Iran’s President Says It Can Overcome Any Return of Sanctions
DUBAI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Iran would overcome any reimposition of sanctions through a so-called "snapback" process, after the U.N. Security Council voted not to permanently lift sanctions on Tehran.
"Through the...
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...
US Charges Man With Alleged Ties to Iran in Foiled Assassination Plot
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection to a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
FBI...
Trump Designates Yemen’s Houthis as a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’
DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Iran on Thursday condemned as "baseless" a move by U.S. President Donald Trump to re-designate Yemen's Tehran-aligned Houthi movement as a "foreign terrorist organization (FTO)".
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that the move, which...
U.S. Sanctions Three Iranian Officials Allegedly Involved in Death of FBI Agent Robert Levinson
By Ryan Patrick Jones
March 25 (Reuters) - The United States has imposed sanctions on three Iranian intelligence officers for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of former FBI Special Agent Robert Levinson, the U.S. Treasury and State departments...
Netherlands Summons Iranian Ambassador over Alleged Assassination Attempts
THE HAGUE, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran's ambassador to the Netherlands was summoned on Thursday after the Dutch intelligence agency said it suspected Tehran of being behind two assassination attempts in Europe, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
The...
ANALYSIS – Iran’s Dual Reality: As Veil Restrictions Ease, Political Crackdown Deepens
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - On Tehran's bustling streets, signs of change are unmistakable. Women walk unveiled in jeans and sneakers, men and women linger together in cafés where Western music hums softly, and...
France Drops World Court Case Against Iran over Detained Citizens
THE HAGUE, Sept 25 (Reuters) - France has dropped its case before the International Court of Justice against Iran for violating the right to consular protection of two French citizens who have been held in detention for over...
French-German National Monterlos Returns to France After Release by Iran
Oct 8 (Reuters) - French-German national Lennart Monterlos has been released from detention in Iran and is back in France, outgoing French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.
Iran had been holding the 18-year-old cyclist after arresting him in...
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...
