Labour calls for new sanctions on Iran over ‘repression’ of Amini protests December 28, 2022 Britain’s Labour Party has called for new sanctions to be imposed on those engaged in suppressing protests in Iran. The UK’s shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, called for new “sanctions against individuals and organisations involved in the suppression” of the protests that have swept Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in September. Amini, a [...]
FTSE 100 today: London markets poised for green start as Israel-Iran tensions ease; focus turns to ‘Magnificent Seven’ earnings April 22, 2024 Global markets saw a significant turnaround, with Asian stocks rebounding strongly while oil and gold prices dipped. Bitcoin, on the other hand, surged by 3 per cent. Investors are eagerly awaiting earnings reports from the "Magnificent Seven" companies and aviation giants Boeing and Airbus, making this a pivotal week.
Iran executions condemned by Cleverly amid Tehran crackdown on Mesa Amini protests January 7, 2023 Britain has condemned Iran’s execution of two men connected to nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini as “abhorrent”. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly urged Tehran to “end the violence against its own people”, with four men known to have been executed since demonstrations began in September. Iran’s judiciary said Mohammad Karami and Mohammad [...]
Losing Bakhmut will let Putin ‘sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran’ – Zelensky March 29, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned defeat in the battle for Bakhmut would enable Russia to start building international support for a deal that would require his nation to make unacceptable compromises. And he has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping, long aligned to Russia, to visit. Mr Zelensky said if the eastern city of Bakhmut [...]
Musk: Starlink will lobby for exemption to operate in Iran amidst sanctions September 20, 2022 Starlink will lobby for an exemption to operate in Iran despite the current sanctions, according to the network’s owner Elon Musk. He didn’t specify on Monday night who or which legal authority he planned to lobby to. The comments came night after he tweeted that the service was now active on “all continents, including Antarctica.” [...]
Equity markets shrug off geopolitical concerns after Iranian strikes April 15, 2024 Equity and commodity markets largely shrugged off geopolitical concerns following Iran's unprecedented drone strikes on Israel over the weekend.
Hostage-taking by Iran has become ‘industrialised’, senior MP tells Nazanin Zachari-Ratcliffe December 28, 2022 Hostage-taking by states has become “industrialised”, according to the chairwoman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. Conservative MP Alicia Kearns made the claim as she appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme as it was guest-edited by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was imprisoned in Iran for six years until her release earlier this year. Zaghari-Ratcliffe also [...]
Iran side-steps US sanctions with $10m cryptocurrency import August 10, 2022 Iran has officially made its first multi-million dollar import using cryptocurrency as it looks to circumvent US sanctions.
Syria, Venezuela, Russia and Afghanistan not welcome at Queen’s funeral but North Korea and Iran are September 18, 2022 While most countries around the world have been invited to send their head of state to the Queen’s state funeral next week, Syria, Venezuela and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan join Russia, Belarus and Myanmar on the list of nations not asked to send a representative. All holders of the Victoria Cross or George Cross will be able [...]
Trevor Steven: Iran showed why England will need back three later in this World Cup November 22, 2022 While England have made an almost perfect start to the World Cup, Argentina put in the sort of performance in their defeat to Saudi Arabia that we had dreaded from the Three Lions. Herve Renard and the Saudis got their tactics absolutely right, using a high line to suffocate Argentina and expose them as one-dimensional [...]