Islamic Republic-Backed Houthis Detain UN Staff, Yemeni Officials Say
DUBAI, June 7 (Reuters) - Houthi security forces have detained at least 15 Yemeni employees of international organisations including the United Nations, three officials of Yemen's internationally recognised government told Reuters on Friday.
In a series of...
Britain, France and Germany Welcome Atomic Watchdog Resolution on Iran
PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) - France, Germany and Britain on Wednesday welcomed a resolution adopted by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation board of governors calling on Iran to step up cooperation.
"We hope Iran takes this opportunity to resolve...
HIGHLIGHTS – IAEA Board of Governors Resolution Against Iran
VIENNA, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Iran to explain uranium traces found at undeclared sites, reverse its barring of inspectors and step up cooperation...
IAEA Board Passes Resolution Against Iran on Cooperation, Inspectors
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Iran to step up cooperation with the watchdog and reverse its recent barring of inspectors despite concerns Tehran...
Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Meets With Syrian President Assad
DAMASCUS, June 4 (Reuters) - Iran's acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday and discussed Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad.
Bagheri Kani travelled to...
Iran: President’s Death Has Set Hardliners Jostling for Position to Replace Ageing Supreme Leader
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
By Afshin Shahi
The death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash in May plunged Iran into political uncertainly. Raisi’s death has set off an intense power struggle within the Islamic...
France Says It Will Keep Pressuring Iran Over Nuclear Programme
PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - France and its partners will add pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme to ensure it respects its international obligations, the French presidency said after President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu...
ANALYSIS: Ghalibaf Is Reelected as Parliament Speaker in Islamic Republic
By Kayhan Life Staff
ANALYSIS: Ghalibaf Is Reelected as Parliament Speaker in Islamic Republic
By Kayhan Life Staff
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been reelected as the Speaker of the 12th Majlis (Iranian Parliament). Despite the initially slim...
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...
