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Euroviews. Water woes could pave the way for improved EU-Iran relations

The bigger picture that the EU needs to consider if it wants to devise an effective and comprehensive strategy towards Iran is one of a country facing a fundamental political, economic, environmental, societal, and demographic crisis, Cornelius Adebahr writes.

Europe News

NGO worker Olivier Vandecasteele freed from imprisonment in Iran

The Belgium-born NGO worker had been sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison in Teheran for widely contested charges of "espionage."

Iran

European hostages in Iran used as political 'bargaining chips'

Some 15 European citizens are currently detained in Iranian prisons proving a major source of diplomatic tension between Iran and the EU.

Europe News

West must keep up pressure on Iranian regime: son of former Shah

Reza Pahlavi's father was deposed after the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

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Belgium

Ukraine tops agenda as EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels

Ukraine tops agenda as EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Iran's brutal repression & France's pension reform

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Iran

Iran condemns EU and UK for 'violating human rights'

Tehran's fiery rhetoric comes after the West slapped sanctions on the regime for "brutally" cracking down on protesters.

Europe News

EU faces calls to label Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group

Germany, France and the Netherlands are among the member states that have expressed support for the idea.

Iran

'Signs of cracks' within Iran's government as protests endure

Revolutions "usually involve phases of relative calm and others of tumult," says Ali Fathollah-Nejad at the American University of Beirut.

Belgium

EU agrees to top-up Ukraine military aid fund with two billion euros

EU foreign ministers agree to put another two billion euros into a fund used to pay for military support for Ukraine and target Iran with sanctions over supplying drones to Russia

Iran

France and Germany slam Iran execution as EU steps up sanctions

Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged from a construction crane in the northern city of Mashad on Monday.

World News

Iran: Anger boils over as authorities intensify crackdown

Iran was slapped with new sanctions on Friday by the European Union and Britain for having carried out its first known execution

Belgium

Belgian court suspends controversial prisoner swap treaty with Iran

Critics argue that the proposed agreement would threaten Iranian dissidents.

Iran

Iran should expect more EU sanctions, says Scholz

The German leader says his country stands "shoulder to shoulder with the Iranian people".

Europe News

Euroviews. It's time for a new chapter in Iran written by women | View

Human rights are non-negotiable. We must raise violations wherever and by whoever they are committed, says Cornelia Ernst, Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Iran.

Europe News

MEPs call for EU sanctions on Iran over repression of street protests

In a resolution, MEPs called for an "impartial and effective" investigation into the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Norway

Scores arrested after protesters try to enter Iranian embassy in Oslo

Demonstrations have broken out across Europe following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian custody earlier in September.

Albania

Albania breaks diplomatic ties with Iran over major cyberattack

Tirana has accused the Iranian regime of trying to destroy its government's digital infrastructure.

Iran

Iran jails two Swedish citizens for alleged drug trafficking

Tensions between Tehran and Stockholm soared after a Swedish court convicted a former Iranian official of war crimes during the 1980s.

Belgium

Belgian MPs approve controversial prisoner exchange treaty with Iran

Critics say the deal will help free and pardon convicted Iranian terrorists.