Ex-government Contractor Indicted for Acting as Iran Agent, Says Us Justice Department
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Federal Aviation Administration contractor Abouzar Rahmati has been indicted for acting as an agent of the Iranian government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Rahmati, 42, a naturalized U.S. citizen and...
U.S. Sanctions Three Iranian Officials Allegedly Involved in Death of FBI Agent Robert Levinson
By Ryan Patrick Jones
March 25 (Reuters) - The United States has imposed sanctions on three Iranian intelligence officers for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of former FBI Special Agent Robert Levinson, the U.S. Treasury and State departments...
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...
Trump Launches Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis and Warns Iran
By Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari
WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen, March 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, warning "hell will rain down upon you" if the Houthis do...
Iran Responds to Ongoing US Sanctions Ahead of Nuclear Talks
DUBAI, April 23 (Reuters) - New U.S. sanctions against Iran's energy sector point to Washington's "lack of goodwill and seriousness" over dialogue with Tehran, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday ahead of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks...
Iran Releases Oil Carried by Tanker St Nikolas, Cargo Owner Says
ATHENS, July 25 (Reuters) - Iran has released the oil cargo of a Greek-owned, Marshall-Islands-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf of Oman earlier this year, a shipping source told Reuters on Thursday.
The vessel, M/T St....
US Treasury Chief Meets With Global Banks on Iran Oil Sanctions
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday met in Washington with 16 global banks and federal law enforcement agencies on U.S. sanctions policy on Iran including efforts to cut its oil...
Meta Says Iranian Group Tried to Target Trump, Biden Officials’ WhatsApp Accounts
By Katie Paul
Aug 23 - Meta META.O said on Friday it had identified possible hacking attempts on the WhatsApp accounts of U.S. officials from the administrations of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, blaming the...
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...
Iran Regime Arrests 13 Baha’is, Accusing Them of Proselytising, Iranian Media Say
Jan 26 (Reuters) - Iran said it had arrested 13 adherents of the banned Baha’i faith accusing them of proselytising to children and adolescents, local media reported, drawing condemnation from an international organisation representing Baha'is.
A statement on...
