ANALYSIS: Paying For Hostages’ Release Involves Moral Risks
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Iran Parades New Drone on Iraq War Anniversary
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Iran on Friday paraded its military hardware on the anniversary of its 1980s war with Iraq, including "the longest-range drone in the world" along with ballistic and hypersonic missiles, Iranian state media said.
They said...
Iran’s Raisi Seeks to Restore Ties With Egypt
CAIRO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said a meeting of the Iranian and Egyptian foreign ministers in New York could pave the way for a restoration of ties.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran does...
British-Iranian Daniel Khalife Pleads Not Guilty to Prison Escape
LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A former British soldier charged with terrorism and Official Secret Act offences pleaded not guilty on Thursday to breaking out of prison and going on the run.
Prosecutors say Daniel Abed Khalife,...
EXCLUSIVE – Qatar Held Separate Talks With Iran, US on Nuclear, Drones
By Samia Nakhoul, Andrew Mills and Parisa Hafezi
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Qatar wants to capitalise on a U.S.-Iranian detainee deal that it mediated during months of delicate diplomacy to find common ground on a more intractable issue between...
Saudi Crown Prince Says if Iran Gets Nuclear Weapon, ‘We Have to Get One’
By Matt Spetalnick and Rami Ayyub
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a U.S. television interview that his country was moving steadily closer to normalizing relations with Israel and also warned...
UK House of Lords Marks Mahsa Amini Death With Human Rights Conference
By Natasha Phillips
A conference focusing on human rights violations in Iran was held on Sep.18 in the UK House of Lords by Forward Strategy, a new UK-based consultancy promoting social justice.
The event, chaired by...
Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, US Urge Iran to Fully Cooperate With IAEA
CAIRO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the U.S. renewed calls for Iran to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the countries said in a joint statement.
The statement came after a meeting of...
US Sanctions Russian, Chinese, Turkish Entities Over Iran’s Drones, Military Aircraft
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Biden administration issued fresh Iran-related sanctions on Tuesday, targeting multiple people and entities in Iran, Russia, China and Turkey in connection with Tehran's drone and military aircraft development.
The sanctions target seven individuals...
American Prisoners Freed by Iran Land in U.S. After Swap Deal
By Andrew Mills, Humeyra Pamuk and Parisa Hafezi
DOHA/NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Five Americans freed from Iran made an emotional return to the United States on Tuesday ending their imprisonment "nightmare", a day after they...
