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...
ANALYSIS – What Is Islamic State, the Group Implicated in the New Orleans Attack?
By Michael Georgy and Tala Ramadan
Jan 2 (Reuters) - The radical Islamic State group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, has been implicated in the truck attack...
Trump Says Iran Is Involved in Gaza Hostage Negotiations
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday Iran is involved in negotiations aimed at arranging a ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas.
"Gaza right now is in the midst of a massive negotiation between us...
Islamic Republic Appeals to UN over ‘Tightening Restrictions’ on Its Diplomats in New York
DUBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Tehran called on the United Nations to intervene in what it called the "tightening of restrictions on Iran's diplomatic mission to the United Nations in New York", according to a foreign ministry...
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...
UK Drops Duplicate Iran Sanctions Listings, Measures Unchanged
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Britain removed duplicate entries from some of its sanctions lists on Wednesday, the government said in a notice, as it moves to consolidate its designations under a single authority.
The update, which does...
Iranian Activist Omid Sarlak Dies After Setting Fire to Portrait of Leader
By Kayhan Life Staff
Omid Sarlak, a 25-year-old monarchist and student pilot from the western Iranian province of Lorestan, has died in what authorities have labelled a suicide, but his family, activists and human rights...
Polish State Company Denies Its Parts Were Used in Iranian Drones
WARSAW, July 19 (Reuters) - A Polish state-owned engineering company denied on Friday that its parts were used in Iranian combat drones, saying an ongoing investigation only concerns whether it had the required export permits.
Private broadcaster Radio Zet reported...
Taliban Pivot to Islamic Republic as Trade Redirects to Chabahar
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Ariba Shahid
KABUL, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Landlocked Afghanistan is leaning more heavily on trade routes through Iran and Central Asia to reduce dependence on Pakistan, officials said, as tension between the neighbours escalates,...
Cyprus Jails Azeri Man for Conspiracy, Drops Terrorism-Related Charge
NICOSIA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A court in Cyprus on Friday sentenced an Azeri man to 6-1/2 years in jail on charges of conspiracy, his lawyer said, after prosecutors earlier dropped charges he planned terrorist attacks...
