Last week, it was reported that two British-Australian women and one Australian man were being held by the Iranian authorities, as a result of two separate arrests. It took approximately two days after the initial reports before names were revealed for the couple involved in one of the incidents
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Iran confirms holding 3 Australians on spying charges
Iran has confirmed that three Australian citizens are being held in the Islamic Republic on suspicion of spying amid the ratcheting up of tensions between Tehran and the West
Horrific conditions in Iran Evin Prison
Two Australian travel influencers have been detained in Iran for the past ten weeks, reportedly for flying a drone without a license
Australia lobbies for the release of three citizens held by the Iranian Regime
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has said she is trying to secure the release of three of her country’s citizens held by Tehran, one of whom has been imprisoned for nearly a year, Reuters reported.
Two Australian travel bloggers detained in Iran
An Australian Couple detained in Iran were named on Thursday as a travel-blogging couple who were arrested while making an overland trip from their home country to Britain.
Three Australians jailed in Iran
The Australian government has confirmed reports that two British-Australian women and an Australian man have been detained in Iran and that the families of the three are receiving assistance
Iran threatens Australia to stay out of Strait of Hormuz
Iran has warned Australia that its decision to send military forces to the Strait of Hormuz will have consequences
Iran shipment exposes Australian owned firm to sanctions threat
Shipping records and leaked video show subsidiary of multinational Incitec Pivot reloaded cargo from Iran, which is subject to stringent US sanctions
Australia will join UK on keeping Strait of Hormuz safe from Iranian attacks
Australia is poised to announce its potential contribution to safeguarding shipping lanes in the Middle East from Iranian attacks after senior ministers discussed the request following talks with US officials
Australian national sentenced over illicit shipments of aircraft parts to Iran
On March 21, 2019, 57-year-old Australian national David Russell Levick was sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to procuring and attempting to procure U.S.-origin aircraft parts for transshipment to Iran without a license
Rostam Ghasemi is the brigadier general of sanctions evasion
Between 2010 and 2013, businessman Babak Zanjani carried out one of the biggest money laundering operations in Iran’s history to help the Iranian government bypass US oil sanctions. Al Arabiya English recently revealed how Rostam Ghasemi, one of Iran’s top generals and its former oil minister, acted as Zanjani’s sponsor…
