EU’s Kallas, U.S.’s Rubio Discuss Iran in First Phone Call
BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine war, Iran and China on Tuesday in their first phone call since the Trump administration took...
Palestinian Militants Begin Handover of Three Israeli Hostages in Latest Stage of Ceasefire Deal
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Emily Rose and Maayan Lubell
CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli hostages in Gaza on Thursday in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed under a phased agreement that...
US Withholds Criticism of Iran At UN Human Rights Meeting
By Natasha Phillips
The United States opted for the first time ever not to criticize the human rights record of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 48th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the...
Kremlin Declines to Comment on Sale of Russian Sukhoi-35 Jets to Iran
MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The Kremlin declined to comment on Tuesday on a statement by a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander that Tehran had purchased Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia.
The commander, Ali Shadmani, confirmed the...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Commander Says Iran Purchased Russian-Made Fighter Jets
DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Iran has purchased Russian-made Sukhoi-35 fighter jets, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday, amid Western concerns about Tehran and Moscow's growing military cooperation.
This is the first time an Iranian official has confirmed...
France Proposes Sanctions on Iran Officials Responsible for Detention of French Citizens
BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Some European Union sanctions against Syria are being lifted, France's foreign minister said on Monday, as part of a broader EU move to help stabilise Damascus after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December.
EU foreign ministers were discussing...
Iran’s Weakening Will Not Harm Iraq, Deputy Parliament Speaker Says
By Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path...
Iran Regime Arrests 13 Baha’is, Accusing Them of Proselytising, Iranian Media Say
Jan 26 (Reuters) - Iran said it had arrested 13 adherents of the banned Baha’i faith accusing them of proselytising to children and adolescents, local media reported, drawing condemnation from an international organisation representing Baha'is.
A statement on...
UN Says Seven Staff Detained in by Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen
DUBAI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday that the Houthis who control northern Yemen had detained seven U.N. personnel, and it was suspending all UN staff movement in Houthi-held areas while seeking...
Nazanin Afshin-Jam’s Call to the Iranian Diaspora: ‘Our Nation Needs Unity, Compassion, and Action!’
By Nazenin Ansari
Nazanin Afshin-Jam, the prominent international human rights advocate and author, has recently proposed a plan to pave the way for freedom in Iran. She believes that achieving meaningful change requires a coherent...
