Canada to Deny Temporary Residency to Ex-Iran Minister Reportedly Seen in Montreal
By Kanishka Singh
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Canada will deny temporary residency to Iran's former health minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Monday, citing Tehran's human rights record, after Hashemi was reportedly...
Iran Official Says U.S. Should Explain Links to Convicted Dual National Sharmahd
DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The United States should explain its links to the Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd sentenced to death in Iran, Tehran's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that progress had been made in a prisoner swap deal with...
ANALYSIS: What Exactly Does the U.S.-Iran Agreement Contain?
By Ahmad Rafat
South Korea has yet to transfer the $6 billion it owes Iran to a Swiss National Bank account under the unwritten agreement reportedly reached between Tehran and Washington. The money will then...
Putin Orders Wagner Fighters to Sign Oath of Allegiance After Prigozhin’s Demise
By Andrew Osborn
MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has ordered Wagner fighters to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state after a deadly plane crash believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the...
Iran State Official Says Uranium Enrichment Continues Based on Domestic Law
DUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran's enrichment of uranium continues based on a framework established by the country's parliament, nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Sunday when asked about reports regarding Tehran slowing down its 60%...
Kremlin Calls Accusations It Killed Wagner Boss Prigozhin an ‘Absolute Lie’
By Andrew Osborn
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said that Western suggestions Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed on its orders were an "absolute lie" while declining to definitively confirm his death, citing...
US Envoy Meets Family of Iranian-German Imprisoned in Iran
By Eric Beech and Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who was sentenced to death in February in Iran after being convicted of heading a...
Russia Says Its Military Ties With Iran’s Regime Will Withstand Geopolitical Pressure
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Russia's military cooperation with Iran will not succumb to geopolitical pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, following reports that Washington has asked Teheran to stop selling drones to Moscow.
"There are no changes,...
Iran Stages ‘Electronic Warfare’ Drills Against Mock Enemy Drones -State TV
Aug 25 (Reuters) - Iran on Friday launched exercises to test its “electronic warfare” capabilities against mock enemy drones, fighter jets and helicopters, state television reported.
It said units from the military's navy, ground and air forces as...
Pentagon: No Information to Support Missile Strike Theory for Prigozhin Crash
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday said there was currently no information to suggest that a surface-to-air missile took down the plane presumed to be...
