France Points Finger at Iran over Bomb Plot, Seizes Assets
By John Irish and Richard Lough
PARIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - France said on Tuesday there was no doubt Iran's intelligence ministry was behind a June plot to attack an exiled opposition group's rally outside...
French Police Raid Shi’ite Muslim Club in Counter-Terrorism Swoop
LILLE, France/PARIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - French police raided a Shi'ite Muslim faith centre and arrested three of its leaders for illegal weapons possession in pre-dawn swoops on Tuesday that government officials said were...
Iran Fires Missiles at Militants in Syria over Parade Attack
GENEVA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Iran has fired missiles at militants in Syria it blamed for an attack at a military parade in southwestern Iran on Sept. 22, the Revolutionary Guards said on Monday...
Iran Foreign Minister Blasts Trump Officials over Consulate Closure
By Jan Wolfe
Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday denied that his country was responsible for increased threats against a U.S. consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra.
"We of...
U.S. Pull Diplomats from Iraqi City, Citing Threats from Iran
By Phil Stewart and Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The United States announced on Friday it will effectively close its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra and relocate diplomatic personnel assigned...
Russia’s Lavrov Takes Swipe at U.S. ‘Attacks’ on International Order
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested on Friday that the United States had undermined efforts to reach international agreements ranging from Middle East peace, Iran, climate and trade.
"Attacks...
U.S. Closes Consulate in Iraqi City, Fuelling Tension with Iran
By Phil Stewart and Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The United States announced on Friday it will effectively close its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra and relocate diplomatic personnel assigned...
Netanyahu, in U.N. Speech, Claims Secret Iranian Nuclear Site
By John Irish and Arshad Mohammed
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday described what he said was a secret atomic warehouse in Tehran and accused Europe of appeasing...
Britain Tells Iran It Will Not Let Matter of Detained Aid Worker Rest
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday he had had a frank discussion with his Iranian counterpart about detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and that he would...
America Had No Achievements at UN General Assembly -Iran President
GENEVA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday the United States had nothing to show for its appearance at the U.N. General Assembly this week, extending an exchange of insults...
