Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Iran calls for calm after water protests, clashes

DUBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - Iran called for calm on Sunday after protests in a southern city over water shortages turned violent overnight with reports of police shooting at demonstrators who attacked banks and...

Seizure of British-Flagged Tanker “Clear Violation of International Law” -UK Chamber of Shipping

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - The seizure of a British flagged tanker by Iran is in "clear violation of international law" because it was in Omani waters, the head of the UK Chamber of...

Iranian Government Must Listen to Demands of the People – Rouhani

BEIRUT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iranians have political, economic and social demands which must be heard, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday, one of his clearest statements of the right to air grievances since demonstrations were put...

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...

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...

Iran Says Damascus Suburbs Assault to Continue as Fighting Rages

BEIRUT, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Iran said pro-Damascus forces would press ahead with attacks on an insurgent enclave near the Syrian capital, as ground fighting raged on there in defiance of a U.N. resolution...

Trump To Announce Decision on Iran Nuclear Deal On Tuesday

By Steve Holland and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/ANKARA, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he would announce a decision on Tuesday about the future of an international nuclear agreement with Iran, as Tehran...

As Trump Leaves Iran Deal, Families of Americans Jailed in Iran Urge Talks

By Jonathan Landay, Joseph Ax and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - A day after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, several families of American prisoners held in...

India’s Iranian Oil Imports in June Fall as Sanctions Fears Bite – Sources

By Nidhi Verma and Sai Sachin Ravikumar NEW DELHI, July 11 (Reuters) - India's oil imports from Iran declined by 15.9 percent in June, the first month after the United States said it would reimpose...