France Summoned Iran’s Chief Diplomat in Paris Over Tensions on Ballistic Missiles
PARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry on Thursday summoned Iran's diplomatic charge d'affaires in the country over the alleged transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia, a diplomatic source said on Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
UK Summons Iranian Charge D’Affaires Over Transfer of Ballistic Missiles to Russia
LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Britain's foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned Iran's charge d'affaires, the country's most senior diplomat in London, over the transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.
"Today, in coordination with European partners and upon instruction from the...
US Imposes Sanctions Targeting Houthi, Hezbollah Trade
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued more sanctions targeting Houthi and Hezbollah trade networks, the U.S. Treasury Department said, as Washington increases pressure on Tehran and the Iranian-backed groups.
The U.S. Treasury...
US Issues Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Missile and Drone Program Facilitators
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on five individuals and seven entities that the Treasury Department said were facilitators for Iran's missile and drones program.
The targeted individuals and entities - based...
Polish State Company Denies Its Parts Were Used in Iranian Drones
WARSAW, July 19 (Reuters) - A Polish state-owned engineering company denied on Friday that its parts were used in Iranian combat drones, saying an ongoing investigation only concerns whether it had the required export permits.
Private broadcaster Radio Zet reported...
Oil Tanker Carrying Sanctioned Iranian Oil Catches Fire Near Singapore, Crew Rescued
By Jeslyn Lerh, Florence Tan and Jonathan Saul
SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) - Two large oil tankers were on fire on Friday after colliding near Singapore, the world's biggest refuelling port, with two crew members airlifted to...
Spanish, German Police Detain Four Suspected of Trafficking Drone Parts to Islamic-Republic Backed Hezbollah
MADRID, July 18 (Reuters) - Police detained four suspects - three in Spain and one in Germany - as part of an investigation into the sale of drone parts to Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon,...
US Targets Company Developing Chemical Weapons for Iran, State Dept Says
WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Hakiman Shargh Research, a company the State Department said is involved in weapons research and development for Iran, department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in...
Kurdish Oil Smuggling to Iran Flourishes
By Timour Azhari
ERBIL, Iraq, July 11 (Reuters) - Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan's capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region's often winding and...
Empress Farah Pahlavi Is Focus of New Book By France’s Frédéric Mitterrand
By Firouzeh Nabavi
“Farah” is the title of the last book ever published by Frédéric Mitterrand, a onetime Culture Minister of France and a nephew of President François Mitterrand, who passed away on March 21....
