Wednesday, December 25, 2024

UK Ex-soldier Who Escaped From Prison Found Guilty of Helping Iran’s Regime, Terrorism Offence

By Sam Tobin LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A British soldier was found guilty on Thursday of collecting sensitive information for people linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and gathering the names of special forces personnel. Daniel...

US Indicts Suspected Leaker of Classified Documents on Israel’s Plans to Strike Iran

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. government employee has been indicted for leaking classified national defense information, according to federal court records unsealed on Wednesday. The indictment, charging Asif William Rahman with two...

Iran Foreign Minister Denies Plot to Kill Trump, Urges Confidence-Building With US

DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denied U.S. charges that Tehran was linked to an alleged plot to kill Donald Trump and called on Saturday for confidence-building between the two hostile countries. "Now ... a new scenario...

India Lifts Ban on Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses,’ Following Iran Ayatollah’s Fatwa in 1989

By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the...

Iran to Boost Oil Output by 250,000 Bpd, Oil Ministry News Site Reports

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Iran has approved a plan to increase oil production by 250,000 barrels per day, the oil ministry's news website Shana reported on Monday. "Iran's Economic Council has approved a decision to finance an...

Israel Breaks up Another Iran Spy Ring, Security Services Say

By Jonathan Saul JERUSALEM, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Israeli security forces have broken up a suspected spy ring inside Israel that was working on behalf of Iranian intelligence - the latest such espionage group in weeks to be...

EXCLUSIVE – Accused Iranian Hackers Successfully Peddle Stolen Trump Emails

By Christopher Bing, Raphael Satter, Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The accused Iranian hacking group who intercepted Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign emails have finally found some success in getting their stolen material published...

Senior Hamas Official Arrives in Russia, State Media Reports

MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A senior member of Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that controls Gaza, Mousa Abu Marzouk has arrived in Moscow on a planned visit, Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing a diplomatic...

Israel Arrests Seven Jerusalem Residents Over Alleged Iran Assassination Plot

By Jonathan Saul JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israel's security forces have arrested seven Jerusalem residents over allegations they were planning to assassinate Israeli officials and carry out other attacks on behalf of Iran's intelligence service, the Shin...

US Charges IRGC Official, Others in Iran-Backed Plot to Assassinate Journalist

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States issued fresh charges over the attempted Tehran plot to kidnap and assassinate an Iranian-American journalist in New York, indicting an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) official among others in the...