Iranian Ex-Ambassador Nominated to UN Human Rights Committee Amid Protests
By Natasha Phillips
Afsaneh Nadipour, Tehran's former ambassador to Denmark, has been nominated to sit on the advisory committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council, drawing criticism from pro-democracy groups. While she was serving...
Israeli Military Says to Hit Targets Connected to Hezbollah’s Financial Arm in Lebanon
JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Israel will carry out targeted strikes on sites belonging to Hezbollah's financial arm in Lebanon in coming hours and Lebanese residents should evacuate areas close to those facilities, an Israeli military...
Iran Responds to Ongoing US Sanctions Ahead of Nuclear Talks
DUBAI, April 23 (Reuters) - New U.S. sanctions against Iran's energy sector point to Washington's "lack of goodwill and seriousness" over dialogue with Tehran, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday ahead of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks...
G7 Points Finger at Iran’s Use of Arbitrary Arrests, Foreign Assassination Attempts
LA MALBAIE, Canada, March 14 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers of leading Western democracies warned on Thursday of the threat from Iran's growing use of arbitrary detention and foreign assassination attempts as a tool of coercion, a final...
Iran Threat to UK Is Significant and Rising, Lawmakers Say
By Michael Holden
LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Iran poses a significant and wide-ranging threat to Britain and, while not in the same league as Russia or China, it is one that is rising and for which...
Israel Arrests Seven Jerusalem Residents Over Alleged Iran Assassination Plot
By Jonathan Saul
JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Israel's security forces have arrested seven Jerusalem residents over allegations they were planning to assassinate Israeli officials and carry out other attacks on behalf of Iran's intelligence service, the Shin...
Sweden and Iran Exchange Prisoners in Breakthrough Deal
By Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander
STOCKHOLM, June 15 (Reuters) - Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the...
Hijack Call From Ship Off Iran a False Alarm, Security Firm Ambrey Says
DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - A hijack signal sent from a Panama-flagged petroleum products tanker off Iran was a false alarm, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Wednesday.
Ambrey first reported the incident south of the busy Strait...
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...
Iranian Terror Suspect in UK Has ‘Close Links to Regime,’ Reports Say
By Natasha Phillips
One of the seven Iranian men arrested in the UK and believed to be part of terrorism plots to target specific premises across England has “close links” to Iran’s clerical regime, according...
