Soccer- Iran Downs Hong Kong in Asian World Cup Qualifiers
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Talking points from the week in Asian football:
ASIA BIG GUNS RECORD EASY WINS IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
Japan, South Korea, Australia, Iran and Saudi Arabia all recorded comfortable wins...
Israel, US and Iran-Backed Hamas Close to Hostage Agreement
Reuters: Israel, US and Iran regime-backed Hamas are close to an agreement to free dozens of hostages in gaza, in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting- WAPO
Iran-Aligned Houthis Say They Will Target All Ships Owned, Operated by Israel Companies
CAIRO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A spokesman for Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi military, Yahya Sarea, said on Sunday the group will target all ships owned or operated by Israeli companies or carrying the Israeli flag, according to...
Two Men Convicted in US of Trying to Sell Iranian Petroleum
Nov 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. jury has convicted two Texas men of trying to sell Iranian petroleum in violation of sanctions imposed by Washington and of conspiracy to commit money laundering, the Justice Department said on Friday.
Zhenyu Wang,...
Soccer-Goals Flow for Iran at Asia’s World Cup Qualifying
By Michael Church
OSAKA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iran notched up comfortable wins on Thursday as the second phase of Asia's preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup kicked off for the region's dominant nations with few...
ANALYSIS- Iran’s Regime Enriches More Uranium as Gaza War Rages
By John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Francois Murphy
PARIS/WASHINGTON/VIENNA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have few routes left to rein in Iran's nuclear work with prospects for talks long buried and tougher actions...
Biden and XI Discuss Iran
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping met for about four hours on Wednesday to discuss issues ranging from military conflicts to drug-trafficking.
Biden welcomed the Chinese...
Meta Oversight Board to Review Handling of Video Showing Unveiled Woman in Iran
Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Oversight Board for Instagram-owner Meta Platforms META.O said on Thursday it was reviewing the app's decision to leave up, remove, and then reinstate, a post that showed a man confronting a woman in...
Women’s Activism in Iran Continues, Despite Street Protests Dying Down in Face of State...
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
By Mona Tajali
Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention.
Iranians peacefully protested in the streets of places ranging from Tehran to small towns across the...
Dutch Court Orders Company to Compensate 5 Iranians for Supplying Iraq With Mustard Gas
AMSTERDAM, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Dutch company Forafina Beleggingen, previously KBS Holland, to pay compensation to five Iranian victims of poison gas attacks during the Iraq-Iran war in the 1980s after the...
