Prominent Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Announces Hunger Strike in Prison
GENEVA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh began a hunger strike in prison on Saturday, she announced in a note posted on her husband's Facebook page.
Sotoudeh said she was...
British-Iranian Aid Worker Returns to Jail After Temporary Release – Husband
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A detained British-Iranian aid worker sentenced to five years in jail in Iran was returned to prison on Sunday after a request to extend her three-day temporary release was...
Google Removes Several Blogs, Youtube Accounts Linked to Iran
Aug 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it had identified and terminated 39 YouTube channels linked to state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.
Google has also removed 39 YouTube channels and six...
Iraq to Ask U.S. for Exemptions on Some Iran Sanctions
By Ahmed Rasheed and Ahmed Aboulenein
BAGHDAD, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Iraq's economy is so closely linked to Iran that Baghdad is going to ask Washington for permission to ignore some U.S. sanctions on its neighbour,...
Iran Lawmakers Target Rouhani’s Finance Minister as Sanctions Bite
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the finance minister on Sunday, ramping up pressure on the president who is already facing attacks from hardliners over his handling of the...
Rouhani to Appear Before Iranian Parliament Soon, Says Lawmaker
LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - An Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday that President Hassan Rouhani would appear before parliament on Aug. 28 to answer questions on his government's handling of Iran's economic struggles, but...
Iran Anti-Money Laundering Law Faces Challenge as Deadline Looms
DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A top Iranian constitutional body has demanded changes to anti-money laundering measures passed by parliament, state-run media said on Saturday, as Tehran nears a deadline to pass legislation to...
Iran Arrests 67 People for Suspected Financial Crimes
DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested 67 people in a drive against financial crime, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and a public outcry against...
Russia, Iran, and 3 Others Agree Caspian Status, but Not Borders
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iran and four ex-Soviet nations, including Russia, agreed in principle on Sunday how to divide up the potentially huge oil and gas resources of the Caspian Sea, paving...
Key Iran Council Backs Anti-Money Laundering Move – State Media
DUBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Iran has been trying to implement standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global group of government anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-financing of terrorism regimes (CFT), in...
