Empress Farah’s Private Art Collection Goes On Show in Paris at the Fiap Jean...
By Katayoun Shahandeh
For the next month, the private art collection of Empress Farah Pahlavi is on display in Paris at the Fiap Jean Monnet. The show, which ends May 24, features more than 70...
Islamic Regime in Iran Sentences Rapper Toomaj Salehi to Death Over 2022-23 Unrest, Lawyer...
DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) - An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death for charges linked to Iran's 2022-23 unrest, his lawyer told Iranian newspaper Sharq on Wednesday.
Salehi in his songs supported months of protests...
Islamic Republic and Pakistan Call on U.N Security Council to Take Action Against Israel
ISLAMABAD, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Israel, saying it had "illegally" targeted neighbouring countries and foreign diplomatic facilities.
The comments, which accused Israel of...
Iran’s Raisi Arrives in Sri Lanka to Foster Ties
By Uditha Jayasinghe
COLOMBO, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday for a brief state visit aimed at strengthening ties, during which he will also open a $514-million hydropower project.
The...
US Charges, Sanctions Iranians Linked to Revolutionary Guard Cyber Command
By Paul Grant and Jonathan Stempel
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday announced criminal charges and sanctions against four Iranians over an alleged multi-year cyber campaign targeting more than one dozen American companies, the Treasury...
North Korea Officials Visit Iran in a Rare Public Trip
SEOUL, April 24 (Reuters) - A North Korean delegation led by the cabinet minister for international trade is visiting Iran, the North's official media said on Wednesday in a rare public report of an exchange between the...
How Iran’s New Local Headscarf Crackdowns Blend With Looming Wars Abroad
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has resumed its drive to enforce requirements of women wearing the hijab, after a lull for the Persian new year holidays that coincided with a threat of a major...
Islamic Republic’s Israel Strike Coincided With Crackdown on Dissent at Home, Activists Say
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, April 23 (Reuters) - The same day Iran launched its first ever direct attack on Israel it embarked on a less-noticed confrontation at home, ordering police in several cities to take to the streets to...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Calls EU Sanctions ‘Regrettable’
DUBAI, April 23 (Reuters) - European Union sanctions announced following Iran's attack against Israel are "regrettable" because the country was acting in self-defence, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian posted on X on Tuesday.
Iran launched more than...
EU Foreign Ministers Agree to Expand Iran Sanctions
LUXEMBOURG, April 22 (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers agreed in principle on Monday to expand sanctions on Iran following Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.
The European Union already has multiple sanctions programmes...
