ANALYSIS: Was the Death of Raisi An Accident or An Act of Sabotage?
By Ahmad Rafat
The helicopter crash that on May 19 claimed the life of Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran has sparked intense speculation regarding the true nature of the...
ANALYSIS: Iran Regime’s Allies in Iraq Are Firing at Israel. What if They Draw...
By Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam
BAGHDAD, June 4 (Reuters) - Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian allies...
EXCLUSIVE – Europeans’ Draft Atomic Watchdog Resolution Presses Iran on Particles, Inspectors
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, June 4 (Reuters) - A draft resolution European powers submitted to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors on Monday for a vote this week presses Iran again to explain uranium traces found at undeclared...
Iranian Military Adviser Killed in Syria in Israeli Attack, Iran’s News Agency SNN Reports
DUBAI, June 3 (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Guards adviser was killed in an Israeli air attack in Syria on Sunday, Iran's semi-official news agency SNN reported on Monday.
SNN identified the officer as Saeid Abyar without giving his...
China Maintains Stance on Disputed Persian Gulf Islands Despite Iran’s Anger
BEIJING, June 3 (Reuters) - China held its stance on three disputed islands in the Persian Gulf on Monday despite Tehran's anger at Beijing for describing the Iran-controlled islands as a matter to be resolved with the...
Islamic Republic Summons Sweden’s Charge D’Affaires Over Criminal Network Allegations
CAIRO, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran has summoned Sweden's charge d'affaires in Tehran over "baseless and biased" accusations made by a Swedish official, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
Sweden's security service said on Thursday that...
Iran’s Ex-president Ahmadinejad to Run in Presidential Election
DUBAI, June 2 (Reuters) - Iran's hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country's June 28 election, organized after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, Iran's state...
U.S.-Sanctioned Ex-officer Among Iranian Candidates to Replace Raisi
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - U.S.-sanctioned former Revolutionary Guards commander Vahid Haghanian was among candidates who registered on Saturday to run for election as Iran's president after Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash, state media reported.
Haghanian, a close aide to Supreme Leader...
Biden Details Gaza Truce Proposal, Iran Regime-Backed Hamas Responds Positively
By Steve Holland and James Mackenzie
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release...
US Targets Enablers of Iran’s Drone Production in Sanctions Action
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Friday issued sanctions targeting entities it accused of enabling Iran's drone program, in Washington's latest action seeking to disrupt the production and proliferation of the unmanned aerial...
