Ships With Missile Propellant Ingredient Set to Sail From China to Iran, FT Reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Two Iranian cargo vessels carrying an ingredient for missile propellant will sail from China to Iran in the next few weeks, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing intelligence from security officials in two...
Lebanon Seizes $2.5 Million Bound for Iran-Funded Hezbollah, Sources Say
BEIRUT, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash from a man arriving from Turkey on Friday, the finance ministry said, with three sources saying the money was destined for militant group Hezbollah.
One of...
France Seeks to Raise Pressure on Iran Over Couple’s Detention
PARIS, May 7 (Reuters) - Supporters of two French citizens held in Iran for three years staged rallies on Wednesday to demand their release as France's foreign ministry said it would soon file a legal complaint against Tehran...
Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners After Delay Over Traumatic Hostage Handover
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Emily Rose, Maayan Lubell and Ali Sawafta
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday and Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process in anger at the...
Sweden Detains Suspected Spy, TV Reports Diplomat Is Held
STOCKHOLM, May 13 (Reuters) - Sweden's security service has detained a Swedish diplomat on suspicion of espionage, Swedish public television SVT reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified sources.
The security service (SAPO) said it had detained a person...
US Charges IRGC Official, Others in Iran-Backed Plot to Assassinate Journalist
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States issued fresh charges over the attempted Tehran plot to kidnap and assassinate an Iranian-American journalist in New York, indicting an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) official among others in the...
U.S. Arrests 11 Iranians On Immigration Violations
By Kayhan Life Staff
On June 24, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of 11 Iranian nationals at multiple locations across the United States. Among those taken into custody were reportedly a...
Fuel Oil Smuggling Network Rakes in $1 Billion for Iran and Its Proxies
By Maha El Dahan and Yousef Saba
DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its proxies has flourished in...
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...
U.S. Issues Iran-Related Sanctions Against China, UAE-Based Entities
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities and individuals in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and China whom it accused of being part of an Iranian weapons procurement network, as President Donald Trump seeks...
