For the Islamic republic, it was a mission fraught with risk: send five Iranian-flagged fuel tankers through some of the world’s most crucial maritime gateways to cash-strapped Venezuela without being …
France Again Demands That Iran Release French-Iranian Academic Fariba Adelkhah
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday reiterated his demands for Iran to release French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, whom Iran has sentenced to six years in prison on national …
Coronavirus Watch in Mideast: Iran sets new record in daily COVID-19 cases amid pandemic resurgence; China provides new anti-coronavirus aid to Syria
People wearing face masks cross a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) — Iran sees record 3,574 daily new #COVID19 cases amid pandemic respike; — Turkey reports …
Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal
A U.S. Navy veteran whose family said his only crime was falling in love left Iran on Thursday after nearly two years of detention, winning his freedom as part of a deal that spared an …
Trump Hopeful For Iran After American Freed In Prisoner Swap
President Donald Trump voiced hope for progress with arch-rival Iran on Thursday after the clerical regime released a US Navy veteran and the United States freed two Iranians. Michael White, who had …
Iran Frees U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White Who Was Detained For Nearly Two Years
White was initially taken into custody in July 2018 while visiting a woman he had met online. He was convicted of insulting Iran’s supreme leader and posting private information on social media.
Iran and China hackers target Trump and Biden campaigns
Chinese and Iranian hackers sent bogus emails to staff working for the Biden and Trump US presidential campaigns, respectively, in an attempt to access sensitive information, Google said on Thursday.
China, Iran targeting presidential campaigns with hacking attempts, Google announces
There were no signs the accounts were compromised, a Google threat analyst said in a tweet Thursday, and law enforcement was notified. The disclosure is a fresh reminder that nation states are …
Iraq Signs 2-Year Electricity Import Deal with Iran
Iran signed an agreement on exports of electricity to neighboring Iraq, covering 2020 and 2021. The two sides signed the agreement during a visit to Baghdad by Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza …
Navy Veteran Freed After Being ‘Held Hostage’ In Iran, Returning to U.S.
Michael White, a U.S. citizen and Navy veteran imprisoned in Iran since 2018, was released on Thursday and is en route home, a family spokesman said in a message that thanked President Donald Trump’s …