Operation to Tow Stricken Tanker and Avert Spill Starts in Red Sea
ATHENS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The operation has started to tow a Greek-registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants last month, a shipping source told Reuters on Saturday.
Towing the...
US Issues Sanctions to Hit Iranian Efforts to Build Ballistic Missiles
May 14 (Reuters) - The United States issued sanctions on Wednesday to target Iranian efforts to domestically manufacture components for ballistic missiles, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
The sanctions target six individuals and 12 entities for what...
Iran to Boost Oil Output by 250,000 Bpd, Oil Ministry News Site Reports
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Iran has approved a plan to increase oil production by 250,000 barrels per day, the oil ministry's news website Shana reported on Monday.
"Iran's Economic Council has approved a decision to finance an...
Two Men Face US Trial over Iran-Backed Plot to Kill Dissident
By Luc Cohen
NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - Two men accused of being members of a Russian organized crime group will face trial in the United States on Monday over what prosecutors call an unsuccessful Tehran-backed...
Iran Says ‘Disturbed’ by UK Arrest of Iranians in Terrorism Probes
CAIRO, May 7 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry rejected accusations brought by Britain following the weekend arrest of seven Iranians in two separate counter-terrorism operations, state media reported on Wednesday.
Four of the detained Iranians were suspected of plotting...
Musk Played No Part in Release of Journalist Held in Iran, Italy Says
ROME, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Elon Musk played no role in negotiations between Italy and Iran for the release of a journalist who was held in a Tehran prison, Italy's foreign minister said on Friday, dismissing a media report that the...
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...
Khamenei Sends Letter to Putin Ahead of Talks With US
By Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi
MOSCOW/DUBAI, April 17 (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei sent his foreign minister to Moscow on Thursday with a letter for President Vladimir Putin to brief the Kremlin...
Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked, Blames Iran
By Kanishka Singh and Nathan Layne
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran...
Which Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders Have Been Assassinated?
By Jana Choukeir
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and security sources in Lebanon said, escalating a year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed...
