Thursday, December 11, 2025

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...