US Announces New Sanctions on Iran After Missile and Drone Strike on Israel
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its unmanned aerial vehicle production after its missile and drone strike on Israel last weekend.
The U.S. Treasury Department statement said the measures targeted 16...
In Any Air War, Israel’s Defences Would Trump Iran’s, but at a High Cost
By Andrew MacAskill
JERUSALEM, April 18 (Reuters) - Ageing air defences have left Iran vulnerable to an Israeli attack if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decides to ignore global pressure not to retaliate directly for the unprecedented drone and missile...
IRGC Commander Says Tehran Could Review ‘Nuclear Doctrine’ Amid Israeli Threats
DUBAI, April 18 (Reuters) - Iran could review its "nuclear doctrine" following Israeli threats, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Thursday, raising concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme which it has always said was strictly for peaceful...
Israel Will Defend Itself, Netanyahu Says, as West Calls for Restraint
By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, April 17 (Reuters) - Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Western countries pleaded for restraint in responding...
Threats Against Iran Journalists in Britain ‘Unprecedented,’ Says UK Head of Reporters Without Borders
By Natasha Phillips
Threats faced by journalists reporting about Iran from abroad are “unprecedented,” said Fiona O’Brien, the London Bureau Director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) during an April 17 online event to launch its report on...
EU Leaders Back New Iran Sanctions After Attack on Israel
By Tassilo Hummel, Andrew Gray and Julia Payne
BRUSSELS, April 17 (Reuters) - European Union leaders decided on Wednesday to step up sanctions against Iran after Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel left world powers scrambling to prevent a wider...
Does Europe Take the Iranian Opposition to the Islamic Republic Seriously?
By Kayhan Life staff
Danial Ilkhanipour is a member of the Hamburg State Parliament from the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He is the parliamentary group’s spokesman for International Affairs.
In this interview, Mr Ilkhanipour talks...
UK’s Cameron: Clear Israel Has Decided to Respond to Islamic Republic Attack
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - British foreign minister David Cameron said it was clear Israel had made a decision to respond to the Iranian drone and ballistic missile attack and he hoped this would be carried...
Iran President to Visit Pakistan, Says PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi will visit the South Asian nation "very soon".
The statement from the president's office, following a cabinet meeting, also...
