Iran Executes Man Responsible for Azerbaijan Embassy Attack
DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - A man charged over a fatal shooting at Azerbaijan's embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, was executed on Wednesday, Iran's judiciary news outlet Mizan said.
The shooting, which took place in January...
U.N. Rights Council Votes to Probe Iran’s Ongoing Crackdown
GENEVA/DUBAI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. Rights Council voted on Thursday to appoint an independent investigation into Iran's deadly repression of protests, passing the motion to cheers of activists amid an intensifying crackdown in Kurdish...
Iran Jails Iranian-British National for 10 Years for Spying for Israel- TV
DUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran has sentenced a British-Iranian national to 10 years in jail for spying for Israel, state TV reported on Tuesday.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last year that Western agents had...
EU Imposing Further Sanctions on Iran Officials and Entities
BRUSSELS, May 22 (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 5 people...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Admits Detaining Tens of Thousands of Protesters – IRNA
DUBAI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after a deadly state crackdown helped quell...
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...
Turkey’s Halkbank Could Face Fine for Failing to Appear in U.S. Court -Prosecutor
By Brendan Pierson
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. prosecutor on Tuesday called Turkey's Halkbank a "fugitive" after it failed to make an initial court appearance in a criminal case accusing it of...
Iran’s Government Sentences Four People to Death for ‘Cooperating’ With Israeli Intelligence -Mehr News...
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DUBAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Four people were sentenced to death on Wednesday by Iran's judiciary for allegedly cooperating with the Israeli intelligence service and committing kidnappings, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
The Islamic Republic has long accused arch-enemy...
Iran Says “Either All Or Nothing” On Nuclear Deal -Zarif Tweets
ANKARA, April 23 (Reuters) - The European signatories of Iran's nuclear deal with major powers should convince U.S. President Donald Trump not to exit the accord as there is no "plan B" for the...
Iran Has Among the World’s Worst Gender Equality Records, OECD Says
Iran has the worst workplace gender gap record after Pakistan and Yemen, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
In a report released on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day, the...
