UK to Temporarily Withdraw Ambassador from Iran
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Saturday Britain would temporarily withdraw its ambassador from Iran following the execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari and was considering what further action to take against...
French President Macron: Iran’s Latest Execution Is Heinous and Barbaric Act
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari is a heinous and barbaric act, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.
Macron said he stood in solidarity with Britain which has condemned the execution, which defied British...
France Summons Iran’s Top Diplomat over Execution of British-Iranian Accused of Spying
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Paris on Saturday over the execution of a British-Iranian national accused of spying, the ministry said in a statement, expressing its indignation...
Iranian Chess Referee Spars with Governing Body over Women’s Solidarity
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
GENEVA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat says a gesture of solidarity with female compatriots at a tournament in Iceland has caused a feud with the game's global body and seen...
Pope Breaks Silence, Condemns Use of Death Penalty Against Protesters in Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
Pope Francis has condemned Iran’s use of the death penalty against protesters, demanding greater respect for women.
He made the remarks during his annual speech to foreign diplomats accredited to the Vatican on...
ANALYSIS-Iran Executions Quash Protests, Push Dissent Underground
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Iran's hanging of protesters -- and display of their lifeless bodies suspended from cranes -- seems to have instilled enough fear to keep people off the streets after months...
France Has Not Ruled Out Declaring Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to Be a Terrorist Group
By John Irish
PARIS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had not ruled out the idea that the European Union designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, a day after Germany...
Iran’s Government Sentences Belgian Aid Worker to 40 Years in Prison -Tasnim
DUBAI/BRUSSELS, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Distraught family of a Belgian national held in Iran appealed to their government on Tuesday to do its utmost to get him freed after he was sentenced to 40 years in prison and...
Iran Executions Amount to ‘State Sanctioned Killing’: UN Rights Chief
GENEVA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said that the death penalty was being weaponised by Iran's government to strike fear into the population and stamp out dissent, saying the executions amounted to...
EU Summons Iran Ambassador to Voice Outrage at Executions
BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The European Union summoned Iran's ambassador to the bloc on Monday and told him it was appalled by the executions at the weekend of two Iranians arrested in the course of a violent...
