Islamic Regime in Iran Fires Missiles, Drones at Bahrain, Kuwait, US Official Says
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - Iran has launched multiple missiles and drones toward neighboring countries including Bahrain and Kuwait, a U.S. official told Reuters late on Saturday, in the latest escalation in the Middle East.
The official, speaking...
Hezbollah Rejects US-Brokered Israel-Lebanon Security Deal as ‘Surrender’
By Jana Choukeir, Eman Abouhassira and Pesha Magid
June 27 (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected a U.S.-brokered security agreement between Lebanon and Israel on Saturday a day after it was signed, describing it as a...
Iran Says It Hits US-Linked Targets as Bahrain Reports Drone Attack
By Eman Abouhassira and Jana Choukeir
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - Iran said it struck targets linked to U.S. forces on Saturday in response to U.S. airstrikes on its southern coast, as each side continued to accuse the...
Explosive Drone Targets Iranian Kurdish Opposition Camp North of Iraq’s Erbil, Security Sources Say
June 27 (Reuters) - An explosive drone targeted a camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group north of Iraq's Erbil, security sources told Reuters on Saturday.
No casualties were reported as the camp had recently been evacuated,...
US Strikes Iran in Response to Attack on Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz
By Idrees Ali and Enas Alashray
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. military attacked Iran on Friday in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, with each country accusing the other...
Trump Chides Iran for Ship Attack After Tehran Insists on Control of the Strait
By Jana Choukeir, Eman Abouhassira and Jonathan Saul
DUBAI/LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Iran on Friday for an attack on a ship near Oman which he said had violated their ceasefire, after Tehran insisted...
Israel’s Katz Warns Iran Against Attacking Israel
DUBAI, June 26 (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that any Iranian attack on Israel would be Tehran's "biggest mistake".
Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani said on Thursday that if Israel did not withdraw...
Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Slows After Attack on Ship
By Jonathan Saul
LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Fewer vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday than earlier this week, hours after a Taiwanese-operated ship was fired on by Iran, ship tracking data showed.
The U.N. shipping agency temporarily paused...
ANALYSIS- Vance, Rubio Strike Different Tone on Iran and Israel
By Gram Slattery
MANAMA, June 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of state have at times diverged over...
Iran Deal Grants Access to Nuclear Inspectors, IAEA Chief Says
TOKYO, June 26 (Reuters) - The interim U.S.-Iran peace accord gives U.N. nuclear inspectors access to Iran, the watchdog's top official said on Friday, after Tehran indicated key sites would remain off-limits until a final deal with Washington was reached and sanctions...
