U.S. Sanctions Senior Employees of Iranian State-Run Media
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday sanctioned senior employees of an Iranian state-run media corporation it accused of being a "critical tool" in Iran's suppression and censorship of its people, stepping up...
German Minister Targets Iran in Appeal to Abolish Death Penalty
BERLIN, Nov 15 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock singled out Iran for using the death penalty to suppress members of the opposition at a conference on Tuesday which aimed to outlaw the punishment around the world.
Speaking...
Soccer-Iran Players Can Protest at World Cup Says Coach Queiroz
By Mark Gleeson
DOHA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Iran's players are free to join in the protests sweeping their country over women's rights while they are playing at the World Cup in Qatar but must do so...
Iranians Strike to Mark 2019 Protests in Fresh Rebuff to Ruling Clerics
DUBAI, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Iranians went on strike in several cities on Tuesday to commemorate the 2019 protests over fuel prices, a display of dissent that was crushed by security forces in one of the...
EU Should Punish Iranians Aiding Russia, Sweden Says
BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The European Union should punish any Iranians it can establish have provided drones or missiles to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, over and above the sanctions imposed for Tehran's...
U.S. Expresses Concern About Iran’s Treatment of Protesters -White House
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The United States expressed concern on Monday about reports of mass arrests, sham trials and a death sentence for protesters in Iran and said human rights abuses inflicted by the government must not...
EU Sanctions 29 Iranians, Three Organisations Over Crackdown on Protests
By Sabine Siebold
BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday slapped additional sanctions on Iran, targeting 29 individuals and three organisations, in response to what it has condemned as Tehran's widespread use of...
UK Sanctions 24 Iranian Officials Over Violent Crackdown on Protests
LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it was sanctioning two dozen Iranian officials including a government minister over what it called a "violent repression of protests" sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody.
The sanctions, coordinated with...
Europe Piles Pressure on Iran’s Leaders as Protests Rage
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers faced mounting international pressure on Monday over their crackdown on protests, with France's president characterising the unrest as a revolution and European governments planning sanctions on...
As EU Sanctions Come, Macron Says Iran ‘Revolution’ Harms Nuclear Deal Prospects
By John Irish
PARIS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday characterised the protests in Iran as a "revolution" and said the crackdown by Iranian leaders would make it harder to reach agreement on reviving the 2015...
