Nuclear Watchdog Chief to Visit Iran on Wednesday
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will visit Iran next Wednesday and start consultations with Iranian officials the following day, state media reported on Sunday.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency...
Israeli Strike Injures Syrian Soldiers Near Aleppo, State Media Says
CAIRO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Several Syrian soldiers were injured in an Israeli air "aggression" in the vicinity of the city of Al-Safira near Aleppo and Idlib, state media reported early on Saturday.
The air "aggression" targeted...
After Hamas Rejection of Hostage Deal, US Asked Qatar to Expel the Group
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Andrew Mills and Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON/DOHA, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. has told Qatar that the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable in the weeks since the Palestinian militant group rejected the latest proposal to achieve a ceasefire...
US Charges Iranian Man in Plot to Kill Donald Trump, DOJ Says
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The United States charged an Iranian man on Friday in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, the Department of Justice said.
The Islamic...
Iran’s Pezeshkian Says Tehran Indifferent to US Election Result
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the result of the U.S. election did not matter to his country, state media reported on Thursday, amid heightened tensions with Washington over its...
India Lifts Ban on Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses,’ Following Iran Ayatollah’s Fatwa in 1989
By Shivam Patel
NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - India's three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie's controversial 'The Satanic Verses' book has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the...
Iran Says US Elections Are an Opportunity to Review ‘Wrong Approaches’
DUBAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - U.S. elections are an opportunity to review the "wrong approaches" of the American government, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Thursday according to state media, after Donald Trump won...
Trump Could Harden Iran Oil Stance but Struggle to Stem Flow to China, Analysts...
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's return to the White House could mean tougher enforcement of U.S. oil sanctions against Iran, potentially trimming global supplies, but his administration could struggle to get...
Israel Strikes on Lebanon Kill 40 People Around Baalbek, Health Ministry Says
BEIRUT, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country's health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit...
Iranians Worried, Elated, Wary in Mixed Reaction to Trump Win
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election drew mixed reactions among ordinary Iranians, with some fearing a heightened risk of war and economic hardship but others hoping his hardline stance might bring...