EU Condemns Iran Executions, Drone Delivery to Russia
By Sabine Siebold and John Irish
BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers on Monday condemned Iran for its crackdown on anti-government protests and its drone deliveries to Russia, while moving ahead with a new package of sanctions meant...
Ten Iranian Nationals Charged with Evading U.S. Sanctions
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors charged 10 Iranian nationals on Friday over an alleged long-running scheme to dodge U.S. sanctions on Tehran by disguising $300 million in transactions, including the...
EU Calls for UN To Probe Iran Schoolgirl Poisonings
BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - European lawmakers called on the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into a wave of poisonings that have hit schoolgirls in Iran.
Over 1,000 schoolgirls have fallen ill...
Iran Executes Three Kurdish Prisoners Accused of Militant Attacks
GENEVA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Iran executed three Iranian Kurdish men accused of belonging to a militant group and taking part in attacks against civilians and security forces in the Kurdish region of western...
Iranian Restaurants Warned by Authorities Not to Serve Migratory Birds’ Meat
By Kayhan Life Staff
The commander of the protection unit of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE), Colonel Jamshid Mohabat-Khani, has said the Judiciary will prosecute restaurant owners who break the law by serving dishes made...
Iran Appeals Court Upholds Verdict for Bahais, Reduces Prison Sentences
By Kayhan Life Staff
An appeals court in Shiraz has upheld the conviction of 12 members of the Bahai faith who had been accused of “spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” and “being members of...
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...
Iranian Oil Ministry Corruption Is Causing Shortage of Tar Bitumen, MP Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
A group inside the Iranian Oil Ministry has monopolized the sale and export of vacuum bitumen, which is the raw material used to produce bitumen, commonly known as tar or asphalt, according...
INTERVIEW: Economist Hassan Mansoor Analyzes Iran’s ‘Productivity Plan’
By Kayhan Life Staff
The government of President Ebrahim Raisi recently announced its intentions to continue the implementation of the “Productivity Plan” aimed at generating revenue for the government by selling unused assets, including state-owned...
Kiarostami Book Withdrawn From Sale As Ex-Wife Sues, Court Bans Release
By Kayhan Life Staff
A court in Tehran has issued a cease and desist order to Nazar Publishers, banning it from distributing copies of a book by the late filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, titled “Man Khane...
