Iran Opens Trial of Dual National Accused of Spying for Israel
DUBAI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The trial of a dual national holding European citizenship has begun in Iran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, saying they were indicted for "intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour...
EXCLUSIVE – G7 and EU Plan Maritime Services Ban on Russian Oil as Iran’s...
By Julia Payne, Jonathan Saul and Maria Cheng
BRUSSELS/LONDON/OTTAWA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Group of Seven countries and the European Union are in talks to replace a price cap on Russian oil exports with a full maritime services ban in...
Iran Awaits Second Plane of Nationals Deported From US
DUBAI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Fifty-five Iranians deported from the United States will return to their home country in the coming days, Iran's foreign ministry said on Sunday, in the second such deportation under President Donald Trump's immigration...
Polluted Air Fuels Influenza Surge, Prompting Provincial Shutdowns Across Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
A wave of influenza intensified by severe air pollution forced authorities across Iran to shut schools and government offices from Dec. 6 to 8.
The Health Ministry said stagnant, soot-laden air has...
Iran Holds Drills in the Persian Gulf, Firing Ballistic, Cruise Missiles at Simulated Targets
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets in the Persian Gulf on Friday during a two-day military exercise aimed at countering foreign threats, state media reported.
Earlier, Iran hosted an...
Iran Invites Lebanon’s Foreign Minister to Discuss Bilateral Ties
DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi invited Lebanon's Foreign Minister Youssef Raji to visit Iran in the near future to discuss bilateral ties, Iran's foreign ministry said on Thursday, amid a U.S.-backed roadmap in Lebanon to...
Soccer-Iran to Attend World Cup Draw After Boycott Threat Over Visa Issues
Dec 4 (Reuters) - An Iranian delegation will attend Friday's 2026 World Cup draw after initially saying they would boycott the ceremony in Washington over visa issues, media reports said on Thursday.
While Iran had applied for nine visas for their delegation, Iranian...
Iraq Backtracks After Hezbollah, Houthis Mistakenly Listed for Asset Freeze
By Jana Choukeir
BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iraq will remove Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis from an asset-freeze list, officials said on Thursday, after the Iran-aligned groups were mistakenly included in an earlier government publication, prompting confusion...
US Tries to Curb Iran-Backed Militias with Iraq amid Oil Pipeline Battle
By Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan, Humeyra Pamuk and Anna Hirtenstein
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iranian drones swept through the mountain air of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region in mid-July, homing in on their targets: oilfields run...
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...
