Iranian Government Faces $500 Million Lawsuit By Daughter of Journalist Siamak Pourzand
By Natasha Phillips
A lawsuit claiming that Iranian government officials were responsible for the torture and 2011 death of journalist Siamak Pourzand has been filed by his daughter Banafsheh Zand in a United States court. The...
Tomato Squeeze: US Sanctions Begin to Distort Iran’s Economy
By Andrew Torchia and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
DUBAI/LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Tomato paste is not the most obvious economic indicator, but in Iran, where it is a staple that some people have started panic-buying, it...
U.S. Accuses Huawei CFO of Iran Sanctions Cover-Up; Hearing Adjourned
By Julie Gordon and Steve Stecklow
VANCOUVER/LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer faces U.S. accusations that she covered up her company's links to a firm that tried to sell...
Iran’s Judiciary Confirms Rapper Toomaj Salehi Death Sentence
DUBAI, April 25 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary confirmed the death sentence of well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi but added that he is entitled to a sentence reduction, state media reported on Thursday.
Salehi's lawyer Amir Raisian told...
White House to Detail Implementation of New Iran Sanctions Monday -Pompeo
By David Brunnstrom
ABOARD A U.S. GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The United States intends to fully enforce sanctions due to be reimposed against Iran early this week on orders from U.S. President Donald...
Huawei Founder Says Huawei CFO Arrest Was Politically Motivated -BBC
Feb 18 - Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, was politically motivated.
"Firstly, I object to what the U.S. has done. This...
EU Ministers Agree on New Package of Sanctions Against Iran
BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - EU ministers on Monday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Iran, the Swedish EU presidency said.
"Ministers adopted a new package of sanctions against Iran, targeting those driving the repression. The EU...
UK Sanctions Iran Officials Over Forced Hijab Law
By Natasha Phillips
The UK government sanctioned five men in Iran on Dec. 8 for their roles in the implementation of the Islamic Republic’s forced hijab law. It also sanctioned the men for grave human...
Iran Jails Foreign Ministry Official for Spying
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - An Iranian court has sentenced a man working for the Foreign Ministry to 10 years in prison after convicting him of spying, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Sunday.
However,...
U.S. Ambassador: Iran Failed to Declare All Chemical Weapons to Global Agency
AMSTERDAM, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran has not declared all its chemical weapons capabilities to the global chemical weapons agency in The Hague, in violation of an international non-proliferation convention, the U.S. ambassador to the organisation...
