Britain Hands Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker Diplomatic Protection
LONDON, March 8 - Britain is to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic protection in an attempt to put pressure on Iran to release her.
Foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said resorting to a little-used way...
World Court Hears Iran Lawsuit to Have U.S. Sanctions Lifted
By Stephanie van den Berg
THE HAGUE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iranian lawyers will ask the International Court of Justice on Monday to order the United States to lift sanctions ordered by the Trump administration...
Iran’s Downing of Ukrainian Plane a Mistake Is No Defense, Says Canadian Lawyer
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government’s statement that it made a mistake in shooting down a Ukrainian commercial jet which killed all 176 passengers last month would not be a valid legal defense in the...
U.S. Judge Delays Turkish Banker’s Sentencing in Iran Sanctions Case
NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Monday delayed by nearly four weeks the sentencing of a Turkish banker convicted in January of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions.
Mehmet Hakan Atilla, 47,...
Iran Says Will Make Or Buy Any Weapons It Needs, Lambasts “Invading Powers”
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani said Iran would make or buy any weapons it needed to defend itself in a region beset by "invading powers", as the military paraded missiles and...
Struggling to Cope, Iranians Fear More Misery from U.S. Sanctions
By Parisa Hafezi and Tuqa Khalid
DUBAI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Iranians fear an even more painful squeeze on living costs after additional U.S. sanctions take effect on Monday, from businesses struggling to buy raw...
Iran Eyes Private Oil Exports to Help Beat U.S. Sanctions
DUBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - Iran will allow private companies to export crude oil, part of a strategy to counter U.S. sanctions, and is urging fellow OPEC members, including regional rival Saudi Arabia, not...
Iran Charges Foreigners $12,000 to $15,000 for Hunting Permits
Ali Teymouri, the director of the Hunting and Fisheries office of Iran’s Department of Environment, has said that it costs anywhere from $12,000 to $15,000 for foreign nationals to obtain a hunting permit.
The government...
Banning Polygamy in Iran Could Encourage Prostitution, Majlis Member Says
By Reza Hamidi
Islamic marital jurisprudence (Sharia law), which allows Muslim men to have up to four wives, helps to avert a social crisis, according to Ali Motahari, a member of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament)...
U.S. Collects $7 Mln in Iranian Assets for Victims of Terrorism Fund -Justice Dept
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. government collected $7 million in Iranian assets for victims of state-sponsored terrorism, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
The money was the U.S. share of a civil forfeiture that...
