UN Convoy Reportedly ‘Violently Attacked’ by Supporters of Iran-Backed Houthi Group
BEIRUT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The outgoing deputy force commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was injured on Friday after a convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport was "violently attacked", UNIFIL said.
The mission...
Iran Bars Lebanese Planes From Taking Stranded Citizens Home After Israeli ‘Threat’
BEIRUT, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Iran barred Lebanese planes from repatriating dozens of Lebanese nationals stranded in Iran on Friday, in a standoff after Lebanon blocked an Iranian civilian flight following what Tehran described as an Israeli threat to attack...
IAEA Chief Says Time Running Out to Reach Iran Nuclear Deal
By John Irish
MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Time is running out to secure an accord to rein in Iran's nuclear programme as Tehran continues to accelerate its enrichment of uranium to near weapons grade, U.N. nuclear watchdog...
Iran Says It Can Build New Nuclear Facilities if Enemies Strike
DUBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that Tehran's enemies may be able to strike the country's nuclear centres but they cannot deprive it of its ability to build new ones.
He...
Two British Nationals in Custody in Iran on ‘Security Charges’, State Media Reports
DUBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Two British nationals, a man and a woman, are in custody in Iran's southeastern city of Kerman on security-related charges, state media reported on Thursday.
Iran's official news agency published blurred images of...
Israel Seen as Likely to Attack Iran by Midyear, Washington Post Reports
Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence warns that Israel is likely to launch a preemptive attack on Iran's nuclear program by midyear, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing multiple intelligence reports.
Such an attack would set back Iran's...
Iranian Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi at ‘Imminent Risk of Execution,’ Lawyer Says
By Natasha Phillips
The Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi, who was sentenced to death in July on charges of “armed insurrection” and “membership of opposition groups,” is now at imminent risk of execution, according to...
Khamenei Cites Need to Further Develop Iran’s Military After Trump Threats
DUBAI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Iran should further develop its military, including its missiles, after U.S. President Donald Trump made threats of force against Tehran if it refused...
Iran Pardons Journalists Who Reported Woman’s Death That Triggered Unrest
DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Iran's top judicial authority has pardoned two journalists who uncovered the death of a young woman in police custody that triggered nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan said on Tuesday.
Niloofar...
Collection of Poems By Female Iranian Poets, ‘Songs of Freedom,’ Launched in London
By Kayhan Life Staff
Ten female poets – nine of them Iranian, and one of them Afghan – launched a collection of poems titled "Songs of Freedom" in an event at the Kensington Central Library...
