Iranian Court Gives Lengthy Jail Sentences to Two French Citizens on Spying Charges
DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - An Iranian lower court handed heavy prison sentences to two French citizens charged with spying for France and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday, a week after Paris...
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...
Germany Tells Nationals to Leave Iran, Fearing Retaliation over Sanctions
Aug 29 (Reuters) - Germany has told its nationals to leave Iran and refrain from travelling there to avoid getting caught in retaliatory acts by Tehran over Germany's role in triggering U.N. sanctions on Iran over...
France to File Case Against Iran Over Citizens’ Detention
By John Irish
PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - France will file a case at the World Court on Friday against Iran for violating the right to consular protection, foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said on Thursday, a...
France Seeks to Raise Pressure on Iran Over Couple’s Detention
PARIS, May 7 (Reuters) - Supporters of two French citizens held in Iran for three years staged rallies on Wednesday to demand their release as France's foreign ministry said it would soon file a legal complaint against Tehran...
Iran, US to Hold Expert-Level Talks on Saturday, Not Wednesday, Tehran Says
CAIRO, April 22 (Reuters) - Expert-level Iran-U.S. talks that were supposed to take place on Wednesday will be shifted to Saturday, Tehran's foreign ministry spokesperson said, with a third round of high-level nuclear talks due on the same day in...
Rubio, Witkoff Head to Paris to Discuss Iran with Europeans
By Steve Holland and Elizabeth Pineau
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Two of President Donald Trump's top national security aides plan to hold talks in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday as the United States...
France, EU Condemn Islamic Republic’s Treatment of Detainees
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s treatment of political prisoners and detained foreign nationals is under intense scrutiny after France filed a lawsuit against Iran at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for...
EU Ministers Adopt Iran Sanctions over Citizen Detentions
BRUSSELS, April 14 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers on Monday adopted sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organisations over the detention of EU citizens, which the bloc calls a policy of state-sponsored hostage-taking, diplomats said.
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UN Expands Iran Human Rights Mission in ‘Historic’ Move
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations has renewed and broadened the mandate for its Fact Finding Mission on Iran (FFMI), a move described as “historic” by Baroness Helena Kennedy, the leading British lawyer, lawmaker and...
