 15 (Reuters) - Europe's aviation regulator reaffirmed advice to airlines to use caution in Israeli and Iranian airspace though it said no civil overflights had been placed at risk during weekend tensions surrounding Iranian drone...
ANALYSIS: Iran and Israel’s Open Warfare After Decades of Shadow War
April 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran in a sharp escalation of...
The Netherlands to Close Embassy in Tehran on Sunday as Precaution
AMSTERDAM, April 13 (Reuters) - The Netherlands will close its embassy in Tehran on Sunday as a precaution, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, citing the rising tensions between Iran and Israel.
The...
“Escalation Risk”: Germany Urges Its Citizens to Leave Iran
BERLIN, April 12 (Reuters) - Germany warned its citizens to leave Iran, saying that there was a risk both of a sudden escalation in Tehran's existing tensions with Israel and that Germans might be at risk of...
Austrian Airlines Suspends Flights to Tehran for Six Days
BERLIN, April 12 (Reuters) - Austrian Airlines, the last west European airline flying to Iran, said it was suspending all flights from Vienna to Tehran until April 18 in response to escalating tensions in the region.
Austria had...
France Tells French Citizens Not to Travel to Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Palestinian Territories
PARIS, April 12 (Reuters) - The French foreign ministry on Friday advised French citizens against travelling to Iran, Lebanon, Israel, and the Palestinian territories amid Iran's threats against its regional adversary.
In a statement on social media platform X, the...