Saturday, April 5, 2025

Return of Barred Inspectors to Iran Unlikely. IAEA Chief Says: ‘Ship Has Sailed’

By John Irish UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has been pushing Iran to lift its ban of several uranium-enrichment inspectors from Iranian nuclear sites, but the IAEA chief told Reuters that success seems unlikely. "Unfortunately this ship...

US Issues Sanctions Over Shipment of Iranian Oil to Syria, East Asia

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned more than a dozen entities and vessels over their involvement in the shipment of Iranian crude oil and liquid petroleum gas to Syria and...

Iranian Workers on Oil Rigs Risk Their Lives In Terrible Working Conditions

By Kayhan Life Staff A disturbing report from Iran describes the plight of workers who, lacking proper tools and equipment for oil projects, enter the cramped and contaminated spaces of oil rigs to operate turbine...

ANALYSIS: Iran Employs Global Criminal Networks to Kill Opposition Figures

By Ahmad Rafat The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East following Israel’s recent missile and drone strikes on Lebanon and the deaths of Hezbollah military leaders, coupled with the detonation of communication devices...

UK Sends Troops to Cyprus, Anticipating Mass Lebanon Evacuation

LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Britain is moving troops to Cyprus in position to help evacuate nationals trapped in Lebanon, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for diplomacy and an immediate ceasefire to bring Israel and Hezbollah back from the brink. After Israeli airstrikes brought Lebanon's...

Iran President Warns of ‘Irreversible’ Consequences of Wider Regional War

By Don Durfee and Parisa Hafezi UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Israel wants to drag the Middle East into a full-blown war by provoking Iran to join the nearly year-old conflict between Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah...

Sweden Accuses Iran of Hacking Messaging Service After Koran Burnings

STOCKHOLM, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year and sent thousands of messages urging Swedes to take revenge against Koran burners. In 2023, individuals in Sweden on several...

Iran Is ‘Destabilizing the Middle East,’ Says UK Foreign Secretary Lammy

By Natasha Phillips Britain’s newly appointed foreign secretary David Lammy accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of “destabilizing the Middle East” in a Sep. 22 speech at the ruling Labour Party’s conference in Liverpool, England. “Iran...

EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Guards Ban Communications Devices After Strike on Hezbollah, Security Officials Say

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has ordered all members to stop using any type of communication devices after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon blew up...

Hezbollah, Israel Exchange Heavy Fire After Deadly Israeli Strike

By Timour Azhari and Miro Maman BEIRUT/HAIFA, Israel, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of conflict across Lebanon's...