Iran Anti-Money Laundering Law Faces Challenge as Deadline Looms
DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A top Iranian constitutional body has demanded changes to anti-money laundering measures passed by parliament, state-run media said on Saturday, as Tehran nears a deadline to pass legislation to...
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Threatens To Prosecute ‘Without Mercy’ Unveiled Women
April 1 (Reuters) - Faced with an increasing number of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iran’s judiciary chief has threatened to prosecute "without mercy" women who appear in public unveiled, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei’s...
Iran Woman’s Death After Morals Police Arrest Sparks Protests
DUBAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A young Iranian woman has died after falling into a coma following her detention by morality police enforcing Iran's strict hijab rules, sparking protests by Iranians on social media and on the...
Iran Parliament Passes Measures Against Funding Terrorism
DUBAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament approved new measures against funding terrorism on Sunday, changes that officials hope will move Tehran closer to global norms and help remove it from investment blacklists as...
Iran Is Paying ‘Political and Diplomatic Price for Its Brutality,’ UK Official
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government knows “the political and diplomatic price they are paying for their brutality ,” the UK Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell has said.
Mitchell made the remarks during a June 7 debate at the...
U.S. Top Court Wary Over Allowing Seizure of Ancient Persian Artifacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Monday over whether ancient Persian artifacts held in a Chicago museum can be seized to pay for a $71 million court judgment against Iran...
Iranian Retirees Demand Pension Increase, Better Healthcare
Retirees across Iran marked Social Security Day on July 16 by calling on the government to adjust their pensions in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and improve the quality of their national...
VIDEO: Islamic Republic Officials Are Accused of Crimes Against Humanity
By Ahmad Rafat
After a year of investigating the brutal repression of the participants in the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement, the United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Committee has presented the results of its investigation at the...
EU Imposing Further Sanctions on Iran Officials, Entities
Feb 20 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday imposed new sanctions on Iranian officials and entities for their role in the violent crackdown against public protests in the Islamic republic.
The new sanctions target 32 people and...
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...
