U.S. Renews Iran Sanctions, Grants Oil Waivers to China, Seven Others
By Humeyra Pamuk and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The United States snapped sanctions back in place on Monday to choke Iran's oil and shipping industries, while temporarily allowing top customers such as...
UK Operator of Seized Stena Impero Says Vessel in Compliance with Regulations
LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - The British operator of an oil tanker seized by armed guards in the Gulf said the vessel, the Stena Impero, was in full compliance with all navigation and international...
Iran’s Judiciary Says More Than 1,000 Indictments in Tehran Made Over Protests
DUBAI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 indictments related to recent "riots" have been issued in Tehran province, judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi said on Tuesday.
Since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's...
Iranian Campaigner Against Female Genital Mutilation Speaks to Kayhan Life
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly designated Feb. 12 as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, with the “aim to amplify and direct the efforts on the...
EXCLUSIVE- FIFA Officials to Visit Iran After Death of “Blue Girl”
By Simon Evans
MANCHESTER, England, Sept 11 (Reuters) - FIFA officials will visit Iran, following the death of a female fan who set herself on fire in protest at her arrest for attending a match, world...
Trump to Chair U.N. Security Council Meeting on Iran
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will chair a U.N. Security Council meeting on Iran this month to spotlight its "violations of international law" during the annual gathering...
Russia and China Seek International Support for Iran Nuclear Deal
By Tom Miles
GENEVA, April 24 (Reuters) - Russia and China are asking U.N. member states to back a draft statement expressing "unwavering support" for the Iran nuclear deal, a senior Russian diplomat said on...
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...
EU Mechanism for Iran Trade to Be Symbolically Ready on Nov. 4 -Diplomats
By John Irish and Robin Emmott
PARIS/BRUSSELS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - A new European Union mechanism to facilitate payments for Iranian exports should be legally in place by Nov. 4, when the next phase of...
Families of 9/11 Victims Look to Seize Iran Assets in Britain
By Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi
LONDON/ANKARA, Aug 1(Reuters) - An English court has cleared the way to consider whether it will allow the families of some of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001...
