France to read black boxes of downed Ukrainian jet, Canada will help
France on Friday confirmed that it would read the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner shot down by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in January.
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US sanctions Iranian ship captains for delivering oil to Venezuela
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who had delivered oil to Venezuela, The US Department of Treasury announced.
US Iran envoy slams China, Russia for supporting Iran
The US special envoy for Iran criticized China and Russia for voting against a resolution adopted on Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board, urging Iran to provide access to two sites where nuclear activity may have occurred in the past.
Iranian judge accused of corruption found dead in a Romanian hotel
An Iranian cleric and judge accused of corruption by the state and human rights violations by activists was found dead on Friday at a hotel in Romania’s capital Bucharest, Reuters cited police sources.
IAEA board raises pressure on Iran over suspect nuclear sites
The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors urged Iran on Friday to stop denying the agency access to two suspected sites and to cooperate fully with it, Reuters reported.
Nuclear watchdog calls for access to sites in Iran
The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency on Monday asked Tehran to provide inspectors access to some sites where the state is believed to have stored forbidden nuclear material.
Afghans in diaspora protest Iran’s killing of migrants
Afghan refugees in several European countries gathered in front of Tehran embassy to protest the killing of Afghan migrants in Iran.
Russia, china make case at UN to protect Tehran from US sanctions
Russia and China have started building the case at the United Nations against US efforts to trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council, Reuters reported late Tuesday.
Iranian, Chinese hackers target US presidential campaign, Google says
Iran and China use hackers to target the Gmail accounts of staffers working on the US presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Google announced on Thursday.
Iranian gasoline reaches Venezuela, defying US sanctions
The first of five Iranian tankers loaded with gasoline arrived in Venezuelan waters late Saturday, violating Trump administration sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic.