Two French Nationals Freed by Iran Under ‘Islamic Clemency’, Iran’s Foreign Minister Says
DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Two French citizens were freed because of "Islamic clemency" and are still in Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state media on Wednesday.
The French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Iran had...
Spanish, German Police Detain Four Suspected of Trafficking Drone Parts to Islamic-Republic Backed Hezbollah
MADRID, July 18 (Reuters) - Police detained four suspects - three in Spain and one in Germany - as part of an investigation into the sale of drone parts to Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon,...
Iran Says ‘Disturbed’ by UK Arrest of Iranians in Terrorism Probes
CAIRO, May 7 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry rejected accusations brought by Britain following the weekend arrest of seven Iranians in two separate counter-terrorism operations, state media reported on Wednesday.
Four of the detained Iranians were suspected of plotting...
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...
Ex-government Contractor Indicted for Acting as Iran Agent, Says Us Justice Department
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Federal Aviation Administration contractor Abouzar Rahmati has been indicted for acting as an agent of the Iranian government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Rahmati, 42, a naturalized U.S. citizen and...
France Angry at ‘Arbitrary’ Prison Sentences Against Citizens in Iran
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By John Irish
PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - France condemned on Thursday the lengthy prison sentences given to two of its citizens for espionage, saying the charges were unfounded and the punishment arbitrary.
Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris...
UK Police Studying Glastonbury Performances After Anti-Israel Chants
GLASTONBURY, England, June 29 (Reuters) - British police said they were considering whether to launch an investigation after performers at Glastonbury Festival made anti-Israel comments during their shows.
"We are aware of the comments made by acts on the...
ANALYSIS: Who Is Hamas Chief Negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya?
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Khalil Al-Hayya, the senior Hamas official who survived an Israeli raid on Qatar last month, was heading back to indirect talks with Israeli counterparts on Monday over President Donald Trump's plan to...
Iranian Detainee in France Set for Prisoner Swap
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DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - An Iranian student detained in France has been readied for a prisoner swap, an Iranian diplomat told semi-official Tasnim news agency on Tuesday, a day after Iran said there was necessary will to exchange...
Iranian Plot to Kill Israel’s Ambassador to Mexico Contained, US Official Says
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps plotted to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico starting late last year, but the effort was contained and there is no current threat, a U.S....
