UK Police Arrest Seven Iranians in Counter-Terrorism Probes
LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police have arrested eight men including seven Iranians in two separate operations, officers said, in what the interior minister called some of the biggest investigations of their kind in...
Rubio, Witkoff Head to Paris to Discuss Iran with Europeans
By Steve Holland and Elizabeth Pineau
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Two of President Donald Trump's top national security aides plan to hold talks in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday as the United States...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Intercepted UAE-Managed Tanker, IRGC Says
DUBAI, July 22 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed products tanker carrying 1,500 tons of marine gas oil, the IRGC and British security firm Ambrey said on Monday.
The vessel had...
G7 Points Finger at Iran’s Use of Arbitrary Arrests, Foreign Assassination Attempts
LA MALBAIE, Canada, March 14 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers of leading Western democracies warned on Thursday of the threat from Iran's growing use of arbitrary detention and foreign assassination attempts as a tool of coercion, a final...
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...
Iran Moves Closer to Compliance With Global Dirty Money Watchdog’s Rules
DUBAI, May 14 (Reuters) - Iran's top arbitration body has approved a bill that could help remove Tehran from the blacklist of a global financial crime watchdog, state media reported on Wednesday, potentially advancing efforts to...
US Charges Man With Alleged Ties to Iran in Foiled Assassination Plot
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection to a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
FBI...
Sweden’s Security Situation, Including Iran Threat, Could Get Worse, Swedish Security Police Says
STOCKHOLM, March 11 (Reuters) - The security situation in Sweden is serious and there are clear risks that it can get worse, Sweden's security police (SAPO) said on Tuesday in an annual report into threats facing...
Italy Says No US Extradition Request for Detained Iranian Businessman So Far
ROME, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The United States has not submitted any formal request of extradition for an Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini detained in Milan, Italy's justice minister said in an interview published on Thursday.
"The matter of...
US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Oil Minister, Shadow Fleet
By Doina Chiacu and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad and some Hong Kong-flagged vessels that are part of a shadow fleet that helps...
