Hardline Iranian Cleric Consolidates Leadership Position
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, March 12 - Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi has swiftly emerged as one of Iran's most powerful figures and a contender to succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Last week, he was named chief...
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...
Iran’s Leader Names Hardline Cleric Raisi as Judiciary Chief -IRNA
DUBAI, March 7- Iran's Supreme Leader appointed hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi as the new head of the judiciary on Thursday, the state news agency IRNA said.
The appointment of Raisi, 58, a protégé of Supreme Leader...
Global Watchdog Gives Iran Until June to Strengthen Anti-Money Laundering Rules
PARIS, Feb 22 - Iran has until June to fix its anti-money laundering and terrorism financing rules or face increased international scrutiny of its banks, a global watchdog said on Friday.
Last October, the Paris-based Financial Action...
France Discussing with Iran Fate of Citizen Arrested in October
PARIS, Feb 20 - France is in touch with Iran to improve the conditions of a French woman who was arrested in October on the Persian Gulf island of Kish for allegedly signing an illegal mining...
Huawei Founder Says Huawei CFO Arrest Was Politically Motivated -BBC
Feb 18 - Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, was politically motivated.
"Firstly, I object to what the U.S. has done. This...
I Did It for My Daughter, Says Woman Arrested for Headscarf Protest in Iran
By Emily Wither
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Azam Jangravi's heart was pounding when she climbed atop an electricity transformer box on Tehran's busy Revolution Street a year ago. She raised her headscarf in the air...
UN Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction to Hear Iran Claim Against US
AMSTERDAM, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Dismissing U.S. objections, judges at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that the U.N. body has jurisdiction to hear a claim by Iran to recover $1.75 billion in assets...
Jailed Iranian Environmentalist Was Tortured, Says Sister of Fellow Detainee
FEB. 3 - Niloufar Bayani, one of the eight environmentalists who were arrested by Iranian authorities early last year, has reportedly spoken out against her treatment in prison during a secret court hearing, according...
Large Number of Iranian Prisoners to Be Pardoned for Revolution Anniversary-Khamenei
DUBAI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A large number of prisoners in Iran will be pardoned on Thursday in honour of the 40th anniversary of the revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed Shah, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
