Bandar Abbas Explosion: A Blow to Iran’s Economy
By Roshanak Astaraki
On the afternoon of April 26, a massive explosion rocked Shahid Rajaei Port -- known as Shahbandar before the 1979 Islamic Revolution -- near Bandar Abbas in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan.
The...
Amid U.S.-Iran Talks, Netanyahu Says Iran’s Entire Nuclear Program Must Go
JERUSALEM, April 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday repeated calls for Iran's entire nuclear infrastructure to be dismantled, as Washington and Tehran engage in talks for a nuclear accord.
The United States and Iran have so far...
Trump Says Effort for Iran Nuclear Deal Going Well
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday said U.S. attempts to broker a nuclear deal with Iran are going well, ahead of technical talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Oman on Saturday.
"I think we're doing...
Iran, France Signal Readiness for Nuclear Talks Amid US Negotiations
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
DUBAI/PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday he was ready to travel to Europe for talks on Tehran's nuclear program, with France indicating...
Netherlands Summons Iranian Ambassador over Alleged Assassination Attempts
THE HAGUE, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran's ambassador to the Netherlands was summoned on Thursday after the Dutch intelligence agency said it suspected Tehran of being behind two assassination attempts in Europe, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
The...
Iran Responds to Ongoing US Sanctions Ahead of Nuclear Talks
DUBAI, April 23 (Reuters) - New U.S. sanctions against Iran's energy sector point to Washington's "lack of goodwill and seriousness" over dialogue with Tehran, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday ahead of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks...
ANALYSIS: How Iran’s Government Has Weaponized Sexual Violence Against Women Who Dare to Resist
By Mina Fakhravar / The Conversation
In Iran’s 2022–2023 “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising, women’s bodies quite literally became battlefields.
The protest movement erupted after the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa (Jina) Amini, who was arrested by Iran’s...
Iran, US to Hold Talks in Rome in Bid to Reach Nuclear Deal
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States started a new round of nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday to resolve their decades-long standoff over Tehran's atomic aims, under the shadow of President Donald Trump's...
Khamenei Sends Letter to Putin Ahead of Talks With US
By Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi
MOSCOW/DUBAI, April 17 (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei sent his foreign minister to Moscow on Thursday with a letter for President Vladimir Putin to brief the Kremlin...
Iran Rejects UK Accusation of Links to Swedish Criminal Gang
LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - Iran on Wednesday rejected a British accusation that it was connected to the Sweden-based criminal gang known as 'Foxtrot' after Britain's government had earlier this week sanctioned the group saying it had committed attacks...
