UN Sanctions on Iran to Be Reimposed, France’s Macron Says
PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - European powers will likely reimpose international sanctions on Iran by the end of the month after their latest round of talks with Tehran aimed at preventing them were deemed...
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Recognizes Two Iranian Architecture Practices
By Nazanine Nouri
Two Iranian architecture practices are among the seven winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA), which was announced on September 2. They are ZAV Architects/ Mohamadreza Ghodousi, who won the...
Iranian Ex-Ambassador Nominated to UN Human Rights Committee Amid Protests
By Natasha Phillips
Afsaneh Nadipour, Tehran's former ambassador to Denmark, has been nominated to sit on the advisory committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council, drawing criticism from pro-democracy groups. While she was serving...
Iran and European Ministers Make Little Progress as Renewed UN Sanctions Loom, Diplomats Say
By John Irish and Parisa Hafezi
PARIS/DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Iranian and European ministers made little progress in talks on Wednesday aimed at preventinginternational sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme being reimposed at the end of this...
US Designates Four Iran-Aligned Militias as Terrorist Organizations
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The Unites States designated four Iran-aligned militia groups as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, the State Department said.
The groups are Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya and Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, the...
Iran Executes Man Accused of Spying for Israel
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, according to a report from state media on Wednesday that identified him as Babak Shahbazi.
Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel,...
Israel Orders Seizure of 187 Crypto Wallets It Links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
By Elizabeth Howcroft
Sept 16 (Reuters) - Israel's counter terror financing body has ordered the seizure of 187 crypto wallets it says belong to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, according to a notice on a government website.
Cryptocurrencies enable people to...
US Sanctions Target Financing of Iran’s Military, Treasury Says
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. has issued a fresh round Iran-related sanctions targeting individuals and entities that Washington says finance Tehran's military, including some in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
Those...
Iran’s Uranium-Enrichment Program Must Be Dismantled, US’s Wright Says
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Iran's uranium-enrichment program must be "completely dismantled", U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the U.N. nuclear watchdog's annual General Conference on Monday.
The U.S. and Israel bombed Iran's uranium-enrichment plants in June,...
France Demands Release of Citizens Held in Iran After Tehran Floats Prisoner Swap
PARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - France reiterated its demands on Friday for the immediate, unconditional release of three French citizens held in Iran, declining to comment on a possible prisoner swap mentioned this week by the Iranian foreign...
