Iran’s Uranium Stock Grows, Talks Stall, Nuclear Watchdog Reports Say
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, May 27 (Reuters) - Iran is enriching uranium to close to weapons-grade at a steady pace while discussions aimed at improving its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog are stalled, two confidential reports by...
Iran Approves Plan to Raise Oil Output to 4 Mln Barrels per Day –...
DUBAI, May 26 (Reuters) - Iran has approved a plan to raise its oil output to four million barrels per day, Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Sunday, without providing a time frame.
(Reporting by Elwely Elwelly;...
Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Free More Than 100 Prisoners
By Mohammed Ghobari
SANAA, May 26 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi group freed more than 100 detainees in Sanaa on Sunday, calling the move a "unilateral humanitarian initiative" to pardon prisoners and return them to their families.
"Most of...
At Cannes, Iranian Director Rasoulof Recalls Difficult Exile Decision
By Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 25 (Reuters) - Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof recalled how he had to decide within hours whether to go into exile or serve a prison sentence, saying it was still difficult to...
No Sign of Foul Play in Iran President’s Deadly Helicopter Crash, Early Report Says
DUBAI, May 24 (Reuters) - A preliminary report by Iran's military said no evidence of foul play or attack had been found so far during investigations into the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, state media reported...
Iranian Director Rasoulof’s Cannes Film Born of Tussles With Justice System
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 24 (Reuters) - Exiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof said on Friday that his Cannes Film Festival competition entry, about a court official's family during his country's 2022 protests, was born out...
U.S., European Powers Divided Over Confronting Iran at IAEA, Diplomats Say
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
VIENNA/PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. and its three top European allies are divided over whether to confront Iran at the U.N. nuclear watchdog by seeking a resolution against it and thereby...
EU to Sanction 9 Iranian Entities for Supplying Drones to Russia, Including Defence Minister
BRUSSELS, May 24 (Reuters) - EU governments agreed on Friday to put nine Iranian entities, including Iran's Defence Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani, on its sanctions list for supplying drones to Russia, which Moscow uses in its war against Ukraine,...
CIA Director to Meet Mossad Head in Bid to Revive Gaza Hostage Talks, Says...
May 23 (Reuters) - Central Intelligence Agency Director Williams Burns will shortly travel to Europe for a meeting with Mossad director David Barnea to try to revive talks on the hostages in Gaza, Axios said on...
Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu to Address U.S. Congress Soon, Johnson Says
By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would soon address a joint meeting of Congress amid heightened tension with...
