Iran

Tehran, Sep 1 (EFE) – Iran, China, and Russia sent a joint letter to the United Nations rejecting the United Kingdom, France, and Germany ‘s (E3) attempt to reimpose international sanctions against Tehran. ​“This action by the Foreign Ministers of E3 clearly contravenes the resolution, and therefore, it is by...

​London, Aug 28 (EFE) – The United Kingdom, France, and Germany officially informed the United Nations on Thursday they are reinstating extensive sanctions against Iran, giving Tehran a 30-day deadline to grant access to its nuclear facilities or face increased global economic isolation. ​In the letter addressed to the president...

New York, US (EFE).- United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday dismissed Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), after the White House criticized a classified review that assessed the impact of American strikes on Iran, the Pentagon confirmed to local media. Hegseth also removed...

Washington (EFE).- The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions against 22 foreign companies accused of helping Iran sell crude oil in violation of existing international sanctions. The entities allegedly operated as part of a “shadow banking system” that helps Iran evade sanctions and transfer proceeds from oil sales to its...

New York, US (EFE).- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused Israel of attempting to assassinate him during a high-level government meeting in Iran, a plot he claims was foiled by Iranian intelligence. In an exclusive interview with far-right journalist Tucker Carlson, a close ally of United States President Donald Trump, Pezeshkian...

Washington, DC (EFE).- The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, said Sunday that Iran could resume uranium enrichment within months, contradicting United States assessments following airstrikes on major Iranian nuclear facilities. “Iran has the capacities there; industrial and technological capacities. So if they so wish, they will be...

Kabul (EFE).- More than 100,000 Afghans were repatriated in the last week through the western border of Afghanistan, amid a growing and serious humanitarian crisis that already has more than a million returnees to the country so far this year. In recent days thousands of people have crossed the Islam...

By Blanca Escriche Tampa, US, (EFE).- Nearly 160 United States citizens landed Tuesday at Tampa International Airport after evacuating from Israel amid intensifying conflict and missile attacks linked to Iran. The operation was part of a broader rescue effort that has already brought close to 2,000 people back to the...

Washington/Jerusalem/Tehran, June 24 (EFE).- Israel and Iran accused each other of ceasefire violations on Tuesday, warning of retaliation just hours after the truce was announced. Israeli rescue teams work at the site of a missile strike on a residential area in Be’er Sheva, southern Israel, 24 June 2025. EFE/EPA/ATEF SAFADI...

Washington/Tehran, June 22 (EFE).– The United States denied on Sunday that it is at war with Iran following Saturday’s bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, while Iran warned of “everlasting consequences.’» “We’re not at war with Iran. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program” Vice President JD Vance said in an...

Madrid, Jun 22 (EFE).- Israel welcomed the overnight airstrikes by the United States on Iranian nuclear facilities, while Arab and Latin American nations condemned the move, whereas the United Nations and European Union urged restraint and renewed calls for a diplomatic solution. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi strongly condemned the...

Jerusalem/Tehran, (EFE).- Iranian Health Minister Hossein Kermanpour confirmed on Sunday that the death toll from the Israeli attacks that have been going on since Friday has reached 224 people, in addition to registering more than a thousand wounded. Kermanpour published the figures in an X message, where he also reported...