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...
ANALYSIS: Iran Employs Global Criminal Networks to Kill Opposition Figures
By Ahmad Rafat
The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East following Israel’s recent missile and drone strikes on Lebanon and the deaths of Hezbollah military leaders, coupled with the detonation of communication devices...
Iran Used Drug Traffickers to Stoke Trouble in France, Says Minister
PARIS, June 22 (Reuters) - France has evidence that Iran has used intermediaries in the past to hire drug traffickers to carry out activities in France on its behalf and could do so again, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau...
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...
UN Says Seven Staff Detained in by Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen
DUBAI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday that the Houthis who control northern Yemen had detained seven U.N. personnel, and it was suspending all UN staff movement in Houthi-held areas while seeking...
Pezeshkian Rejects U.S. Pressure, Praises Russia, China
DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) - The United States should realise that Iran will not respond to pressure, President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement published on Saturday, in which he also highlighted his country's friendship with China and...
Iranian Hackers Responsible for Los Angeles Transit System Breach, Israeli Researchers Say
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens
May 26 (Reuters) - Iranian hackers were responsible for a disruptive computer breach in March that forced Los Angeles' transit system to shut down parts of its network, Israeli researchers say.
The saboteurs stole at least 700 gigabytes of emails,...
US Targets Iran-Backed Hezbollah With New Sanctions, Treasury Department Says
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The United States targeted two senior Hezbollah officials and two financial facilitators with new sanctions on Thursday for their role in coordinating financial transfers to the Iran-backed group, the Treasury Department said.
The...
U.S., in Control of Oil Dollars, Heaps Pressure on Iraq Over Iranian Influence
By Maha El Dahan, Timour Azhari and Humeyra Pamuk
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Jan 23 - Washington has threatened senior Iraqi politicians with sanctions targeting the Iraqi state — including potentially its critical supply of oil revenue sourced via the...
EXCLUSIVE: Tehran Residents Describe Life Under Surveillance, Internet Blackout
By Firoozeh Nordstrom
Days before the end of the temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, everyday life for 90 million Iranians remains tense and challenging. Fifty days into the Internet blackout, the lives, businesses,...
