Winners of Visa Lottery Fight for Travel-Ban Relief
Fighting for the visas his clients were denied in the wake of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, a lawyer for four Yemenis and Iranians faced grim odds at the D.C. Circuit on Friday.
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US, Canada Hold High-Stakes Talks Amid Turmoil With China
The U.S. and Canada began high-stakes talks on Friday amid an escalating dispute with China that threatens to further complicate ties between the North American neighbors.
Read moreCanadian Judge Set to Decide on Bail for Huawei Exec
The bail hearing for Huawei Technologies CFO Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, accused by U.S. authorities of misleading multinational banks to do business with Iran in violation of sanctions, spilled into Tuesday in British Columbia Supreme Court.
Read moreReport: Iran Sentences 3 Rights Lawyers to Prison
Iran has sentenced two human rights lawyers to six years in prison and a third to 13 years, newspapers reported Tuesday.
Read moreFighting Extradition to US, Huawei Exec Lobbies for Bail
British Columbia (CN) – Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was back in B.C. Supreme Court Monday morning in downtown Vancouver after spending the weekend in jail as she continues her bid for bail on charges of defrauding international banks in connection with Huawei’s business dealings in Iran.
Read moreChina Pressures US, Canada Ahead of Huawei Hearing
China raised the pressure on the United States and Canada as a bail hearing for a top Chinese technology executive was set to resume Monday in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Read moreHuawei Exec Denies Violating Iran Sanctions at Bail Hearing
The biting December morning cold in Vancouver did little to dampen the international firestorm surrounding the news of the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Sabrina Meng Wanzhou as she made a court appearance in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday.
Read moreUS Drops Bid to Toughen Sentence for Turkish Banker Hakan Atilla
Federal prosecutors have dropped their quest to extend the 32-month sentence of Turkish banker Hakan Atilla, a penalty that the government previously found too light for the largest anti-Iran sanctions scheme in history.
Read moreBail Hearing Set for Huawei CFO After Sudden Arrest
Reported to be have been charged with flouting sanctions against Iran, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a bail hearing Friday in Canada after which she could be extradited.
Read moreUS Takes Aim at China, Iran, Russia Over Treaty Violations
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took aim at China, Iran, Russia and others on Tuesday for violating numerous treaties and multistate agreements, and he questioned whether many pillars of international trade and diplomacy are still relevant.
Read moreUS: Iran Violating UN Arms Export Ban in Yemen, Afghanistan
The Trump administration accused Iran on Thursday of stepping up violations of a U.N. ban on arms exports by sending rockets and other weaponry to rebels in Afghanistan and Yemen.
Read more2 Iranian Hackers Charged in US Ransomware Scheme
Two Iranian computer hackers were charged Wednesday in connection with a multimillion-dollar cybercrime and extortion scheme that targeted government agencies, cities and businesses, the Justice Department said.
Read moreAsian Economies Grateful for Reprieve on Iran Oil Imports
Japan, South Korea and other major oil importers welcomed Tuesday the decision by the Trump administration to let them continue to import Iranian crude oil and other petroleum products despite the re-imposition of sanctions on Tehran.
Read moreUS Reimposes All Iran Sanctions Lifted Under Nuclear Deal
The Trump administration is announcing the reimposition of all U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Read moreUS Urges UN Court to Toss Out Iranian Case on Frozen Assets
The U.S. on Monday urged the United Nations’ highest court to toss out a case filed by Iran that seeks to recover around $2 billion worth of frozen assets the U.S. Supreme Court awarded to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Iran.
Read moreUN Rights Chief Condemns Execution of Iran Juvenile Offender
The U.N. human rights chief is condemning the execution in Iran of a woman convicted of murdering her husband five years ago when she was 17 years old.
Read moreUS Terminates 1955 Treaty With Iran After UN Court Ruling
Mike Pompeo’s week will end with a visit to North Korea where he hopes to improve relations with Pyongyang. But even as the secretary of state prepared for his goodwill mission, he issued a tough statement for another long-time U.S. antagonist: Iran.
Read moreUN Court Orders US to Lift Some Iran Sanctions
The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation.
Read moreNetanyahu Accuses Iran of Secret Tehran Nuclear Site
Brandishing props, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran before the U.N. General Assembly of having a secret atomic site in the country’s capital.
Read moreTrump Takes on the World in Bizarre, Rambling Press Conference
In his first solo press conference since February 2017, President Donald Trump addressed allegations of sexual and physical assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by recalling his own experiences with similar allegations, blaming Democrats for what he called a “big fat con job” and warning men that we live in a “very dangerous period in our country.”
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