Who are the U.S. citizens set to be freed from Iran?
Washington — Four Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran were moved from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison and placed under house arrest, according to the White House and one of …
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US prisoner exchange with Iran looking more likely
By Jon Gambrell and Matthew Lee | Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has put five Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest, a U.S.-based lawyer said Thursday, a move …
Americans held in Iran placed under house arrest as part of a planned prisoner swap
Five Americans imprisoned in Iran have been placed under house arrest in the first step of a planned prisoner exchange between Tehran and Washington that will include the release of roughly $6 billion in Iranian government assets blocked under U.S. …
Iran’s leader vows to enforce mandatory dress code as women flout hijab laws
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi vowed Wednesday that the Islamic republic‘s mandatory dress code, including laws requiring women to wear the hijab, or headscarf, would be enforced as a growing number …
Canada slaps new sanctions on Iran over drone exports to Russia – National
Canada is imposing fresh sanctions on Iran, targeting the country’s drone and aviation industry with accusations of destabilizing the region and supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine. Seven people were added …
Iran begins two-day nationwide shutdown due to soaring temperatures
A motorcyclist has a drink from a bottle to cool off during a heat wave in Tehran on July 11, 2023. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Iran on …
Quran burned at 3rd small Sweden protest after warning that desecrating Islam’s holy book brings terror risk
Two protesters burned pages torn from a Quran outside Sweden’s parliament in Stockholm Monday, the third such demonstration in recent weeks and the first since the country’s prime minister warned …
Iran’s drones could reach a new South American market with Bolivia
Remain of Shahed 136 at an exhibition showing remains of missiles and drones that Russia used to attack Kyiv on May 12, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Oleksii Samsonov | Getty …
Sweden leader says “clear risk” of retaliatory terror attacks as Iran issues threats over Quran desecration
Recent small-scale protests in Sweden’s capital that saw a man desecrate Islam’s holy book, the Quran, and the prospect of more such demonstrations, have left the Nordic nation torn between …
After protests, Iran’s morality police return to the streets
By Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the …