Oil Soars, Shares Rattled As Trump Dumps Iran Nuclear Deal
By Hideyuki Sano
TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Crude oil prices jumped back to near 3 1/2-year highs on Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with...
World Court Asked To Open Case Against Iran Over Downing of Flight
AMSTERDAM, July 5 (Reuters) - Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain have asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to institute proceedings against Iran over the shooting-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020 that killed...
Footage of Iranian Schoolchildren Dancing to Pop Song Sparks Controversy
The chairman of Iran's Council of Religious Committees, Nowshad Nowshadi, has called for the impeachment of Minister of Education Mohammad Bathaei and the creation of ethical committees in elementary and high schools.
Mr. Nowshadi’s actions...
UN Rights Chief Singles Out Countries Including Iran for Failure to Cooperate
By Emma Farge
GENEVA, June 19 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for greater support for his office as he seeks to expand its work by establishing a first-time presence in the world's two most populous...
Jailed Iranian Teacher Says He Was Chained to Hospital Bed For 12 Days
By Kayhan Life Staff
Authorities transferred Jafar Ebrahimi, an imprisoned Iranian teacher, to a hospital in Tehran on Nov. 15, where he was reportedly chained to a bed for 12 days while receiving medical care.
In...
U.S. Senators Seek Sanctions on Iran Over Alleged Plot to Kidnap Journalist
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. senators announced legislation on Thursday that would impose sanctions over an alleged plot by Iranian intelligence agents to kidnap Iranian-born U.S. journalist Masih Alinejad.
Democrat Ben Cardin and...
Two Convicted in US of Iran-Backed Plot to Kill Journalist
By Luc Cohen
NEW YORK, March 21 - Two men who U.S. prosecutors say belong to a Russian organized crime group were convicted of involvement in an unsuccessful Iran-backed plot to kill a prominent New York-based dissident and journalist.
A jury in Manhattan federal court found Rafat...
Raisi Says Hijab Is the Law in Iran As Unveiled Women Face ‘Yoghurt Attack’
April 1 (Reuters) - President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran after a viral video showed a man throwing yoghurt at two unveiled women in a shop near a holy Shi'ite...
EU Mechanism for Iran Trade to Be Symbolically Ready on Nov. 4 -Diplomats
By John Irish and Robin Emmott
PARIS/BRUSSELS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - A new European Union mechanism to facilitate payments for Iranian exports should be legally in place by Nov. 4, when the next phase of...
Iran’s Zarif Says Trump to ‘Abuse’ Un Security Council Role to Slam Tehran
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to "abuse" the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticise Tehran, Washington's arch-foe.
The...
