Lebanon Nears Disarmament of Iran-Backed Hezbollah Under Israel Ceasefire Pressure
Dec 20 (Reuters) - Lebanon is close to completing the disarmament of Hezbollah south of the Litani River, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Saturday, as the country races to fulfil a key demand of its...
EXCLUSIVE- U.S. Seizes Vessel off Venezuelan Coast, Iran-Linked Oil Routes in Focus
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
Dec 20 (Reuters) - The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, a move...
Iran Executes Man Accused of Spying for Israel, Judiciary’s News Outlet Says
Dec 20 (Reuters) - Iran executed a man on Saturday who it said was convicted of spying for Israel and having ties to Iranian opposition groups, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with...
Iran-Backed Houthis Escalate Pressure on U.N. by Detaining More Staff in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the Houthi detention of another 10 U.N. personnel in Yemen, taking the total to 69, his spokesperson said.
The Iran-aligned Houthis detained the additional U.N....
Israel Charges Russian With Allegedly Spying for Iran
JERUSALEM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Israel has charged a Russian citizen with spying for Iran, including photographing Israeli ports and infrastructure under the direction of Iranian intelligence agencies, Israel's domestic security agency the Shin Bet said on Friday.
The Russian individual...
Millions of Iranians Get Ready to Celebrate Yalda, Longest Night of Year
By Nazanine Nouri
Millions of Iranians and people of Iranian descent around the world are preparing to celebrate the ancient Persian festival of Shab e Yalda, the longest and darkest night of the year — or...
INTERVIEW: Painter Malekeh Nayini Looks Back On Her Life and Storied Career
By Katayoun Halajan
Malekeh Nayini is a painter and photographer based in Paris who has pushed the boundaries of photography by fusing it with painting.
An unassuming, low-profile and quiet artist, she has exhibited work in...
Iran’s Grip Tested as France, U.S. and Saudis Press Hezbollah Disarmament
By John Irish and Jana Choukeir
PARIS/BEIRUT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - French, Saudi Arabian and American officials held talks with the head of the Lebanese army on Thursday in Paris aimed at finalising a roadmap to enable...
US Imposes Sanctions on 29 ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers Carrying Iranian Oil
By Timothy Gardner and Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on 29 vessels and their management firms as Washington targeted Tehran's "shadow fleet", which it says exports Iranian petroleum and petroleum products.
The targeted vessels...
In Iran, Use of a Damaging Low-Grade Fuel Is Now State Policy
By Kayhan Life and Kayhan London Staff
A senior Iranian lawmaker has confirmed that one of the country’s most damaging environmental practices—the large-scale burning of mazut, a heavy, low-grade fuel oil rich in sulfur—is not...
