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...
Germany Expels Iranian Head of Banned Muslim Association
FRANKFURT, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Germany has told the Iranian head of the recently banned Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) that he is being expelled from the country and has two weeks to leave, authorities in Hamburg...
ANALYSIS: What Is Islamic State, the Group Implicated in Germany Stabbing?
By Michael Georgy
DUBAI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen as a "soldier" of the group.
Though largely crushed by...
US Received Intel of Iranian Plot to Assassinate Trump, CNN Reports
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The United States received intelligence in recent weeks about an Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump, CNN said on Tuesday, and a U.S. official said the Secret Service shared details of...
Islamic Republic Made Sea-Launched Ballistic Missile Available to Houthis, Tasnim Newspaper Says
DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday that Tehran's sea-launched ballistic missile Ghadr has been made available to Yemen's Houthis.
"Iran's sea-launched ballistic missile, named Ghadr, now has been made available...
US Targets Enablers of Iran’s Drone Production in Sanctions Action
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Friday issued sanctions targeting entities it accused of enabling Iran's drone program, in Washington's latest action seeking to disrupt the production and proliferation of the unmanned aerial...
Islamic Republic Condemns Canada’s Listing of Revolutionary Guards as Terrorist Group
DUBAI, June 20 (Reuters) - Iran condemned Canada's listing of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as "an unwise and unconventional politically-motivated step," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani was quoted as saying by the semi-official...
Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked, Blames Iran
By Kanishka Singh and Nathan Layne
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran...
Two Vessels Catch Fire After Missile Strikes off Yemen’s Aden
CAIRO, June 9 (Reuters) - Two ships caught on fire after being hit by projectiles off Yemen's Aden, two UK maritime agencies reported on Sunday.
The British security firm Ambrey said on Sunday an Antigua- and Barbuda-flagged general cargo ship was struck by a missile 83 nautical miles...
US Imposes Sanctions Targeting Houthi, Hezbollah Trade
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued more sanctions targeting Houthi and Hezbollah trade networks, the U.S. Treasury Department said, as Washington increases pressure on Tehran and the Iranian-backed groups.
The U.S. Treasury...
