US Proposes Severing Swiss Bank from Financial System over Alleged Iran, Russia, Venezuela Links
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule on Thursday that, if finalized, would sever MBaer Merchant Bank AG's access to the U.S. financial system on the grounds the Swiss bank had...
French Court Finds Iranian National Guilty of Glorifying Terrorism
PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A French court on Thursday convicted an Iranian national of glorifying terrorism in social media posts, sentencing her to four years in prison with three years suspended and ordering...
Japan Demands Swift Release of National Detained in Iran
TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A Japanese national has been detained in Iran and must be swiftly released, the Japanese government said on Wednesday.
The person was detained on January 20, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki told reporters. He...
Iran Demands Changes in Venue and Scope of Talks With US, Source Says
By Parisa Hafezi, Humeyra Pamuk and Idrees Ali
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran is demanding that talks with the U.S. this week be held in Oman not Turkey, and that the scope be narrowed to two-way negotiations on...
EU Ministers Approve New Iran Sanctions After Tehran’s Crackdown on Protests, EU Diplomats Say
BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers adopted new sanctions on Iran on Thursday targeting individuals and entities involved in a violent crackdown on protesters and in the country's support to Russia, EU diplomats said on...
EU Set to Add Iran’s Guards to Terror List After France U-Turn
By John Irish and Michel Rose
PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Union is poised to include Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its list of terrorist organisations after France said on Wednesday it would now support...
US Official Says Washington Is Open for Business if Iran Wishes to Contact Them
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United States is "open for business" if Iran wishes to contact Washington, a U.S. official said on Monday, as the United States seeks to pressure Tehran over a government crackdown on protesters.
"I...
Italy Pushes for EU Clampdown on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over ‘Heinous Acts’
ROME, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Italy will ask European Union partners this week to place Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) on the EU's terrorist register, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday, signalling a shift in Rome's...
SPECIAL REPORT – Iranian Deliveries Fuel Myanmar Junta’s Expanding Air Campaign Against Civilians
By Gavin Finch and Devjyot Ghoshal
LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The first bomb to strike the remote western Myanmar village of Vanha came from a junta warplane. It hit the only school in the hamlet, near...
EXCLUSIVE – US Presses Bolivia to Expel Suspected Iranian Spies, Harden Approach to Militant...
By Gram Slattery
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The United States is pushing Bolivia to kick suspected Iranian spies out of the South American country and designate Tehran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist group, according to two sources...
