TEHRAN, Iran—Iran has arrested 10 people in a southern province it says are linked to foreign intelligence services, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday. The report said Iran’s intelligence agency arrested the 10 after “sophisticated and continuous” surveillance in Bushehr province. It didn’t name the countries the suspects were linked to. The 10 worked…
Iran Makes More 20 Percent Enriched Uranium Than Watchdog Reported
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran has produced more than 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of 20 percent enriched uranium, the country’s nuclear chief said, far more than what the U.N. nuclear watchdog reported last month. Mohammad Eslami said in an interview with state TV late Saturday that under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the other signatories were…
State TV Says Iranian Speedboats Intercepted US Navy Vessel
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s state TV reported Thursday that speedboats belonging to the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have intercepted U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf. A U.S. Navy spokesman said he was not aware of any such encounter at sea over the past days. The region remains on edge over Iran’s escalating nuclear program. Talks in Vienna…
Israel Accuses Iran of Cyprus Attack Plot After Suspect Arrested
JERUSALEM/NICOSIA—Israel accused Iran on Monday of orchestrating an attempted attack against Israelis in Cyprus after police on the Mediterranean island said an armed individual had been arrested. Iran swiftly denied the accusation. “This was a terrorist incident directed by Iran against Israeli businesspeople living in Cyprus,” Matan Sidi, spokesman for Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, said…
US and Qatar Sanction Iran-backed Hezbollah Financial Network
The U.S. Treasury Department and Qatar have issued joint sanctions on members of the networks that finance the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah. In a statement on Sept. 29, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Andrea M. Gacki said Hezbollah had “abus[ed] the international financial system by developing global networks of financiers to fill its coffers…
Norway Charges Professor With Violating Sanctions on Iran
COPENHAGEN, Denmark— A German-Iranian professor at a Norwegian technical university was charged Wednesday with violating sanctions on Iran by inviting four guest researchers from the Islamic Republic and giving them access to a laboratory. A Norwegian prosecutor said the visiting researchers had access to knowledge that could be useful to Iran’s nuclear program. Norwegian broadcaster…
Post-War Afghanistan Opens Door for Beijing-Tehran Collaboration: Experts
The U.S. departure from Afghanistan has opened the doors for greater cooperation between Beijing, Moscow, and Iran in the Central Asian country, experts say. Both Beijing and Moscow have interests in the estimated $1 trillion worth of minerals in Afghanistan. Yet analysts caution that it may be a long time before any economic goals can…
House Votes to End Support for Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen
News Analysis The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would end American support for Saudi Arabia in the Yemen conflict—what’s been described as a proxy war between the Saudis and Iranians, resulting in more than 230,000 deaths and a resurgence of al-Qaeda in the region. The House voted on this Sept. 23 as…
House Votes to End Support for Long Entanglement in Yemen
News Analysis The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would end American support for Saudi Arabia in the Yemen conflict—what’s been described as a proxy war between the Saudis and Iranians, resulting in more than 230,000 deaths and a resurgence of al-Qaeda in the region. The House voted on this Sept. 23 as…
Iranian Nuclear Scientist Was NOT Killed by a Robot
Commentary The New York Times has published a story alleging that the top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed by a one ton Israeli killer robot that was smuggled into Iran, piece by piece. The story has been picked up by newspapers around the world—even papers in Israel—and treated as if it were true. The Times’ story is…
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