UK returns smuggled relief sculpture to Iran
The United Kingdom has returned a third-century rock relief sculpture, which was smuggled out of Iran, to the Iranian embassy, Iran’s chargé …
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Europe to impose new sanctions against Iran
The European Union imposed sanctions on eight Iranians and a mobile telecommunications provider in its latest effort to target individuals and organisations it holds responsible for human rights abuses in Iran. The Council of the EU, …
UK sanctions Iranian judges and IRGC commanders
Britain imposed sanctions on three Iranian judges, three members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and two regional governors, an update to a British government website showed on Monday. Those added to the sanctions list, …
Iran imposes new sanctions against EU and UK
Iran imposed sanctions on 30 people and 4 organizations from the EU and the UK, the Tasnim news agency reported Wednesday, citing the Foreign Ministry statement. According to the statement, the sanctions were imposed as a "response …
Iran condemns EU, UK sanctions and vows retaliation
Iran on Tuesday strongly condemned new sanctions imposed by the European Union and Britain and said it would retaliate, after the West stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests. "The Islamic Republic will soon …
Media: London thinks about withdrawing from nuclear deal with Iran
The UK may become the second country after the US to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran. According to The Telegraph, this option is now being considered by the British authorities as a response to the execution of British citizen Alireza …
Iran sentences former official to death for spying
Iran has sentenced to death a former senior official on charges of espionage for the British intelligence agency MI6, the judiciary-linked Mizan News said. Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defense minister, was closely connected to the …
IRGC detains UK-linked network of rioters in Iran
The IRGC intelligence unity said its force in the Kerman Province dismantled a team of rioters who were linked with the United Kingdom. The public relation of Tharallah IRGC Base in Kerman province in southeast Iran announced in a …
Iran summons British ambassador to Foreign Ministry
Iran summoned the British ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on Sunday after an attack by a violent group on the Iranian embassy in London. Simon Shercliff was reminded of "the British government's commitments within the …
Iran sanctions British officials, organizations
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs slapped sanctions against a number of British individuals and organizations. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced the embargoes as a "tit for tat" …
UK says reports that British diplomat arrested in Iran 'false'
Britain's ambassador to Iran on Thursday said a diplomat reported arrested by state media had ended his post and left the Islamic republic more than six months ago. "These reports that our Deputy Ambassador is currently …
Iran releases 2 British Iranian citizens from prison
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anoosheh Ashoori arrived in Britain from Iran on Thursday, Reuters reported. They arrived at the British military airbase of Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, shortly …
Iran: $535 mln U.K. debt dispute to be settled soon
A top Iranian diplomat said that a 400 million pound ($535 million) debt owed by the U.K. over a decades-old military contract will hopefully be settled “soon,” and that the two countries’ were trying to work out how the payment …
Iran bans passenger flights from UK
Iran's Ministry of Roads and Urban Development announced a two-week suspension of flights between Iran and the United Kingdom to avoid the spread of the new COVID-19 strain. "Flights between Tehran and destinations in the UK …
Robert Macaire leaves Tehran
The UK's ambassador to Iran, Robert Macaire, is returning to London for talks following his arrest by the Tehran authorities. However, the Foreign Office has said Macaire's visit "has been planned for …
UK summons Iranian ambassador
Britain has summoned the Iranian ambassador to the country to convey its strong objections to the brief arrest of London’s envoy to Tehran, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. "This was an unacceptable …
British experts in Iran to upgrade Arak reactor
A team of British experts arrived in Iran today to begin work to upgrade the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor, Iranian ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said. "A team of British nuclear experts led by UK …
British drones could be deployed to Gulf - media
London is considering sending drones to the Gulf as the crisis with Iran continues, Commodore Dean Bassett said. "The direct threat to those British merchant vessels still stands. We've seen nothing …
Zarif promises to expedite legal process against seized British oil tanker
The Iranian authorities will fast track legal action against a British oil tanker that Tehran seized last month in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said. "We will …
Iran confirms released oil tanker heading for international waters
Iran's ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad has confirmed reports that the Iranian oil tanker 'Grace 1,' recently released by Gibraltar, has been moving towards international waters. "We hereby …
