Iran
Jailed French tourist in Iran faces spying charges, lawyer says
Middle East
March 15, 2021
Jailed French tourist in Iran faces spying charges, lawyer says
DUBAI (Reuters) – A French tourist arrested in Iran 10 months ago, Benjamin Briere, faces charges of “spying and propaganda…
British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial
Middle East
March 14, 2021
British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial
DUBAI (Reuters) – British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was tried on a new charge of making “propaganda against the system”…
Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot
Middle East
March 13, 2021
Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Protesters attacked a coast guard station in southern Iran after a patrol from the force shot…
Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests
Middle East
March 12, 2021
Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested multiple music producers connected to a California-based Iranian pop singer,…
Israel Aerospace, UAE weapons maker team up on anti-drone tech
Middle East
March 11, 2021
Israel Aerospace, UAE weapons maker team up on anti-drone tech
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said on Thursday it would jointly develop an advanced drone defense system with…
US State Dept blacklists two Iranian officials over human rights violations
Middle East
March 10, 2021
US State Dept blacklists two Iranian officials over human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department on Tuesday blacklisted two Iranian government interrogators, accusing them of torture and other…
Academic held in Iran for two years says imprisonment pushed her to brink of suicide
Middle East
March 9, 2021
Academic held in Iran for two years says imprisonment pushed her to brink of suicide
CANBERRA (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who spent two years detained in Iran said on Tuesday she was kept in…
Analysis: Iran slips record volume of oil into China, reaches out to Asian clients for trade resumption
Middle East
March 8, 2021
Analysis: Iran slips record volume of oil into China, reaches out to Asian clients for trade resumption
(Reuters) – Iran has quietly moved record amounts of crude oil to top client China in recent months, while India’s…
UN condemns up to 23 killings in Iran’s border area with Pakistan
Middle East
March 6, 2021
UN condemns up to 23 killings in Iran’s border area with Pakistan
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least a dozen people and possibly up to 23 have been killed in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province…
Iran’s Zarif to offer ‘constructive’ plan amid hopes of informal nuclear talks
Middle East
March 6, 2021
Iran’s Zarif to offer ‘constructive’ plan amid hopes of informal nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will soon present a “constructive” plan of action, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday,…