British Foreign Minister to Discuss Iran on N. American Trip
LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - British Foreign Minister James Cleverly will seek to bolster support for Ukraine on a trip to the United States and Canada which begins on Tuesday, ahead of the first anniversary of...
Iran Arrests German for Taking Oilfield Photos, Jam-e-Jam Reports
DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Iran has detained a German national for taking photos of "sensitive oil centres" in the country's southern province of Khuzestan, Iranian daily Jam-e Jam reported on Tuesday.
"The German national was detained while taking...
UK Sanctions Iran’s Prosecutor General After Akbari Execution
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Saturday Britain had imposed sanctions on Iran's Prosecutor General after the execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari.
"Sanctioning him today underlines our disgust at Alireza Akbari's...
Iranian Chess Referee Spars with Governing Body over Women’s Solidarity
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
GENEVA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat says a gesture of solidarity with female compatriots at a tournament in Iceland has caused a feud with the game's global body and seen...
France Has Not Ruled Out Declaring Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to Be a Terrorist Group
By John Irish
PARIS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had not ruled out the idea that the European Union designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, a day after Germany...
Pope Condemns Iran Government’s Use of Death Penalty Against Protesters
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned Iran's execution of protesters for the first time on Monday in his traditional New Year's address to diplomats, and said the war in Ukraine was...
Iranian Chess Player Appears at Kazakhstan Tournament Without Hijab for Second Day -Reuters Witness
ALMATY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player on Wednesday took part in an international tournament in Kazakhstan without a hijab for the second day running, according to a Reuters journalist present.
A Reuters witness at the...
Britain Urges Iran To Stop ‘Unfairly Detaining’ Dual Nationals
LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Britain urged Iran on Wednesday to stop detaining dual nationals following the arrest of seven people with links to the United Kingdom, saying the practice should not be used to obtain "diplomatic leverage".
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrested the...
Italy Urges Iran To Stop Executions and Open Dialogue With Protesters
ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Iran must stop executing and persecuting protesters and should open a dialogue with them, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday after summoning the Iranian ambassador.
Tajani said death sentences against people who...
Iranian Woman Competes at Chess Tournament Without Hijab- Media Reports
DUBAI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests...
