Germany Urges Iran to Stop Supporting Militants in Syria and Iraq
May 22, 2017
BERLIN (Reuters) - Iran must stop supporting armed groups in Syria and Iraq that contribute to the destabilisation of the Middle East if it wants good relations with the West, German Foreign...
Germany urges Iran to avoid any moves to exacerbate tensions in [Persian] Gulf
June 9, 2017
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German government spokesman on Friday urged Iran to avoid any actions that could further exacerbate tensions in the Gulf after key Arab states cut off ties with Qatar, and...
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...
Worldwide Reaction to U.S. Strike Against Syria
April 07, 2017
Unexpected U.S. missile strikes against a Syrian airbase from which a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town in northern Syria earlier this week killed at least 70 people has generated...
Iran Skating Coach Suspected of Molesting Children
October 30, 2017 A roller-skating coach is suspected of having sexually abused children in central Yazd Province.
Mohammad Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Skating Federation said the General Directorate of the Ministry of Sport and Youth...
Marjane Satrapi Releases ‘Radioactive,’ Biopic of Marie Curie
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born, Oscar-nominated director Marjane Satrapi has a new movie out. “Radioactive” is the story of the scientist Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the only woman...
Iran Attacks Expose Security Gaps, Fuel Regional Tension
June 9, 2017
By Parisa Hafezi
ANKARA (Reuters) - When Islamic State called on members of Iran's Sunni Muslim minority in March to wage a religious war on their Shi'ite rulers, few people took the threat seriously....
Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani to Resign
October 29, 2017 Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani is to resign, Reuters has reported. In a letter, Barzani has informed the Kurdish parliament that he will not seek an extension to his presidential term...
Iranian Court Rejects Final Appeal of Jailed British-Iranian Charity Worker
April 25, 2017
DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a five-year jail sentence for a British-Iranian charity worker who was convicted on unspecified charges relating to national security, her husband said on Monday.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,...
Gulf Arab Row Rattles Trump’s Anti-Iran Axis
May 31, 2017
By Sylvia Westall and Tom Finn
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) - Just 10 days after President Donald Trump called on Muslim countries to stand united against Iran, a public feud between Qatar and some of...
