Iran’s Khamenei Says Nuclear Deal Can Be Abandoned If Does Not Serve Interests –...
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran could abandon its nuclear accord with world powers after the U.S. withdrawal if it does not serve its interests, casting doubt...
Iran Dismisses French Restriction on Its Diplomats to Travel to Iran – Irna
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday, reacting to a Reuters report that France has told its diplomats to postpone all non-essential travel to Iran, said Iran should be vigilant...
Afghans Flee Iran in Droves As Economic Crisis Bites
War, violence, poverty and political instability forced many Afghans to leave their homeland in the last three decades and to seek a better life for themselves and their families in neighboring Iran. However, dire...
U.K. to Replace U.S. in Rebuilding Arak Reactor, Iran Nuclear Official Says
The U.K. is to replace the U.S. in the P5+1 (the U.S., Great Britain, China, Russia and France plus Germany) working group tasked with redesigning and reconstructing the Arak heavy water reactor, according to...
Iran-Based Political Influence Operation: Bigger, Persistent, Global
By Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing
LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - An apparent Iranian influence operation targeting internet users worldwide is significantly bigger than previously identified, Reuters has found, encompassing a sprawling network of anonymous...
Iran Oil Exports Set to Drop in Aug Ahead of U.S. Sanctions – Data
By Florence Tan
SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iran's crude oil and condensate exports in August are set to drop below 70 million barrels for the first time since April 2017, well ahead of the...
Iran Says It Has Arrested “Tens of Spies” in State Bodies – ISNA
LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Security forces in Iran have arrested tens of spies working in state bodies, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi was quoted as saying by the semi-official news agency ISNA on Tuesday.
Alavi...
Iraq Sending Team to U.S. to Seek Deal on Transactions with Iran
By Ahmed Aboulenein
BAGHDAD, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iraq will send a delegation to the United States seeking an agreement on financial transactions with Iran following Washington's reimposition of sanctions on Tehran, Prime Minister Haider...
Sanctions Unlikely to Stop Iran Oil Exports Completely – Saudi Adviser
STAVANGER, Norway, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Current U.S. sanctions on Iran are unlikely to stop Iranian oil exports completely, a long-time adviser at Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said on Tuesday, adding Iran would be...
France restricts travel by diplomats to Iran
By John Irish
PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - France has told its diplomats and foreign ministry officials to postpone indefinitely all non-essential travel to Iran, citing a foiled bomb plot and a hardening of Tehran's...
