Oil Soars, Shares Rattled As Trump Dumps Iran Nuclear Deal
By Hideyuki Sano
TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Crude oil prices jumped back to near 3 1/2-year highs on Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with...
Iran’s Execution of Man for Drinking is A Test for International Community, Says Human...
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government’s announcement that it had executed a man for repeatedly drinking alcohol is a test to see whether the international community will react, according to Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, founder of the...
Ten Iranian Nationals Charged with Evading U.S. Sanctions
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors charged 10 Iranian nationals on Friday over an alleged long-running scheme to dodge U.S. sanctions on Tehran by disguising $300 million in transactions, including the...
Rouhani Warns U.S. on Sanctions, Does not Rule Out Talks
By Parisa Hafezi
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday warned the United States against pursuing hostile policies toward Tehran, saying preventing Iran from exporting oil would be "very dangerous",...
Britain Imposes New Iranian Sanctions over ‘Brutal Repression’
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Britain sanctioned more Iranian individuals and entities on Monday over the country's "brutal repression" of its people, including a crackdown on anti-government protests and the recent execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari.
The sanctions included an...
Iranian Woman Competes at Chess Tournament Without Hijab- Media Reports
DUBAI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests...
Australian High Court Ruling Involving Iranian Man Detained for Over Ten Years Dismisses Challenge...
By Sara Dehm and Anthea Vogl
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
The High Court unanimously ruled today that the Australian government can keep asylum seekers in immigration detention indefinitely in cases where they do not “voluntarily” cooperate with...
EXCLUSIVE: New UN Rapporteur on Iran to Focus on Gender Inequality, Executions
By Natasha Phillips
Dr. Mai Sato, the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, outlined her priorities in an exclusive interview with Kayhan Life, and said...
Huawei Founder’s Daughter Arrested on U.S. Request, Clouding China Trade Truce
By Julie Gordon and Karen Freifeld
VANCOUVER/WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The daughter of Chinese tech giant Huawei's founder has been arrested in Canada and is facing extradition to the United States, dealing a blow...
Iranian Blogger Couple Sentenced to Prison on Security Charges
DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - An Iranian couple who appeared in a video dancing romantically have been jailed for 10-1/2 years each on charges of indecency and threatening national security, the activist HRANA news agency said, though...
