Netanyahu Speaks to Putin, Voices Disapproval of Iran Ties
JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday and voiced displeasure with "anti-Israel positions" taken by Moscow's envoys at the United Nations, an Israeli statement said.
Russia...
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Says Iranian People Will Prevail Against Rulers
By Nerijus Adomaitis
OSLO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Iranian people will ultimately overcome authoritarianism imposed by a government that has lost legitimacy and public support, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said from prison in a speech...
Iran Regime-Funded Kataeb Hezbollah Vows More Attacks on US Forces
BAGHDAD, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Attacks by Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah militia against U.S. interests on Friday are the start of "new rules of engagement," a security official from the group said in a social media post.
The Iran-aligned...
Children of Iran Nobel Peace Prize Winner Fear They Won’t See Her Again
STORY/REUTERS: Narges Mohammadi, 51, who is serving multiple sentences in Tehran's notorious Evin prison on charges including spreading propaganda, won the award on Oct. 6 in a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders, prompting the...
Three Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah Members Killed by Israeli Drone Strike in Syria
BEIRUT, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Three members of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah were killed in an Israeli drone strike in southwest Syria on Friday, according to two regional sources close to Damascus.
The strike also killed a Syrian...
Nasdaq to Pay $4 Mln Settlement Over Apparent Iran Sanctions Violations
Dec 8 (Reuters) - New York-based stock exchange Nasdaq Inc NDAQ.O agreed to pay a $4 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Treasury over apparent violations of sanctions against Iran by a former Nasdaq unit, the department's...
US Sanctions Iranian Officers Accused of Targeting of u.s. Officials
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The United States issued fresh human rights-related sanctions on Friday targeting individuals in multiple countries, according to a post on a the U.S. Department of Treasury website.
The new sanctions target Chinese, Iranian...
Iran’s Raisi Tells Putin in Moscow That West Backs Gaza “Genocide”
MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi accused the West on Thursday of supporting "genocide" by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, at the start of talks in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin.
As...
Biden Aide Says Iran’s Regime Helps Plan, Execute Attacks by Yemen’s Houthis
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The United States believes that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is helping to plan and carry out missile and drone attacks by Yemen's Houthis on Israel and ships in the Red Sea,...
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Regime-Backed Network Funding Yemen’s Houthis
By Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on 13 individuals and entities for allegedly funneling tens of millions of dollars in foreign currency to Yemen’s Houthi group from the sale and...