Islamic Republic Lawmaker Points to Regional Insecurity If UN Sanctions Are Reimposed
(Reuters/KL) - The Islamic Republic of Iran could withhold security commitments if European states invoke a U.N. mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic Republic, a member of the Islamic Republic's parliamentary national...
South Koreans Arrested in Iran on Smuggling Charges, Seoul Says
SEOUL, Dec 1 (Reuters) - South Korean nationals have been arrested in Iran on suspicion of smuggling, South Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday, but declined to confirm the number of people arrested.
"Our diplomatic mission team...
ANALYSIS: The Islamic Republic and the Trump Doctrine
By Peter Apps
WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - As some 20 Islamic Republic's ballistic missiles headed for the U.S. airbase at Al Udeid in Qatar last month following U.S. strikes against Iran, the only U.S. personnel at...
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....
Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked, Blames Iran
By Kanishka Singh and Nathan Layne
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran...
Iranian Parliament Approves Currency Redenomination
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iran has gained parliamentary approval for a monetary overhaul to remove four zeros from its national currency over the next few years to simplify transactions after years of inflation.
Years of inflation...
UK Police Arrest Two Men Over Alleged Links to Iran-Backed Hezbollah
LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police said on Thursday they had arrested two men accused of being linked to the banned group Hezbollah, saying their investigation involved alleged activity both overseas and in Britain.
Detectives...
France Concerned over Citizen Missing in Iran, Minister Says
PARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - A French man has been missing in Iran since mid-June, France's minister responsible for the country's residents abroad said on Monday, adding that Paris had no details on what had happened to the...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: World Must Help Iran Engineer Change
Jan 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the world had to help Iranians build on protests to engineer change to free them from rule that brought evil to their own and other...
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...
