Trump Reimposes ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran, Aims to Drive Oil Exports to Zero
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trumpon Tuesday restored his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a...
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...
Arrow Electronics Says US Trade Curbs Are Being Reversed After Components Found in Drones...
By Karen Freifeld
Oct 18 (Reuters) - U.S.-based electronic components distributor Arrow Electronics ARW.N said on Saturday the U.S. government was reversing trade restrictions placed on Arrow's China-based affiliates for facilitating the sale of U.S. components found in weaponized...
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...
Germany Reports Spike in Iranian Regime Intelligence Harassment of Exiles
BERLIN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Iranians living in Germany are facing increased harassment from Iranian security services, including threats and pressure to inform on other exiles, German authorities and an Iranian opposition group said.
German...
Iran, Turkey Summon Envoys Following Spat Over Ankara’s Warning Regarding Syria
DUBAI/ANKARA, March 4 (Reuters) - Iran and Turkey's foreign ministries summoned their envoys after a diplomatic spat over Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's warning of Tehran against undermining Syria's stability.
Fidan last week gave an interview to Qatar's al Jazeera in which he said Iran's foreign policy...
FATF Keeps Iran on Blacklist, Citing Unfulfilled Commitments to Reform
By Colleen Goko, Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Sub-Saharan Africa's largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, have been removed from a global watchdog's list of countries subject to increased monitoring for illicit...
Bandar Abbas Explosion: A Blow to Iran’s Economy
By Roshanak Astaraki
On the afternoon of April 26, a massive explosion rocked Shahid Rajaei Port -- known as Shahbandar before the 1979 Islamic Revolution -- near Bandar Abbas in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan.
The...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Extend Control Over Tehran’s Oil Exports, Sources Say
By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi
LONDON/DUBAI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on the country's oil industry and control up to half the exports that generate most of Tehran's revenue and...
Britain and Iran Summon Each Other’s Diplomats After Iranians Charged in UK Probe
LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Britain and Iran summoned each other's diplomats in London and Tehran on Monday after British authorities charged three Iranian nationals under a national security law following a major counter-terrorism investigation.
Britain said it had summoned Iranian...
