Montenegro Police, FBI Arrest Iranian Wanted by US for Hacking
BELGRADE, June 26 (Reuters) - Montenegrin police and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested an Iranian national suspected of hacking attacks that damaged U.S. infrastructure to the tune of $3.4 billion, Montenegrin police said.
The 39-year-old man,...
UN Pauses Hormuz Evacuation Plan After Ship Reports Attack
By Jonathan Saul, Gram Slattery and Tala Ramadan
LONDON/MAMANA/DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - The U.N. International Maritime Organization paused its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after a vessel reported an attack, reigniting fears over...
Rubio Wraps Up [Persian] Gulf Tour as Allies Share Concerns Over Iran Peace Accord
By Gram Slattery and Jana Choukeir
MANAMA/DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Gulf allies on Thursday that any deal with Iran would take their interests into account, as he wrapped up a Middle...
Iran Fired on Cargo Ship, US Officials Tell Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - Iran fired on a cargo ship that had reported earlier on Thursday being hit by a projectile as it attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials told Reuters,...
Bread Prices Soar in Iran After Government Cuts Flour Subsidies
By Kayhan Life Staff
Bread prices have flared up in several Iranian cities including Tehran after the government of Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian cut flour subsidies.
At a time of high food inflation and a growing...
Soccer-Egypt, Iran Face Crunch World Cup Game in Shadow of Geopolitics
By Sam Tobin
SEATTLE, June 24 (Reuters) - Egypt and Iran both go into their final group game on Friday with good chances of progress, but geopolitical tensions between Iran and co-hosts the United States — plus the nations' unease over local...
Nearly 40% of Iran’s Export Earnings Fail to Return to Country, Analysts Say
By Kayhan Life Staff
Tens of billions of dollars in earnings from Iranian exports have yet to be paid into the country's coffers, according to Islamic Republic officials.
Zabihullah Khodaeian, the head of Iran’s General Inspection...
Iranian Official Warns of Rising Public Pessimism, A ‘Serious Warning Signal’
By Kayhan Life Staff
Public pessimism is on the rise among Iranians, with nearly two-thirds of survey respondents showing no hope that their circumstances will improve in the future, a senior official has said.
Mohammad Bathaei,...
Iranian Parliamentarian Says $1 Billion in State Medical Funds Are Unaccounted For
By Kayhan Life Staff
A member of the Iranian Parliament, or Majles, has raised questions about $1 billion which were withdrawn from the country's sovereign wealth fund and intended for medical and medicinal use.
In a...
IAEA Chief Says Iran Inspections Will Go Ahead, Working on Modalities
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, June 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog will carry out inspections in Iran soon following an interim peace accord between the United States and Iran, but modalities have yet to be finalised, the agency's chief...
