Fuel Oil Smuggling Network Rakes in $1 Billion for Iran and Its Proxies
By Maha El Dahan and Yousef Saba
DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its proxies has flourished in...
Iran Nuclear Proliferation ‘Critical Threat’ in Coming Months, French Spy Chief Says
GENEVA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The risk of Iranian nuclear proliferation is a serious threat in coming months and Britain and France are working out strategies to prepare for such an event, the head of France's foreign...
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...