Iran’s Khuzestan Dam Is a Colossal Engineering Mistake, Expert Says
Kayhan London: The salt deposit in the Gotvand Dam’s water reservoir, in the southern province of Khuzestan, rose to 10.5 million tons in 2017, causing the salinity of the Karun River to increase by...
Iran Executes Businessman for Economic Crimes – State TV
DUBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday executed a businessman sentenced to death by a fast-track court set up to fight economic crimes, state television reported, following an outcry against profiteering and corruption that has...
Southern Iranian Soil from Fields, Farms Being Smuggled to Qatar, Official Says
Dirt from farms and grasslands in southern Iranian provinces has been smuggled to Qatar for the past decade to be used for creating man-made islands and new land along the Persian Gulf coastline, the...
Germany to Bar Iran’s U.S.-Sanctioned Mahan Air – Bild
BERLIN, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Germany is to ban flights in and out of the country by Iran's Mahan Air, which is under U.S. sanctions over allegations it ferries troops and supplies into Syria in...
EU Investigates Hacked Diplomatic Communications
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The European Union is investigating a cyber hack of its diplomatic communications, allegedly by Chinese hackers, that revealed EU concern about U.S. Donald Trump, Russia and Iran, the bloc...
Iranian Child Rights Activist Arrested on Spying Charges as Mass Detentions Continue
By Natasha Phillips
17 Dec - Laily Khatami, a child and women’s rights activist from Kermanshah, Iran, has been arrested and charged with espionage. A report from the Campaign for the Defense of Political and Civilian...
Chile Prosecutors Examine Possible Iranian Oil Link to Fumes That Sent Hundreds for Treatment
By Aislinn Laing and Fabian Cambero
SANTIAGO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Chilean law enforcement officials are investigating the delivery of Iranian crude oil to state energy company ENAP as a possible source of the noxious fumes...
Chinese State Media Urges Canada to Defy U.S., Free Huawei Exec
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Canada should distance itself from U.S. "hegemonism" and grant unconditional freedom to Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of China's Huawei detained in Vancouver on Washington's request, state-owned tabloid Global...
China-Based Oil Firm Settles Iran Sanctions Violations, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China-based Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co Ltd has agreed to pay more than $2.7 million to settle allegations it did business with Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions, the U.S....
U.S. Wants U.N. to Ban Nuclear Ballistic Missile Work by Iran
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The United States will push the U.N. Security Council to toughen its stance to prevent Iran from working on ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons and carrying...
