European Union

Iran rejects Denmark’s claim about thwarted assassination plot

Oct 31, 2018 02:53

Iran has "strongly" dismissed the claim made by Danish Intelligence Chief Finn Borch Andersen that an Iranian intelligence service had tried to carry out a plot to assassinate an Iranian Arab opposition figure on Denmark's soil.
The EU- Russia- China plan to avert Iran oil sanctions

Oct 29, 2018 06:50

It may well be that the unilateral wrecking ball politics of the Trump administration are bringing about a result just opposite from that intended. Washington’s decision to abandon the Iran nuclear agreement and impose severe sanctions on companies trading Iran oil as of 4 November, is creating new channels of cooperation between the EU, Russia, China and Iran and potentially others.
UK finance minister says end to austerity depends on Brexit deal

Oct 28, 2018 12:25

Britain’s Chancellor of Exchequer, the top finance and economy official in the country, says an end to years of austerity will depend on whether the UK will be able to a secure a deal on its withdrawal from the European Union.
US makes biggest arms shipment to Europe since Yugoslav war

Oct 27, 2018 14:08

The United States Air Force has shipped about 100 munition containers into its Europe and Africa headquarters in Ramstein, Germany, making it the biggest shipment since the 1999 NATO bombing campaign in Yugoslavia, according to an official Air Force statement.
Hemmati: Details of payment channel to be released in near future

Oct 27, 2018 09:43

Iran and European signatories of the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will establish a special payment channel in the near future, Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said.
Macron raps Belgium’s F-35 purchase as 'against European interests’

Oct 27, 2018 09:37

French President Emmanuel Macron has blasted Belgium's decision to purchase US-manufactured F-35 fighter jets instead of rival European planes, saying that the move “strategically goes against European interests”.
Europe 'not worried' as terrorists return from Iraq, Syria

Oct 27, 2018 09:39

Germany says more than a hundred Takfiri terrorists, who had been fighting in Iraq and Syria, have now returned to the country, but among them only dozens are being investigated for possible terror links.
'EU to invite Russia, China to join alternative payment network for Iran'

Oct 26, 2018 05:25

The European Union plans to invite Russia and China to join a future alternative payment network to the global financial services provider SWIFT to circumvent the US sanctions on Iran, according to Russia’s EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov.
Rosneft CEO: Cutting ties with Iran to hurt Europe

Oct 26, 2018 02:23

Chief Executive Officer of Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft says the decision by some European companies to cut their ties with Iran under US pressure could end up hurting Europe’s economy.
Report reveals role of foreign Daesh terrorists, including Europeans, in crimes against Izadis

Oct 25, 2018 14:05

A recent report has disclosed that foreign militants, including many of European origins, were responsible for atrocities and acts of brutality carried out by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group against members of the Izadi minority.