U.S. Allows Time to Wind Down Deals Hit by Fresh Iran Sanctions
WASHINGTON, Jan 16- The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it will allow for a 90-day period to wind down transactions in certain sectors of Iran's economy hit with fresh U.S. sanctions last week.
The period,...
EU to Impose New Sanctions on Iran on Monday – Diplomats
By Gabriela Baczynska and John Irish
BRUSSELS/DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The European Union will add 37 individual entries to its sanctions against Iran on Monday, two European diplomats told Reuters, as the bloc works on listing Tehran's...
Iran to Release Seven Crew Members of Detained British Tanker
DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told the TV that the seven,...
Two Berlin Festival Films Relive Torture in Iranian Prisons
By James Imam
BERLIN Feb 21 (Reuters) - In “Where God is Not”, Iranian filmmaker Mehran Tamadon´s unflinching account of the torture of former political prisoners in Iran, the director asks his interviewees to relive the horrors of their...
Israel Launches New Air Strikes in Gaza After Biden Criticism
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
DOHA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Israeli forces carried out deadly air strikes on Gaza on Friday, hours after U.S. President Joe Biden described the military response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian territory's ruling...
UK Reduces Staff at Iran, Iraq Embassies After Soleimani’s Death -Sky News
Jan 6 (Reuters) - Britain has reduced staff at its embassies in Iran and Iraq to a minimum level following the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, Sky News reported on Monday, citing diplomatic sources.
The...
Saudi-Led Coalition Destroys Four Houthi Drones Over Yemen – Saudi Press Agency
DUBAI, July 3 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led military coalition battling the Houthis in Yemen said on Friday it had destroyed four explosive-laden drones launched by the Iran-aligned group in the direction of Saudi Arabia,...
Iran Foreign Minister Meets With Hezbollah
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"Civilians of Gaza City, evacuate south for your own safety...and distance yourself from Hamas terrorists who are using you as human shields," Israeli military says.
Gaza city residents vow to stay
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Iran Threatens to Hit US, Israel After Trump Aide Warns of “Maximum Pressure”
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Dan Williams
LONDON/JERUSALEM, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Iran warned on Wednesday it would hit U.S. and Israeli targets if it were attacked by the United States after President Donald Trump's security...
Trump Leaves Iran Diplomacy Door Open After Macron’s Zarif Gambit
By Jeff Mason and John Irish
BIARRITZ, France, Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to leave a window open for diplomacy with Iran on Monday after French President Emmanuel Macron flew in Iran's foreign minister...
