Iran Parliament Passes Measures Against Funding Terrorism
DUBAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament approved new measures against funding terrorism on Sunday, changes that officials hope will move Tehran closer to global norms and help remove it from investment blacklists as...
U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy Puts New Focus on Iran and Proxies
By Roberta Rampton and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is giving greater priority to Iran and radical groups it backs in a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy document released on Thursday...
Iran Faces Sensitive Time Due to America, Economic Woes – Leader Says
GENEVA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The people of Iran face a sensitive time because of the pressure from America and economic problems, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a key address broadcast by...
Germany, Israel Agree Iran Must Never Have Nuclear Weapons-Merkel
JERUSALEM, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Germany and Israel agree that Iran should never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons but they differ on how to achieve this goal, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday...
Pompeo Says Iran Is Origin of Threat to U.S. Missions in Iraq
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Wednesday for threats to American missions in Iraq and said the United States was terminating a treaty of...
U.S. Withdraws from International Accords, Says UN World Court ‘Politicized’
By Roberta Rampton, Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie van den Berg
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled out of two international agreements after Iran and the Palestinians complained to the International...
Merkel Begins Visit to Israel with Iran, Palestinians on Agenda
JERUSALEM, Oct 3 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel began a visit to Israel on Wednesday, with Iran's nuclear ambitions and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict among issues on the agenda in talks with Prime Minister...
World Court Orders U.S. to Ensure Iran Sanctions Don’t Hit Humanitarian Aid
By Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE Oct 3 (Reuters) - The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next month, do not affect...
World Court to Rule on Iran Plea to Lift U.S. Sanctions
By Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Judges at the International Court of Justice, the highest United Nations court, will rule Wednesday on an Iranian plea to have U.S. sanctions against...
IAEA Says It Won’t Take Intelligence at Face Value After Netanyahu’s Iran Speech
VIENNA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's independence is paramount and it does not take intelligence presented to it at face value, it said on Tuesday in response to Israeli Prime Minister...
