Iran Aware of Reports About Iranian-American Journalist’s Arrest, Ministry Says
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry is aware of reports about the arrest of Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh in Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.
Earlier this month, the Associated Press reported that Reza...
Netanyahu Approved Pager Attacks Against Hezbollah, Spokesman Says
JERUSALEM, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in September, Omer Dostri, spokesperson for his office, said on Monday.
The Israeli military, which has...
Iran Foreign Minister Denies Plot to Kill Trump, Urges Confidence-Building With US
DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denied U.S. charges that Tehran was linked to an alleged plot to kill Donald Trump and called on Saturday for confidence-building between the two hostile countries.
"Now ... a new scenario...
Nuclear Watchdog Chief to Visit Iran on Wednesday
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will visit Iran next Wednesday and start consultations with Iranian officials the following day, state media reported on Sunday.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency...
US Charges Iranian Man in Plot to Kill Donald Trump, DOJ Says
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The United States charged an Iranian man on Friday in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, the Department of Justice said.
The Islamic...
Iran’s Pezeshkian Says Tehran Indifferent to US Election Result
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the result of the U.S. election did not matter to his country, state media reported on Thursday, amid heightened tensions with Washington over its...
India Lifts Ban on Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses,’ Following Iran Ayatollah’s Fatwa in 1989
By Shivam Patel
NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the...
Iran Says US Elections Are an Opportunity to Review ‘Wrong Approaches’
DUBAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - U.S. elections are an opportunity to review the "wrong approaches" of the American government, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Thursday according to state media, after Donald Trump won...
Trump Could Harden Iran Oil Stance but Struggle to Stem Flow to China, Analysts...
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's return to the White House could mean tougher enforcement of U.S. oil sanctions against Iran, potentially trimming global supplies, but his administration could struggle to get...
Iranians Worried, Elated, Wary in Mixed Reaction to Trump Win
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election drew mixed reactions among ordinary Iranians, with some fearing a heightened risk of war and economic hardship but others hoping his hardline stance might bring...
