Congress Adding Pressure to Secure Release of Detainees in Iran
May 06, 2017
A moderate Republican Congresswoman in the United States has introduced a bill that demands the Iranian government release all U.S. citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political purposes by...
Trump Set for First U.S. Supreme Court Visit as Justices Weigh Travel Ban
June 15, 2017
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time since he was elected, President Donald Trump is set to attend the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, presenting a potentially awkward moment as...
Iraq’s Kurds Say “No Turning Back” on Independence Vote
June 9, 2017
By Maher Chmaytelli
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurds said on Friday a referendum on independence will go ahead despite warnings internationally that a vote in favour of secession could trigger conflict with...
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE Sever Ties to Qatar Over Terrorism
June 5, 2017
By Noah Browning
DUBAI, June 5 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism, opening up the worst...
Trump likely to keep pressure on Iran after Rouhani election win -experts
May 20, 2017
By Yeganeh Torbati and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The re-election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is unlikely to change the skepticism with which he is viewed by the Trump administration as the...
US and Iran Sailing into Unchartered Waters
February 09, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
As the administration of President Donald J. Trump continues to battle in U.S. court its recent travel ban into the United States from seven Muslim-majority states, including Iran, thousands of...
Silent Cries of Activists Heard Around the World
January 10, 2017
Arash Sadeqi, a human rights activist, ended his hunger strike after seventy- one days on 3 January, 2017. Iranian authorities had temporarily released his wife, Golrokh Ebrahimi-Iraee, who had been sentenced to...
Iran’s Khamenei Says Next President Should be Less Engaged with West
April 26, 2017
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader called on presidential candidates on Tuesday to champion economic self-sufficiency, further distancing himself from Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening to the West and seeking...
Trump to resume precision munitions deliveries to Saudis -officials
June 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration notified Congress last week that it soon planned to begin delivering precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia under a 2015 weapons deal, congressional officials said on Tuesday.
The...
In Travel Ban Case, U.S. Judges Focus on Discrimination, Trump’s Powers
May 16, 2017
By Tom James
SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. appeals court judges on Monday questioned the lawyer defending President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban about whether it discriminates against Muslims and pressed challengers to explain...
