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...
Sweden and Iran Exchange Prisoners in Breakthrough Deal
By Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander
STOCKHOLM, June 15 (Reuters) - Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in 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...
Jordan Foils Islamic Republic-Led Plot to Smuggle Weapons Into the U.S.
By Samia Nakhoul and Suleiman Al-Khalidi
AMMAN, May 15 (Reuters) - Jordan has foiled a suspected Iranian-led plot to smuggle weapons into the U.S.-allied kingdom to help opponents of the ruling monarchy carry out acts of sabotage,...
Two Convicted in US of Iran-Backed Plot to Kill Journalist
By Luc Cohen
NEW YORK, March 21 - Two men who U.S. prosecutors say belong to a Russian organized crime group were convicted of involvement in an unsuccessful Iran-backed plot to kill a prominent New York-based dissident and journalist.
A jury in Manhattan federal court found Rafat...
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...
Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners After Delay Over Traumatic Hostage Handover
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Emily Rose, Maayan Lubell and Ali Sawafta
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday and Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process in anger at the...
British Police Charge Three Iranians as Part of Spying Probe
May 17 (Reuters) - Three Iranian men appeared in court in London on Saturday accused of offences under the National Security Act following a major counter-terrorism investigation by British police.
The three men have been charged...
France Concerned over Citizen Missing in Iran, Minister Says
PARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - A French man has been missing in Iran since mid-June, France's minister responsible for the country's residents abroad said on Monday, adding that Paris had no details on what had happened to the...
Tear Gas Fired at Hezbollah Supporters Protesting Lebanon Blocking Iranian Flight
BEIRUT, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Lebanese army fired tear gas on Saturday at Hezbollah supporters protesting around Beirut airport against Lebanon blocking an Iranian flight to Beirut this week after the Israeli military accused Tehran...
