Romanians Stabbed Journalist in London at Behest of Iran, UK Court Told
By Michael Holden
LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - A team of Romanian men, acting as proxies for the Iranian government, carried out a knife attack on a journalist working for a Persian-language media organisation in London, prosecutors told...
US Accuses Iraqi Man of Helping Iran-Backed Militia’s Plans for Attacks in US, Europe
By Daniel Trotta
May 15 (Reuters) - An Iraqi national accused of involvement in multiple attacks against U.S. interests in Europe has been arrested and brought to the U.S. to face six terrorism-related counts, the U.S. Justice...
US Issues New Sanctions Over Iran’s Oil Shipments to China
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for aiding Iran's shipment of oil to China. The ninth...
US Issues Alert to Banks on IRGC Efforts to Evade Sanctions
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday issued an alert to financial institutions warning of efforts by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' to evade U.S. sanctions, as concerns mount of a resumption of...
UK Sanctions Iran-Linked Network, Cites Attack Plots and Finance Operations
LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Britain on Monday sanctioned 12 individuals and entities linked to Iran, accusing them of involvement in hostile activity including plotting attacks and providing financial services to groups seeking to destabilise the UK...
Bahrain Says It Has Arrested 41 People ‘Linked To Iran’s IRGC’
DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Bahrain’s interior ministry said on Saturday it had arrested 41 people it said were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the state news agency reported.
The ministry said security authorities uncovered a group linked...
US Imposes Sanctions On Companies It Accuses Of Aiding Iran’s Weapons Sector
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, over accusations they aided Iran's efforts to secure weapons and the...
SPECIAL REPORT – One Of Iran’s Most Powerful Families Founded Its Largest Crypto Exchange....
By Gavin Finch, Allison Martell, Denise Ajiri, James Pearson and Elizabeth Howcroft
LONDON, May 1, (Reuters) - The sons of a powerful family with close ties to Iran’s new supreme leader control the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, transforming...
US Treasury Warns Shippers Not To Pay Hormuz Tolls, Even In Form Of Charity
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Any shippers paying tolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organizations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society, are at risk of punitive sanctions, the...
Iranian Soccer Officials Set to Miss Pre-World Cup FIFA Meeting After Being Turned Back...
By Julien Pretot and Frank Pingue from Reuters
VANCOUVER/TORONTO — An Iranian football federation delegation, including a former member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was turned back by Canadian authorities en route to this...
