Saturday, April 27, 2024

New UK Sanctions Target Iranian Drone Industry

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's military drone industry, in response to Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel earlier this month. The measures, taken in co-ordination with the U.S. and Canada, target four...

US Issues Further Sanctions on Iran, Targets Drones

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued further sanctions on Iran, targeting Iranian drones, including their use by Russia in the war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ratchet up pressure on Tehran. The U.S. Treasury...

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...

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...

US Military Strategy Tested as Iran-Israel Warfare Comes Out of Shadows

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. military's success helping Israel stop a massive wave of Iranian missiles and drones last weekend might suggest Washington is well prepared militarily for whatever comes...

Reaction to Israel’s Military Response to Iran’s Attack on Israel

April 19 (Reuters) - Israel carried out an attack on Iranian territory on Friday, sources said, days after Iran struck Israel with a barrage of drones and missiles. Here are reactions to the Israeli military response, from official statements and postings on...

Unit of Thailand’s SCG Pays $20 Mln to US to Settle Iran Sanctions Case

April 19 (Reuters) - A unit of Thai company SCG Chemicals PCL IPO-SCGC.BK has agreed to pay $20 million to the United States to settle potential civil liability for violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran, the Treasury...

Shipping Industry Urges UN to Protect Vessels After Iran Seizure

LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Merchant ships and seafarers are increasingly in peril at sea as attacks escalate in the Middle East and the United Nations must do more to protect supply chains, the industry said...

ANALYSIS: Israel’s Iran Attack Carefully Calibrated After Internal Splits, US Pressure

By Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and James Mackenzie DUBAI/JERUSALEM, April 19 (Reuters) - Israel's apparent strike on Iran after days of vacillation was small and appeared calibrated to dial back risks of a major war, even if the sheer fact...