Saturday, December 6, 2025

US Pauses All Immigration Applications from Iran, 18 Other Non-European Countries

Dec 2 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public...

South Koreans Arrested in Iran on Smuggling Charges, Seoul Says

SEOUL, Dec 1 (Reuters) - South Korean nationals have been arrested in Iran on suspicion of smuggling, South Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday, but declined to confirm the number of people arrested. "Our diplomatic mission team...
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Repaired Sahand Destroyer, Floating Base Join Iranian Navy, State Media Say

https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/iranian-warship-capsizes-during-repairs-in-port-of-bandar-abbas/ Nov 29 (Reuters) - The Sahand destroyer, which capsized during repairs last year, has been recommissioned into the Iranian Navy along with the Kurdistan floating base, Iran’s state media reported on Saturday. The move is aimed at “strengthening naval...

Iran Seizes Eswatini-Flagged Vessel For Smuggling Fuel

DUBAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Iran seized on Sunday an Eswatini-flagged vessel carrying 350,000 litres of smuggled fuel, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. "We seized a vessel carrying smuggled fuel in the form of gasoil and flying...

Hezbollah Leader Leaves Open Possibility of New War with Israel

BEIRUT, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The head of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on Friday it retained the right to respond to Israel's killing days ago of its top military commander and left open the possibility...

Iran to Boycott World Cup Draw over Visa Restrictions

By Reuters, KL. Iran intends to boycott next week's World Cup draw due to the limited number of visas allocated to the country's football federation. According to the Tehran Times, the United States issued visas to...

Aga Khan Inaugurates U.S.’s First Ismaili Center in Houston, Designed by Farshid Moussavi

By Nazanine Nouri The first Ismaili Center in the United States was formally inaugurated on November 6th in Houston by Mayor John Whitmire in the presence of His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V --...

Australia Lists Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard as State Sponsor of Terrorism

SYDNEY, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Australia has listed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a state sponsor of terrorism, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday, following an intelligence assessment that it had orchestrated attacks against...
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BBC Series on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Is A Tale of Cruelty and Survival, Husband Says

By Natasha Phillips A new BBC series titled "Prisoner 951" depicts the harrowing and true story of British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was arbitrarily detained in Iran for almost six years, and the subsequent campaign led by her husband...

OPINION: We Must Support Iran’s Political Prisoners,  Save Them From Execution 

By Fahimeh Robiolle Every morning, we receive news of the executions of individuals – named or anonymous -- in the prisons of the Islamic Republic. Each execution is associated with a specific prison: Ahvaz, Evin,...