U.S. Rejects Iran’s Legal Claim to Recover $1.75 Bln in Frozen Assets
THE HAGUE, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday asked judges at the International Court of Justice to throw out a claim by Iran to recover $1.75 billion (1.5 billion euros) in...
UK Sanctions 24 Iranian Officials Over Violent Crackdown on Protests
LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it was sanctioning two dozen Iranian officials including a government minister over what it called a "violent repression of protests" sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody.
The sanctions, coordinated with...
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...
Global Watchdog Gives Iran Until Feb to Tighten Anti-Money Laundering Rules
PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A global dirty money watchdog said on Friday it had given Iran a final deadline of February 2020 to comply with international norms after which it would urge all its members...
Iran Honouring Nuclear Deal as New Sanctions Hit, IAEA Report Shows
VIENNA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Iran has continued to implement the main nuclear restrictions set by its 2015 deal with major powers even as the United States reimposed sanctions against Tehran, a U.N. atomic...
Lebanon Says Iran Agreed Amnesty for Detained National
BEIRUT, June 4 (Reuters) - Iran has agreed to grant an amnesty to a Lebanese citizen it detained in 2015 for "collaborating against the state", Lebanon's state news agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying on...
Iran to Resume Cellphone Warning to Hijab Violators, Police Spokesperson Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran is to resume the “monitoring Plan 1,” originally rolled out in 2020, by which police send warning text messages to alleged hijab violators’ mobile phones, according to Mehdi Hajian, the...
Verdicts Against ‘Enemy Agents’ Should Be Expedited, Iran Judiciary Chief Says
DUBAI, April 7 (Reuters) - Judicial cases against individuals assisting Iran's adversaries should be processed quicker, Judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Tuesday according to Mizan news, urging execution or asset confiscation verdicts...
EU Countries Propose Russia Sanctions Targeting Iranian Firms
By Gabriela Baczynska
BRUSSELS, May 10 (Reuters) - European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export...
Iran’s Government Confirms It Arrested 22,000 People for Taking Part in Protests, Releases Them
DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) - Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency.
State media reported early last...














