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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.

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Belgium

Belgian MPs approve controversial prisoner exchange treaty with Iran

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

Sweden

Iranian man given life sentence in Sweden for 1988 mass executions

The former Iranian prison official was tried in Stockholm under the principle of universal jurisdiction.

Belgium

Belgium moves closer to controversial prisoner swap treaty with Iran

The agreement is set to be a first of its kind among European countries.

World News

EU-Iran nuclear talks set to resume in the 'coming days'

The European Union and Iran announced Saturday that nuclear talks will resume in the "coming days", after a surprise visit by the bloc's foreign policy chief.

Sweden

Iran rules out prisoner swap with Sweden before academic's execution

The Swedish-Iranian researcher will be executed and will not be exchanged, the Iranian judiciary said.

World

New nuclear deal achievable, Iran says

A deal on nuclear policy that would release Iran from sanctions could be reached in a matter of hours, if western powers seize the opportunity, the Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told Euronews.

Iran

French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah reimprisoned in Iran

The French government said the imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah is purely political and called for her immediate release.

Iran

UN atomic watchdog: Iran further raising nuclear stockpile

The United Nations' atomic watchdog says it believes that Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach of a 2015 accord with world powers.

World News

Euroviews. The world should be watching Hamid Nouri's trial in Sweden | View

The case against an ex-official in Sweden for his part in Iran's 1988 prison massacre is the first step in a long road to accountability, says Dr. Senabargh Zahedi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

World News

European powers decry latest nuclear move by Iran

Germany, France and Britain voiced “grave concern” after a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran has taken steps in the production of enriched uranium metal.

Iran

Iran 'will not negotiate' over missile programme, new president says

Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative hardliner, was elected president of Iran last week.

World News

EU should step out from US shadow, Iran's ex-president tells Euronews

Iran's former president Ahmadinejad says Europe must step out of the shadow of US

Austria

Iran talks: European diplomats 'optimistic' but need more time

“We have yet to come to an understanding on the most critical points. Success is by no means guaranteed, but not impossible.”

Iran

Iran 'begins enriching uranium to 60% purity' - its highest ever level

Iran appears to have followed through on its vow to increase enrichment after a bomb attack on its nuclear facility in Natanz.

Europe News

Vienna talks offer hope for survival of Iran nuclear deal

The European Union is chairing a new round of negotiations in order to make all parties of the landmark deal return to compliance.

Iran

Iran and other world powers ready to welcome back US to nuclear deal

Former US President Donald Trump withdrew Washington from the landmark nuclear deal in 2018 but Joe Biden has indicated that the U.S. would be willing to rejoin.