US Pauses All Immigration Applications from Iran, 18 Other Non-European Countries
Dec 2 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and U.S. citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public...
Witnesses Describe Wordless Knife Attack on Salman Rushdie, ‘The Satanic Verses’ Author
By Jonathan Allen
MAYVILLE, New York, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a New York lecture, during...
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...
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...
Trump Signs Executive Order Paving Way for States to Be Designated Sponsors of Wrongful...
By Daphne Psaledakis, Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for Washington to designate countries around the world a state sponsor of wrongful...
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...
Iran-Backed Houthis Escalate Pressure on U.N. by Detaining More Staff in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the Houthi detention of another 10 U.N. personnel in Yemen, taking the total to 69, his spokesperson said.
The Iran-aligned Houthis detained the additional U.N....
US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Oil Minister, Shadow Fleet
By Doina Chiacu and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad and some Hong Kong-flagged vessels that are part of a shadow fleet that helps...
Iran Executes Man Accused of Spying for Israel, Mizan Reports
DUBAI, May 28 (Reuters) - A man accused of spying for Israel was executed in Iran, according to a report from judiciary news outlet Mizan on Wednesday that named the defendant as Pedram Madani.
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Iran Crypto Exchange Hit by Hackers, $90 Million Destroyed
By AJ Vicens
June 18 (Reuters) - An anti-Iranian hacking group with possible ties to Israel announced an attack on one of Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchanges on Wednesday, destroying nearly $90 million and threatening to expose the platform's source code.
A group...
