Dual Nationals Imprisoned in Iran Face Uncertain Fate
By Ahmad Rafat
Efforts by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe have once again highlighted the plight of dual-national Iranians, who are imprisoned on fabricated charges by...
Iran Vows “Expected And Unexpected” Moves if US Exits Nuclear Deal
DUBAI, April 21 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran's atomic agency was ready with "expected and unexpected" reactions if the United States pulls out of a multinational nuclear deal, as U.S. President...
EU’s Josep Borrell Faces Attacks In European Parliament On Iran Policy
By Natasha Phillips
The European Union’s High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell, was criticized by dozens of European lawmakers over the EU’s stance on Iran, during a Sep. 12 debate at...
LGBT+ Afghans Desperate to Escape amid Taliban Takeover
By Matthew Lavietes and Rachel Savage
NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It was never easy being gay or transgender in Afghanistan. Now it could be deadly, according to LGBT+ Afghans, whose fear...
Greedy? Confused? Bisexual Iranians Go Online to Fight Prejudice
By Rachel Savage
LONDON, July 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Soudeh Rad shared her experience of domestic abuse online, she hoped it would encourage others to speak out - only to be bombarded with...
Protester Ahmad Batebi, Face of Iran’s 1999 Revolt, Speaks to Kayhan Life
By Ahmad Rafat
Tehran University students staged a mass protest on July 9, 1999, after the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence shut down the Salam newspaper for publishing a secret memo by the former deputy intelligence...
Iran’s Zarif Says Trump to ‘Abuse’ Un Security Council Role to Slam Tehran
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to "abuse" the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticise Tehran, Washington's arch-foe.
The...
U.S. Withdraws from International Accords, Says UN World Court ‘Politicized’
By Roberta Rampton, Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie van den Berg
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled out of two international agreements after Iran and the Palestinians complained to the International...
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 Parliament Passes Measures Against Funding Terrorism
DUBAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament approved new measures against funding terrorism on Sunday, changes that officials hope will move Tehran closer to global norms and help remove it from investment blacklists as...
