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 Warns EU Not to List Revolutionary Guards As Terrorist Entity
DUBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iran warned on Thursday that the European Union would "shoot itself in the foot" by listing the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told the EU's High Representative for...
Iran Judiciary Gives Out Conflicting Signals on Female Cycling Ban
May 21, 2019 - The city of Isfahan has banned women from riding bicycles in public, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on May 14, citing the Isfahan public prosecutor Ali Isfahani.
“The laws...
Iran Arrests 67 People for Suspected Financial Crimes
DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested 67 people in a drive against financial crime, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and a public outcry against...
Immigration Officers Arrest Iranian Asylum-Seekers in Los Angeles
By Sandra Stojanovic
LOS ANGELES, June 26 (Reuters) - Pastor Ara Torosian received a distressed phone call from two Iranian members of his Farsi-speaking church on Tuesday -- U.S. federal immigration officers were at their Los Angeles home...
UK Sanctions Iranian Businessmen
LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday said it had sanctioned 12 Russian military commanders implicated in missile strikes on Ukrainian cities as well as Iranian businessmen involved in the production and supply of military drones used in...
Women-Led Home-Based Businesses Devastated by Internet Blackout in Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Home-based businesses in Iran engaged in activities such as handicrafts and ecotourism have been devastated by the Internet blackout in force since the Feb. 28 outbreak of the war with the...
Brazil Court Orders Petrobras to Refuel Iranian Grain Vessels
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Rodrigo Viga Gaier
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, July 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's top court on Thursday ordered state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA to refuel two Iranian grain vessels stranded on the Brazilian...
Turkey’s Halkbank Urges Dismissal of Iran Sanctions Criminal Case in U.S.
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Halkbank on Friday urged a judge to dismiss a U.S. indictment accusing the state-owned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions, even as it seeks the judge's...
Pompeo To Immediately Pursue Talks With Allies On Iran – US officials
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - Immediately on returning from North Korea on Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will embark on talks with allies in Europe, the Middle East and Asia to try...
