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...
U.S. Indicts Iranian Hackers Responsible for Deploying “Samsam” Ransomware
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday indicted two Iranians for launching a major cyber attack using ransomware known as "SamSam" and sanctioned two others for helping exchange the...
UN Human Rights Council to Hold First-Ever Special Session on Iran
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Nov. 24 to address “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” according to a council press release....
Iran Lawmakers Demand Severe Punishment for Demonstrators as Protests Rage
DUBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Hardline Iranian lawmakers urged the judiciary on Sunday to "deal decisively" with perpetrators of unrest, as the Islamic Republic struggles to suppress the biggest show of dissent in years.
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Widespread anti-government demonstrations...
U.S. Sanctions Should Not Stop EU Business with Iran, EU Court Adviser Says
By Robin Emmott
BRUSSELS, May 12 (Reuters) - A legal adviser to the European Union's top court said on Wednesday that a German company was wrong to terminate its contract with an Iranian bank if its...
Pushing To Bury Iran Deal, Israel Insists Nobody Wants War With Tehran
By Maayan Lubell and Dan Williams
JERUSALEM, May 1 (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it does not seek war with Iran, a day after presenting purported evidence of past Iranian nuclear arms work, but...
Iran Hangs Three Men for Spying for Israel
DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - Iran executed three men on Wednesday, after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel's Mossad spy agency and smuggling equipment used in an assassination, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
The equipment they smuggled was...
U.S.-Iran Distrust Looms Over Tehran Air Crash Investigation
By Tim Hepher
PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The crash of a U.S.-built airliner in Iran with the loss of 176 lives looks set to strain fragile international protocols on co-operation in air disaster investigations at a...
UN Expands Iran Human Rights Mission in ‘Historic’ Move
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations has renewed and broadened the mandate for its Fact Finding Mission on Iran (FFMI), a move described as “historic” by Baroness Helena Kennedy, the leading British lawyer, lawmaker and...
Iran Executed More Women in 2022 Than Any Other Country, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran executed more women than any other country in the world last year, according to an April 22 report on the death penalty in Iran published by the Norway-based organization Iran Human...
