Iran Directors Ridicule Suspended Jail Sentence of Filmmaker, Producer
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Iranian cinema directors have ridiculed a six-month suspended prison sentence handed down to Saeed Roustayi and his producer for showcasing their movie at last year's Cannes Film Festival without authorization, saying it...
Putin and Iran’s Raisi Discuss Possible Iranian Membership of BRICS Group
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi discussed Iran's possible future membership of the BRICS grouping during a phone call on Thursday, Russian state news agency TASS reported,...
Malley, on Leave From US Iran Envoy Post, to Teach at Princeton
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Robert Malley, who in June was put on unpaid leave from his post as U.S. special envoy for Iran because his security clearance is under review, will teach a course on...
Lawmakers Urge Biden to Resolve Offloading Delay of Seized Iran Oil Tanker
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers from both political parties have urged President Joe Biden and members of his administration to resolve a months-long delay in the transfer of a cargo of oil from a...
US Would Welcome Any Iranian Steps To Slow Nuclear Program
By Humeyra Pamuk and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he could not confirm a report that Iran slowed its pace of amassing near-weapons-grade enriched uranium but would welcome...
US Asks Iran To Stop Selling Drones to Russia
Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. is pushing Iran to stop selling armed drones to Russia as part of discussions on a broader unwritten understanding between Washington and Tehran to de-escalate tensions, the Financial Times said on Wednesday, citing...
Iran Says It Wants To Resolve Nuclear Dispute Through Diplomacy
DUBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Iran is committed to resolving its nuclear dispute with world powers through diplomacy, the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told reporters in a televised news conference on Monday.
"We have always wanted...
Jailed US Resident Excluded From Iran Hostage Deal Begins Hunger Strike, His Son Says
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. permanent resident detained in Iran since 2016 has begun a hunger strike in protest of his exclusion from last week's deal between Washington and...
Iran Slows Buildup of Near Weapons-Grade Enriched Uranium -WSJ
Aug 11 (Reuters) - Iran has significantly slowed the pace at which it is accumulating near weapons-grade enriched uranium and has diluted some of its stockpile, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar...
Iran Says Oil Exports Surpass Exceed Daily Targets
DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Iran's oil exports have surpassed the government's 1.4 million barrels per day target, the head of Iran's Plan and Budget Organisation said on Sunday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
"Based on Iran's...
