Canada to Deny Temporary Residency to Ex-Iran Minister Reportedly Seen in Montreal
By Kanishka Singh
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Canada will deny temporary residency to Iran's former health minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Monday, citing Tehran's human rights record, after Hashemi was reportedly...
Iran Extends Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Temporary Release – Lawyer
DUBAI, April 21 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary has extended British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from jail by another month, her lawyer told state news agency IRNA on Tuesday.
In mid-March, Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, was temporarily...
Father of Killed 27-Year-Old Protester Pouya Bakhtiari Arrested at Kish Airport
By Roshanak Astaraki
On Monday July 13, Manouchehr Bakhtiari father of 27-year-old Pouya Bakhtiari -- who was shot in the head by Iran’s anti-riot forces during November protests in Iran -- was arrested at Kish...
France’s President Says He Has No ‘Plan B’ For Iran Nuclear Deal
By Yasmeen Abutaleb
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said he has no "plan B" for the Iran nuclear deal and that the United States should stay in the agreement as long...
Iran’s Government Cracks Down on Bahá’ís; 200 Incidents Reported
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government cracked down on the Baha’i religious minority over a three-week period starting on July 31. There were 200 reported incidents, according to the Bahá’í International Community (BIC), the official voice...
Iran’s Government Confirms It Arrested 22,000 People for Taking Part in Protests, Releases Them
DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) - Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency.
State media reported early last...
Iran Admits 200 Women to Friendly Football Match As Debate Rages On
Kayhan London - Authorities in Tehran allowed female football fans to attend a friendly match between the Iranian and Bolivian national teams on October 16 at Azadi Stadium. The move was in response to...
Europe Must Offset US Pullout from Nuclear Deal – Iran Minister
BERLIN, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Europe should take action to neutralise the consequences of the U.S. decision to quit a 2015 Iran nuclear accord to ensure its own long-term economic interests, Iran's Foreign Minister...
France Says Iran Deal “Not Dead”, Macron To Contact Rouhani
PARIS, May 9 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Wednesday the Iran deal was not dead despite U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out, and French President Emmanuel Macron would speak to...
“Americans Have Not Achieved Their Goals by Imposing Illegal Sanctions Against Iran” – Zarif
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. sanctions against Iran will have "severe consequences" for the world order, the Islamic Republic said on Tuesday, days before new sanctions on Tehran's oil exports take effect.
Washington reintroduced...
