Female Prisoner Dies in Iran; Rights Groups Blame Delayed Medical Treatment
DUBAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A woman jailed in Iran over accusations she had links to a banned political group died in hospital on Thursday, 10 days after falling ill with seizures, and human rights groups...
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...
Iranian Forces Intercept and Move Tanker Towards Iran, Maritime Security Sources Say
DUBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards were reported by maritime security sources to have intercepted the Marshall Islands-flagged oil products tanker, Talara, taking it into Iranian waters, while the vessel's manager said it had lost contact with the crew.
The...
France Demands Release of Citizens Held in Iran After Tehran Floats Prisoner Swap
PARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - France reiterated its demands on Friday for the immediate, unconditional release of three French citizens held in Iran, declining to comment on a possible prisoner swap mentioned this week by the Iranian foreign...
Gunmen Kill 16 at Australia’s Bondi Beach Jewish Holiday Event
By Kirsty Needham, Stella Qiu and Alasdair Pal
SYDNEY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire at a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing at least 16 people in what Australian officials described as a targeted antisemitic attack.
One of...
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...
Iranian Plot to Kill Israel’s Ambassador to Mexico Contained, US Official Says
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps plotted to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico starting late last year, but the effort was contained and there is no current threat, a U.S....
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...
US Slaps Sanctions on Network Shipping Iranian Oil to China
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it is imposing new sanctions on a few individuals and tankers helping to ship millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil per year to China, in an incremental move...
Two Men Sentenced to 25 Years over Iran-Backed Plot to Kill Dissident
By Jack Queen
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Two men convicted of murder-for-hire charges were each sentenced in New York on Wednesday to 25 years in prison over what prosecutors called a failed Tehran-backed plot to kill an Iranian dissident living in the...
