TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran said Saturday its security forces had arrested a cell of “counter-revolutionaries” who entered the country from northern Iraq’s Kurdish region. The cell “affiliated with counter-revolutionary groups” planned to “foment chaos and prepare media propaganda,” Mehdi Ramezani, deputy gover...
LONDON (AA) – The EU and the UK have criticized Iran over the human rights situation on the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in custody in Tehran after being arrested police for allegedly violating the country’s designated dress code for women. In a statement, EU foreign policy chief Josep […]
ATHENS (AA) – The Council of the EU has announced that it listed four more individuals and six more entities from Iran over serious human rights violations. “Today’s package follows the High Representative’s declaration on behalf of the European Union to mark the anniversary of the killing of Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022, while […]...
Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran has seized two oil tankers allegedly carrying smuggled fuel in the Gulf and arrested their crews, the state television announced on Friday. “The Revolutionary Guards naval forces seized two ships over the course of the last two days,” the state television said, citing Mohammad-Sharif Shirali, a Guards ...
ANKARA (AA) – A top Iranian military commander has warned Israel against any attempt to assassinate its senior officials. Speaking in Tehran, Hossein Salami, the commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), described the threats of the Israeli intelligence agency to target Iranian officials as “meaningless st...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief said Tuesday that the bloc is working for the release of Swedish EU diplomat Johan Floderus, who has been detained in Iran for more than 500 days. “We are working for his release, for him to regain his freedom,” Josep Borrell said at a plenary session on […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein is expected to visit Tehran on Wednesday as a September 19 deadline for Baghdad to disarm Kurdish armed groups looms. Bilateral relations and regional and international issues will be discussed during the visit, with the focus primarily on a recent security agreement between the two sides...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration has granted a waiver to release $6 billion in frozen Iranian oil funds in exchange for the release of five American detainees, according to reports published Monday. NBC News reported that Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently issued a waiver enabling international banks to transfer funds f...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Monday she has been “in weekly” contact with the family of an EU diplomat who has been detained by Iran for over 500 days. Speaking at a news conference, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs confirmed that Johan Floderus used to work for her Cabinet and called […]
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – The Syrian army, Iran-backed groups and Russia carried out over 1,400 attacks in Syria’s Idlib and its surrounding areas over the past week, forcing more than 6,000 civilians to flee their homes. According to the Syrian opposition aircraft observatory, the Syrian army and Iran-backed groups targeted villages in the so...
