Iranian Women Watch World Cup Match in Tehran Stadium Despite Ban
ANKARA, June 25 (Reuters) - Iranian women were allowed to watch their national team playing in their World Cup match against Portugal on a big screen in a Tehran stadium on Monday, Iran's ISNA...
Iranian Activist Blocked from World Cup Match Allowed to Protest
By Heba Kanso
BEIRUT, June 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An Iranian activist blocked from a World Cup match in Russia after demonstrating against her country's ban on women attending soccer games planned to renew...
Iran Charges Foreigners $12,000 to $15,000 for Hunting Permits
Ali Teymouri, the director of the Hunting and Fisheries office of Iran’s Department of Environment, has said that it costs anywhere from $12,000 to $15,000 for foreign nationals to obtain a hunting permit.
The government...
European Refiners Winding Down Purchases of Iranian Oil
By Ron Bousso, Amanda Cooper and Shadia Nasralla
LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - European refiners are winding down oil purchases from Iran, closing the door on a fifth of the OPEC member's crude exports after...
Iran Sets End Of May Deadline To See EU Measures To Save NuclearDeal
By Francois Murphy and John Irish
VIENNA, May 25 (Reuters) - Iran wants European powers to present it with measures by the end of May to compensate it for the U.S. decision to abandon the...
Iran Staying Within Nuclear Deal’s Restrictions -IAEA Report
VIENNA, May 24 (Reuters) - Iran has stayed within the main curbs on its nuclear activity imposed by its deal with major powers despite the U.S. pullout from the pact, but could be quicker...
U.S. Toughens Stance On Iran, Lists Sweeping Demands
By Lesley Wroughton and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/ANKARA, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes -- from dropping its nuclear program to pulling out of the Syrian civil war -- or...
New U.S. Sanctions Hit Hezbollah-Linked Financier, Companies
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The United States sought on Thursday to further choke off funding sources for Iranian-backed Hezbollah, imposing sanctions on its representative to Iran, as well as a major financier and...
EU Leaders Discuss Trump, Iran, Trade
SOFIA, May 17 (Reuters) - European Union leaders gather in the Bulgarian capital Sofia to discuss their strained ties with U.S. President Donald Trump, including on trade, saving the Iran nuclear deal and bringing...
EU Leaders Struggle To Save Iran Economic Ties From US Sanctions
By Gabriela Baczynska
SOFIA, May 16 (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Wednesday to try to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive and maintain their reviving economic cooperation with Tehran after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew...
