Iran Executes Man Accused of Spying for Israel
DUBAI, April 30 (Reuters) - An Iranian man convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel was executed on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported, at a time of high-stakes nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
Entangled in a decades-long...
Iran Has Among the World’s Worst Gender Equality Records, OECD Says
Iran has the worst workplace gender gap record after Pakistan and Yemen, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
In a report released on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day, the...
UK Sanctions Russian and Iranian Officials, Citing Human Rights Abuses
By Andrew MacAskill and William James
LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday announced sanctions against 30 people worldwide, including Russian and Iranian officials, targeting those it deems responsible for acts of torture, sexual violence, and the...
Iran Says Several Suspected U.S. Spies Face Possible Death Sentences
DUBAI, July 2 (Reuters) - Iranian prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for several suspects arrested last year for spying for the United States in military and nuclear bodies, state media reported on Tuesday, as...
Britain’s Metro Bank Hires Lawyers Over Cuba and Iran Sanctions Breaches
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain's Metro Bank has hired a law firm to help it investigate payments routed through the bank that breached U.S. sanctions, a regulatory filing showed.
One Metro bank customer was...
Men Must Not Look at Women During Ramadan, Says Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman
The newly appointed Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili has warned the public against violating Islamic codes of conduct during the holy month of Ramadan (May 5-June 4).
“I urge those who are not fasting because of...
UK Sanctions 24 Iranian Officials Over Violent Crackdown on Protests
LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it was sanctioning two dozen Iranian officials including a government minister over what it called a "violent repression of protests" sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody.
The sanctions, coordinated with...
Australia Denies Extradition of Iranian Academic to U.S.
By Lidia Kelly
MELBOURNE, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Australia will not extradite an Iranian academic to the United States, Australia's attorney-general said over the weekend, following a 13-month detention of the researcher for allegedly exporting American-made...
Protesters Urge Iranian Health Minister to Enforce Disability Law
Disabled protesters demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Tehran earlier this month, demanding the enforcement of Article 6 of the Disability Act, which entitles people with disabilities to...
U.S. Sanctions Board of Directors of Iranian Drone Maker
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the board of directors of Iranian drone maker Paravar Pars, the U.S. Treasury Department said, adding Iranian drones were being used by Russia...
