US Imposes Sanctions on Yemeni Financial Institution in Action Against Iran-Backed Houthis
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on a Yemen-based financial institution that Washington accused of financially supporting the Houthis, as President Joe Biden's administration sought to further pressure the militant group...
Musk Played No Part in Release of Journalist Held in Iran, Italy Says
ROME, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Elon Musk played no role in negotiations between Italy and Iran for the release of a journalist who was held in a Tehran prison, Italy's foreign minister said on Friday, dismissing a media report that the...
Iranian Abedini Arrested in Italy Returns Home
By Angelo Amante and Emilio Parodi
ROME, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who had been detained in Italy on a U.S. warrant, on Sunday left jail and returned to Iran after Rome's justice minister filed to...
Italy Says No US Extradition Request for Detained Iranian Businessman So Far
ROME, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The United States has not submitted any formal request of extradition for an Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini detained in Milan, Italy's justice minister said in an interview published on Thursday.
"The matter of...
Third Man Arrested Over Attack on Iran International Journalist in London
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had arrested a third man over the stabbing of a journalist working for a Persian language media organisation in London in March last year.
Pouria Zeraati,...
ANALYSIS – What Is Islamic State, the Group Implicated in the New Orleans Attack?
By Michael Georgy and Tala Ramadan
Jan 2 (Reuters) - The radical Islamic State group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, has been implicated in the truck attack...
US Imposes Sanctions on Entities in Iran, Russia Over Election Interference
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia, accusing them of attempting to interfere in the 2024 U.S. election.
The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement...
Iran Confirms Arrest of Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala
DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Iran confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for "violating the laws of the Islamic Republic", Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
Sala, 29, who works for the newspaper...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Extend Control Over Tehran’s Oil Exports, Sources Say
By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi
LONDON/DUBAI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on the country's oil industry and control up to half the exports that generate most of Tehran's revenue and...
UN Pushes for Iran Nuclear Deal Talks, Says ‘Time of the Essence’
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A top U.N. official on Tuesday pushed world powers and Iran to urgently work to restore a 2015 deal that lifted sanctions on Tehran in return for restrictions...
